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BCP-411 |
Strategic Financial Management |
CO 118: Summarize financial policy and corporate strategy. CO 119:Manage portfolios and do security valuation Evaluate CO 120:Appraise international financial management including working capital management CO 121:Assess risk management, securitization , mutual fund, derivatives and interest rate risk management CO 122:AssessForeign Exchange Exposure and Risk Management CO 123:Compute and understand the concept of mergers, acquisition. and corporate restructuring and corporate valuation and start up finance |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments
Learning activities for the students: Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation,
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Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
Financial Policy and Corporate Strategy
Strategic decision making framework, Interface of Financial Policy and strategic management, Balancing financial goals vis-à-vis sustainable growth.
Risk Management
Identification of types of Risk faced by an organization, Evaluation of Financial Risks, Value at Risk (VAR), Evaluation of appropriate method for the identification and management of financial risk.
Security Analysis
Fundamental Analysis
Technical Analysis a) Meaning b) Assumptions c) Theories and Principles d) Charting Techniques e) Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) Analysis
Securitization
Introduction Concept and Definition, Benefits of Securitization, Participants in Securitization, Mechanism of Securitization, Problems in Securitization, Securitization Instruments, Pricing of Securitization Instruments, Securitization in India
Security Valuation
Theory of Valuation, Return Concepts, Equity Risk Premium, Required Return on Equity, Discount Rate Selection in Relation to Cash Flows, Approaches to Valuation of Equity Shares, Valuation of Preference Shares, Valuation of Debentures/ Bonds
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Analysis, Portfolio Selection, Capital Market Theory, Portfolio Revision, Portfolio Evaluation, Asset Allocation, Fixed Income Portfolio, Risk Analysis of Investment in Distressed Securities, Alternative Investment Strategies in context of Portfolio Management
Mutual Fund
Meaning, Evolution, Types, Advantages and Disadvantages of Mutual Funds
Derivatives Analysis and Valuation
Forward/ Future Contract, Options, Swaps, Commodity Derivatives
Interest Rate Risk Management
Interest Rate Risk, Hedging Interest Rate Risk a) Traditional Methods b) Modern Methods including Interest Rate Derivatives
Foreign Exchange Exposure and Risk Management
Exchange rate determination, Foreign currency market, Management of transaction, translation and economic exposures, Hedging currency risk, 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
Conceptual Framework of Valuation
Approaches/ Methods of Valuation a) Assets Based Valuation Model
b) Earning Based Models c) Cash Flow Based Models d) Measuring Cost of Equity - Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) - Arbitrage Pricing Theory - Estimating Beta of an unlisted company e) Relative Valuation - Steps involved in Relative Valuation - Equity Valuation Multiples - Enterprise Valuation Multiple f) Other Approaches to Value Measurement - Economic Value Added (EVA) - Market Value Added (MVA) - Shareholder Value Analysis (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 a) Partial Sell off b) Demerger c) Equity Carve outs
Ownership Restructuring a) Going Private b) Management/ Leveraged Buyouts Cross Border Mergers
Startup Finance Introduction including Pitch Presentation, Sources of Funding, Start up India Initiative
. Study Material Published by ICAI
2. Scanner-Arun Kumar (Suchitra Prakashan (P) Ltd)
3. Financial Management- Theory & Practice: Prasanna Chandra (Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing Co New Delhi)
4. Financial Management-Principles & Practice: Sultan Chand & Sons, Darya Ganj New Delhi)
5. Financial Management-S.C Kuchhal (Chaitanaya Publishing House Allahabad)
6. Financial Management-I.M Pandey (Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd)
7. Financial Management and Policy-V.K Bhalla (Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd)