Management of Financial Services

Paper Code: 
MFM 226
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objective:

  1.  To develop an understanding of organization and tools used by Indian Financial System.

Course Outcomes:

 

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

  
 

CO 71:To familiarize students with working of financial services in India in terms of structure, products and market place.

CO 72:  To provide students with conceptual understanding of discounting and factoring.

CO 73: Knowledge of derivative markets and pricing framework of financial derivatives

CO 74: To introduce the students about the mutual fund and credit card services.

CO 75: To introduce the students with the basic concept of Venture Capital

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures using whiteboards, Discussion, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching, Quiz.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Solving problems of unsolved questions, Problem based learning-cases, Group learning teamwork, Giving Tasks.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

  

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Financial Services-

Financial Services- Introduction, Causes of financial Innovation, Types of financial services, Scope – fund based activities, non fund activities and modern activities. New financial products and services, challenges in the financial service sector

12.00
Unit II: 
Debt Market & Indian Capital Market:

Debt Market Introduction, Basic characteristics of Debt Securities, Classification: Private corporate Debt Market,

Public sector undertaking bonds market, Government securities market.

Indian Capital Market: Security Market (a) Primary Market (b) Secondary Market. Difference between Primary and Secondary Market. 

Unit III: 
Leasing & Hire Purchase-:

Leasing- Definition, Types, legal aspects, Advantages & Disadvantages, Problems faced by lease Industry in India.

Hire Purchase- Meaning, Legal position and banks credit for Hire Purchase.

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Mutual Funds & Merchant Banks

Mutual Funds- Meaning, Types, importance, General Guide lines.

Merchant Banks- Origin, Services, Progress & Problems.

12.00
Unit V: 
Venture capital & Credit cards-

Venture capital- Meaning, Features & Methods.

Credit cards- Meaning, Types, Parties, Procedure & Facilities, Benefits & Demerits.

Essential Readings: 

• Bhalla V.K.-“Financial Markets &Services” Anmol Publications, Delhi
• Srivastava R.M.-“Management of Indian Financial Institutions”Himalaya Publication, New Delhi
• Jain, Khanna, Tiwari, “ Banking and Public Finance” V.K India Enterprises, New Delhi.
• Natarajan S, Parameshwaran R, “ Indian Banking” S.Chand& Company LTD, New Delhi
• Bhole.L.M. “Financial Markets and Institutions’ Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi
• Vasant Desai, “Indian Financial System”, Himalayan Publication

References: 

• Khan M.Y. - “Indian Financial System” Vikas Publishing house, New Delhi
• Sinha, S.L.N., “Development Banking in India”, (Madras: Institute of Financial Management and Research, 1976).
• Khan and Jain, “Financial Services,” 2nd ed. Tata McGraw Hill, 2004.

Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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