Diploma in International Banking & Finance

SYLLABUS:


-Paper-I INTERNATIONAL BANKING OPERATIONS:


i) Global trends and developments in International Banking
ii) Wholesale banking, retail banking, private banking, inter-bank business
iii) International financial centres offshore banking units, SEZs
iv) Asset Liability Management
v) Profitability of International Banking Operations
vi) Investment Banking
vii) Correspondent Banking
viii) International Financial Institutions; IMF, IBRD, BIS, IFC, ADB, WTO
ix) Treasury and Risk Mitigation
x) FEMA and Regulatory Framework in India
xi) Letter of Credit mechanism and UCPDC / URC / URR Buyer's / Sellers credit, Bilateral trade, counter trade, high seas sales.


-Paper-II INTERNATIONAL BANKING, LEGAL AND REGULATORY ASPECTS:


i) Regulatory Framework, BASLE II
ii) International law, choice of law, conflict of laws, jurisdictional issues
iii) Exchange management and controls, International loan agreements, covenants and clauses
iv) Country risk and bank risk management
v) International debt management
vi) Role of IMF and World Bank in International debt crisis management
vii) Anti-money laundering laws
viii) Maritime frauds, modus operandi and prevention initiatives
ix) International competitiveness - implications and effectiveness
x) International accounting standards
xi) Arbitration and mediation in International banking business


-Paper- III INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE FINANCE:


i) Fundamental principles of lending MNC, documentation and monitoring of Corporate Finance
ii) International credit rating agencies and global capital markets
iii) Raising resources and its deployment, ECBs / FCNRs
iv) International Bond Market - operations - procedure and significance
v) Regulatory prescriptions, revising undertaking facility, Note issuance facility system and structure
vi) Syndicated Loans
vii) Project and Infrastructure Finance
viii) Corporate Treasury Management
ix) Derivatives; Corporate application
x) Role of FIIs, FDIs and EXIM Bank
xi) Commodity Exchanges