Will the Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business be also awarded to direct entrants of ACCA after passing paper F1 to F9?
First of all we must differentiate between the Diploma in Accounting and Business and Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business. Diploma in Accounting and Business will be awarded after completing ACCA F2 F2 and F3 which are also equivalent to FAB, FMA and FFA of FIA respectively.
Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business will be awarded on completing all the subjects of ACCA foundation stage plus professional ethics module. So, ethics module is additional condition other than passing first 9 papers of ACCA.
You can also consult the picture on ninth page of FIA Explained document by ACCA which you can see by clicking here