10MBAFM324 Merchant banking and Financial Services syllabus for MBA


Unit-1 Bank and Banking 8 hours

Permissible banking activities-Types of banks in India-Role of RBI as a regulator- Bankerand customer- Types of relationship between bank and customer –Bank`s obligation to customers - Types of accounts and customers- Types of lending-charging of securities - Banks and technology- Various IT products and services- International banking services

Unit-2 Insurance service 6 hours

Need and importance Life and non life insurance- Players in life and non life insurance-Essentials of insurance contracts- Risk appraisal and selection- Life and non life insurance products including unit linked plans

Unit-3 Merchant Banking 8 hours

SEBI guidelines for merchant bankers – Issue Management – Equity issues – Rights issues– Debenture issues – Book building – Private Placements – Pre & Post issues activities – Raising capital from International markets: ADRs, GDRs , ECB etc.

Unit-4 Lease and Hire purchase 8 hours

Meaning and Types of leasing – Legislative frameworks – Matters onDepreciation and Tax – Problems on leasing – Hire Purchasing- Concepts and features – Tax and Depreciation implications – Problems on Hire Purchasing.

Unit-5 Credit rating and Securitization of debts 4 hours

Definition and meaning- Process of credit rating of financialinstruments- Rating methodology-Rating agencies –Rating symbols of different companies Securitization of debt- Meaning- Features- Special Purpose Vehicle- Pass Through Certificate & mechanism – Benefits of Securitization – Issues in Securitization

Unit-6 Depository Service and Mutual funds 7 hours

Depositary services- Role of depositories and their services—Advantages of depository system -NSDL and CDSL- Depository participants and their role- Stock BrokingServices including SEBI guidelines - Mutual Funds – Structure of Mutual Funds- Types Mutual Funds –Advantages of mutual funds - Exchange Traded Funds – Hedge funds- Regulations on mutual funds –Accounting aspects – Performance Evaluation.

Unit-7 Money Market Instruments 10 hours

Treasury Bill – Commercial bill – Commercial paper – Certificate of deposit –REPO/Reverse REPO – Call money- Notice money – Term money – Credit card – Bill discounting – Factoring– Forfaiting – Consumer finance – Reverse mortgage service

Unit-8 Marketing of Financial Services 5 hours

Conceptual framework – Distribution – Pricing – Promotion – Attracting &retaining customers – Segmentation – Positioning – Development and launching of new products – Behavioural profile of customers.

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