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ACCA AFM Exam Tips (2026): How to Pass First Time

Sophie Macon

6 Aug 2026

ACCA

Advanced Financial Management (AFM) extends Financial Management (FM) into genuinely advanced territory: complex investment appraisal, mergers and acquisitions, treasury risk management using derivatives, and corporate restructuring. It's one of the toughest papers in the whole ACCA qualification, and every mark comes from written, constructed response answers. Quick summary AFM is a 3-hour-15-minute exam with two sections: Section A (1 compulsory question, 50 marks, including 10 professional skills marks) and Section B (2 compulsory questions, 25 marks each, including 5 professional skills marks ...