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Course Title: MANAGEMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Course Code: FIBA711 Level: PG
Credit Units: 3

Course Objectives:

To understand role of Financial Services in Business organizations and to give an insight into the strategic, regulatory, operating and managerial issues concerning
select financial services.
Examine the present status and development that are taking place in the financial services sector.
Developing an integrated knowledge of the functional areas of financial services industry in the real world situation.

Prerequisites:

Student should be interested in the various fields in Finance

Student Learning Outcomes:

On the successful completion of this module the student will be able to:
Understand the basic concepts of different types of financial services
Understand regulatory framework for these services and
Analyze the practical applications of these services
Course Contents/Syllabus:

Weightage (%)
Module I Introduction to Financial Services & Merchant Banking
1. Financial Services: Meaning, Importance & Role of Financial Services in the Indian Financial System,
2. Merchant & Investment Banking Services : Project Counseling and Appraisal,
3. Loan Syndication and Accessing Debt and Capital Markets, 25
4. Procedural aspects of IPO, Book Building, Pre-Issue and Post Issue Management of Public Issue,
5. SEBI guidelines for Merchant Banking and Protection of Interests of Investors,
6. An Introduction to marketing of Financial Services
Module II Non Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) & Mutual Funds
1. NBFC: Scope and meaning importance of NBFC's in Indian economy,
2. Recent RBI guidelines on NBFCs, Chit Funds & Nidhis: Issues and Legal framework. 20
3. Mutual fund services, MF - concept, need and scope, MF - types of schemes, MF - Recent SEBI guidelines for mutual
funds
Module III Leasing, Hire- purchase and Consumer Credit
1. Leasing and Hire Purchase Services, Types of Leasing,
2. Pricing Methodology, Taxation, and Legal Framework for Leasing and Hire Purchase Companies, 20
3. Leasing Vs. Buying- NPV,
4. Consumer Credit

Module IV Venture Capital and Private Equity Financing

1. Characteristics of Venture Capital Financing, Stages of VC financing,
2. Structure & sources of VC financing in India, 15
3. International Experience in VC Financing,
4. Private Equity and its growth in India.

Module V Credit Rating and Other Financial Services

1. Credit Rating: Concept, Types and Advantages of Credit rating,
2. Credit Rating Agencies and their methodology and rating process, rating symbols, Sovereign Credit Rating Practices 20
3. Credit Bureau and Individual Credit Rating
4. Factoring and Forfeiting Services Features, Merits and Demerits, Bills Discounting
5. Securitization
6. Housing Finance

Pedagogy for Course Delivery:

The course joins together lectures, case examinations, interacting with specialists and understudy presentations. Classroom discussions form an important part of the learning
experience. The readings for the course are attracted from leading researchers, innovation thinkers and thought leaders. The student gets an opportunity to launch the
innovative product or service through Amity Incubator.
Assessment/ Examination Scheme:

Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%) End Term Examination

30% NA 70%

Theory Assessment (L&T):

Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term Examination

Components (Drop
down)
Mid-Term Exam Project Viva Attendance

Weightage (%)

10% 10% 5% 5% 70%

Main Text Book

1. Khan, M.Y., Financial Services, TMH,
2. Siddaiah, Financial Services, Pearson,

Additional Readings
3. Pathak, Indian Financial System, Pearson,
4. Khan, M.Y., Financial Services, TMH,
5. Bhole L M ,Financial Institutions and Markets , Fourth edition
6. Fabozzi, Frank J, Foundation of financial markets and institutions,3rd,Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi,
7. Auerbach, Robert D, Money, Banking and Financial Markets, Macmillan Publishing Co.; New York and Collier MacMillan Publisher; London.
8. Avadhani, V.A, Investment and Securities Market in India, Bombay, Himalaya Publishing House.
9. Khan, M.Y, Indian Financial System - Theory and Practice; Vikas Publishing House
10. Mishkin, Frederics, S, The Economics of Money Banking and Financial Markets; HarperCollins Publisher; New York
11. K. Sriram, Hand book of leasing, hire purchase & factoring
12. Vij, Dhawan, Merchant Banking and Financial Services, Tata McGraw Hill
13. Gurusamy, Financial Services and System, Tata McGraw Hill

Journals:
1. CFO Asia
2. SEBI Bulletin
3. RBI Publications

Online Resources:
a. www.cfoasia.com
b. http://economictimes.com/
c. http://www.sebi.gov.in