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- Economics-Basic Concepts
- Demand and Elasticity Analysis
- Production and Cost Analysis -Marginal Cost, Marginal Revenue and Economic profit and loss
- Market Analysis- Perfect, Monopoly, Monopolistic and Oligopoly competition
- Measurement and Components of Aggregate demand.
- Money, Interest rates and Banking.
- Inflation, Deflation and Recession.
- Government Expenditure and Revenue, Working of Fiscal Policy.
- Business Cycles
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| Module 2: Introduction to Financial Planning
This module is comprehensive and offers a complete overview of the financial planning process. It focuses on a globally accepted six-step financial planning process: general principles of cash-flow planning, budgeting, legal aspects of financial planning and particularly time value of money.
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- Personal Financial Planning process
- Ethical and professional consideration in Financial planning – Code of ethics
- Cash flow planning
- Budgeting
- Personal financial statement Analysis
- Financial Mathematics – Time value of Money
- Forms of business ownership/entity relationships.
- Legal aspects of financial planning.
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Module 3:: Risk Analysis and Insurance Planning |
| This module examines the principles of Risk Analysis and Insurance Planning to identify a client’s risk exposure and accordingly select appropriate risk management techniques. The module reviews basic insurance products, pertaining to both general and life insurance; analyzes various insurance needs, such as medical, disability, life and general insurance and finally determines the type and amount of insurance best suited to the client’s situation and needs.
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- Introduction to Risk Analysis
- Insurance Concepts
- Legal principles of Insurance
- Insurance Contract
- Insurance Policies and Strategies
- Insurance products
- Regulatory framework of Insurance
- Motor Insurance
- Health and Householders Insurance
- Group Insurance
- Annuities
- Insurance Pricing
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Module 4: Financial Statement Analysis (MODULE V) |
As an advisor on investment of disposable income a financial planner ought to have sound knowledge of analyzing the financial statement of a corporate. This module will consider the statement of cash flows, the balance sheets and the income statements. Each of these would give a view and facts of operations of the company. |
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- Financial Statements of a corporate-Balance Sheet
- Profit and Loss Account,
- Changes in Financial Position,
- Financial Ratios, Leverage, Profitability, Turnover and Activity Ratios
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Module 5: Basic Quantitative methods for Financial Analysis This course explains and puts to use the different mathematical techniques for understanding the financial markets. The focus of the course is on the quantitative tools necessary to understand the meaning of averages, time lines, regression, probability, various test and hypothesis. |
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- Collection and Presentation of data: Table and Charts for categorical and Numerical data, frequency distributions
- Measures of Central Tendency: Arithmetic mean, median, mode, Geometric mean, Quartiles, percentiles, deciles
- Measures of dispersion: Range, Interquartile range, Standard deviation, Variance, Coefficient of variations
- Basic Probability and Mathematical Expectation - Simple regression analysis, Correlation, and Coefficient of determination
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Semester 2 |
Module 6: Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits |
This module assesses the significance of retirement planning, teaches analysis techniques, review of retirement employee benefits (such as EPF, PPF, Superannuation Fund etc.) and the process to be adopted while developing a retirement plan. It focuses on imparting students’ appropriate skills, enabling them to identify retirement needs of the client and recommend appropriate retirement solutions for a happy and tension-free retired life. |
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- Introduction to Retirement Planning
- Types of Retirement Plans – Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution plan
- Superannuation and other retirement plans
- Group Life and Health Insurance
- Retirement planning and Strategies
- Post Retirement Counseling
- Retirement Income Streams
- Pension Sector Reforms
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Module 7: Investment Planning |
This module trains students in understanding the client’s investment needs and risk appetite and providing suitable solutions aimed at wealth creation. It reviews all categories of investments, client evaluation methods, and economic factors, risk and return analysis, valuation techniques, asset allocation procedures and portfolio performance assessment. |
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- Risk
- Return
- Investment Portfolio
- Small Savings
- Fixed Income Instruments
- Mutual Funds
- Derivatives
- Valuation of Equity
- Real Estate
- Investment Strategies
- Asset allocation
- Regulation of Investment advisor
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Module 8: AMFI Advisors Module |
Students will able to know the various types of managed investments so that financial planners are able to select the ones that match their clients’ needs. Students will also gain an overview of asset management companies, their functioning and trustees’ role in management of investors’ fund. This gives opportunity to students to get AMFI certified by taking the prescribed examination which is mandatory for professional engaged and selling or advising mutual fund products. |
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- Concept, Advantages and Evolution of Mutual funds in India
- Types of funds – open ended, close ended, tax exempt, exchange traded
- Funds of funds
- Money market, Real Estate fund etc.
- Role and function of Registrars, custodians and Banks
- Distribution of Mutual fund products and Role of Market Intermediaries
- The offer document
- Accounting valuation and taxation
- Investor services
- Fund Management
- Measures for evaluation of Mutual fund performances
- Investors Grievances
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Module 9: Security Analysis and Portfolio Management |
The student should obtain a broad knowledge of the asset allocation process, security markets, market structures, the risk return characteristics of investment products, and hedging applications with financial innovations through the course materials, lectures, discussions and assignment |
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- Specification of Investment Objective
- Formulation of Portfolio Strategy
- Asset Allocation,
- Portfolio Risk,
- Performance Measurement,
- Rebalancing of Portfolio
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Module 10: NCFM Derivatives (Dealers) Module |
This course is designed to impart training to students in trading in derivative segment of the stock market. It also enables students to obtain NCFM Certification by appearing for the relevant examination held by National Stock Exchange. |
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- Derivatives products
- Derivatives market
- Type of Market Indexes
- Futures and Options
- Trading in Futures and Options
- Basket Trading
- Clearing and settlement
- Regulatory Framework
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Module 11: Technical Analysis |
The Overall Aim
The aim of the Technical Analysis is to confirm that the candidate possesses the professional knowledge, understanding and skills to pursue a career in technical analysis within the investment community. In particular, at the end of their training period qualified technicians are expected to have a good understanding of, and practical experience in, the major techniques listed below, together with a wide range of timing and analytical tools and indicators to enable them to select the most advantageous portfolios, trades, hedges etc. for their clients, their employers or their own trading systems. The syllabus is therefore designed primarily to ensure that students will gain the necessary skills to pursue their careers to a more advanced level in a professional manner, and also to provide investors with the knowledge and confidence in technical analysis that will enable them to make better informed trading decisions.
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- Bar charts. Gaps, islands, key reversals. Defining price objectives from gaps and patterns on bar charts. Arithmetic versus logarithmic scales.
- Moving averages - arithmetic, weighted, and exponential. Centred, non-centred and advanced. Single, double and multiple moving average crossovers. Moving envelopes, including Bollinger Bands.
- Candle charts and candle patterns.
- Point and figure charts. Construction, scale, box reversal, objective counting. Advantages and disadvantages compared to other types of chart.
- Dow Theory
- Chart patterns, e g triangles, flags, pennants, diamonds, broadening patterns (megaphones), wedges.
- Reversal patterns and how to identify/anticipate them. Rounding tops and bottoms, head and shoulders, spikes, double/treble/multiple tops and bottoms.
- Trend. How to draw correct short, medium and long-term trendlines. Trend channels. Return lines and internal trendlines. Unconventional but useful trendlines. Acceleration. Speed lines. Trend characteristics.
- Consolidation - how and why it occurs. Breakouts and how to recognize them.
- Corrections: when and how far. And more…
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Module 12: Commodities Module |
- Introduction to Derivatives
- Commodity Derivatives
- Instruments available for trading
- Pricing commodity derivatives
- Using commodity derivative markets
- The NCDEX platform
- Commodities to be traded on the NCDEX platform.
- Trading on the NCDEX platform
- Clearing, Settlement and Risk Management
- Regulatory Framework
- Accounting and Taxation issues
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Semester 3 |
Module 12: Business Communication and Personality Development |
The course is designed to develop communication skills which today are demanded by every employer. The students are taken to by the consultant through a number of practical sessions giving them necessary inputs for improving communication in English. Moreover, personality development is conducted for finance students with the prime aim of overcoming hesitation and preparing them for interviews and group discussions that they will be facing with various multinationals .
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- English |
- Correct English Pronunciation
- Initiating Conversation
- Business Presentations
- Improve Your Vocabulary
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- Personality Development |
- Overcoming Hesitation and Building up Confidence
- Interpersonal Skills
- Etiquette
- Presenting Oneself (Pleasing Personality)
- Business Etiquette
- Public Speaking
- Personality Assessment
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- Job Seeking Skills |
- Other Soft Skills |
- Leadership qualities
- Working in a Team
- Assertiveness
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Module 13:Marketing of Financial Products |
Knowledge of marketing and sales is considered essential for driving the financial planning activity. A financial planner has to sell his ideas, recommendations and sometimes the product to a client. His understanding of the general principles of marketing can be used in pursuing this objective. |
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- Understanding Marketing Management.
- Fundamental Marketing Concept
- Consumer Behavior
- Marketing – Communication
- Introduction to financial services.
- Marketing – Distribution and Pricing
- Basic Financial Products
- Marketing Research
- Conflict Resolution
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Module14: Tax and Estate Planning |
This module aims to enhance the student’s knowledge in the realm of personal taxation and tax planning, by providing a synopsis of the key tax components. Estate planning sub-module introduces the student to the process of developing an estate plan, including assessment of important techniques of estate planning: wills, gifting schemes, powers of attorney and joint property ownership. |
| Broad Topics: |
- Principles of taxation of personal income
- Tax planning Consideration
- Tax computation
- Tax planning Strategies
- Estate planning
- Features of Taxation of Trusts
- Wills, Power of Attorney and Property Documentation
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| Module 15: Advanced Financial Planning |
The final module builds upon the knowledge gained in the previous modules and incorporates all aspects of personal finance that are vital for developing a comprehensive financial plan. Students are taught the steps necessary for collecting and evaluating client data, developing, recommending and executing appropriate strategies and also important aspects related to ongoing monitoring and evaluation of financial plan. |
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- Financial Planning process
- Strategies of goal setting
- Analysis of Financial situation of the client
- Developing and implementing a plan
- Monitoring and Review of a Financial Plan
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Case studies on personal financial plan |
