Category: CIMA News

  • The Week Ahead – 25th July 2016

    Fresh back from summer holidays it’s time to get back to the books. Here is what is coming up this week. CIMA News CIMA and AICPA joint venture to create a new association has been given the green light by members of both associations. Of those members who voted, around 90% of CIMA memberd endorsed…

  • The Week Ahead – 4th July 2016

    As you may have read last week, I failed my F2 resit on Friday and I’ve now got my scaled score which was 94 out of 150 – so I was just six away from a pass – which is probably a question or two on the wrong side of  pass mark. So agonising. I…

  • The Week Ahead – 27th June 2016

    It’s generally a quiet time for students who are more concerned with thinking about where to go on summer holiday but there was MASSIVE news in the UK where the vote to leave to the EU went the way of the LEAVE campaign. This will, of course, have big implications on the global financial markets…

  • The Week Ahead – 13th June 2016

    CIMA News Are you aware of The CIMA Code of Ethics? It was updated last year and for those of you who were not aware this handy animation will explain all. This new ethics animation explains the importance and value of the 2015 CIMA code of ethics and the code of ethics for CGMAs. It’s…

  • The Week Ahead – 6th June 2016

    CIMA News It’s been over a week now since the last May CIMA Case Study was taken, so many of you maybe wondering when the results are? Well, here is a reminder that the results for the OCS will be released in just over two weeks time (Thursday 23rd June)! If it’s your first case…

  • The Week Ahead – 30th May 2016

      CIMA News The sun is shining and the May CIMA case study exams are over. Students can breathe a sigh of relief and look forward to their next steps (and summer holidays!) However, it’s a good time to start thinking about what exams to take next and get some preparation in early. Here are…

  • The Week Ahead – 23rd May 2016

    The IC Optical CIMA management level case study was the focus last week, nevertheless it’s the final exam in the May sitting beginning this week. The strategic students have the scenario of DreemPark for which my links and resources on this exam can be found here for those needed some last minute revision! CIMA News Summer holidays…

  • The Week Ahead – 16th May 2016

    The OCS students can now breathe a sigh of relief after they completed their case study last week – but how did you get on? Was it tougher than you expected or are you hopeful of a pass mark when the results are released? Leave your comments below if you sat your exam last week.…

  • Student Success: Interview with a new CGMA member!

    This is the first in a series of interviews with newly qualified CIMA members – hopefully it will act as an inspiration and a motivational tool for current and new CIMA students. Andrea Murphy recently passed her final CIMA exam (the Strategic Case Study) and was kind enough to answer a few questions for the site. twitter.com/IEZfVmYo79…

  • The Week Ahead – 9th May 2016

    It’s here. Well, for the OCS students at least! This weeks marks the beginning of the May case study exams at Operational level – good luck to those students who are sitting exams this week! CIMA News It may have not have been on your radar but the world first management accounting standard was published…

  • The Week Ahead – 2nd May 2016

    Time flies! As we are at the beginning of May and this time also coincidences with the beginning of the next round of CIMA case study exams. Another week has also slipped by for me personally in regards to my F2 revision and I’ve rescheduled the exam for next month as given my other commitments…

  • The Week Ahead – 25th April 2016

    We are another week closer to the CIMA May 2016 case study exams with the operational level students having just two weeks until exam time. The MCS students have three weeks until their exam while the SCS students still have four weeks remaining to get exam ready. Last week I posted an article on the…

  • The Week Ahead – 18th April 2016

    It’s been a tough of couple weeks for me personally in terms of getting back on track with my CIMA F2 studies after failing at the beginning of the month. The Kaplan exam kit arrived so I could start revising again but I’ve yet to open it. But nevertheless a new week brings new hope!…

  • The Week Ahead – 11th April 2016

    Another week, another CIMA syllabus area to concentrate on. On a personal note, I ordered and received the F2, E2 and P2 exam practice kits from Kaplan last week as I felt that practising and practising exam questions is the best way I learn, so I am hopeful these resources will complement the other materials I…

  • The Week Ahead – 4th April 2016

    This week I will be going through the F2 syllabus again and analyse where I went wrong when failing the F2 Objective Test last week, I ordered the F2 (and E2 and P2) exam kits from Kaplan so I have more exam practice to go through to compliment the Astranti materials I already have. The…

  • The Week Ahead – 21st March 2016

    Well, I was given a rude awakening last week when I sat down to mock exam on the F2 syllabus and scored just 41% (bear in mind I need 70% to pass), so much of time now leading up to the exam will be focusing on CIMA F2 revision. CIMA News However, this week marks…

  • The Week Ahead – 7th March 2016

    Spring is upon us and it’s probably a good time to have a spring clean of your study desk and CIMA materials! For case study students, it’s that awkward wait for the February exam results and for those looking at the next sitting in May, the pre-seen materials are yet to be realised. So if…

  • The Week Ahead – 29th February 2016

    Well, the February case study exams are well and truly over for everyone. Now the anxious wait for exam results begins – if you’re not sure when your results are released I have made a note of the dates below. CIMA News You may have heard or seen news about CIMAs proposed joint venture with…

  • The Week Ahead – 22nd February

    It’s a nail biting week for the strategic students who are taking the case study exams this week – let’s hope its your final CIMA exam and you get a positive result! However, the operational and management level students can relax (for the time being). Although I would suggest you start thinking about what awaits…

  • The Week Ahead – 15th February 2016

    The operational case study students can breath a sigh of relief now the February exam sitting is over – now it’s down to the management students to get down to business this week! Here is what is coming up on the website this week. The following few weeks I will be focusing on the objective…