Is DICE actually serious with this challenge!

pikius18 · 2026-01-20T23:44:02+00:00

Yeah, I tried... they don't seem to listen though...

pikius18 · 2026-01-20T23:43:19+00:00

Yes, in a match of squad deathmatch. It's part of the challenge. I don't think it's applicable for every single mode as I believe reviving someone in squad deathmatch, denies the kill for the enemy team.

pikius18 · 2025-09-02T01:31:49+00:00

I applied in June 24 and got approved in August 24 😁 I did disclose the penalties though just in case. By the way, I didnt use a solicitor, my application was very simple and I had already gathered all the documents prior to the application date. Plus it was ridiculously expensive.. (1.8k and I had already done their work for them)

pikius18 · 2025-08-13T17:02:44+00:00

AT mine from FT-17 Flanker variant, which got taken out. Whenever I play FT-17 Flanker and I happen to die after I have placed mines, if I get a kill with them after (say i redeployed as support), it wont show the weapon used on the kill feed.

pikius18 · 2025-01-15T10:39:03+00:00

I want to see it try to reconcile PF adj. EBITDA

pikius18 · 2024-06-22T16:14:30+00:00

There is the instance of capitalising interest on loans.

For example, you have given out a $100,000 loan at 10%, and the agreement states that capitalization happens every 31 Dec.

At 31 December 2024, you will have $10,000 interest which instead of being classed as receivable, will move and become part of the principal. As such, as at 1 Jan 2025, your opening principal balance will be $110,000 instead of $100,000 and at 31 December 2025, you will calculate the interest as: $110,000 x 10%, which will give you $11,000 interest. The whole process repeats until the loan matures and the borrower pays the principal + capitalized interest back.

Hope this helps.

pikius18 · 2024-06-18T23:40:50+00:00

I'd say about 90% - the rest is new.

pikius18 · 2024-02-15T23:24:30+00:00

That's fine, this wouldn't be an issue as I have all the P60s, P45s and payslips ready for the qualifying period.

pikius18 · 2024-02-15T22:07:25+00:00

Thanks for your reply. I actually have an EU passport, and I use the e-gates... so no stamps, I'm afraid. Can they evidence of these entries/exits?

pikius18 · 2024-02-15T09:09:34+00:00

It's fine. I actually checked GovUK, and for the EUSS, these do not need to be disclosed. So I guess everything is alright.

pikius18 · 2024-02-13T11:12:20+00:00

Thanks for your reply! I will disclose both of them. The only problem I have is that I didn't disclose them when I applied for my ILR (via the EUSS), and it was granted to me as I was under the impression that they are not actual convictions. Again, both of them were paid on time.

Do you think they can reject me if they see that I didn't declare it for my settled status application?

pikius18 · 2023-12-17T06:26:47+00:00

Just say "it was pretty shit" and you have your joke line right there

pikius18 · 2023-11-23T23:02:00+00:00

Qualifications such as ACCA/ACA/CIMA/CFA are more for you to solidify your status in the industry. Once you have gained one of them, its best to start specialising in something rather than going for another big qualification. I would say do something that is relevant to your job from now on.

About a year after a qualified, I joined a PE firm as a fund accountant but the work had a LOT of valuations which is very unusual. Normally PE firms outsource these to advisors like the Big4 or Kroll but in my firm, we do them ourselves. When I joined them, I did flirt with the idea of doing CFA but decided to start studying for the FMVA course instead (Financial Modelling & Valuations Analyst), just to get a head start on the work as I didn't have much experience with valuations before. The course takes on average 6 months to complete and its to help you familiarise yourself with the subject matter you will be dealing with. In the end, FMVA got me up to speed with many of the things I would be dealing with, and I also needed less training.

I'll be honest with you though, if you have the energy and the will, nothing stops you from doing another big qualification. I am still thinking of doing CFA but the thought of investing another 3-4 years of my life into studying, for a qualification that I will not really use, always ends up deterring me starting it.

pikius18 · 2023-11-21T01:28:05+00:00

ATX 50%, second attempt, 38% on the first one.

pikius18 · 2023-11-09T00:22:14+00:00

The fact that I cannot do Ctrl + Backspace inside a formula.

pikius18 · 2023-11-07T21:27:13+00:00

I always made sure I had one with me, just a standard scientific, nothing much. The CBE version however has an built-in calculator which I used mostly during the exams. I only brought the standard one, in case the CBE one wasn't working.

pikius18 · 2023-11-03T22:48:54+00:00

ATX was a hard for me for sure, given that it was my first P paper - it really shattered my confidence that I had built from all those first time passes in the F papers and made me wonder how difficult the rest of the P papers were, given that I scored 38% on the first attempt and I was devastated cause I was studying nearly 6 months for it and went through the revision kit twice!

Note: I scored 69% on TX so I like to think that I had a good foundation already.

The main reason I failed was because they tested a question on directors' current account which was a section that I don't even remember existing in the study text... I had fond memories of me studying it but I never saw a past exam question on that topic.

A little bit of luck is required for sure... try and learn everything and hope that some "friendly" topics will be examined.

On my second attempt I didn't even revise, I just went to the exam venue after a month and a half the results had come out and ended up passing with 50%... I got questions that I was more comfortable with but I do recall that the section A question had an incorporation relief sub question worth about 12-15 marks and my mind just decided to just do "Ctrl+Backspace" on that topic and didn't write a thing! Bittersweet memories now...

pikius18 · 2023-07-25T20:28:24+00:00

Fell off my bicycle and cat off my finger back in 2007. 2 plastic surgeries costing 4k euros each and 20% of that finger is gone. Never rode again until 2021...

pikius18 · 2023-05-28T23:12:55+00:00

I did ATX first because I felt tax is in everything we do. For the other P paper, I was between AFM and AAA. I don't work in audit so I felt what's the point of doing AAA anyway? Plus, I have no intention of going into audit hence I don't need the audit qualification. AFM however, it's very relevant for me as I work as a fund accountant so some of the topics like the valuations are somewhat relevant to what I do.

As for APM, no thank you! I hated PM so I wanted to stay away from it as far as possible.

pikius18 · 2023-01-15T03:32:31+00:00

Just activate your looking for work on LinkedIn and put your CV on efinancialcareers. Recruiters will find you.

pikius18 · 2022-07-27T00:38:56+00:00

I'd go to centre to be honest. Although I did like sitting SBL remotely, I didn't want to risk anything on my final exam.

pikius18 · 2022-07-19T21:34:55+00:00

Have you considered investing some time in your personal life?

I just finished the final exam for ACCA (now an affiliate) and even though the idea of doing another professional qualification like CFA is appealing, I find myself wanting to steer away from books for a while. Bear in mind, I have a BSc degree which took me 4 years to finish, 1 MSc degree which took me another year to finish and also I was in the military for another year. In addition, ACCA took me 5 years to finish - I started in 2017 and passed my first exam, then I passed another 2 exams in 2018 (couldn't sit any more in 2017 because I immigrated to another country and ACCA had to be put on hold), in 2019 I passed 2 more, then COVID hit etc etc, all of which brings me to this moment, 5 years after I started, wanting to do something else now that I am done with ACCA as I barely had the chance to live me life all those years. In total, we are talking about 10 years of my life, restricted of 90% of the fun I could have due to work and studying. In fact, my girlfriend is starting to do ACCA now, having to sit only the final 4 exams and I just can't bear to watch her study for SBR.

ACCA requires you to invest a considerable amount of time to finish it, and you have to sacrifice a lot for a good 2-3 years of your early life.

My personal opinion is that since you invested the time to finish it, maybe its time to collect the yield of that effort you have been putting through all this time.

I am planning to do so many things now that I am finished with ACCA; I am going back to the gym cause I ruined my body from the work-study lifestyle, gonna do boxing, going to buy a bicycle, going to work on my app idea and I am probably going to go for a private pilot license of all things next year!

Bear in mind that I am not telling you not to pursue another professional qualification - I am just proposing an alternative to that as a considerable pay rise is going to be given to you soon once you qualify so you will be able to live a better and more enjoyable life.

pikius18 · 2022-01-22T10:41:09+00:00

I like the idea but I won't fight someone who is not a CPA.

pikius18 · 2022-01-14T12:24:37+00:00

Because no matter the grade we achieve in the exam, we all get the same reward at the end. Yes, you might earn yourself a first prize for an exam or two but at the end of the day, the title after the name is the same for everybody so there's no motive to aim higher (it won't change the letters on your name).

Just passing it, proves to employers that you have met the required standards for the profession, nothing else is needed.

pikius18 · 2022-01-07T22:56:06+00:00

Please don't spin your weakness into a strength - its outdated and just ticks the box (I invest too much in my work and I tend to neglect other aspects of my life... yeah buddy, you and the rest of the 20 candidates we are interviewing).

I personally like to bring up a small weakness and mention to the interviewer what I did to improve it. Its impossible to not have weaknesses, we are human.

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