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Finance and Banking

A basic course that will help you manage
Fundamentals Excel
data, do calculations, use formulae, and 4.0
Basics
present data using MS Excel.
(India - F)

A course for individuals using MS Excel for

any financial purpose. The course covers
Finance and Banking
Excel for concepts like simple interest, compound
Fundamentals 3.0
Finance interest, PV, NPV, IRR, Loan repayment
(India - F)
schedules and loan amortisation in context of
MS Excel.

A course that covers the basics of

macroeconomic concepts like GDP,
inflation, fiscal policy, exchange rate, other
Finance and Banking key concepts
Fundamentals Macroeconomics 4.5
(India - F) Application of macro economics concepts to
the Indian context

An understanding of the budget.

 This course includes topics like time value of
Finance and Banking money, inflation, risk, risk-return framework
Fundamentals Key lay a foundation.
(India - F) Concepts in 6
Finance It also covers basics of accounting and a
section on understanding financial
statements.

This course starts with a section on

understanding of the capital structure of any
firm and financial instruments.
Financial
Finance and Banking Markets -
It then delves into the investment cycle and
Fundamentals Understanding 8.5
takes the learner through the entire trade
(India - F) and Raising
lifecycle.
Money.
This is followed by an overview of equity,
bond and currency markets.

Generic concepts related to the payments

systems and a detailed view of the payments
systems
Finance and Banking
Fundamentals Banking Process, Risk management in banks and NBFCs
(India - F) Compliance and 6.5
Technology Banking compliance and regulations like
KYC, UCPDC, SARFAESI and Negotiable
Instruments act, Banking technology -
overview of Core Banking Solution and
cheque truncation.

Overview of the financial framework, its

components and key concepts.

Understanding of the business of banking -

Financial WACC, NII, NIM, Spread, structure of a
Finance and Banking
Institutions - bank and different channels
Fundamentals 10.5
Business
(India - F)
Overview Overview of retail banking - liability
products and asset products

Overview of Corporate Banking - fund and

non fund based facilities like working
 capital, LCs, BGs, trade finance and CMS

Specialized divisions - investment banking,

treasury and financial markets, private
banking, wealth management, agricultural
banking,

NBFCs - categorization, access to funds,

business offerings and comparison with
banks.

This course includes topics like time value of

Finance and
money, inflation, risk, risk-return framework
Banking
Key lay a foundation.
Fundamentals
Concepts in 6
(International - F)
Finance It also covers basics of accounting and a
section on understanding financial
statements.

This course starts with a section on

understanding of the capital structure of any
firm and financial instruments.
Financial
Finance and
Markets -
Banking It then delves into the investment cycle and
Understanding 8.5
Fundamentals takes the learner through the entire trade
and Raising
(International - F) lifecycle.
Money.
This is followed by an overview of equity,
bond and currency markets.

Generic concepts related to the payments

systems and a detailed view of the payments
systems in India, US and UK.

Finance and Banking Risk management in banks and NBFCs.

Fundamentals Banking Process,
(International - F) Compliance and It covers the banking regulations and laws in 7.5
Technology India (KYC, UCPDC, SARFAESI and
Negotiable Instruments act) and US
(Lending laws - TILA, ECOA; Deposit Laws
- GLB, TISA, Privacy Policy etc).

Banking technology - overview of Core

 Banking Solution and cheque truncation.

Overview of the financial framework, its

components and key concepts.

Understanding of the business of banking -

WACC, NII, NIM, Spread, structure of a
bank and different channels

Overview of retail banking - liability

products and asset products in India, US and
UK.
Finance and Financial
It also covers NRI products which are
Banking Institutions -
specific to India - NRE & NRO accounts, 9.5
Fundamentals Business
FCNR deposits
(International - F) Overview
Overview of Corporate Banking - fund and
non fund based facilities like working
capital, LCs, BGs, trade finance and CMS

Specialized divisions - investment banking,

treasury and financial markets, private
banking, wealth management, agricultural
banking.

Debt Products - Working capital, term loans,

project finance, priority sector lending, real
estate exposure

Liability Products - current accounts, term

deposits, salary accounts
Corporate Relationship
Trade products - trade finance, LCs, BGs, 11.0
Banking (I) Management
CMS

Treasury Products - LEV, Forwards, Swaps,

Options, Combinations,

Project finance - types of structures,

characteristics, debt syndication,
 securitization, distressed debt.

Relationship Process - segmentation,

prospecting, RAROC. Relationship Strategy
- value of a deal, product penetration index.

International trade, why do countries trade?

Risks in trade, trade documents and
incoterms.

Types of transactions - open account,

documentary collections, Letter of Credit, LC
clauses, discrepant documents, amendments,
Corporate Transaction issuance and settlement, LC Case Study.
11.0
Banking (I) Banking
Bank Guarantees - Performance and
Financial Guarantees

Trade Finance - pre and post shipment

finance, LC bill discounting, buyers and
suppliers credit. CMS and pricing of trade
products.

Basic Credit Risk Model, rating and

nomenclature, economic cycles, industry risk,
company risk - management,
supplier/customer concentration,

Financial analysis of profit and loss, balance

Corporate Credit sheet statements, financial ratios.
19.5
Banking (I) Analysis Comprehensive exercise on financial ratios.

Product structures - security, interest rate,

repayment schedule. Credit note -
comprehensive view on how to write,
different sections like borrower profile,
financial profile and data.

Wealth HNI segmentation, spectrum of services,

Wealth
Management - types of mandates, World Wealth Report -
Management 1.0
Business 2009. Market regulators, KYC, Anti Money
(I)
Overview Laundering.
 Wealth management process, key roles,
client engagement, understanding client
Client
Wealth requirements, client life cycle, time horizon
Acquisition and
Management goals, building relationships. 2.5
Financial
(I)
Planning
Financial planning - asset allocation, risk
profile, asset allocation

Types of markets, participants. Trade

Lifecycle - issuance to trading. Issuance -
investor categories, process, private
placement, FPO and foreign currency.
Investment
Wealth
Products -
Management Pre-trade analysis - Fundamental and 6.5
Equity &
(I) technical analysis.
Derivatives
Trading mechanism, order placement,
workflow of a trade. Financial derivatives -
futures, options, portfolio, margins.

Key terms - yield, coupon, interest rates,

rating. Bond arithmetic - Day Count
Conventions, bond pricing, accrued interest,
clean & dirty price, valuation.

Investment Debt Instruments and classification. Money

Wealth
Products - market instruments - overview. 7.0
Management (I)
Bonds
Pre-trade analysis - Fundamentals, impact of
US data and other domestic markets.

Trading G-secs, corporate bonds, FX-MM

arbitrage, OIS.

Alternate investment products - tax planning,

tax calculation, capital gains, wealth tax,
PMS.
Wealth Investment
Management Products - General Insurance - Health and disability 7.5
(I) Others insurance, property and liability insurance
products, insurance sector in India, types of
annuities.
 Life Insurance - key terms, identification of
needs, products, term insurance, permanent
plans, Unit Linked Insurance Plans, ULIP
charges.

Mutual Funds - Structure, NAV, expenses,

fees and loads, classification, ETFs, hedge
funds.

Performance measurement parameters,

Wealth
Performance Global Investment Performance Reporting
Management 2.0
Measurement Standard (GIPS), risk adjusted returns and
(I)
performance attribution.

Types of markets, participants. Trade

Lifecycle - issuance to trading. Issuance -
investor categories, process, private
placement, FPO and foreign currency.

Pre-trade analysis - Fundamental and

technical analysis.

Trading mechanism, order placement,

Treasury and Equity Markets -
workflow of a trade. Trading strategies in
Capital Trading and 9.5
practice, beta, margin trading.
Markets (I) Operations
Post Trade - clearing & settlement, settlement
failure, and Security Lending & Borrowing
Scheme (SLBS).

Asset Servicing - Income collection, generic

work flow for a custodian, corporate actions,
reporting. Risk management - market limits
and margins.

Key terms - yield, coupon, interest rates,

rating. Bond arithmetic - Day Count
Treasury and Bond Markets - Conventions, bond pricing, accrued interest,
Capital Trading and clean & dirty price, valuation. 10.5
Markets (I) Operations
Indian bond markets,debt Instruments and
classification. Money market instruments -
 overview. Issuance of bonds

Pre-trade analysis - Fundamentals, impact of

US data and other domestic markets.

Trading G-secs, corporate bonds, FX-MM

arbitrage, OIS.

Forex markets - features, market participants

and segments, exchange rate-economics,
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), balance of
payments.

Spot Arithmetic - quoting conventions, cross

rates, margins, spot rate – movements,
quoting strategy, trading position.

Pre-trade Analysis -Factors affecting forex

markets, the Indian rupee market, features
affecting the rupee spot market.

FX trading, trading vocabulary, global

conventions, asking etiquette, examples and
Treasury and Currency Markets - conversations. calculation of forward rates,
Capital Trading and swap markets. 10.5
Markets (I) Operations
Calculating the swap rate, swap - bid/offer,
swap trading, swap market conventions,
margins, cross currency forward transactions.

Factors affecting the Indian swap market,

features, market factors unique to Indian
market, swap market dynamics, customer
transactions in the swap market, FII hedging,
FCNR conversions, Non Deliverable
Forwards (NDFs).

Risk management, market risk limits, credit

risk limits, continuous linked settlement,
Back office: settlement & delivery, other
functions. live quotes, margins, settlement.

Treasury and Derivatives -

Futures contract, options, exotics - weather 2
Capital Overview
Markets (I) derivatives, benefits of derivatives.

Financial products, credit extension products,

price fixing products, price insurance
products, pricing of a convertible bond.

Mutual Funds- structure, calculation of NAV,

expenses, fees and loads of mutual funds,
classification of mutual funds based on:
structure, investment objective, investment
plan, key features of ETF, ten
commandments for an investment advisor,
Types of markets, participants.

Equities: Trade Lifecycle - issuance to

trading. Issuance - investor categories,
process, private placement, FPO and foreign
Fund currency. Pre-trade analysis - Fundamental
Fund
Management and technical analysis. Trading mechanism,
Management 16
Investment order placement, workflow of a trade.
(I)
Products Financial derivatives - futures, options,
portfolio, margins.

Bonds: Key terms - yield, coupon, interest

rates, rating. Bond arithmetic - Day Count
Conventions, bond pricing, accrued interest,
clean & dirty price, valuation. Debt
Instruments and classification. Money market
instruments - overview. Pre-trade analysis -
Fundamentals, impact of US data and other
domestic markets. Trading G-secs, corporate
bonds, FX-MM arbitrage, OIS.

Fund sales process, key roles, client

engagement, understanding client
requirements, client life cycle, time horizon
goals, and building relationships. Financial
Fund
Sales and planning - asset allocation, risk profile, asset
Management 7.5
Administration allocation.
(I)
Performance measurement parameters,
Global Investment Performance Reporting
Standard (GIPS), risk adjusted returns and
 performance attribution.

Funds - issuance process, trading and post

trade process, investors’ administration,
Portfolio administration, custodian and its
functions. Industry outlook and regulatory
framework of the Mutual Fund Industry.

A course that covers the overview of retail

banking division of a bank and its advantages.

Branch Banking - Introduction, front office or

customer facing roles, back office or
operational roles.
Branch Banking,
Retail Banking (I) Alternate Channels Alternate Channels - ATMs, mobile banking, 8
& Payments phone banking and internet banking.

Clearing & Settlement System - Players,

concepts and terms, categorization of
payments and cheque clearing & settlement.

Types of Accounts - individual accounts, non-

individual accounts; account status and right
of set-off and lien on deposit accounts.

Domestic liability products - Savings

accounts, current accounts, fixed deposits and
recurring deposits.

NRI liability products - NRO, NRE, FCNR

Liability and Fee
and RFC accounts.
Retail Banking (I) Based Products & 14
Processes
Liability Product Processes - Supply chain in
liability products, profitability, CASA and
term deposit processes.

Fee based Products - overview,

bancassurance, life & health insurance,
property insurance and mutual funds.

Proprietary Products - Trade transactions,

 trade products - bank guarantees, LCs,
factoring. Cash Management Services (CMS)-
receivables, payables & liquidity
management, payment cards - debit, credit,
stored value/prepaid cards.

What is private equity? Classification of PE

investments, Private Equity - Venture capital
and Mid size finance; Private Debt - Leverage
Buy Outs (LBOs), growth capital and turn
around investments.

Mark To Market of PE investments, PE fees,

Investors Profile, Portfolio Construction, Key
Functions, Investment focus, PE deal cycle
and Fund raising.
Investment Banking (I) Private Equity 11
Investment phase - Investment management
team, partner, principal, associate/analyst; key
responsibilities of investment manager,
business plan analysis, business valuation,
Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) method, term
sheet, investor rights, promoters rights and
Due diligence.

Post investment monitoring & exit, SEBI

guidelines and income and profit sharing
methods.

Overview of an Initial Public Offer (IPO),

issuance process, pricing of the issue, pre-
issue obligations, green shoe option and role
of merchant banker.

Drafting the offer document, marketing the

Investment Banking (I) Merchant Banking issue, launch & completion, Qualified 9
Institutional Buyer (QIB) issue, rights issue
and bonus issue.

What are depository receipts? Types of

depository receipts, American Depository
Receipts (ADRs), Global Depository Receipts
 (GDRs), types of ADRs, tax treatment, ADR
issuance process, participants, ADR norms,
Indian Depository Receipts (IDRs) and SEBI
guidelines for issuance of IDRs.

What are Commercial Papers (CPs)? Issuance

process of CPs, participants, role of Issuing
and Paying Agent (IPA) or merchant banker,
redemption process and live case on CP
issuance.

Why do people use Derivatives? Interest rate

refresher, floating interest rates.

Benchmarks swaps, Interest Rate Swaps

(IRS), Forward Rate Agreements (FRAs)

Overnight Index Swaps (OIS), Bond-OIS

Currency and Hedge, Trading the OIS, Benefits of OIS,
Derivative
Interest Rate MITOR/MIFOR swaps, INBMK swaps. 7.5
Products
Derivatives (E)
Interest Rate Futures - Trading margins,
settlement procedure, IRF Hedging, IRF
Trading.

Parallel loan structure, Currency swap

structure, Variants of currency swaps,
Hedging of currency swaps.

Pricing a Derivative, Pricing a forward

contract. Pricing of swap, Pricing of LTFX
contracts, Pricing of currency swaps, Pricing
of Arrears swap
Forwards,
Currency and
FRAs and Hedging a swap portfolio
Interest Rate 6.5
Swaps - Pricing
Derivatives (E)
and Hedging Operational steps, Risk management - Middle
Office. Comprehensive cradle to grave
illustration of a currency swap
 Features of option contract, options
terminology, types of option, put – call parity,
applications of options

Categories of option strategies, trading

classification, option strategies, exotic
options.

Pricing models, determinants of option

Currency and Options -
pricing, pricing a stock option, currency
Interest Rate Pricing and 7.5
option. Pricing Strategies using a live Black-
Derivatives (E) Hedging
Scholes Spreadsheet

Finding the various embedded options in a

complex structure, Pricing exotic options
using Binomial trees and sample pricer from
John Hull

Option greeks, Hedging Options, Operational

aspects of an Option Deal