Finm 25: Management of Financial Institutions & Services 1.

The basic theoretical framework: The concept of financial system and its componentsIndian financial system: An overview-Role of financial intermediation-The factors affecting the stability of the financial system-Role of regulators 2. Financial Institutions and Indian Banking: Role of Reserve Bank of India as a regulator Prudential accounting norms-Basel norms ALM system Risk Management (basic ideas) RBI Guidelines on Non banking financial companies-Universal Banking 3. Financial Markets: Money and Capital Markets-Money Market Instruments-Government Securities Markets 4. Merchant Banking- SEBI Guidelines on merchant banking (basic ideas) Issue management Pre and post issue activities-Raising capital from international markets; ADRs, GDRs, ECB (basic concepts) 5. Credit Rating-Definition and meaning-Process of credit rating of financial instrumentsRating methodology-Rating symbols of different agencies 6. Securitization of debtSpecial Purpose Vehicles Benefits of securitization 7. Factoring and Forfeiting-Venture Capital Financing-Private Equity-Credit Cards and Debit Cards 8. International Financial Institutions: An overview Suggested Readings: 1. Clifford Gomez: Financial Markets, Institutions and Services, PHI 2. M Y Khan: Indian Financial System, Tata McGraw-Hill (TMH) 3. V Desai: Financial Markets and Financial Services, Himalaya Publishing House 4. Pathak: Indian Financial System, Pearson Education 5. M Y Khan: Financial Services, TMH 6. L M Bhole: Financial Institutions and Markets, TMH 7. H R Machiraju: Merchant Banking Principles and Practices, New Age International 8. Reserve Bank of India- Annual Reports 2008-09, 2009-10 -RBI, Mumbai