Ports along the 7,517 odd Kilometer long peninsular coastline of India have suddenly become the cynosure of investor and public policy attention in India. Cumulative pressure for widespread policy-related reforms in the port sector coupled with growing investor interest in taking up port projects has been building up ever since the country embarked on the path of economic liberalization and opened its doors to forces of globalization. The pace of growth has particularly gathered momentum since the government invited private sector participation in development of port infrastructure, especially in designated major ports of the country in 1996. The story of India's efforts to modernize its port infrastructure and bring them on par with the international benchmarks arguably got a kick-start with the establishment of Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT). Overall macro-economic development objectives of public policy rather than considerations of business and enterprise-level efficiency and optimization of port organizations have guided much of the understanding about the working of the ports in the country. The report covers the details of around 12 Ports situated in th

This book is based on the research project which was done with Yes Bank and Max New York Life. It is the study of Unit Linked Insurance Plan of Max New York Life and how does the growth of the various insurance plans or the Net Asset Value (NAV) depends on the portfolio in which the investment has been made and the SENSEX. The various companies of different sectors have been carefully assessed which influence the growth rate of these plans. Along with this, it contains details about the various investment avenues which are available for the investors for investing their hard earned money for saving tax and maximising their wealth. The research contains vital information which can surely help the investors in selecting the Unit Linked Insurance Plans according to their incomes and savings. The decision making process is simplified through the facts found out during the research work. These facts are very essential to know by any investor before investing in any type of ULIPs. After reading this book, the readers will be able to understand the various concepts related to Investment and ULIPS and also the various factors on which the growth of their investment depends.

This Book focuses on the Credit and Risk Analysis carried out by the Banks during appraisal of a loan proposals for Large Corporates i.e., with a turnover of above 500 crores. The Book focusses about the fundamental aspects involved in the Credit Appraisal and associated Risk Management. The Book deals from the perspective of a Bank and the Regulatory Norms as stipulated by the Regulator of Banking System in India i.e., Reserve Bank of India. The report is a descriptive study with basic objective of understanding procedural aspects involved in the Credit Appraisal and Risk Management before and after sanctioning of Bank Credit to the Large Corporate enterprises. During Credit Appraisal, Bank needs to do a 360 assessment of the proposal submitted by the Corporate by verifying its managerial integrity and commercial, technical, financial viability. It has been observed that the Credit risk management enables bank to identify, assess, manage proactively, and optimize their credit risk.

This Book is on foreign exchange market." Foreign exchange" refers to money denominated in the currency of another nation or group of nations. Any person who exchanges money denominated in his own nation's currency for money denominated in another nation's currency acquires foreign exchange. Foreign exchange market is a place where foreign exchanges are traded i.e. one currency is exchanged for another. Foreign Exchange market is the largest financial market in the world. From 1997 to the end of 2000, daily trading volume from Forex trading has surged from 5 billion to 1.5 trillion dollars. Now, daily turnover of over $3.2 trillion. The two main conclusions are as follows. First, the Euro is likely to become a major currency in the world. It may even challenge the dollar as the other major international currency, creating significant welfare gains. Second, during the transition to becoming a (or the) major international currency, the Euro is likely to appreciate.

Finance was not considered so important for business organizations before the industrial revolution because methods of productions were very simple, labor was more important than capital and finance at that time. So these things didn't create any problems. Nowadays finance is considered as the life blood of every business and achieved the most important place in today's business. Any business whether large scale or small scale requires finance for its operations. So many businesses approach the lending institutions at some point or the other in order to get some finance in terms of loans. A lending institution appraises the proposal and then decides whether to lend the money or not. This process is generally termed as credit appraisal. Credit appraisal is a process of assessing the credit worthiness of a borrower. The process of credit appraisal has assumed increased significance, particularly during the time of economic downturn .The book is a comprehensive and a thorough examination of the components of a project.The area of study in Corporate Banking in Indian Overseas Bank would include- Working Capital Financing and Term loan financing.

Financial Management is that managerial activity which is concerned with the planning and controlling of the firm's financial resources. The subject of financial management is of immense interest to both academicians and practicing managers. It is of great interest to academicians because the subject is still developing. The objective of the study is to obtain true insight into the Financial Performance and Analysis of the NTPC (RSTPS). To study the performance of NTPC in the Stock market, viz., comparison with the Private Sector Power Company. The Findings from the study on "Financial Performance Analysis of NTPC Ltd." From the Balance Sheet Trend Analysis, it is clear that there is an improvement in the financial performance of NTPC as the Total has increased from 100 to 164.76. Conspicuous among the items which have shown a greater increase are: Reserves & Surplus, loan funds, capital work-in-progress, investments and loans & advances. 1.From Trend Analysis and Ratio Analysis, it is found that the present Financial Performance of NTPC is satisfactory.

This book discusses on mutual fund industry in detail, the impact of various scrips on the performance of the mutual funds. The book also discusses on some of the tools and concepts to measure performance of mutual funds such as average daily return and risk in stock market to compare with the market indicator, Jenson's ratio, Treynor's ratio, Sharpe's ratio, and Fama's model. In the final stage we also discuss about the Investment priorities of different Investors and evaluate on how investors view mutual funds. Also focuses on the investment procedure of mutual funds, investor's preference regarding mutual funds, and motivational factors of mutual fund investors.

The CAPM model which was developed by Sharpe (1964), Lintner (1965), and Black (1972) was largely supported by Black, Jensen and Scholes (1972), Fama and Macbeth (1973) and Blume and Friend (1973). Later this method was questioned on various grounds. Our book mainly focuses on the estimation of 19 PSBs and PSFIs returns for the period of 1998-2010 using the CAPM frame work. Further this paper compares the CAPM returns with that of the Annual Market Returns (AMR). We have selected these PSBs and PSFs on the basis of the companies quoted in the BSE stock Exchange in India for the period 1998-2010. The study states that most of the companies scrips are undervalued and have not rewarded the investors properly.

This Book focuses on the Influence of Corporate Financials with Equity Returns. Since the economic and industry-specific factors are common for all the companies in an industry, it is expected that the underlying performance of the companies determines the returns from the equity shares of companies in the industry. Further the analysis progresses with inter-comparison and cross-verification of the individual companies in the industry with the corresponding private sector company on a sample basis. Therefore, the present study has carried out an industry-wise investigation whether equity returns are influenced by the corporate fundamentals or not, and also a general performance of the various parameters of the financial institutions has been carried out. For the purpose, public and private sector financial institutions have been selected. The sample scrips selected are PSB's quoted at BSE, consistently during the period 1992-93 to 2008-09 were selected. It has been found from the regression results that the book value of share and dividend per share are the only independent variables which significantly impact the equity returns.

The General objective is to study the past performance of the staff co-operative society by considering the past financial Statements and suggest measures to improve the financial performance. To study the liquidity, profitability and etc the tools of ratio analysis like current ration, super quick ration, debt -equity ratio are used, to study the performance over a period of time Comparative and common size statements are used the tools are used to analyze and interpret the performance over the study period. The study would enable the management to take decision on cost cutting measures, cost of capital, and capital budgeting decision of the society. This would become a guiding research for the future as this is the first kind of report submitted in the history of the co-operative society beginning from 1965 onwards. The study would enable the management to take decision on cost cutting measures, cost of capital, and capital budgeting decision of the society. This would become a guiding research for the future as this is the first kind of report submitted in the history of the co-operative society beginning from 1965 onwards.

Oil, Gas, Hydroelectricity, Nuclear power and Coal are the five constituents of conventionally used primary energy. Wind and solar are two examples of non-conventional sources. The Indian oil and gas sector constitutes 38% of total conventional primary energy consumption, which is lower than the world average of 62%, the per capita consumption of oil and gas is 117 kg against the world average of 925 kg's. The public sector undertakings in the oil and gas sector account for over 38% of total profit after tax earned and 45% dividend declared by PSU s as a whole. The share of petroleum sector in national excise and custom duty collections is at 20%. Public enterprises (especially oil sector companies) which constituted an important segment of the economy, which been has assigned a place of prime importance in the planned economic development of India, were expected to play a new role in the era of liberalization, privatization globalization which was welcomed true heartedly by the Indian economy.