The document outlines a financial management course covering topics such as capital markets, financial institutions, and the regulatory framework, totaling 30 hours of instruction. Key areas include financial analysis, investment decisions, and cash flow management within a business context. It also details various methods of capital allocation and the roles of different financial entities in facilitating business operations.

1. Session Topic Hours
1 Financial Environment of Business
a. Capital Markets (Overview of different markets – Equity (Primary and
Secondary), Debt, Derivatives, Foreign exchange, other asset classes)
b. Overview of financial Institutions
c. Regulatory framework
10
2 Introduction to Financial Management
a. Objectives and Functions
3
3 Analysis of the firm 4
4 Investment Decisions
a. Time Value of Money 6
a. Valuation of Stocks and Bonds 2
a. Capital Budgeting and Analysis 5
30

2. What is Finance?

3. 3
Flows of cash in business system
Cash Flow
From Firm
Cash for securities issued by firm
Ta
x
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s
Retained Earnings
Dividends and
Debt Payments

4. The Capital Allocation Process
Business
Business
Business
Savers
Savers
Savers
Investment
Bank
Financial
Intermediary
Business’s Securities
Business’s Securities
1. Direct Transfer
2. Through Investment Bank
3. Through Financial Intermediary
Cash
Business’s Securities
Dollars Dollars
Dollars Dollars
Business’s Securities
Intermediary’s
Securities

5. FORMS OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

6. THANK YOU
R.V.Naveenan