CWM Detailed Course Curriculum
CWM Detailed Course Curriculum
CWM Detailed Course Curriculum
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Foundation Level
Level 1
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UNIT NO. UNIT NAME
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Unit I — OVERVIEW OF INDIAN AND GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM
Course Objective:
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• Enumerate difference between Macro and Micro Economics
• Understand the relation between Macro Economics and Financial Markets
• Understand the importance of Inventory Investment for assessing the Financial Market impact of
Macro Economic variables
• Describe Inflation
• Understand measures of Inflation
• Identify theories of Inflation
• Understand the relationship inflation and interest rates
• Describe National Income Accounting
• Compute National Income by Output, Income, Value Added and Expenditure Approach
• Understand the Saving and Investment trends in India
• Identify the economic role of government
• Identify the sources of government expenditure and revenue
• Describe different types of Fiscal Policy
• Understand the economic effect of Fiscal Policy
• Identify various measures of Government Deficits
• Understand the impact of Fiscal Deficit on the Economy and Financial Markets
• Describe Money and identify forms of money
• Describe Money Supply
• Describe measures of Money Supply
• Define Monetary Supply and instruments of Money Supply
• Identify the role of Commercial Banks in Credit Creation
• Understand the impact of monetary policy on economy and financial markets
• Identify the reasons of trade between countries
• Explain Absolute and Comparative Advantage
• Identify sources of comparative advantage
• Define trade policy and its identify its effect
• Identify the effect of globalization on India’s Economic Growth
• Describe Balance of Payment
• Describe International Investment Position
• Understanding Accounting of Balance of Payments
• Calculate Balance of Payment
• Understand Monetary Approaches to Balance of Payments
• Describe the Structure, History & Function of
i. Financial Service Authority (UK)
ii. Securities & Exchange Commission (USA)
iii. Securities & Investment Commission (Australia)
iv. Central Banks
• Assess the Impact of Financial Crisis on Global Financial System
• Know the Changes Occurring in Global Financial System
• Understand the impact of Financial Crisis on Wealth Management Industry
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Detailed Topic List Unit - I
Global and Indian Financial System
• Financial System
• Flows within Global Economic System
• Types of Markets
• The Global Financial System
• International Monetary Systems
• History of Global Financial System
• Globalization
• Risks of Globalization
Economic Unions
• Economic Integration
• Stages of Economic Integration
• Obstacles to Economic Integration
• Economic Unions - Some Examples
• European Union & Euro zone
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• Capital Markets
• Stock Markets
• Common Stocks
• Preferred Stocks
• Bond Market Securities
• Indian Capital Markets
• Stock Market Indices
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Inflation and Interest Rates
• Introduction to Inflation
• Measures of Inflation
• Consumer Price Index
• Wholesale Price Index
• Theories of Inflation
• Inflation and Interest Rates
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The External Sector
• Reasons of Trade between countries
• Absolute advantage
• Comparative Advantage
• Sources of Comparative Advantage
• Trade Policy
• Tariff and Trade Barrier
• Effect of globalization on India’s Economic Growth
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Unit II — CONCEPT OF WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Course Objective:
This unit would serve as stepping stone for a prospective investment professional in the basic
understanding of the Wealth Management concept. The unit would cover the Wealth Management
Process, Client Interaction Process, Time Value of Money Applications, Personal Financial Statements,
Cash Flow Management. The unit would further focus on dynamics of Wealth Management Industry
especially in the context of global space.
The last part of the unit would help the wealth manager in knowing the future of the future of Wealth
Management Industry in India.
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• Understand the Mathematics of Annuities
• Able to calculate the Future Value and Present Value of Equal and Unequal series of annuities
• Calculate NPV and IRR and understand the concept of Growing Annuities
• Understand the major techniques of capital budgeting like Profitability index, NPV, IRR, Pay Back
Period, etc.
• Understand the meaning and steps to calculate the NPV
• Describe the IRR and NPV Rules Side by Side
• Describe the concept of Pay Back Period and explain its calculations
• Understand the importance of mathematics involved in opting a loan and the Loan Amortization
Process
• Calculate the capital repayment and interest component and able to prepare the Loan
Amortization Schedule
• Understand the concept of Depreciation
• Describe the difference between Depreciation and Amortization and their applicability
• Understand the method of calculation of Depreciation and differentiate between Straight Line
(SL) Method vs. Declining /WDV Method
• Develop the understanding about the Wealth Management Industry
• Understand the Wealth Management Industry and Economies prevailing in various part of the
Globe
• Describe the trends of the Wealth Management w.r.t. industry, client, services, product offering,
etc. and compensation model
• Understand the concept and types of Family Offices and explain its relevance from wealth
Management Perspective
• Describe the Four Core organisational models of the banks focussing on wealth management
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Detailed Topic List Unit - II
Wealth Management
• What is Wealth Management?
• Comprehensive Wealth Management
• Estimating Wealth Market for a Country
• Wealth Management Verticals
Annuities
• Types of Annuity
• Mathematics of Annuity
Mathematics of Loan
• Loan Amortization
• Types of Amortization
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Depreciation
• Amortization Vs. Depreciation
• Methods of calculating the annual depreciation
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Unit III —LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT
Course Objective:
This unit would explain the concept of life cycle management including retirement planning for an
investment professional. The wealth manager would gather an in depth knowledge in understanding
Life Cycle Issues at the time of devising the Wealth Management Plan for the client. The emphasis is on
the process of wealth creation and the reviewing retirement planning strategies for clients.
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• Understand the Features and Essentials of Group Insurance
• Describe the Type of Group Insurance Scheme Available in the Market
• Explain the example of different types of Group Insurance
• Understand the Importance of Retirement Needs Analysis
• Identify the Objective Relating to Retirement Planning
• Understand the Estimation of Retirement Corpus to Meet Identified Objective
• Describe Replacement Ratio and Expense Method
• Understand the Retirement Stages of An Individual
• Describe different income streams falling under the category of accumulation stage like
Bank Deposit, PPF, POSBA, PORD, POTDA, NSC, KVP, RBI Bonds, ELSS, etc.
• Describe different income streams falling under the category of retirement stage like
Senior Citizen Scheme, Post Office Monthly Income Scheme, etc.
• Describe Life Cycle Investment Advise Model
• Understand the new Dynamics of Emerging Wealth Management Market viz. a viz. individual life
cycle
• Understand the Importance of Lifetime Consumption
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Detailed Topic List Unit - III
Financial Life Cycle
Wealth Creation
• Wealth Creation
• Wealth Erosion
• Human Capital
• Role of Human Capital in Asset Allocation
• Case Studies: Human Capital and Financial Capital
• Early Retirement or Shorter Working Span
• Inflation
• Investment Channels for Wealth Creation
Retirement Benefits
• Introduction to Different Types Retirement Benefit Plans.
• Defined Benefit Plan
• Defined Contribution Plan
• Hybrid Plan
• (Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution)
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Defined Benefit Plans
• Introduction - Defined Benefit Plan
• Gratuity
• Leave Encashment
• Compensation on Retrenchment
• Voluntary Retirement Scheme
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Unit IV — MEASURING INVESTMENT RETURNS IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Course Objective:
The unit would focus on making an investment professional understand the concepts of return for an
asset in general and portfolio in particular. The wealth manager would be able to understand and
calculate the different return measures which are helpful for assessing the performance of various asset
classes like Equity and Mutual Funds. Overall the endeavor of the unit would be to harness the skills of
the investment professional with regard to understanding investor’s ability to take risk and willingness
to take risk and identify optimal portfolio allocation considering the client’s risk taking abilities and
financial goals.
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• Understand the Fundamentals of Capital Market Theory
• Interpret the concept of Capital Market Line and Security Market Line
• Understand the Capital Asset Pricing Model with assumptions
• Calculate the expected return based on CAPM
• Understand the difference between Capital Market Line and Security Market Line.
• Understand the concept of Managing Risk
• Describe the mechanisms of Managing risk-Diversification and Hedging
• Learn the method of hedging risk
• Calculate and decompose total risk
• Define the different risk premiums
• Understand the concept of risk adjusted return
• Describe the different methods of risk adjusted return
• Calculate the risk adjusted returns using each of the different methods
• Interpret the numerical value provided by each of the methods
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Detailed Topic List Unit - IV
Introduction to Return
• Introduction to Concept of Return
• Compounding Rate of Return
• Continuously compounding rate of return
• Multi period simple and continuously compounding returns
• Practice Section
• Arithmetic Mean Return
• Geometric Mean Return
• Money Weighted Return
• Practice Section
Returns an in Depth Study
• Relationship between Risk and Return
• Components of Return on Investments
• Fundamental of Returns-Current and Capital Return
• Concept of Annualized and Average Rate of Return
• Absolute and Relative Return
• Arithmetic Mean v/s Geometric Mean
• CAGR in Future and Present Value
• Internal Rate of Return
• IRR v/s NPV
• Time Weighted Return
• Time Weighted Return v/s Money Weighted Return
• Doubling Approximation
• Inflation Adjusted Return and Discount Rate
• Concept of After Tax Return and Tax Equivalent Yield
• Other Measuresof Returns
Introduction to Risk
• Introduction to Risk
• Types of Risks
• Systematic Risk and Unsystematic Risk
• Eliminationof Risk
Measuring Risk
• Introduction to measure of risk dispersion
• Different ways to measure risk dispersion
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• Variance v/s Standard Deviation
• Normal Distribution
• Formulas of other measures of risk dispersion
• Practice session on measures of risk dispersion
• Concept of Value added risk (VAR)
Managing Risk
• Importance of Managing Risk
• Ways to manage risk –Diversification and Hedging
• Composition of Total Risk of the security
• Types of Risk Premiums
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Unit V — INVESTMENT VEHICLES OF WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Course Objective:
The unit would focus on the plethora of investment ideas i.e. products which a wealth manager could to
his clients in order to build the portfolio .The unit would encompass the concept, structure, returns
measurement (income and/or capital gains), tradability, liquidity and legal issues of the major
investment vehicles.
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• Describe the various types of Life insurance policies.
• Define the components of insurance premium
• Understand how premium is calculated
• Understand the concept of derivative
• Describe different types of derivatives
• Understand the difference between futures and forwards
• Understand the difference between options and futures
• Learn the pricing of options
• Understand the different options strategies
• Learn the pricing of futures
• Understand the various Option Greeks
• Describe the different Small Saving Scheme
• Understand different Schemes Provided by Post Office
• Describe the Tax Treatment of Small Saving Schemes
• Understand the minimum amount, Maturity, Transferability of each of the Scheme
• Define the New Pension Scheme
• Describe the Procedure of selecting Investment Option and Fund Manager
• Understand the Tax benefits and the Exit Options of the Scheme
• Learn the Recent Development with regard to NPS
• Describe the different ways of Investing in Precious Metals
• Define Investment in Collectibles
• Learn Investment in Commodities
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Detailed Topic List Unit - V
Introduction to Financial Product
• Introduction to Financial Products
• Instruments in Securities Market
• Classification of Financial Instruments
• Complex Financial Products
Investment in Equity
• Introduction to the Concept of Equity and Debt
• Types of Shares
• Corporate Actions: Right Issue, Bonus Shares, Stock Split
• Common Terms Associated with Equity Shares
• Stock Markets and Indices
• Trading of Shares
• Settlement of Shares
• Equity Analysis-Fundamental and Technical
• Equity Valuation Model
• Wealth Management Perspective
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• Glossary of Terms
• Wealth Management Perspective
Real Estate
• Features of Real Estate Investment
• Difference between Real estate and Security Investments:
• Four major category of Real Estate Investment
• Types of Home Loans
• Investment in Agricultural Land, Farm House and Urban Land
• Wealth Manager Perspective
• Real Estate Mutual Fund
Mutual Fund
• History and Evolution of Mutual Funds
• Features of Mutual Fund
• Mutual Fund Structure in India
• Regulating agencies for MF & its Constituents
• Types of Mutual Funds Schemes
• Exchange Traded Fund
• Offer Document
• Investor’s Rights and Obligations
• Accounting Valuation
• Measuring Mutual Fund Performance
• Mutual Fund Investment Plans and Services
• Rupee Cost Averaging
• Jacobs Recommendation
Insurance Product
• Concept of Uncertainty
• Types of Risks
• What is Insurance
• Types of Insurance
• Types of Life Insurance Policy
• Components of Insurance Premium
• Premium Calculation
• Life Insurance Glossary
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Derivatives
• Introduction to the Concept of Derivative
• OTC v/s Exchange Traded Derivatives
• Forwards and Future Contracts
• Types of Future Contracts
• Pricing of Futures-Cost of Carry Model
• Options
• Pricing of Options
• Option Pay Offs
• Put Call Parity Theorem
• Options Strategies
• Option Greeks
• Wealth Management Perspective
Small Savings Scheme
• Introduction to Small Savings
• Bank Deposit
• Post Office Term Deposit
• KisanVikasPatra (KVP)
• National Saving Certificate (NSC)
• Public Provident Fund (PPF)
• Post Office Monthly Income Scheme (POMIS)
• Post Office Saving Accounts (POSA)
• Senior Citizen Saving Scheme (SCSS)
• Post Office Recurring Deposit Accounts (PORDA)
• 8% Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2003
New Pension Scheme
• Introduction New Pension Scheme
• Who’s Who of NPS
• Selection of Investment Option; Fund Manager
• Exit option and Tax Benefits
• Recent Development
Other Investments Products
• Other Investment Avenues
• Investing in Gold and Silver
• Collectibles
• Commodities
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Unit VI — INDIAN TAX LAWS
Course Objective:
The performance of every investment decision is evaluated as per the Post Tax Returns of the portfolio.
So to say the least taxation issues play a very important role in devising a wealth plan for a client (it is
one of the investment constraints). This unit enables the students to understand the Tax Structure in
India, To compute tax under various heads of income , To gain a deep understanding of the techniques
employed for tax planning.
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• Understand the concept of Capital Gains
• Describe the meaning of Capital Asset
• Define what a transaction of Transfer includes
• Learn the concept of Profit or Loss from Capital Asset Transfer
• Prepare the statement of Capital Gains
• Describe the various other sources of income
• Understand the taxability of dividends
• Understand the income tax rate on profits from horse races, lotteries, card games, etc.
• Define in detail what all is included in the term “Relative”
• Compute Income Tax on Income from other sources
• Describe the concept and cases of clubbing
• Learn how income of spouse can be clubbed with an individual income.
• Understand the tax treatment for income from assets transferred to Spouse.
• Understand the tax treatment for income from assets transferred to Son’s wife
• Learn the tax treatment of income from a Minor Child
• Describe Set off and Carry Forward of Losses
• Understand the different ways for Inter Source Adjustment of losses.
• Understand the different ways for Inter Head Adjustment of losses.
• Learn how to Set Off Capital Loss-Long Term and Short Term
• Describe the concept of Tax planning
• Understand the features of Tax Avoidance
• Learn the characteristics of Tax Evasion
• Understand the key difference between Tax Planning, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion
• Understand how filing of Income tax return is done
• Describe the due dates for filing of returns
• Describe the consequences of submission of returns after due date
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Detailed Topic List Unit - VI
Introduction to Tax
• Definition of Tax, Direct tax v/s Indirect Tax
• Purpose of Taxes-The Four “R”s
• Tax Planning, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion
• Principles of Taxation and Tax System
• Kinds of Taxes
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• Computation of Income from Let Out Property
• Deductions under Section 24
• Computation of Income from Self- Occupied House Property
• Other Special Provisions
Clubbing of Income
• Introduction to the Concept of Clubbing of Income
• Cases of Clubbing
• Income of Spouse
• Income from Assets Transferred to Spouse;Son’s Wife
• Income from Assets Transferred to a person for the benefit of Spouse
• Income from Assets Transferred to a person for the benefit of Son’s Wife
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Set Off and Carry Forward of Losses
• Introduction to the concept of Set off and Carry Forward of Losses
• Steps in Set off and Carry Forwards
• Inter Source Adjustment
• Inter Head Adjustment
• Carry Forward and Set off of Losses
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Unit VII — MANAGING INVESTMENT RISK IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Course Objective:
This unit would enable the wealth manager understand the knowledge requirements relating to risk
analysis in detail. It introduces the investment professional to risk analysis and insurance decisions in
Protection Planning in a Wealth Management Plan. The wealth professional would use the facets of
Wealth Planning for clients’ with regard to exposures to risks mortality, health, disability, property,
liability, and long term care. A Wealth Manager would then be in a much better capacity to protect the
client against these exposures.
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• Define the elements of a Valid Contract
• Elucidate the basic sections of Insurance Contracts
• Understand additional Insurance Contract Provisions
• Appreciate the distinct legal characteristics of Insurance Contracts
• Know the Insurance Policy Documentation
• Understand the important terms in Insurance Contracts
• Understand endorsement and types of endorsement
• Understand different type of riders
• Define Assignment and types of Assignment
• Understand the process and different ways of ‘Rate Making’
• Find out how rating is done in Property and Liability Insurance
• Understand Rate Making in Life Insurance
• Method of Calculation of Insurance Premium
• Understand the steps involved in choosing insurance duration
• Understand the difference between Participating and Non- Participating Policies
• Find out the steps in Claim Settlement
• Understand the ‘Definition of Tort’
• Understand types of Torts
• Know the legal liabilities arising out of torts
• Find out the ways and means of insuring against torts
• Describe the various types of Financial Needs
• Understand the steps required in financial need analysis
• Describe at which stage of life the client is living i.e. Life cycle of an Individual
• Describe the Human Life Value Approach in detail
• Understand how Need Analysis is different from Human Life Vale Approach
• Learn the Capital Preservation Approach
• Understand the different types of Insurance Policies on the basis of various criteria
• Understand the various types of Riders available to Insurance Policies
• Learn about the variable life policy like Unit Linked Insurance Plan
• Highlight various product innovations in the policies
• Understand the computation of Bonus and its types
• Learn the methodology of calculation of claim
• Understand the procedure of getting a claim in a life insurance policy
• Calculate the return on Insurance Policy
• Describe the other provisions of Life Insurance
• Understand the concept of loans and foreclosure
• Understand the implications on the lapse of an insurance policy
• Identify the difference between Life and General Insurance
• List down the categories of General Insurance
• Define Householder’s Insurance Policy and its provisions.
• Identify the need for householder’s policy
• Identify and describe other commercial policies
• Describe the provisions and exclusions of Burglary Insurance
• Describe an ‘All Risk Policy’ and list down its salient features.
• Describe the provisions of a Motor Insurance Policy.
• List down the various type of Motor Insurance Policy and the difference between them.
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• Describe the need and provisions of a Overseas Medical and Travel Insurance
• Describe a Fire Insurance Policy
• Describe a Marine Insurance Policy
• Describe the provision and salient features of a Liability Insurance
• Find out the provisions Personal Umbrella Policy
• List down various Health Insurance Policy
• Describe the provisions of Mediclaim, Family Floater Insurance, Group Mediclaim Policy and
Senior Citizen Mediclaim Policy.
• Find out the salient features and the requirement of Personal Accident Insurance Policy
• List down the provisions of the Critical Illness Policy
• List down the need for the Business Liability Insurance
• Describe a Professional Indemnity Policy and its provisions
• List down the provisions of Directors and Officers Liability Policy
• Find out the Human Life Value of a Key Man Insurance
• Describe the various Regulatory Enactments in Insurance Industry
• Describe in detail IRDA and PMLA Act
• Define the key Indian and International Insurance bodies
• Understand how an insurance license is issued and renewed there after
• Understand the code of conduct for an insurance agent
• Understand the calculation of Risk and Office Premium
• Learn the calculation of surrender value and paid up value
• Compute the different premium amount through Premium tables
• Understand the need for wealth planning
• Describe the concept of Emergency fund and its usage
• Describe the steps in buying an insurance policy in wealth planning.
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Detailed Topic List Unit - VII
Concepts of Insurance and Risk Management
Introduction to Insurance
• Overview of Insurance Sector in India
• Historical Perspective
• Recent developments in the Insurance industry
• What is Insurance?
• The Purpose and need for Insurance
• How does Insurance work?
• Mechanism of Insurance
• Advantages of Transferring Risk through Insurance
• Benefits of Insurance to Society & Economic Development
• Roles in the insurance Industry
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Risk Management
• Risk Identification
• Risk Measurement
• Risk Transfer
• Risk Financing
• Concept of Probability
• Creating a Risk Management Plan
Legal Liability
• Definition of Tort
• Tort and Insurance
• Categories of Tort
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• Damages
• Economic Torts
• Negligence
• Conditions in Torts
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Other Provisions of Life Insurance Contract
• Introduction to the Concept of Days Of Grace
• Free Look Period, Lapse and Non Forfeiture
• Other non-forfeiture options
• Loans and Foreclosure
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Regulatory Framework of Insurance
Regulation Relating Insurance
• Introduction to Insurance Act 1938
• SECTION 40(1) &Section 42
• Section 44&L I C Act 1956
• IRDA Act 1999 & PMLA 2002
• Married Women’s Property (MWP) Act 1874
• Consumer Protection Act (COPA) Protection of Policy holders Interest Regulations, 2002
• Third Party Administrators (TPA) - Health Insurance
• Key Indian and International Insurance Bodies
Insurance Intermediaries
• Introduction to Insurance Intermediaries
• Issue of License
• Code of Conduct
• Broking regulations
• Remuneration
Insurance Mathematics
• Introduction to Insurance Mathematics
• Mortality Table
• Components of Insurance Premium
• Calculation of Risk Premium
• Calculation of Office Premium
• Calculation of Surrender Value and Paid up Value
• Cost & Benefit Comparisons of Life Insurance Polices
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Unit VIII — LEGALITIES IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Course Objective:
Legal rules and regulations governing every industry, wealth management business is no different
especially considering the function of managing money the wealth management business does. This unit
would highlight some of the most important statutes and regulations affecting businesses, families, and
individuals which a wealth manager should be aware of in his role of managing and accumulating
wealth.
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Detailed Topic List Unit - VIII
Introduction to Law
• Introduction to Law
• Law and Wealth Management
• Sources of Law
• Formal Sources of Law
• Non-Formal Sources of Law
• Criminal and Civil Law
• Methods of Resolving Civil Disputes
Law of Agency
• Introduction of Law of Agency
• What are the obligations of the Agent to the Principal?
Formation of Companies
• Salient Features of company
• Classification of companies
• Formation of a company
• Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association
Various Acts
• Workmen’s Compensation Act
• Employees Provident Fund Act
• Employees State Insurance Act
• Consumer Protection Act
• Payment of Gratuity Act
• The Negotiable Instrument Act
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• Insurance Act, 1938,
• Married Woman Property Act
• Transfer of Property Act
• Will
• Trusts
• Mini case studies
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Unit IX — ROLE OF WEALTH MANAGEMENT IN BANKING
Course Objective:
A wealth manager would be not be thorough in wealth management unless he understands Banking and
its working. The focus of this unit is just that .The wealth manager would be able to gain an in depth
understanding of the banking industry, its processes and its products currently prevailing in the Indian
Market in this unit.
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• Understand the provision for nomination in an account
• Describe the various communication networks across the globe
• Understand the elements of Automatic Clearing System
• Define the features of a Cheque
• Describe the different kinds of Crossing of Cheques
• Understand the concept of Endorsement and its categories
• Describe the concept of Retail Banking
• Understand the different types of loans available to a customer
• Define the documentation of each category of loan
• Understand the rationale for each category of loan
• Describe the process of Reverse Mortgage Loan
• Identify Stages of Client financial life
• Understand the meaning of Non Performing Assets
• Describe the income recognition of Non Performing Assets
• Understand the provisioning norms of Non Performing Assets
• Describe the SARFAESI ACT 2002
• Understand the process of Security Creation
• Define the concept of Pledge
• Describe the concept of Hypothecation
• Understand the various types of Mortgages in brief
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Detailed Topic List Unit - IX
Introduction to Banking
• Introduction to the Concept of Bank
• History of Banking
• Characteristics and Types of Banks
• Functions of Commercial Banks
• Sources of Bank’s Income
• Investment Policy of Banks
• Balance Sheet of a Commercial Bank
• Emerging Trends in Banking
• Licensing of Banks in India
International Banking
• Introduction to International Banking
• Functions of Inter Bank Market
• Key Financial Centers
• Off Shore Centers
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Anti Money Laundering and Due Diligence
• The origin of Money Laundering
• Process of Money Laundering
• Money Laundering Laws
• Prevention of money laundering Act, 2002
• Terrorist Financing
• Role played by Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
• Nine Special Recommendations (SR) on Terrorist Financing (TF)
• Due Diligence
• Know Your Customer' Standards
• Customer Acceptance Policy (CAP)
• Customer Identification Procedure (CIP)
• Wire Transfer
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Mode of Withdrawals and Transfer of Funds
• Clearing of Cheques& Fund Transfer: SWIFT, NEFT, Clearing System
• Main Elements of Automatic Clearing System
• Cheque-Different Parties and Its Features
• Kinds of Crossing of Cheques
• Endorsement-Meaning and Types
• Automatic Teller Machine
• Internet Banking
• Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT)
RetailBanking
• Retail Banking: A concept to understand
• Changes in Retail Banking
• Retail Banking in India& its Products
• Promotion and distribution channels of Retail Banking:
• Different Types of Loans
• Education Loans:
• Credit Cards
• Other Types of Cards: Cash Cards, Debit Cards, Charge Card, Smart Card
• Home Loan
• Reverse Mortgage Loan
• Vehicle Loan/Auto Loan
• Consumer Loan
• Personal / Unsecured Loans/ Clean Loans/All-purpose Loans
• Loan against Bank Deposits
• Cash Credit Account
• Overdraft
• Demand Loan (Short Term Loan)
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• Enforcement of Security Interest
• Right to Appeal
Security Creation
• Introduction to the Concept of Security Creation
• What is Pledge and Hypothecation?
• Concept of Mortgage
• Types of Mortgage in Brief
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Unit X — INTERGENERATIONAL WEALTH TRANSFER AND TAX PLANNING
Course Objective:
In Wealth Management space the concept of Wealth transfer and preservation has gained as much
importance as wealth accumulation. Few things are more important to an individual than planning his or
her estate. This unit would help the wealth manager in understanding how Estate Planning can guide
the client in determining who will receive his wealth at his death, how much of his wealth will go to the
government in taxes, and whether his property will pass through a probate estate or through a trust.
On completion of this unit the investment professional should be able to give advice on Estate Planning,
Trust Planning while taking into account the taxation of the above strategies.
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• Describe the relevant terminologies and provisions relating to the Private Trust
• Understand the different Modes of formation of Private Trust
• Describe the persons involved in formation of trust and their eligibility to formation
• Define the rights and liabilities of the Beneficiary
• Define the rights and liabilities of the Trustees
• Understand the provisions relating to vacation of the office of trustee
• Describe the Extinction of the Trust
• Describe the relevant key term relating to the society formation and operation
• Understand the formation of society under MOA
• Describe the legal provisions relating the annual listing and vesting of property
• Explain the legalities involved in the suits and enforcement of judgment against society
• Understand the roles, responsibilities and liabilities of the members of the society
• Define the term Hindu Undivided Family
• Understand the basic requirements to form a HUF
• Understand who can become the member of the HUF
• Describe the Taxation of the HUF
• Understand the necessity Joint Family Property for HUF
• Understand the basic questions relating to HUF
• Understand the Concept of Partition
• Describe the methods reducing the tax incidence in the case of HUF
• Define the term Wealth Tax and Individual
• Explain the scope of liability to wealth tax
• Understand the definition of Assets
• Explain the Wealth Tax Liability
• Describe the Valuation of Assets and return of Wealth Tax
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Detailed Topic List Unit - X
Will
• Definition of Will
• Essential Characteristics of A Will
• Advantages of Will
• Forms & Formalities while Making A Will
• Registration of a Will
• Kinds of Wills
• Capacity to Make Will: Who are competent to make Will?
• What properties can be disposed of in a Will and to what extent in India?
• How to Prepare a Will?
• Matters to be kept in mind while making a Will
• Revocation/Alteration by maker of a Will
• Execution of a Will
Intestate Succession
• Introduction
• Who is Intestate?
• The Hindu Succession Act, 1956
• Devolution of interest of coparcenary property
• Devolution of interest in the property of a tarwad, tavazhi, kutumba, kavaru or illom
• Succession of a Hindu Male Dying Intestate
• Distribution of property among heirs in Class I of the Schedule
• Computation of degrees
• Succession of a Hindu Female Dying Intestate under the Hindu Succession Act
• Muslim Succession LAW
• Muslim-Heirs
Transfer of Property
• Transfer of Property
• Ways of Transferring Property
• Sale
• Mortgage
• Lease
• Hire Purchase
• Exchange
• Gift
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• Transfers of Actionable Claims
• Power of Attorney
Trust
• What is a Trust?
• Indian Scenario
• What are the advantages of a Trust?
• Distinction between the private and public trusts
• The Three Certainties Required
• Who can form a Trust?
• Formation of Public, Religious & Charitable Trusts
• Subject matter of a Trust
• Instrument of Trust-i.e. Trust Deed
• Tax Planning through Trusts
• Taxation of Trust
Private Trusts
• Certain Terms defined
• Salient point relating to creation of A Private Trust
• Rights of the Beneficiary
• Liability of Beneficiary joining in breach of Trust
• Rights and powers of Trustees
• Duties of Trustees
• Liability of Trustees for breach of Trust
• Disabilities of Trustees
• Provision relating to vacation of office of Trustee
• Extinction of Trust
• Revocation of Trusts
• Cases where an obligation in the nature of a trust created
• Obligor’s duties, liabilities and disabilities
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• Suits by and against societies
• Suits not to abate
• Enforcement of Judgment against society
• Recovery of Penalty
• Members liable to be used as a strangers
• Member guilty of offences punishable as strangers
HUF
• Definition of Hindu
• What is an HUF?
• How HUF comes into existence
• Nucleus of HUF
• Manager of HUF or Karta
• Daughters as coparceners
• Minimum number of coparceners
• How setting up an HUF can minimize your family’s tax liability
• What income is taxable as HUF income?
• Assets of an HUF
• How do you boost your HUF’s funds?
• HUF and the Joint Family Property
• Branches of HUF
Wealth Tax
• Incidence of Wealth Tax
• Valuation Date
• Definition of some Terms
• Meaning of “Assets”
• Net Wealth
• Exempt Assets
• Debts Owned
• Valuation of Assets
• Return of Wealth Tax
• Assessment
• Wealth Escaping Assessment
• Time-limit for completion of assessment and reassessment
• Failure to furnish returns of net wealth
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Advanced Level
Level 2
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Unit I — EQUITY ANALYSIS
Course Objective:
Equity as an asset class always features as the first choice in almost every portfolio due to various
reasons. Considering the importance Equity possesses in investment management space this unit would
focus at enabling the investment professional understand the various aspects of Equity. The unit would
help the investment professional in analyzing the equity and its related products in a much
comprehensive way. The unit would enhance the knowledge of the wealth manager regarding this
premier asset class so that it would help him to extensively market and then convert the equity related
needs of the clients in conjunction with risk and return parameters.
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• Describe the calculation and uses of MACD
• Understand On balance Volume Theory
• Describe the concept of Gap and Gap Analysis
• Understand the Fibonacci Studies
• Interpret the usage of other Technical Indicators
• Define the Dow Jones Theory
• Describe the different stages of Dow Jones Theory
• Understand the working of Elliot Wave Theory
• Interpret the patterns in Elliot Wave Theory
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Detailed Topic List Unit - I
Equity Markets and Structures
• Introduction to Stocks
• Stock Market Indices
• Indices in India-BSE SENSEX
• Indices in India- S&P CNX NIFTY
Fundamental Analysis
• Introduction to Fundamental Analysis
• Approaches to Equity Valuation
• Economic Analysis
• GDP
• Inflation
• Interest Rates
• International Trade
• Foreign Exchange Reserves
• Crude Oil Prices
• Credit Policies
• FDI
• Exchange Rates
• India v/s China
Industry Analysis
• What is Industry and Its Classification
• Life Cycle of an Industry
• Analysis of Competitive Conditions
• Competitive Forces and Industry Profitability
• Use of the Information from Five Forces Analysis
• Porter's five forces model on Automobile Industry
Company Analysis
• Company Analysis –Financial
• Types of Financial Statement Analysis
• Methods of Analyzing Financial Statements
• Comparative Statements
• Common-Size Statements
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• Trend Ratios
• Ratio Analysis
• DUPONT Analysis
• Company Analysis – Non-Financial
Technical Analysis
• Introduction to Technical Analysis
• Fundamental Analysis v/s Technical Analysis
• 15 Golden Rules For Traders
• 20 Rules To Stop Losing Money
Type of Charts
• What is a Chart?
• Various Types of Price Charts
• Candle Stick Formation and Its Types
• Chart Patterns and their Study
• What is Support?
• What is Resistance?
• Methods to establish Support and Resistance?
• Crux of Support and Resistance
Technical Indicators
• Moving Averages
• Uses of Moving Averages
• Relative Strength Index (RSI)
• Moving Average Convergence/Divergence
• Stochastic Oscillator
• On Balance Volume Theory
• William's %R
• Bollinger Bands
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Other Technical Indicators
• Gaps and Gap Analysis
• Momentum
• Ease of Movement
• Aroon Trading Signals
• Kagi Charts
• Average True Range (ATR)
• Fibonacci Studies
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Unit II —ALTERNATE PRODUCTS IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Course Objective:
This course aims at explaining and discussing the importance of alternative assets in a client’s portfolio.
As the market for Alternatives is still naïve in India we would try to focus on how inclusion of alternate
assets has affected the risk and return composition of global clients. The unit would also focus on
studying the various alternate channels of investment and their applicability in India.
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• Compare the Structured Products versus Other Investment Strategies
• Understand the various types of Structured Products
• Learn the Risk and Reward Scale of Structured Product
• Understand Alternatives as Total Return Vehicles
• Understand how the Portfolio Risk is minimized with Alternate Assets
• Identity the quantum of Alternate Investment in a portfolio
• Define the Alternate Investment Funds (AIFs) in India
• Understand various certain conditions and restrictions for AIFs in India
• Understand the recent trends of Alternate Investments in India
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Derivatives-Options and Swaps
• Introduction to Options
• Risk Hedging and Return Enhancing Strategies in Options
• Option Pricing
• Concept of Volatility
• Historical and Implied Volatility
• Swaps-Advantages and Disadvantages
• Application of Index Swaps, Interest Rate Swaps & Currency Swaps
Alternate Assets
• Introduction to Alternate Assets
• The Alternative Asset Class Universe
• The Traditional Versus Sophisticated Portfolio
• Alternative Assets for Average Investors
• Super Asset Classes
• Beta Continuum
• Alpha versus Beta
• Broad categories of alpha drivers
• Fundamental Law Of Active Management
• The Transfer Coefficient
Hedge Funds
• Introduction to Hedge Funds
• Categories of Hedge Funds
• Hedge Fund Strategies
• Should hedge funds be part of an investment program?
• Structural Review
• Risk Management
• Data biases in hedge Funds
• Issues With Hedge Fund Index Construction
• Hedge Fund Incentive Fees
• Examples of Hedge Funds
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• Exposure To Commodities
• Investing in Commodity Futures
• Commodity Indices
• Portfolio Optimization with Commodities
• Managed Futures
• Strategies of Managed Futures
Private Equity
• Introduction to Private equity
• Venture Capital Investment Vehicles
• Stage of Financing
• Introduction to Leveraged Buyouts
• How LBOs Create Value
• LBOs fund structures
• Risks of LBOs
• Mezzanine debt
• Distressed Debt
• Distressed Debt Arbitrage
• Framework for Measuring Private Equity Performance
Credit Derivatives
• Introduction to Credit Derivatives
• What is Credit risk?
• Credit Options-Credit Call Options, Credit Put Options & Credit Swaps
• Collateralized Debt Obligations
• Balance Sheet CDO Structures
• Arbitrage CDOs
• New Developments in CDOs
Structured Products
• Introduction to Synthetic and Structured Assets
• Scope of synthetic and structure asset coverage
• Introduction to Structured Products
• Characteristics of structured products
• Structured Products versus Other Investment Strategies
• Types of Structured Products
• Hard Protection & Soft Protection
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• Risks
• Concept of Gearing and Diversification in Structured Products
• Structured Products: Risk/Reward Scale
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Unit III — BEHAVIORAL FINANCE IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Course Objective:
This unit is focused on behavioral and psychological factors which influences the investment decision
making of a client. This unit would further exemplify how the client behavior changes to different
situations prevailing in the financial markets which would help a wealth manager in evaluating how to
handle and manage the client’s responses. The unit would also include case studies covering the
behavioral biases shown by the clients and how a wealth can approach and mitigate the same.
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Introduction to Behavioral Finance
• Introduction to Behavioral Finance
• Introduction to Efficient Market Hypothesis
• Utility Preference Theory
• Brief History of Rational Thought
• Concept of Paradoxes-St. Petersburg Paradox
• The Prospect Theory
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• Sunk Cost Fallacy
Group Behavior
• Introduction to the Concept of Group Behavior
• Confirmation Bias
• Herd Behavior
• The Dotcom Herd
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Unit IV — REAL ESTATE VALUATION AND ANALYSIS
Course Objective:
The purpose of the unit is to make an investment professional gain an understanding of the economic
forces that drive Real Estate asset and how the niche characteristics of real estate can provide an
excellent fitment in a client’s portfolio. The unit would encompass the concepts, tools, and techniques
for evaluating individual real estate assets. The Unit would also feature the different mechanisms
through which a wealth manager can guide his client with respect to this asset class-Direct and Indirect.
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• Identify how Real Estate investment increases the overall return of the portfolio.
• Determine whether you should make a particular Real Estate Investment or not
• Understand the major demand drivers in Real Estate Market in India
• Describe the major policy initiatives taken in the sector
• Identify who all are the participants in the Real Estate Market in India
• Understand the general trends in India’s Real Estate Market
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Introduction to Real Estate
• Concept and Meaning of Real Estate
• Features of Real Estate Investment
• Comparing Real Estate to Other Investments
• Advantages of Investment in Real Estate
• Disadvantages of Investment in Real Estate
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Real Estate Markets and Analysis
• Introduction to Real Estate Markets
• The Four Value Forces
• Market Segmentation
• Market analysis
• Types and Sources of Data
• Money Markets
• Capital Markets
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Integration of Real Estate in a Portfolio
• Introduction of Real Estate in a Portfolio
• Historical Benefits and Risks
• Diversification, Inflation Hedge, Risk Reduction in Real Estate
• Determining Whether You Should Invest in Real Estate
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Unit V —LOAN & DEBT MANAGEMENT
Course Objective:
The course would intend to make the investment professional a One POINT contact for the client with in
the investment business by capturing the debt side of the client’s portfolio. The unit would cover the
loan management fundamentals and the various types of loans available to different set of borrowers in
general and within India’s context in particular. The unit would also enable a wealth manager
understand in brief the credit process to be followed before disbursing a loan in India as per the
regulations. The unit would also feature some part on how debt consolidation can fit in the overall
portfolio management of the client.
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Introduction to Credit
• Introduction to Credit
• Types of Credit
• Types of Loans-Secured and Un Secured Loan
• Term Loans
• Performance Measurement
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Debt Consolidation
• Introduction to Debt Consolidation
• When does Debt Consolidation Makes Sense?
• Taking out a debt consolidation loan
• Ways to borrow against home equity
• Borrowing against your life insurance policy
Redressal Mechanism
• Redressal Mechanism for Consumers of Credit
• Matrix of consumer protection
• Banking Ombudsman Scheme
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Unit VI —PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT BY A WEALTH MANAGER
Course Objective:
The unit would serve as a foundation for understanding of Portfolio Management process of an
individual. This unit would cover the fundamental concepts of risk and return and their application in the
context of overall portfolio of a client which would help the wealth manager in making efficient asset
allocation with respect to client’s risk and return objectives. This endeavor of the unit would be to guide
the investment professional in drafting the Investment Policy Statement which is one of the most
important tool of investment advisory arena. The latter part of the book would feature the various
portfolio managing strategies both for Equity as well as Debt.
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• Understand the concept of immunization and its application
• Understand the trade off in portfolio rebalancing
• Define the various costs attached to portfolio rebalancing decision
• Describe the 3 portfolio rebalancing strategies and their application
• Understand the concept of Asset liability management
• Describe how an Asset liability approach can be applied in individual portfolio management
• Explain the difference between Asset Only and Asset Liability Approach to Strategic Asset Allocation
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Detailed Topic List Unit - VI
Introduction to Portfolio Management
• Meaning and Concept of Investment
• Characteristics of investment
• Concept of investment activity
• Individual investor life cycle
• Introduction to portfolio management
• Portfolio Management Process
• Investment Objectives
• Investment Constraints
• Portfolio Optimization
• Performance Measurement
Investment Risk
• Introduction to the Concept of Risk
• Types of Risks
• Interest Rate Risk
• Reinvestment Risk
• Liquidity risk
• Exchange rate risk
• Country risk
• Credit Risk
• Call Risk
• Yield Curve Or Maturity Risk
• Inflation Or Purchasing Power Risk
• Volatility Risk
• Sector Risk
• Prepayment Risk
• Operational Risk
• Model Risk
• Settlement (Herstatt) Risk
• Regulatory Risk
• Legal/Contract Risk
• Tax Risk
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Types of Investment Returns
• Introduction to the Concept of Return
• Simple Return vs. Compound Annual Growth Rate
• Post tax returns
• Concept of Risk Adjusted Rate of Return
• Sharpe Measure
• Treynor Performance Index
• Jensen’s Alpha
• Yield to Maturity v/s Holding Period Returns
• Long term capital gains tax in India
Measures of Risk
• Introduction to the measures of risk
• Risk Measures for Equity
• Standard Deviation and Variance
• Coefficient of Variation
• BETA
• Risk Measures for Debt
• Full Valuation Approach
• Duration Measures
• Convexity
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Asset Allocation
• Concept of Asset Allocation& its Importance
• Strategic asset allocation
• Role of strategic asset allocation in relation to systematic risk
• Strategic Asset Allocation v/s Tactical Asset Allocation
• Steps in Asset Allocation
Rebalancing Strategies
• Introduction to Portfolio Rebalancing
• Trade-offs in the rebalancing decision
• Costs of Rebalancing
• Types of Rebalancing Strategies
• Buy-and-Hold Strategies
• Constant-Mix Strategies
• Constant-Proportion Strategy
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Unit VII — RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT BY A WEALTH MANAGER
Course Objective:
Relationship management is the back of wealth management business so the concept of Customer
relationship management (CRM) is a widely implemented by wealth management business outfits for
managing relationship and interactions with customers, clients and sales prospects. The unit discusses
techniques to find, attract, and win new clients, nurture and retain those the wealth manager already
has, entice former clients back into the fold, and reduce the costs of marketing and client service.
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• Understand the service profit chain
• Define the origin of CRM technology
• Understand the technological application of various components of CRM
• Understand the concept of strategic and Tactical Marketing Planning for Wealth Management
Firms
• Explain how wealth manager create value for their clients
• Describe the key skills required by wealth manager for successful client meetings
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Detailed Topic List Unit - VII
Introduction to CRM
• Introduction to CRM
• Core Providers
• Non-Core Providers
• Seeing Real Return on CRM Investment
Types of CRM
• Type of CRM Dominant characteristic
• Strategic CRM
• Operational CRM
• Analytical CRM
• Collaborative CRM
• Models of CRM
Understanding Relationships
• What is a relationship?
• Five Phases of Portfolio Relationships
• Case: Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) in the Banking Industry
• Relationship Management Theories
CRM Implementation
• Introduction to CRM implementation
• Develop the CRM strategy
• Build the CRM project foundations
• Specify needs and select partner
• Implement project
• Evaluate performance
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• The Complaints Management Process
• Value from Physical Evidence
• Value from channels
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Managing Networks for Customer Relationship Management Performance
• Introduction to Networks of CRM
• Network Position
• Business Networks and CRM
• Principles of Network Management
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Unit VIII — INTERNATION TAXATION AND TRUST PLANNING
Course Objective:
The unit would help the financial market and investment management professional in assessing the
applicability of various taxation aspects for an individual investor before deciding on the portfolio
allocation of the client in the international space. The unit would cover the tax structures in few of the
prominent investment zones across the globe like US, UK, Singapore and Mauritius. The latter part of
the unit would make an investment professional understand in requisite detail the implications of Tax
treaties applicable for an Indian client with respect to these investment centers. Lastly the unit would
throw some light on the taxation for NRI clients and on tax planning through trust for clients.
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Detailed Topic List Unit - VIII
Introduction to International Taxation
• Introduction to International Taxation
• Essential Concepts in international taxation
• Tax principles in an International environment
• Tax planning in Multinational Groups of Companies
• Tax Administration
• Role of Supra-National Organizations
• Cross-border Enforcement of Taxes
• Recognition of foreign legal entities
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• Penalties
• Circumventing the Law for Tax Abuse
• Incorporation of Advance Pricing Agreement in India
• Trends of Transfer Pricing in India
Taxation of NRIS
• NRI definition under the Income-Tax Act, 1961
• Long / Short term capital gain on sale of shares, debentures & securities
• Long Term Capital Gain from Specified Assets
• Capital Gain Arising From Sale of Residential Property
• Long Term Capital Gains of Immovable Property & Other Assets
• Investment Income from Specified Assets
• Tax free income for NRIs under I.T. Act. 1961
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Unit IX —WEALTH MANAGEMENT PLANNING
Course Objective:
This unit covers the different aspects of wealth management business across the globe. It focuses on
analyzing and studying the various key profitability drivers like Clients, Products, Distribution and
Organization of any wealth management business and how each of the drivers can impact the efficiency
of the business. The unit would also feature the wealth management landscape in India and with
specific focus on different business models
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Detailed Topic List Unit - IX
Wealth Management in Current Era
• Introduction to Wealth Management
• Aspects of Wealth Management
• Wealth Management Institutions
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Wealth Management Models in India
• Kotak Wealth Management Model
• Citibank Wealth Management Model
• MotilalOswal Wealth Management Model
• Standard Chartered Wealth Management Model
• Analysis and Conclusion
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Unit X — ADVANCED WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Course Objective:
This unit builds upon the foundations in Wealth Management concepts covered under CWM®. The unit
would provide an excellent platform to the wealth manager for constructing a comprehensive Wealth
Plan for his client with specific focus on each of the 6 steps of the wealth management process covered
in Level 1. This unit would make the investment professional understand the application of the each of
the earlier units through different enriching live case lets.
The unit would also provide handful tools drafted by AAFM India(Performa for Portfolio Review) which
can be used by a investment professional right from the start till the end of the wealth management
process.
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Detailed Topic List Unit - X
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• Detailed evaluation of financial issues and opportunities
• Current status of client
• Risk management
• Case Study - Rationale for Insurance
• Retirement Planning
• Case Study - Psychological Aspects of Retirement Planning
• Determining Financial Net Worth of Client
• CWM Tool - Personal Balance Sheet
• Knowing the Difference between Bad Debt and Good Debt
• Wealth Preservation/Asset Protection
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