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VALUING DEBT & ANALYSING CREDIT RISK: A QUANTITATIVE MODEL

KIRAN KUMAR K V In the last two decades a number of financial crises have led to the growth of Credit Risk Analysis as a specialized proficiency. Events like the below have made the credit risk analysis models highly demanded by the financial world: The “Collapse of Japanese Bubble”: Due to a continued overinvestment that […]

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Valuation Implications of Corporate Governance

– KIRAN KUMAR K V “I believe that nothing can be greater than a business, however small it may be, that is governed by conscience; and that nothing can be meaner or pettier than a business, however, governed without honesty and without brotherhood.” – William Hesketh Lever The relative quality, strength and reliability of a […]

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ARE INDIAN MUTUAL FUNDS SUCCESSFULLY ANCHORING THE RISK?

ARE INDIAN MUTUAL FUNDS SUCCESSFULLY ANCHORING THE RISK? KIRAN KUMAR K V Investors attempt to optimize in a particular manner as proposed by Harry Markowitz’s Modern portfolio theory. And that manner is referred to by him as rationality. According to the theory, rational behaviour is warranted as investors are led to decide in uncertainty. Investors […]

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Valuation of Real Estate Assets: A Hypothetical Case Study

KIRAN KUMAR K V, Faculty-Finance ~~ Beginning of the Case ~~ Feel Secure Wealth Managers (FSWM) LLP, a private asset management firm head quartered in Mumbai, maintains a stock and bond portfolio and also invests in four quadrants of the real estate market: private equity, public equity, private debt andpublic debt. Each of the four […]

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Events, News, Stocks, Sectors and Market

Events, News, Stocks, Sectors and Market KIRAN KUMAR K V Sensex touching 30000 was the most anticipated long due sentimental aspiration of every market participant in India. This April 5th, the 30-scrip index did touch the emotional benchmark. What is even more joyful for investors is the kind of returns the markets have generated in […]

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Troubleshooting & Refreshing the Personal Finance

KIRAN KUMAR K V “You do pay a price for your Financial Freedom, but it is far lesser than what you pay for a Lifetime Slavery” – (quotes Manoj Arora in his book “From the Rat Race to Financial Freedom”). Financial freedom is one’s ability to have zero worries about future financial needs. Is it […]

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Note Ban, POTUS & Indian Equities

              Note Ban, POTUS & Indian Equities KIRAN KUMAR K V The month of November 2016 has been a vibrant month for Indian equities with two back to back surprises out in the news – Indian Government announcing the demonetisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes and […]

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Finance Finesse 2016 @ ISME

Finance Finesse 2016 was a finance fest held for ISME students of finance specialization. Consisted of multiple events, that were designed to fine-tune the understanding of finance concepts and provide an opportunity to apply the same in practical environment. –         #Being Bullish â€“ Teams were to create a stock portfolio that makes the maximum […]

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BITCOINS: For Online Payment and Speculative Trading

BITCOINS: For Online Payment and Speculative Trading KIRAN KUMAR K V One of these days, I was trying to purchase a book from Sapna Book House, a famous brick & mortar book store in Bangalore, and now they were selling books online. During the online purchase transaction, I saw that Sapna Online was allowing the […]

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ELSS: AN OPTION BEYOND TAX SAVING

ELSS: AN OPTION BEYOND TAX SAVING KIRAN KUMAR K V Can Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS) be looked from an investment alternative angle? As, off late, the myth that Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS) are useful only by providing a tax benefit u/s 80C of IT Act, is fading away. In addition to being one […]

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