Strategic Financial Management

Financial Policy and Corporate Strategy
Strategic decision making framework,
Interface of Financial Policy and strategic management,
Balancing financial goals vis-à-vis sustainable growth.
Indian Financial System
Introduction and Role of Financial Market in Economic Development
Risk Management
(i) Identification of types of Risk
(ii) Evaluation of Financial Risks
(iii) Value at Risk (VAR)
(iv) Evaluation of appropriate method for the identification and management of financial risk.
Securitization
• Introduction, Concept and Definition, Benefits, Participants in Securitization, Mechanism and problems of Securitization
• Securitization Instruments and its Pricing.
• Securitization in India

Security Analysis
Fundamental Analysis
Technical Analysis:
a)Meaning
b) Assumptions
c) Theories and Principles
d) Charting Techniques
e) Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) Analysis
Security Valuation
• Theory of Valuation, Return Concepts, Equity Risk Premium, Required Return on Equity, Discount Rate Selection and in relation to cash flows
• Approaches to Valuation of Equity Shares
• Valuation of Preference Shares, Debentures/ Bonds
Portfolio Management
• Portfolio Analysis, Portfolio Selection, Portfolio Revision, Portfolio Evaluation
• Capital Market Theory
• Asset Allocation
• Fixed Income Portfolio
• Risk Analysis of Investment in Distressed Securities
• Alternative Investment Strategies
Mutual Fund
• Meaning , Evolution, Types
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Mutual Funds

Derivatives Analysis and Valuation
(i) Forward/ Future Contract
(ii) Options
(iii) Swaps
(iv) Commodity Derivatives
Interest Rate Risk Management
(i) Interest Rate Risk
(ii) Hedging Interest Rate Risk
a) Traditional Methods
b) Modern Methods
Startup Finance
(i) Introduction including Pitch Presentation
(ii) Sources of Funding
(iii) Start up India Initiative
Small & Medium Enterprises
(i) Market Size, Employment Generation and Contribution to GDP
(ii) Financing: Expansion of SMEs
(iii) Listing SMEs

Foreign Exchange Exposure and Risk Management
(i) Exchange rate determination
(ii) Foreign currency market
(iii) Management of transaction, translation and economic exposures
(iv) Hedging currency risk
(v) Foreign exchange derivatives – Forward, futures, options and swaps
International Financial Management
International Capital Budgeting
International Working Capital Management
a) Multinational Cash Management
- Objectives of Effective Cash Management
- Optimization of Cash Flows/ Needs
- Investment of Surplus Cash
b) Multinational Receivable Management
c) Multinational Inventory Management

Corporate Valuation
(i) Conceptual Framework of Valuation
(ii) Approaches/ Methods of Valuation
a) Assets Based Valuation Model
b) Earning Based Models
c) Cash Flow Based Models
d) Measuring Cost of Equity
e) Relative Valuation
f) Other Approaches to Value Measurement: EVA, MVA, SVA
g) Arriving at Fair Value
Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring
• Conceptual Framework , Rationale, Forms
• Mergers and Acquisitions
a) Financial Framework
b) Takeover Defensive Tactics
c) Reverse Merger
• Divestitures
• Ownership Restructuring
• Cross Border Mergers
International Financial Centre (IFC)
(i) Constituents of IFC
(ii) Islamic Finance