'Indian Financial System' is an elective course offered in the second semester of M. Phil. Commerce and Management (Part - Time) offered by School of Arts & Sciences, Kochi.
Unit 1:
Introduction – Nature and role of financial system – Financial system and financial markets – Financial system and economic development – Indian financial system – an overview.
Unit 2:
Insurance sector – Objectives – Role – Investment practices of LIC and GIC – Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority – Role and functions.
Unit 3:
Unit Trust of India – Objectives – Functions – Various schemes of UTI – Role of UTI in industrial finance.
Unit 4:
Mutual Funds – Concept – Performance appraisal – regulation of mutual funds (with special reference to SEBI guidelines) – Designing and marketing of mutual funds schemes – Latest mutual fund schemes in India – an overview.
Unit 5:
Foreign Investments – Types – Trends – Implications – Regulatory framework for foreign investments in India.