INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

FULLY SOLVED BOOK LASY 5 YEARS PAPERS SOLVED PLUS GUESS

F. N 5.6 FINANCIAL MARKETS & SERVICES

OBJECTIVE
The objective is to familiarize the students with Traditional and Modern Financial Services.
Unit 1: FINANCIAL MARKETSs
Primary Market - Meaning – Features - Players of Primary Market – Instruments in Primary Market (Names)
– Procedure for issuing Equity shares and Debentures - SEBI guidelines towards the issue of Equity Shares
and Debentures - Merits and Demerits of Primary Markets. Secondary Market – Meaning – Structure –
Functions – Trading and Settlement System of Stock Exchange Transactions - Players in the Stock Market
– Merits and Demerits of Stock Markets – Reforms in Stock Market – OTCEI and NSE – Origin – Function
– Merits – Demerits.
Unit 2: NON-BANKING FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES 
Investment & Finance Companies - Merchant Banks - Hire Purchase Finance - Lease Finance - Housing
Finance - Venture Capital Funds and Factoring.
Unit 3: SEBI 10Hrs
Objectives of SEBI – Organization - Functions and Functioning of SEBI - Powers of SEBI - Role of SEBI
in marketing of Securities and Protection of Investor Interest.
Unit 4: MUTUAL FUNDS 
Concept of Mutual Funds - Growth of Mutual Funds in India - Mutual Fund Schemes – Money Market
Mutual Funds – Private Sector Mutual Funds – Evaluation of the performance of Mutual Funds –
Functioning of Mutual Funds in India.
Unit 5: RECENT TRENDS IN FINANCIAL SERVICES 
Personalized Banking – ATM – Tele-banking & E-banking - Credit & Debit Card - Customization of
Investment Portfolio - Financial Advisors.