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We are grateful to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants for permission to reproduce past examination questions The suggested solutions in the practice answer bank have been prepared by BPP Learning Media Ltd, unless otherwise stated © BPP Learning Media Ltd 2016 ii http://accountingpdf.com/ Contents Page Introduction Helping you to pass Studying P4 The exam paper and exam formulae Syllabus and study guide v vii xiv xvi Part A Role of the senior financial advisor in the multinational organisation 4a 4b The role and responsibility of the senior financial advisor Financial strategy formulation Ethical and governance issues Trading in a multinational environment Planning in a multinational environment 29 69 87 123 Part B Advanced investment appraisal 7a 7b Discounted cash flow techniques Application of option pricing theory in investment decisions Impact of financing on investment decisions and adjusted present values Valuation and the use of free cash flows International investment and financing decisions 153 179 199 255 271 Part C Acquisitions and mergers 10 11 12 Acquisitions and mergers versus other growth strategies Valuation of acquisitions and mergers Regulatory framework and processes Financing mergers and acquisitions 297 313 343 355 Part D Corporate reconstruction and reorganisation 13 14 Financial reconstruction Business reorganisation 369 383 Part E Treasury and advanced risk management techniques 15 16 17 The role of the treasury function in multinationals The use of financial derivatives to hedge against foreign exchange risk The use of financial derivatives to hedge against interest rate risk Appendix: Mathematical tables Practice question bank Practice answer bank Index Review form 399 417 467 505 511 537 601 Contents http://accountingpdf.com/ iii iv Introduction http://accountingpdf.com/ Helping you to pass BPP Learning Media – Approved Content Provider As ACCA's Approved Content Provider, BPP Learning Media gives you the opportunity to 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end of each chapter to test your knowledge of the chapter content Introduction http://accountingpdf.com/ v Chapter features Each chapter contains a number of helpful features to guide you through each topic Topic list Topic list Syllabus reference What you will be studying in this chapter and the relevant section numbers, together with ACCA syllabus references Introduction Puts the chapter content in the context of the syllabus as a whole Study Guide Links the chapter content with ACCA guidance Exam Guide Highlights how examinable the chapter content is likely to be and the ways in which it could be examined Knowledge brought forward from earlier studies What you are assumed to know from previous studies/exams FAST FORWARD Summarises the content of main chapter headings, allowing you to preview and review each section easily Examples Demonstrate how to apply key knowledge and techniques Key terms Definitions of important concepts that can often earn you easy marks in exams Exam focus 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likely to be involved in strategic financial management decisions What P4 is about The aim of the syllabus is to develop students' ability to apply relevant knowledge and skills, and exercise the professional judgement expected of a senior financial adviser, in taking or recommending financial management decisions that are likely to have an impact on the entire organisation This is an advanced level optional paper which builds on the topics covered in Paper F9 Financial Management As an advanced paper, it tests much more than just your ability to perform calculations You must be able to evaluate data, assess the potential financial and strategic consequences of taking investment decisions and advise on alternative courses of action, among other things, in both a domestic and international context The syllabus is divided into five main sections (a) The role of the senior financial adviser in the multinational organisation More than ever, company management's responsibility towards all stakeholders is under scrutiny They must be aware of different stakeholder groups' conflicting needs and be able to develop suitable financial strategies that fulfil each group's interests as much as possible The impact of environmental factors should also be uppermost in their minds given the increasing importance placed on such factors in the modern business world Ethical issues cannot be ignored – ethics are expected to be a consistent theme in the examination, and students will be expected to be able to take a practical approach to identifying such issues in given scenarios Multinational companies have their own unique set of challenges, including having operations in international locations You will be expected to have detailed knowledge and understanding of how to manage international finances and strategic business and financial planning for companies with international operations (b) Advanced investment appraisal This section revisits investment and financing decisions with the emphasis moving from straightforward technical knowledge towards the strategic issues associated with making investment decisions, both domestic and international (c) Acquisitions and mergers You will be expected to discuss the logic of a growth strategy based on acquisitions, to choose and apply an appropriate method of valuation and make strategic decisions regarding how the merger or acquisition should be financed You will be required to act in an advisory as well as technical capacity (d) Corporate reconstruction and reorganisation This section looks at how to put together a restructuring package and ways in which an organisation might be reorganised (for example, management buyouts and sell-offs) As above, you will be expected to act in both a technical and advisory capacity in questions on this section Introduction http://accountingpdf.com/ vii (e) Treasury and advanced risk management techniques This section covers distinct areas of risk and how to measure and manage them Interest rate and currency risks and the derivatives used to hedge against them are considered in detail You will be required not only to know how the derivatives work but also to advise on the best methods of hedging in particular scenarios Skills you have to demonstrate 2.1 Knowledge and application Even with exams you've previously taken, you'll remember that passing didn't only mean reproducing knowledge You also had to apply what you knew At Professional level, the balance is tilted much more towards application You will need a sound basis of technical knowledge The exams will detect whether you have the necessary knowledge However, you won't pass if you just spend your time acquiring knowledge Developing application skills is vital 2.2 Application skills What application skills you need? Many P4 questions will include detail in a scenario about a specific organisation The following skills are particularly important when you're dealing with question scenarios (a) Identifying the most important features of the organisation and the organisation's environment Clues to these will be scattered throughout the scenario The technical knowledge that you have should help you this, but you will also need business awareness and imagination There will be a main theme running through most scenarios that you'll need to identify (b) Using analysis techniques that will give you more insight into the data that you're given (c) Making informed judgements that follow from your analysis about what the organisation is doing and should be doing (d) Communicating clearly and concisely your analysis and recommendations How to pass 3.1 Study the whole syllabus You need to be comfortable with all areas of the syllabus Compulsory Question will always span a number of syllabus areas and other questions may so as well In particular you must have a very good knowledge and awareness of the themes in the ethical section of the syllabus, as compulsory Question will always include an element on ethics The examination team has also stressed that study and revision should cover the entire syllabus in detail Students should not question spot or prioritise one area of the syllabus over another The examination team has identified in its examination team's reports those topics which students who question spotted clearly believed would not be examined, but unfortunately were 3.2 Focus on themes, not lists There are quite a number of lists in the Texts This is inevitable because corporate governance guidance quoted as best practice is often in list form Lists are also sometimes the clearest way of presenting information However, the examination team has stressed that passing the exam is not a matter of learning and reproducing lists Good answers will have to focus on the details in the scenario and bring out the underlying themes that relate to the scenario The points in them will have more depth than a series of single-line bullet points viii Introduction http://accountingpdf.com/ Notes http://accountingpdf.com/ Notes http://accountingpdf.com/ Notes http://accountingpdf.com/ Notes http://accountingpdf.com/ Notes http://accountingpdf.com/ Notes http://accountingpdf.com/ Notes http://accountingpdf.com/ Notes http://accountingpdf.com/ Notes http://accountingpdf.com/ Notes http://accountingpdf.com/ Notes http://accountingpdf.com/ Notes http://accountingpdf.com/ Notes http://accountingpdf.com/ Review Form – Paper P4 Advanced Financial Management (01/16) Please help us to ensure that the ACCA learning materials we produce remain as accurate and user-friendly as possible We cannot promise to answer every submission we receive, but we promise that it will be read and taken into account when we update this Study Text Name: Address: During the past six months you recall seeing/receiving any of the following? 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