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Certified Finance and Accounting Professional (CFAP) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan

Key Examinable Professional Skills

Evaluate data and information from a variety of sources and perspectives through
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research, integration, and analysis.
Communicate clearly and concisely when presenting, discussing and reporting in formal
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and informal situations.
Respond effectively to changing circumstances or new information to solve problems,
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inform judgements, make decisions, and reach well-reasoned conclusions

Key Examinable Professional Values, Ethics and Attitude

1 Apply an inquiring mind when collecting and assessing data and information.
2 Apply techniques to reduce bias, when solving problems, informing judgements,
making decisions and reaching well-reasoned conclusions.
3 Apply critical thinking when identifying and evaluating alternatives to determine an
appropriate course of action.

Specific Examinable Knowledge Reference

1 Capital Investment Appraisal Techniques - NPV, APV, IRR, MIRR, EIRR, payback, capital
rationing, profitability index, scenario planning and replacement and sensitivity analysis
2 Valuation techniques - Dividend yield, Price earning, discounted cash flows, asset based
valuation techniques
3 Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT)
4 Weighted average cost of capital (WACC)
4.1 Cost and market value of the equity-dividend discount model, CAPM model, Free
cashflows model
4.2 Cost and market value of debt - Effective interest cost discounting model, spot and
yield to maturity or yield to call.
4.3 Shareholder value - Dividend payout, dividend irrelevant theory, the impact of right
issue including yield adjusted theoretical ex-right price, effect on effective holding and
maintenance of wealth
4.4 Capital Structure theory
4.4(a) Tradition theory of capital structure
4.4(b) Modigliani and Miller theory - valuation, capital structure, profit distribution, cost of
capital and arbitrage gains in case of mispriced securities, optimal capital structure
5 Portfolio selection – Diversifiable and non-diversifiable risks, the concept of correlation
and covariance and two, three and multiple asset portfolio
6 Capital Asset Pricing Model – Cost of equity, ungearing and re-gearing beta, under and
overvalued securities based on security market line (SML)
7 Hedging interest rate : Futures, Options, Swaps, Swaptions and Forward agreement

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8 Hedging Foreign Exchange : Currency futures, Swaps, Options, Forward, Swaptions and
Money Market hedge
9 Commodity and security: Forward and future contracts
10 Liquidity risk management through liquidity indicators, stress testing, forecasting,
contingency planning.
11 Credit risk management through financial and non-financial analysis, factoring and
insurance

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