Timetable for GIFP, January 2017

MSc in Professional Accountancy

Timetable for GIFP, January 2017

 Global Issues for the Finance Professional (GIFP) [PM100]

Week Week Advisable topics to complete

commencing
9th January 2017 1 1 Corporate social responsibility

sustainability
Theme 1:
Selected
issues in
16th January 2017 2 2 Accountability and governance

23rd January 2017 3 3 Tax avoidance

30th January 2017 4 4 Concept, context and relevance

Harmonisation of
Coursework 1 brief released - selected issues from Themes 1 &

Accounting
Standards
Theme 2:
2 Friday 3rd February 2017

6th February 2017 5 5 Implementation and challenges

13th February 6 6 Some critical perspectives

2017
20th February 7 7 Consolidation of themes 3 and 4
2017

27th February 8 8 Systemic risk

management and the Basel

2017

Theme 3: Financial risk

Coursework 1 submission area opens Monday 27th February
2017

Accords
Coursework 1 submission deadline - 13.00 GMT Friday 3 March
2017

6th March 2017 9 9 The liquidity crisis and its impact on the banking industry

13th March 2017 10 10 Financial regulation and an overview of the Basel accords

20th March 2017 11 11 The investment environment, risk, and return return post-financial
Required rates of

Coursework 2 brief released - selected issues from Themes 3 &

Theme 4:

4 Friday 24 March 2017

crisis

27th March 2017 12 12 The financial system and the Global Financial Crisis

3rd April 2017 13 13 Valuing bonds in the post-Global Financial Crisis

10th April 2017 - 14 14 Consolidation and finalising coursework 2 submission

Easter Break
University closed
Thursday 13th April
Friday 14th April
17th April 2017 - 15 15 Merger cycles & Merger phases
Mergers and
Acquisitions

Easter Break
Theme 5:
Global

University closed Coursework 2 submission area opens Monday 10 April 2017

Monday 17th April
Tuesday 18th April
Coursework 2 submission deadline 13.00 GMT Friday 21 April
24th April 2017 16 16 Measuring merger success: Acquirers perspective

1st May 2017 - 17 17 M&A Segmentation: spotting winning mergers critical

Bank Holiday characteristics
University closed
1st May
8th May 2017 18 18 Emerging M&A: Selected issues

Project brief released - selected issues from Themes 5 & 6 +

integrated and reflective assignment Friday 12 May 2017

15th May 2017 19 19 New International M&A Major Players: selected issues

22nd May 2017 20 20 Company valuation techniques for social networking firms

networking
techniques
Valuation
Theme 6:

of social

firms
29th May 2017 - 21 Working on project
Bank Holiday
University closed
29th May

5th June 2017 22 Working on and finalising project submission

Project submission area opens Monday 5 June 2017

Project submission deadline 13.00 GMT Friday 9 June 2017

Notes:
All briefs/submissions/results are to be at 13:00 GMT
Dates are subject to change