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AFMACCA AFM tuition in Singapore and online. Investment appraisal, mergers and acquisitions, treasury and risk management, with the professional skills AFM rewards.
Overview
Advanced Financial Management (AFM) is a Strategic Professional Options paper for students who want to work in corporate finance, treasury or financial advisory. It takes the techniques from Financial Management (FM) and applies them to bigger, more complex decisions: multinational investment, acquisitions and mergers, corporate reconstruction, the role of the treasury function, and managing currency and interest rate risk.
AFM is a 3 hour 15 minute computer-based exam worth 100 marks, and every question is compulsory.
Professional skills marks are built into the questions and reward communication, analysis and evaluation, scepticism and commercial acumen. The pass mark is 50%.
ACCA is moving to a new qualification structure. June 2027 is the final sitting of the current Strategic Professional exams, including AFM, and the first Expertise and Strategic Professional exams are sat in September 2027. If you plan to sit AFM in June 2027 or later, ask us how the change affects your route.
Classes are led by Paul William, founder of TutorPOD, who holds ACCA, CIMA and CA Singapore qualifications. AFM lessons focus on case-based learning: you work through realistic scenarios, practise the calculations, then turn them into clear advice. You get structured notes, live problem solving in class and timed mocks with personalised feedback.
Classes run live online and in person in Singapore, in small groups or 1-to-1.
AFM builds on Financial Management (FM). It is one of four Options papers, and you choose two. It sits alongside the compulsory Strategic Business Reporting (SBR) and Strategic Business Leader (SBL).
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FAQ
AFM is a 3 hour 15 minute computer-based exam worth 100 marks. Section A is one compulsory 50-mark question and Section B has two compulsory 25-mark questions. Professional skills marks are included across the paper. The pass mark is 50%.
ACCA does not force an order, but AFM assumes the knowledge from Financial Management (FM). Students who are rusty on FM techniques should revise them first.
AFM suits students heading for corporate finance, treasury or advisory roles. It is calculation-heavy and also needs clear written advice.
Part of each question rewards professional skills such as communication, analysis, evaluation, scepticism and commercial acumen. Answers need to advise the client, not only calculate.
Yes. AFM is available 1-to-1 or in small groups, live online or in person in Singapore.
