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Business Planning: Banking

The Business Planning: Banking exam covers financial and regulatory reporting for banks, combined with the risks and approaches to audit and assurance services to those banks. It is examined via a 2.5 exam, with a pass mark of 55%. The exam is available in June, September and December and you have a maximum of four attempts at this exam.

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Exam guidance

We are here to support you throughout your ACA journey to ensure you have everything you need for your upcoming exam, from exam resources to free and confidential wellbeing support from CABA. Ensure you are fully prepared by reading our exam guidance prior to your exam.

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Syllabus

The syllabus presents the learning outcomes for each exam and should be read with the relevant technical knowledge grids and, where applicable, the skills development grids.

Practice software

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Plan your study

Use the planner to plan ahead and keep organised throughout the year. Schedule in all the key dates and deadlines for your exams and record the days you plan to study.

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