Banking Theory Law and Practice
DRI Scheme, Priority Sector Lending, Nationalisation of Banks and its Objectives, Micro- Finance, RRBs, Agent & Principal, Trustee & Beneficiary, Debtor and Creditor, Special Relationship – Rights of a Banker – Right of General Lien, SWIFT, Green Channel- Cheque Truncation System, Technology driven developments – ATM, Debit cards, Credit cards, Mobile banking, Internet banking.
Merchant Banking
Trends in Merchant Banking in India – SEBI & Merchant Banking, features, scope and importance of venture capital, Nitin Desai committee on venture capital, Angel investment.
Business Taxation
Cannons of Taxation, Person, Assesse, Income, Previous Year, Assessment Year, Gross Avoidance, Planning, Exemption, Planning, Exemption, Deduction, Rebate, Relief, Residential Status and Tax Incidence.
Marketing of Banking Services
Types of banking services, Features, Uses, Derivatives, Securities market, Modern banking.
Micro Finance Operations
Role and importance of Microfinance. Introduction to the financial sector for the poor and the disadvantaged, Difference between conventional finance and microfinance, Principles of microfinance- institutional structures and delivery mechanisms, Enforcement and savings, individual lending, group lending with joint liability.
Strategic Management
Strategic thinking Vs Strategic management Vs Strategic planning, Meaning of strategic management, concept of strategy, policy and strategy, strategy and tactic, Strategy and strategic plan, Nature of strategic plan, nature of strategic decisions, approaches to strategic decision making.
International Business
Principles of BOP Accounting, Components of BOP, Significance of ‘Deficit’ &‘ Surplus’ in BOP, India’s BOP and Economic Performance, Capital Mobility and Capital Account Convertibility, Bretton Wood System, Present Day Currency Regimes, Birth of EMU and EURO, Role of IMF, IBRD, WTO.
Investment Management
Risk and Return- Different types of Risk measurement of Risk and Return of single security – Beta of Security, Financial Instruments, Overview of Indian Capital Market, Brief ideas on portfolio management, ideas on speculation, hedging, arbitraging.
Financial Markets and Instruments
Money Market and Capital Market and their Features, Objectives, Importance of Money Market, Composition of Money Market, Money Market Instruments, Features of Indian Money Market.