by FPA Editorial Team | Sep 7, 2026 | Finance
Key Highlights Every finance career rests on a shared set of core financial concepts, from the time value of money to valuation, ratios, and cash flow. The time value of money, the risk-return tradeoff, and diversification together explain how money grows and how...
by FPA Editorial Team | Sep 7, 2026 | Finance
Key Highlights ESG metrics are measurable indicators of environmental, social and governance performance, grouped under three pillars, that let investors and analysts compare companies. Top environmental metrics include Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, carbon intensity,...
by FPA Editorial Team | Sep 7, 2026 | Finance
Key Highlights The FRM (Financial Risk Manager) is a global risk-management credential awarded by GARP, the Global Association of Risk Professionals, not by any single coaching institute. It has two computer-based parts: Part I (100 MCQs) covers the foundations, and...
by uday@kerkarmedia.com | Sep 4, 2026 | Finance
Key Highlights The best IFRS certifications for Indian professionals are the ACCA Diploma in IFRS (DipIFR), the ICAI Certificate Course on Ind AS (IFRS), and the full ACCA qualification, which builds IFRS into its core. DipIFR suits qualified accountants and CAs who...
by FPA Editorial Team | Sep 4, 2026 | Finance
Key Highlights An equity investment means owning a stake in a business, directly through shares or indirectly through pooled and managed vehicles, and sharing in its growth and its risk. The main types of equity investments in India are common and preference shares,...
by FPA Editorial Team | Sep 4, 2026 | Finance
Key Highlights GAAP usually means US GAAP (set by the FASB) or the older Indian GAAP; Ind AS is India’s IFRS-converged standard notified by the MCA. US GAAP is largely rules-based; Ind AS and IFRS are principles-based and lean toward fair value. Four frameworks...