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SFM C3 Strategic Financial Management

Strategy and finance together: business strategy, strategic management, risk and governance, advanced investment appraisal, mergers and reconstructions, and advanced risk management.
SFM
Format
Written examination
Duration
3h 15m
Pass mark
50%
Total marks
100
Sessions
May and November diets
Syllabus
2025 syllabus (updated)

Checked against ICAN's own pages on 22 October 2026. HPS re-checks before each session.

Exam structure

100 marks

  1. Section A30

    One compulsory scenario-based question on the core areas of the subject; may integrate two or more syllabus areas.

  2. Section B40

    Three questions of 20 marks each; candidates answer any two.

  3. Section C30

    Three questions of 15 marks each; candidates answer any two.

Now includes the strategic management and risk content of the dropped Corporate Strategic Management and Ethics paper.

VerifiedRecorded from the official pages on 22 October 2026Source 1 Source 2 Source 3
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Use the arrow keys or select an area. Areas and sub-areas follow the ICAN 2025 syllabus. Weightings appear only where the examining body publishes them.

Syllabus area A· about 10% of the exam

Introduction to Business Strategy and Financial Management

6 sub-areas, as the syllabus lists them. HPS lessons and questions are tagged to these codes, so your Knowledge DNA and revision plan point at the exact sub-area you got wrong.

  • A1The role and responsibility of senior finance executive/adviser
  • A2Financial strategy formulation
  • A3Corporate environmental, social, governance (ESG) and ethical issues
  • A4Management of international trade and finance
  • A5Dividend policy in multinationals and transfer pricing
  • A6Financial management and ethical issues and emerging technologies
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