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Financial Markets and Services syllabus

FIN 2088 units · 49 topicsAcademic year 2083/84
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Financial Markets and Services

8 units

1. The Introduction of Financial System (4 LHs)

  1. Meaning of financial system
    1. Meaning of financial system
  2. Function of financial system
    1. Function of financial system
  3. Components of financial system
    1. Components of financial system
  4. Financial markets and its types
    1. and financial markets and its types
  5. Financial intermediaries and classification
    1. financial intermediaries and classification
  6. Financial assets and roles of financial system in economy
    1. financial assets and roles of financial system in economy.

2. Financial market Regulations and Financial Services. (5 LHs)

  1. Financial Market regulations
    1. Financial Market regulations
  2. Financial market regulations
    1. Financial market regulations
  3. Central bank and its functions, conduct of monetary policy, financial services
    1. Central bank and its functions, conduct of monetary policy, financial services
  4. Meaning
    1. Meaning, scope and types of financial services, Characteristics of financial services, Causes for financial innovations, financial services and promotion of industries, financial service industries in Nepal.

3. Money Market (6 LHs)

  1. Meaning of Money Market
    1. Meaning of Money Market
  2. Purposes of money market
    1. Purposes of money market
  3. Participants in money market
    1. Participants in money market
  4. Money Market Instruments
    1. Money Market Instruments: Treasury bills, commercial paper, central bank funds, negotiable certificate of deposits, repurchase agreement, and banker's acceptances
  5. Yield concepts on discount papers
    1. Yield concepts on discount papers: discount yield, bond equivalent yield, effective annual rate, holding period return, and holding period yield
  6. Yield concepts on other money market instruments
    1. Yield concepts on other money market instruments
  7. Money market in Nepal
    1. Money market in Nepal

4. Capital Market (8 LHs)

  1. Meaning of capital market
    1. Meaning of capital market
  2. Functions of capital market
    1. Functions of capital market
  3. Participants in capital market
    1. participants in capital market
  4. Capital market securities
    1. Capital market securities: Treasury notes and bonds, municipal bonds, corporate bonds, mortgaged
  5. Backed securities, and common stock
    1. backed securities, and common stock
  6. Yield on capital markets securities
    1. Yield on capital markets securities
  7. International aspects of capital markets
    1. International aspects of capital markets
  8. Issues in capital markets in nepal
    1. and Issues in capital markets in Nepal

5. Commercial Banks and Other Lending Institutions (8 LHs)

  1. Concept of commercial bank
    1. Concept of commercial bank
  2. Financial statements and off-balance sheet assets and liabilities
    1. Financial statements and off-balance sheet assets and liabilities
  3. Financial statement analysis using a return on equity framework
    1. Financial statement analysis using a return on equity framework
  4. Regulation of commercial banks
    1. Regulation of commercial banks
  5. Types of regulations
    1. Types of regulations: liquidity regulation, capital adequacy regulation in reference to Basel Accord, Saving and loan associations
    2. Saving banks
    3. Credit unions
  6. Overview of development banks
    1. Overview of development banks, finance companies, micro-credit development banks, and co-operatives, Classification of financial institutions in Nepal.

6. Insurance Companies and Pension Funds (7 LHs)

  1. Concept of insurance companies
    1. Concept of insurance companies
  2. Types of insurance companies
    1. Types of insurance companies
  3. Life insurance
    1. Life insurance: types, the fair value of an annuity policy, and asset and liability structure
  4. Property-casualty insurance companies
    1. Property-casualty insurance companies: types, asset and liability structure, and profitability
  5. Overview of insurance industry in Nepal
    1. Overview of insurance industry in Nepal
  6. Regulation and supervision mechanism of insurance businesses in Nepal. Concept of pension funds
    1. Regulation and supervision mechanism of insurance businesses in Nepal. Concept of pension funds
  7. Types of pension plans
    1. Types of pension plans
  8. Retirement benefits under defined benefit plan and defined contribution plan
    1. Retirement benefits under defined benefit plan and defined contribution plan
  9. Pension fund management practices in nepal
    1. and Pension fund management practices in Nepal

7. Investment Banking and Mutual Funds (6 LHs)

  1. Meaning and roles of investment banks
    1. Meaning and roles of investment banks, Securitization of assets, Merger and acquisition, investment banking activities in Nepal
  2. Concept of mutual funds
    1. Concept of mutual funds
  3. Types of mutual funds
    1. Types of mutual funds
    2. Mutual fun expenses
  4. Net asset value and return on mutual funds
    1. Net asset value and return on mutual funds
  5. Mutual fund practices in Nepal
    1. Mutual fund practices in Nepal.

8. Securities Firms and Other Institutions (4 LHs)

  1. Concept of merchant banks, functions of merchant banks, merchant bank activities in Nepal
    1. Concept of merchant banks, functions of merchant banks, merchant bank activities in Nepal
  2. Concept of brokerage and dealer services, and practices in Nepal
    1. Concept of brokerage and dealer services, and practices in Nepal
  3. Concept of rating agencies
    1. Concept of rating agencies, rating agency services in Nepal, Functions of CDS and Clearing Limited
  4. Overview of Employee Provident Fund and Citizen Unit Trust
    1. Overview of Employee Provident Fund and Citizen Unit Trust