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ACCA: Technical articles

Andy Hall

Tom Wood

Paper P5

Matt Craven

Paper P7

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Karen Young

Barbara Davidson

Aminat Kamaru

Tessa Watt

Rob Douglas

Chris Argent

Andy Huddleston

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Islamic finance has been a recent addition to the Paper P4 syllabus. This podcast provides an overview of the tenets of Islamic finance, and explores how it works in organisations, common Islamic financial products and Sharia boards. Questions on this area in the exam could focus on developments and understanding of Islamic finance as well as on the application of Islamic finance as an additional source of finance, and assessing its benefits and drawbacks, in different business scenarios and situations.

Paper P4: Aspects of Islamic finance

This podcast takes an in-depth look at the causes and consequences of the European debt crisis. It explores the courses of action that have been taken so far and what might be done next, as well as the implications of these actions for businesses and individuals.

Paper P4: The European debt crisis

Paper P4 is the advanced financial management paper at the Professional level. It follows on from Paper F9 at the Fundamentals level. Paper P4 expects candidates to have more depth of knowledge, better analytical skills, and to be able to exercise greater professional judgement than at Paper F9. This podcast explores the key knowledge that must be brought forward and developed from Paper F9, how to study Paper P4 and what to do in the exam.

Paper P4: Stepping up from Paper F9 to Paper P4