There
are opportunities galore in finance and more will come in the
next few years -so inspite of the global slow down "finance" is
exciting both
as a subject and a career option with the greater expansion of
the global economy. With banking companies growing
at such a fast pace there wont be any disappointment for new
comers in this field.
Finance management is the backbone of any organizations be it
corporates, business houses, or Financial institutions. As much
as it is a crucial aspect of a successful and profitable business,
Financial Management yields a number of job options ranging from
strategic financial planning to sales.
Equity: This is basically a book building
process offering services as an underwriter of equity and equity-linked
offerings / IPO etc, & provide innovative structured products
across domestic and international markets. Expertise in executing
Buybacks, extensive knowledge of local markets and global resources
required.
Debt Sales: Professionals in Debt Sales distributes
various fixed Income products-fixed income and mutual fund
products to institutional investors and corporates which include
financial institutions, insurance companies, banks, mutual
funds, foreign institutional investors, provident / gratuity
funds, religious / educational / charitable and other trusts.
Investment Banking: Providing clients with
financial and advisory services to ensure clients have access
to capital markets - both domestic and international, through
a wide range of innovative debt and equity products. Must have
experience as underwriter and securities broker. An Investment
bank strives to provide innovative solutions to help clients
achieve their goals.
- Capital Markets, Stock Brokers & Investment
Analysts : Thanks to the takeover by SEBI and
inflow of the FII’s in India ,this is indeed exciting
times for professionals seeking career opportunities in Stock
Brokering & Investment Analysts .Corporatisation of
stock exchanges have seen this sector becoming more mature
and porfessional. Many new instruments have been introduced
in the markets, including index futures, index options, derivatives
and options and futures in select stocks. Those interested
in a career as equity analyst can pursue the postgraduate
diploma course in Equity Rearch and Analysis offered by The
Institute of Chartered Financial Analysis of India situated
at Hyderabad, India. A graduate in commerce can pursue the
profession of a broker. To get membership of the stock exchange,
one has to go through a training under a broking firm for
a period of minimum 6 months.
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- Venture Capital: According to a survey conducted
by Thomson Financial and Prime Database, India ranked as the
third most active venture capital market in Asia Pacific (excluding
Japan).Continued de-regulation and increased competition is
expected to result in the Indian financial services reach US$
51 billion by 2007
Corporate Finance Segment
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