FINANCIAL SERVICES

Objective of the Course

1. To expose students to various financial products and services offered by

intermediaries
2. To understand the regulations in the Industry

Concept and Evolution of Financial Services 2 Hr

Financial Institutions with reference to NBFCs - Meaning, 2 Hrs

Regulations, Policies and Practices

Leasing, Hire Purchasing and Consumer Finance 2 Hrs

Housing Finance and Securitization 2 Hrs

Venture Capital Financing 2 Hrs

Factoring, Forfaiting and Bills Discounting 2 Hrs

Stock Broking, Depositories, Credit Rating 2 Hrs

Mutual Funds 2 Hrs

Intermediary Services in New Issue Management 2 Hrs

Personal Finance and Wealth Management Services 1 Hrs

Micro Finance Initiatives and Models 1 Hrs

BPO in Finance

REFERENCES

Bharathi V.Pathak, Indian Financial System, I st Print, Pearson Education Ltd

G.S.Batra, Financial Services and Markets 2001, Deep and Deep Publishing
M.Y. Khan, Indian Financial Services, 3nd edition,2004, Tata McGraw Hill.
V.A. Avadhani, Marketing of Financial services, 1st edition, Himalaya Publishing co
EVALUATION

Test 15 Marks
Assignment 15 Marks
Presentation 10 Marks
Class Participation 10 Marks

Test – Individual work .Concept review test on 14/10/2009

Assignment – Individual work. Topic to be chosen from the course plan. Topic to be
registered via mail on or before 3 november 2009. The structure for each topic would be
sent to the students before 5 november 2009. The assignment to be submitted online only,
on or before 20 november 2009.
Presentation – Team Work. With 2 members in a team. Any company operating in India
from the financial services industry to be selected. A presentation on the products,
services, commission/fee charged, regulatory bodies and their operations to be made.
Time allotted for presentation would be 20 Minutes.
Tentative areas
1. NBFC
2. Leasing Company
3. Housing Finance
4. Venture Capital
5. Factoring
6. Stock Broking
7. Mutual Funds

Email id. srividya@psgim.ac.in

Office 313