ICAN Strategic Financial Management Notes
Advanced investment and financing decisions in the corporate setting. This course follows the ICAN syllabus in 71 topics. All 71 are published, each with detailed notes, worked examples, exam tips and ICAN-style practice questions.
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About ICAN Strategic Financial Management Notes
These are the 71 Strategic Financial Management topics, in teaching order, across 7 syllabus sections. The first note is “Strategic financial management and corporate objectives” and the last is “Delta hedging and the Greeks”. Reading them all takes about 14 hours. At an hour a day, that is about 2 weeks.
What you will learn
- Link business strategy to financial decisions (10% of marks)
- Use strategic management tools to analyse a situation and choose a strategy (10% of marks)
- Identify and manage strategic and financial risk (5% of marks)
- Apply corporate governance principles and theories (5% of marks)
- Appraise complex investments, including under risk and uncertainty (30% of marks)
- Value and structure acquisitions, mergers and reconstructions (25% of marks)
- Apply advanced techniques to manage financial risk (15% of marks)
Frequently asked Questions about Strategic Financial Management
What is ICAN Strategic Financial Management?
Advanced investment and financing decisions in the corporate setting. It is a Professional level paper.
Are the Strategic Financial Management notes free?
Yes. All 71 topics are free to read online. You pay only to keep them as PDF and Word, which come in the course pack with the full question bank and marking guides.
Do the notes point me to past questions?
Yes. Almost every topic links to related Pathfinder questions by diet and year. Advanced investment appraisal carries the most marks at 30%, so start your practice there.
How many topics are in Strategic Financial Management?
There are 71 topics in 7 syllabus sections, in teaching order. Each has a summary, worked examples, exam tips and practice questions.
Which section carries the most marks in Strategic Financial Management?
Advanced investment appraisal is the biggest section, at 30% of marks. Start there, but do not skip the rest. Any section can be examined.
Can I practise with past questions?
Yes. Every topic has ICAN-style practice questions with marking guides. Where past ICAN questions exist, a Pathfinder section lists them by diet and year, so you can try the real thing.
What mark do I need to pass Strategic Financial Management?
ICAN papers are normally passed with 50%. Confirm the current rule on the official ICAN portal, because the Institute can change it.
Are the notes up to date?
They follow the ICAN Professional level syllabus, so they are the same for every diet. Found a mistake? Tap Tell us on any topic and we will check it.
Are these notes from ICAN?
No. Accountants.ng is independent of ICAN. ICAN publishes the official syllabus, study text and past papers, so use our notes alongside them.
How do I study Strategic Financial Management without getting overwhelmed?
Take one topic at a time. Read it, try the practice questions, then check the marking guide. Move through the sections in order, and give extra time to the sections with more marks.