F2 Financial Institutions & Investment Management

Unit 1 (book)
Overview of Capital Market:
Market of Securities
Stock Exchange and New Issue Markets their nature, structure, functioning and limitations
Trading of securities: equity and debentures/ bonds
Regulatory Mechanism
SEBI and its guidelines

Unit 2 (book)
Portfolio Analysis, Portfolio concept
Portfolio Selection
Portfolio risk and return
Capital Market Theorem
CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model)
Arbitrage Pricing Theory
Portfolio Management
Mutual Fund Industry

Unit 3 (book)
DFIs in India
IDBI & ICICI
IFCI
NABARD
RRBs
State Level Institutions
NBFCs Their status, types, working and strategies for commercial viability
Insurance organizations Their status, types, working and strategies for commercial viability

Unit 4 (book)
Leasing and Hire Purchase: Industry, Size and scope, Parties involved
Evaluation of Lease transaction
Types of lease and their implications
Hire purchase and lease: Differences and implications for the business
Consumer Credit concept, working uses of each
Plastic Money concept, working uses of each

Unit 5 (book)
Mutual Funds: Concept, Types, Significance of Mutual Funds
NAV
Evolution & Growth of Mutual Funds
Role of Registrar
Underwriter according to SEBI guidelines