MS 46 Management of Financial Services Test Paper

MBA - Master of Business Administration

Note: Answer any five questions.

1. (a) Explain the meaning and significance of "capital market" an "money market". Bring out the similarities and the differences between these markets.

(b) Explain what do you understand by call money market and treasury bills market. Discuss their significance in the Indian money markets.

2. (a) Explain the concept of financial services and their importance. Discuss the salient features of financial services.

(b) What do you understand by Merchant Banking? What funtions are undertaken by a Merchant Banker? Discuss briefly.

3. (a) What a stock Exchange? Discuss the important characterstics of Stock Exchange in India.

(b) Describe the recent developments in Indian stock market structure.

4. Explain the need of mutual funds. Discuss the broad classification of the schemes of these funds. Comment on the growth and performance of mutual funds in India.

5. (a) What do you mean by New Issues Management? Discuss the methods employed for mobilising th ecapital by issuing the securities.

(b) Discuss the various activities involved in managing a public issue.

6 (a) What is Leasing? Why do people / corporates go for leasing of assets?

(b) Discuss some of the importan forms of leasing with suitable examples.

7. (a) What do you mean by "Factoring"? Describe its mechanism.

( b) Explain and comment on the salient features of Bills Rediscounting Schemes of the Reserve Bank of India.