CIMA P9 - Management accounting financial strategy

Paper P9 is the strategic level paper in the Financial Management pillar. Material from papers P7 and P8 is relevant as well as information systems from P4 and investment appraisal from P2.

The syllabus is concerned with:

  • The identification of suitable financial objectives, and how these might be attained by use of appropriate financial strategies
  • The management of finance to ensure that adequate short and long-term funds are available to meet the requirements of these financial strategies
  • The evaluation of acquisition targets ie will the acquisition help in the achievement of a company's financial objectives?
  • The evaluation and control of investment decisions

Study Text

Price: £30.00
Suitable for: Exams in Nov 2008 and 2009
ISBN: 9780751752922

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This comprehensive Study Text contains all you need to know for P9, featuring step-by-step guides to financial management techniques such as calculating the cost of capital and business valuations, which many students find tricky. Exam formulae are clearly identified and explained with plenty of examples and questions for essential practice. Key terms are highlighted throughout to help you to learn new terminology such as beta factor and synergy.

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Practice & Revision Kit

Price: £16.00
Suitable for: May and November 2008 exams
ISBN: 9780751751932

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The P9 Revision Kit contains a wide range of highly-focused questions designed to give you the essential question practice needed to pass this difficult exam. Questions are taken from past papers and based on realistic scenarios (just as they will be in the exam). Answers are presented with top tips to help you to tackle the questions and examiners' comments to help you avoid common pitfalls.

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Passcards

Price: £10.00
Suitable for: For 2008 and 2009 Exams
ISBN: 9780751752267

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The P9 passcards present all the techniques that you need to learn in a visual format. There are definitions of all the important terminology in topics such as securities markets and equity finance and clearly illustrated step-by-step approaches to financial management techniques such as business valuations.

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i-Learn

Price: £40.00
Suitable for: Exams in 2008 and 2009
ISBN: 9780751752649

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P9 i-Learn provides computer based, exam focused, interactive study material designed to improve knowledge retention. The fourteen P9 modules include tests that check your knowledge of key syllabus areas. Use i-Learn with your paper products for a blended learning experience.

i-Pass

Price: £30.00
Suitable for: Exams in 2008 and 2009
ISBN: 9780751752786

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The P9 i-Pass disk contains objective test questions on all the syllabus, giving particularly valuable practice at calculations such as cost of capital and business valuations. There are also questions to help you test your knowledge of financial management terminology.

Success CD

Price: £15.00
Suitable for: Exams in 2008 and 2009
ISBN: 9780751752403

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The P9 Success CD enables you to revise key concepts and techniques with straightforward explanations of each key area. Each session corresponds to an area of the syllabus so you can listen again and again to a particular session, such as business valuation techniques, if you find it difficult.