Financial Services for UG Students  
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This book is for undergraduate students of commerce and management. It provides a contemporary foundation to the subject of Financial Services

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This book is for undergraduate students of commerce and management. It provides a contemporary foundation to the subject of Financial Services

Table of contents
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Preface
  • Dedication Page
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1 Introduction to Financial Services
    • Financial Services—Concept
    • Financial Services—Objectives/Functions
    • Financial Services—Characteristics
    • Financial Services Market—Concept
    • Financial Services Market—Constituents
    • Growth of Financial Services in India
    • Financial Services Sector—Problems
    • Review Questions
  • Chapter 2 Financial Services Environment
    • The Forces
    • Players in Financial Markets
    • Interest Rate Determination
    • Macroeconomic Aggregates in India
    • Review Questions
  • Chapter 3 Merchant Banking
    • Definition
    • Functions
    • Merchant Bankers’ Code of Conduct
    • Reveiw Questions
  • Chapter 4 Public Issue Management
    • Concept
    • Functions
    • Categories of Securities Issue
    • Mechanics of Public Issue Management
    • Issue Manager
    • Role of Issue Manager
    • Activities involved in Public Issue Management
    • Marketing of Issue
    • Public Issue Proposal—Factors
    • Pricing of Issues
    • Law Relating to Issue Management
    • Review Questions
  • Chapter 5 New Issues Market (NIM)
    • NIM and Secondary Markets—An Interface
    • Services of NIM
    • NIM Vs. Secondary Market
    • Methods of Marketing Securities
    • Review Questions
  • Chapter 6 Underwriting of Securities
    • Definition
    • Types
    • Underwriter
    • Underwriting Agreement
    • Benefits/Functions
    • Mechanics of Underwriting
    • Indian Scenario
    • Underwriting Agencies
    • Obstacles
    • SEBI Guidelines
    • Variants of Underwriting
    • Review Questions
  • Chapter 7 Capital Market
    • Definition
    • Money Market
    • Characteristics
    • Functions
    • Indian Capital Market—Evolution and Growth
    • Constituents of Indian Capital Market
    • New Financial Institutions
    • New Financial Instruments
    • Measures of Reactivation
    • Measures of Investor Protection
    • Recent Initiatives in the Indian Capital Market
    • Rebound in Indian Capital Market
    • Review Questions
  • Chapter 8 Stock Exchange
    • History of Stock Exchanges
    • Meaning
    • Definition
    • Functions/Services/Features/Role
    • Stock Exchange and Commodity Exchange Distinguished
    • Stock Exchange Traders
    • Weaknesses
    • Regulation of Stock Exchanges
    • Steps in Stock Trading
    • Mechanics of Settlement
    • Depository
    • Stock Trading System
    • Specialists
    • Recent Developments
    • Review Questions
  • Chapter 9 SEBI—Functions and Working
    • Genesis
    • Features of the SEBI Bill
    • Objectives
    • Management
    • Powers and Functions
    • Regulatory Role
    • Role and Relevance
    • Global Outlook
    • Review Questions
  • Chapter 10 Leasing
    • Definition
    • Characteristics of Lease
    • Types of Lease
    • Financial Lease Vs. Operating Lease
    • Test for Financial Lease
    • Myths About Leasing
    • Participants
    • Leasing Process
    • Services of Lessor
    • Advantages of Leasing
    • Limitations of Lease Financing
    • Review Questions
  • Chapter 11 Accounting for Lease
    • Lease
    • Accounting and Reporting for Financial Lease—Books of the Lessor
    • Accounting and Reporting for Financial Lease—Books of the Lessee
    • Accounting and Reporting for Operating Lease—Books of the Lessor
    • Review Questions
  • Chapter 12 Hire Purchase
    • Definition
    • Rights of Hirer
    • Rate of Interest
    • Lease Financing Vs. Hire Purchase Financing
    • Accounting for Hire Purchase
    • Methods of Interest Calculation
    • Method of Reporting
    • Lease Vs. Hire Purchase Evaluation
    • Review Questions
  • Chapter 13 Factoring
    • Meaning
    • Definition
    • Mechanism
    • Characteristics
    • Factoring and Off-balance Sheet Financing
    • Types of Factoring
    • Advantages of Factoring
    • Disadvantages of Factoring
    • Factoring—Players
    • Functions of a Factor
    • Factoring Cost
    • Line of Credit—Methods
    • Factoring Vs. Bills Discounting
    • RBI Guidelines for Factoring
    • Factoring—Indian Scenario
    • Major Factoring Firms
    • Operational Profile of Indian Factoring
    • Operational Problems in Indian Factoring
    • Review Questions
  • Chapter 14 Consumer Finance
    • Definition
    • Types
    • Mechanics of Consumer Financing
    • Sources of Consumer Finance
    • Modes of Consumer Finance
    • Demand for Consumer Finance—Factors
    • Consumer Financing—Practice in India
    • Pricing of Consumer Finance
    • Marketing Consumer Finance
    • Consumer Finance Insurance
    • Consumer Credit Scoring
    • Case for Consumer Finance
    • Case Against Consumer Finance
    • Boom in Consumer Financing
    • Hire Purchase System (HPS)
    • Instalment Credit System (ICS)
    • Review Questions
  • Chapter 15 Venture Capital
    • Meaning
    • Definition
    • Rationale
    • Features
    • Methods of Evaluation
    • Origin and Growth of Venture Capital
    • Venture Capital and Other Funds
    • Stages of Venture Capital Financing
    • Analyzing Venture Capital Proposals—Criteria
    • Buy-outs
    • Financial Sources
    • Investment Nurturing
    • Styles of Venture Financing
    • Nurturing Methods
    • Compensation
    • Forms of Organization
    • Exit Mechanism
    • Review Questions
  • Chapter 16 Mutual Funds
    • Definition
    • Products/Schemes
    • Mechanics of Mutual Funds Operations
    • Mutual Funds in India
    • Managing Mutual Funds in India
    • SEBI Requirements of AMC
    • Functions of AMC
    • Working Mechanism of AMC
    • Portfolio Management Process in Mutual Funds
    • Operational Efficiency of Mutual Funds
    • Evaluating Mutual Funds
    • Mutual Fund Holders’ Account
    • Causes for Poor Performance of Mutual Funds
    • Review Questions
  • Chapter 17 Credit Rating
    • Impetus
    • Origin
    • Definition
    • Features
    • Advantages
    • Credit Rating System—Growth Factors
    • Global Credit Rating Agencies
    • Domestic Credit Rating Agencies
    • Credit Rating Symbols
    • CRISIL Ratings for Short-term Instruments
    • Credit Rating Process
    • Rating Framework—Major Factors
    • Equity Grading
    • Review Questions
  • Previous Years University Question Papers
  • Index
Biographical note

Dr. Gurusamy is currently Professor and Head, Department of Commerce, University of Madras, Chennai.

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