BFM Course Syllabus 1

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BFM Course Syllabus:

Semester I (June October)Principles of InvestmentsIntroduction to investments

Return on investmentsInvestment valuation - its importance

Introduction to investment analysis

Micro EconomicsThe contents & nature of economic theory

Production, cost & revenue

Market analysis

Investment criteria

Basic StatisticsDescriptive statistics for univariate date

Forecasting techiniques

Index numbers

Probability, probabilty distribution & its applications

Basic Computer SkillsUnit 1

Basics of ComputersIntroduction to Operating System

Evolution of Computers

Unit 2

Input & Output Devices (Functions, Identifications & Connections)

Computer Memory

Internet Basics

Unit 3

Spreadsheets (demonstrations & corresponding practicals)

Unit 4

Probability, probabilty distribution & its applications

Financial AccountingNature, Purpose of Accounting

Introduction to financial statements

Corporate accounting

Indian accounting standards


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Business EnvironmentIndian Business Environment : Concept, Components & Importance

Economic Trends (overview) : Income, Savings & Investment, Industry, Trade & Balance of Payments, Money,Finance, Prices

Role of Government : Monetary & Fiscal Policy : Industrial Policy : Industrial Licensing, Privatization : Devaluation :Export-Import Policy : Regulation of Foreign Investment Collaborations in the light of recent changes.

International Environment : International Trading Environment (overview) : Trend in world trade & their problems ofdeveloping countries : Foreign trade & economic growth : International economic institutions.GATT, WTO, UNCTD, World Bank, IMF: GSP: GSTP: Counter trade

Semester II (November April)Environment of Financial SystemsFinancial System

Commercial Banks

Insurance Organisations

Financial Markets

Macro-EconomicsMoney & related issues

role of function of banking

banking sector reform

Financial & capital markets

Foreign capital - post globalisation scenario

Statistical ApplicationsTesting of hypothesis

Linear programming problem

Application of statistics in finance i

Application of statistics in finance ii

Communication SkillsConcept of communication

Reading

WritingSpeaking / Listening

Barriers to Communication

Group Communication

Management AccountingIntroducing to Financial Statements Analysis


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Working Capital Management

Long Term Funds Management

Operating & Financial Leverage

Principles of Business ManagementUNIT I

Management - Definitions - Objectives - Importance & Nature - Management - Arts, Science or Profession. Levels ofManagement & Managerial Skills.

UNIT II

Functions of Management

UNIT III

Development of Management thought - Scientific management - Frederick W.Taylor

Modern Operational Management thought - Henry Fayol

Behavioral approach - Elton Mayo

System Approach - Chester Barnard

Contingency Approach

UNIT IV

Organization Structures

Roles & Functions of Manager

Roles of Values & Ethics in Management

Semester III (June October )Debts MarketsIntroduction to the debt markets

Instruments & players in debt markets

BondsValuation of bonds

Corporate FinanceCorporate finance - an overview

Planning the corporate financial activities

Sources and methods of raising corporate finance

Equity Markets-IIntroduction

Market for equity primary markets

Market for equity secondary markets

Importance of equity markets in a developing country like india


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Banking in Financial SystemsPrinciples and practices of banking

Accounting and finance for bankers

Banking products and services

General bank management

Computer Applications in InvestmentsGuidelines

C programming languages & OOPs concept.

Arrays

Functions

Introduction to Pointers & Structures & Unions & Files

Electronic Commerce

Web Designing

Business EthicsBusiness Ethics and Values Work Culture Un ethical Behavior in Business and its reasons fair and unfair

Business Practices

Corporate Governance in Globalised Economy

Code of conduct in Business Houses

Business Ethics an important tool in building Business reputation

Corruption , Frauds and Scams in Financial Institutions

Preventive Measures

Curative Measures

Organisation BehaviourFundamentals of Organisational Behavior

Motivation and Leadership

Individual Behavior and Group Behavior Formula and Informal Groups.

Organizational structure and Design.

Organizational culture

Organizational Development and changes

Semester IV (November - April)

Commodities MarketsIntroduction to commodities market

Strengthening commodity markets in india

Commodity exchanges

Commodity market in india


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Corporate Finance-IIRole of financial institutions

Controlling Mechanism of RBI in raising corporate finance

Understanding and Interpretation of Financial statements

Controlling the corporate financial activities

Equity Markets-IIDevelopments in the indian equity market

Security analysis and valuatin of securities

Statistical analysis of share price movement

Dealings in stock exchanges

Financial ServicesIntroduction to financial systemFinancial service segment

Financial market - i

Financial market - ii

Taxation for InvestmentsDefinitions :

Basis of Charge (Sec 3 to 9)

Exclusions from Total Income Sec. 10

Income from House Property

Income from Capital gainsIncome from Other Sources

Deduction under Chapter VI A

Securities Transaction Tax

Security AnalysisIntroduction to security analysis

Portfolio management

Fundamental analysis

Technical analysis

Business LawThe Companies Act, 1956 Section I to section 390.

Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956.

Foreign Exchange Management Act, (FEMA) 1999.

Depositories Act. And Information Technology Act, 2000.


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Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Guidelines 2000.(Limited up to Disclosure and Investor Protection)

Indian Contract Act, 1872.

Sale of Goods Act, 1930.

Negotiable Instrument Act

Semester V (June

October)

Global Capital MarketsImpact of globalisation on the capital markets

Global (international bond market)

Global equity markets

Obstacles to international investments

Regulation of Securities MarketsOverview of indian securities marketNeed for regulating securities markets in india

Legislations governing the securities markets

Regulatory bodies

Insurance-(Fund) ManagementIntroduction

Identification of risk to be insured

Organising an insurance business

Operational aspects of insurance business \

Derivative MarketsNature of financial derivatives including futures & options

Principles of trading & hedging with index futures

Principles of trading & hedging with options

Risk management systems & procedures

Foreign Exchange MarketsIntroduction to international financial system & foreign exhange marketExchange rate systems

Foreign exchange management

Foreign exchange market in india


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Portfolio ManagementIntroduction

Portfolio theory and application

Performance evaluation of a portfolio

Portfolio management services in india

Project-I

Semester VI (November April)Risk ManagementUNIT I

Introduction

Financial Risks

Different types of financial risks

Market risk, Liquidity risk, Credit risk, Operational risk, Systemic risk, Exchange rate risk

UNIT II

Diversification and Investment Risk Management

Alternate Investment Strategies

Sensitivity Analysis

Exposure and Hedging

UNIT III

Hedging

Cross Hedging, Hedge Ratio

Statistical Analysis

Options and future in different markets including foreign exchange marketUNIT- IV

Popular models for managing liquidity risk and credit risk, swaps Structural models , Integration of market risk andcredit risk

Corporate GovernanceThe philosophy of corporate governance

Genesis of corporate governance in india

Evolution of corporate governance

Governance in family owned business


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Computer Application in Financial ServicesIntroduction

Computer security

Data bases

Visual basic

Marketing of Financial ServicesIntroductionProduction management and customer relationship management

Analysing business markets

The global scenario

Mutual Fund ManagementThe concept and role of mutual funds

Investment in mutual funds

Valuation of mutual fund products

Measuring and evaluating mutual fund performance

Customer Relationship Management in Financial ServicesIntroduction of various financial services

Origin and rationale of crmCRM a vehicle for value creation

Achieving customer satisfaction through service quality

Projects-II

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