• What is a Financial Market?
• Evolution of the Financial Market
• Segments of Financial Markets
• Functions of Financial Markets
• Price Discovery Financial Markets
• Call Money, Notice Money and Term Money
• Treasury Bills
• Certificates of Deposit
• Commercial Paper
• Bill Rediscounting Scheme (BRDS)
• Long-Term Repo Operations (LTRO).
• Government Securities in Banking
• Bond Valuation and Theorems in Banking
• Auction of Government Securities in Banking
• Primary Dealers in Banking
• Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India (FIMMDA)
• RBI Retail Direct Scheme (RDS)
• Corporate Bond Market, Inter-Corporate Deposits
• Primary Market, Secondary Market Stock Exchanges in India
• Financial Products/Instruments in Capital Markets and Stock Exchanges
• Commonly Used Terms in the Capital Market
• Types of Capital Issues in the Primary Market
• Eligibility Norms for Making Capital Issues
• Intermediaries in an Issue in the Primary Market
• Applications Supported by Blocked Amount (ASBA) Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP)
• Profile of Foreign Exchange (Forex) Market
• Evolution of the Forex Market in India
• Characteristics of the Forex Market, Market Participants
• LIBOR and Alternate Reference Rates (ARRs), Foreign Exchange Dealers Association of India (FEDAI)
• Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999
• FX-Retail Platform
• US Dollar Index (USDX)
• American Depository Receipt (ADR)
• Global Depository Receipt (GDR).
• Process of Interconnectedness of Financial Markets
• Reasons for interconnectedness of Financial Markets
• Importance of Interconnectedness of Financial Markets
• Heterogeneity of Financial Markets
• Achievement of Market Integration in India
• Different Levels of Market Integration
• Asian Clearing Union
• Benefits and Costs of Interconnectedness of Markets
• Interconnectedness of the Money Market
• Interconnectedness of the Credit Market
• Interconnectedness of the Capital Market
• Interconnectedness of the Forex Market
• Integrated Treasury Operations
• Contagion Effect
• Definition of Merchant Banking
• Historical Background
• Development of Merchant Banking in India
• Merchant Banking Vs Commercial Banking
• Licensing Requirements in Merchant Banking Services
• SEBI Regulations on Merchant Banking in India
• Activities of Merchant Banks
• Key Policy Requirements of Merchant Banking Services as per SEBI Regulations
• Key Codes of Conduct of Merchant Banking Services as per SEBI Regulations
• What is a Derivative in banking?
• History of Derivatives in banking
• Size of the Derivatives Market in banking
• Exchange Traded and Over-the-Counter Markets in banking
• Participants in the Derivatives Market in banking
• Functions of Derivatives in banking
• Types of Derivatives in banking
• Forward Contracts in banking
• Futures in banking
• Options in banking
• Swaps in banking
• Credit Default Swaps (CDS) in banking
• RBI guidelines on Credit Default Swaps in banking
• Documentation for Derivatives – ISDA Agreement in banking
• What is Factoring?
• History of Factoring
• Types of factoring
• Domestic Factoring
• International Factoring
• Bills Discounting vs Factoring
• Fees Involved in Factoring
• Advantages of Factoring
• What is Forfaiting?
• Mechanism of a Forfaiting Transaction
• Fees Involved in Forfaiting
• Advantages of Forfaiting
• Differences between Factoring and Forfaiting
• What is Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS)?
• Participants under Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS)
• Process Flow under Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS)
• Eligibility Criteria to Set Up and Operate Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS)
• Concept of Venture Capital
• Evolution of Venture Capital in India
• Characteristics of Venture Capital in India
• Capital Finance Venture Capital in India
• Stages of Venture Capital Financing in India
• Process of Venture Capital Financing in India
• Regulatory Aspects of Venture Capital Funds in India
• Modes of Venture Capital Financing in India
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Venture Capital Financing in India
• Exit Routes for Venture Capital Finance in India
• Lease Finance in banking
• Evolution of Leasing in banking in India
• Types of Leasing in banking
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Lease Finance in banking
• Market Share of Various Leased Asset Classes in banking
• Impact of Leasing on Financial Ratios in banking
• Legal Aspects of Leasing in banking
• Regulatory Aspects of Leasing Activities in banking
• Hire Purchase in banking
• Evolution of Hire Purchase in India in banking
• Legal Aspects of Hire Purchase in banking
• Parties to a Hire Purchase Contract in banking
• Leasing and Hire Purchase Compared in banking
• What is Credit Rating?
• Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) in India
• History of Credit Rating
• Characteristics of Credit Rating
• Importance of Credit Rating
• Benefits of Credit Rating
• Factors Considered while Rating Companies/Instruments
• Process of Credit Rating
• Credit Rating Symbols
• Regulations for Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) in India
• Fees for Credit Rating in India
• What is Credit Scoring?
• Credit Information Companies (CICs) in India
• Regulatory Guidelines Governing Credit Information Companies (CICs)
• Difference Between Credit Ratings and Credit Scores.
• Mutual Funds and their Functions
• Management of Mutual Funds
• Evolution of Mutual Funds
• Classification of Mutual Funds
• Role of Mutual Funds
• Supervision of Mutual Funds
• New Fund Offer in Mutual Funds
• Risks Associated with Mutual Funds
• Risk Depiction – Riskometer in Mutual Funds
• Net Asset Value (NAV) in Mutual Funds
• Expenses Ratio in Mutual Funds
• Load/No-Load Funds in Mutual Funds
• Strategies for Investment in Mutual Funds
• Role of Mutual Funds in the Capital Market
• What is Insurance?
• Fundamental Principles Governing Insurance Products
• Classification of Insurance
• Types of Insurance Business
• Group Insurance Schemes
• Micro Insurance
• Insurance Based Social Security Schemes
• Bancassurance
• Insurance Ombudsman Scheme
• Indian Government Business Products (Social Security Schemes like PMJJBY, PMSBY).
• Pension System and its Aspects
• Pension Products India
• Different Types of Pension Schemes in India
• Employees Provident Funds Scheme
• Public Provident Fund (PPF) Scheme
• Insurance Annuity Schemes in India
• National Pension Scheme (NPS)
• Atal Pension Yojana (APY).
• Types of Para Banking and Financial Services provided by Banks
• Organisation of Para Banking and Financial Services Activities by a Bank
• Para-Banking and Financial Services Undertaken by a Bank
• Disclosure of Commissions/Remunerations earned from Para Banking
• Financial Services Activities by banks
• What are Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• History of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• Organisation of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs),
• Types of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• Difference Between Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Real Estate Mutual Funds
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• Comparison of Various Modes of Investment in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• Estate, Taxation Guidelines for Investors of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• Regulatory Guidelines for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).
• What are Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)
• Organisation of Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), Rationale of Setting up
• Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), Activity of InvITs in India, Types of InvITs
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)
• Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)Revenue Model
• Taxation on Investments in Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)