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The Indian Financial System: Markets, Institutions and Services, 3/e

The Indian Financial System: Markets, Institutions and Services, 3/e

Author(s):
  • Bharati V. Pathak
    • Author: Bharati V. Pathak
    • ISBN:9788131728178
    • Price: Rs. 495.00
    • Pages:812
    • Imprint:Pearson Education
    • Binding:Paperback
    • Status:Available


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    The Indian financial system is a complex amalgamation of various institutions, markets, regulations and laws, analysts, transactions, claims and liabilities. This book not only thoroughly engages with these important aspects of financial system as the bedrock of the book, but also helps students, academicians and professionals to survive and thrive in today’s competitive business environment. This edition has been substantially revised, with new chapters, incorporation of the latest amendments and changes, and important discussions on topics like risk management, systematic investment plans, reverse mortgage loans and financial inclusion.

    Table of Content

    UNIT 1 FINANCIAL SYSTEM
    1. The Financial System: An Introduction
    2. The Financial System and the Economy
    3. Reforms in the Financial System
    UNIT II FINANCIAL MARKETS
    1. The money market
    2. The capital market
    3. The primary market
    4. Disinvestment of Public Sector Undertakings
    5. The secondary market
    6. The Derivatives market
    7. The Debt Market
    8. New financial instruments
    UNIT III FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
    1. Development financial institutions
    2. Banking and non banking institutions
    3. Management of Non-performance Assets
    4. Mutual Funds
    5. Insurance
    UNIT IV FINANCIAL SERVICES
    1. Investment banking
    2. Depositaries and custodians
    3. Credit Rating
    4. Factoring and Forfaiting
    5. Housing Finance
    6. Leasing and hire purchase
    7. Financial inclusion and Microfinance
    UNIT V FINANCIAL REGULATION
    1. Financial Regulation

    Salient Features

    • Addition of four new chapters: ‘Investment Banking’, ‘Leasing and Hire Purchase’, ‘Financial Inclusion’ and ‘Micro Finance and Housing Finance’
    • Incorporation of all changes and amendments up to July 2010
    • Inclusion of new concepts such as anchor investors, ASBA, auction-based building method, foreign currency exchangeable bonds, residential mortgage backed securitization.
    • Discussion on risk management in banks and US Subprime mortgage crisis and its impact on the Indian financial system.
    • Inclusion of case studies in several chapters.
    • Inclusion of pedagogical tools like chapter learning objectives, boxes, tables, chapter summaries, key terms, review questions and multiple-choice questions.