CAIIB : Elective Paper - I : CORPORATE BANKING (Syllabus-Topics)

MODULE - A: Corporate Banking and Finance

Corporate Banking : Meaning and importance, various services provided viz., Cash Management, Salary Payment, Debt Management, Factoring and Forfaiting, Trusteeship, Custodial services, Business advisory, Off shore services, Trade services, Forex Management, etc.

Corporate Deposits : Importance of Institutional deposits vis-a-vis retail deposits.

Corporate Finance : Working capital finance, Fund and Non fund based limits and Import- Export finance. Corporate Debt Restructuring.

MODULE - B : Investment Banking

Meaning and scope of Investment Banking, Evolution, overview of current state of Investment Banking in India.

Merchant Banking: Advisory services for equity / debt issues, Management, placement and distribution of equity / debt.

Mergers and Acquisitions, Divestitures: Identification, Structuring, Negotiation and Execution, arranging finances etc.

Corporate advisory services: Capital restructuring, Project advisory, Private equity and Venture capital, Loan Syndication etc.

MODULE - C: Project and Infrastructure Finance

Characteristics of Project Finance - Technology selection, Assessment of technical collaborator - Market Analysis : International competitiveness and SWOT analysis - Assessing the project cost - Means of financing projects - Estimation of project cash flows - Use of free and equity cash flow valuation for assessing projects - Financial Analysis : Break­even point analysis, Decision tree, Scenario analysis and Internal Rate of Return, Sensitivity analysis Common risks in projects - Risk mitigation methodologies in projects - Securitisation as a tool for risk mitigation - Project planning - Network techniques for project implementation - Disbursement, supervision and follow up of project by lender - Infrastructure financing cash flow deal agreement with parties involved - SPV - Monitoring and follow-up of the project