BSS Business School

BSS Master Diploma in Investment Banking

Part I : Economics and Financial Markets

Introduction to Economics, National Income Analysis, Economic Cycles, Public Finance, Monetary Policy, GATT & WTO, International Monetary System, Important Government Policies, Current Developments, Financial System, Money Markets, Capital Markets, Primary Market, Secondary Markets, Bond Market, Global Markets, Foreign Exchange Markets, Derivatives Market, Banking System, Insurance Market, Non-Banking Finance Companies, Linkages between Markets, Technology and the Markets, Current Developments.

Part II : Investment Banking - I

Projects, Financing Strategies, Venture Capital, Loan Syndication, Designing & Pricing of Instruments, Issue of Equity, Managing of Public Issues & IPOs, Issuance of Bonds, Issuance of Notes, Private Placement, Asset Based Financing, Trade Financing, Securitization, Recapitalization of Projects, Cost of Capital and Capital Restructuring, Dividend, Bonus and Buy-back, Current Developments.

Part III : Investment Banking - II

Time Value of Money, Risk and Return, Valuation of Securities, Capital Expenditure Decisions, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Corporate Restructuring, Valuation-I, Valuation-II, Valuation of Firms, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sell-offs and Divestitures, The Market for Corporate Control, Takeover Defenses, Changes in Ownership Structures, Cross Border Acquisitions, Post-Merger Management, Turnaround Management, Corporate Risk Management, Current Developments.

Part IV : Managing Investment Banking Organizations

Investment Banking Industry, Investment Banking Organization, Business Planning by Investment Banks, Skills for Investment Banks, Marketing of Investment Banking, Strategic Issues in Marketing of Investment Banking Services, Relationship Management by Investment Banks, Tools for Marketing Investment Banking Services, Challenges in Marketing of Investment Banking Services, Networking by Investment Banks, Operations Management by Investment Banks, Research & Development by Investment Banks, Organization Design, Knowledge Management, Compensation Policies, Regulation & Compliance, Internal Control System, Risk Management Practices, Ethics in Investment Banking, Current Developments, Case Studies on Investment Banks.