NMIMS Global Access

School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)

Course: Financial Institutions and Markets
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2024 Examination

Assignment Marks: 30

Instructions:

• All Questions carry equal marks.

• All Questions are compulsory.
• All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for question
3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples, illustrations as far
as possible.
• All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
• Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting
their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the source of reference.

• Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from other
students is not allowed.

• Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions.

For Theoretical Answer For Numerical Answer

Assessment Parameter Weightage Assessment Parameter Weightage
Introduction 20% Formula 20%
Concepts and Application 60% Procedure / Steps 60%
related to the question
Conclusion 20% Correct Answer & 20%
Interpretation

Q1.
Ms. Suraksha, after completing her graduation, has recently joined a bank. With a steady
income and good growth prospects for her career, she intends to save regularly and increase
the amount of savings gradually over the years. Her colleagues in the bank have advised her
investing in Mutual Funds (MFs), as a suitable option for her. However, Ms. Suraksha is not at
 NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Financial Institutions and Markets
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2024 Examination

aware with MFs. Help Suraksha to understand about mutual funds, types of MF and why she
should invest through mutual fund? (10 marks)

Q2.
You are appointed as a Senior financial research analyst in a reputed firm. Your manager asks
you to advise him on the different ways to test market efficiency. Discuss the various test for
market efficiency which will help the Firm’s investment to earn excess returns. (10 Marks)

Q3.
“PNB unearthed the scam on January 25, 2018, and submitted a fraud report to the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) on January 29. On that day, a criminal complaint for registration of FIR
was also made with the CBI. This was followed by another fraud report being submitted to the
RBI on February 7, the day when one more complaint was filed with the CBI”

A. With reference to the PNB Fraud case, analyse the event in details. (5 Marks)
B. Enumerate the various risk that is highlighted in this event and bring out the difference
between Systemic Risk and Unsystematic Risk. (5 Marks)

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