M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2017.
Elective Paper
Fourth Semester
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
(CBCS 2013 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A x 3 15)
Answer all questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. What are the commonly stated investment goals?
2. What is debt capital?
3. What are the three options with respect to bond portfolio
management?
4. What are the assumptions of EMH?
5. Who are the institutional investors?
Part B x 10 50)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
All questions carry equal marks.
6. List out the broad phases of investment
management.
Or
Explain the objectives and functions of SEBI.
Sub. Code
641413
RW-054
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7. What are the factors that have to be taken into
account when pricing a new issue of shares?
Or
State the main characteristics of the debenture.
Also explain the various types of debentures.
8. What is strategic asset allocation? What are the
other approaches to asset allocation?
Or
Explain the following two board choices with respect
to equity portfolio strategy. Passive portfolio
strategy and active portfolio strategy.
9. What is the basic assumption of the APT? What are
the pros and cons of the APT over the CAPM?
Or
Describe the random walk theory.
10. Discuss the features of bill market scheme 1970.
Or
Explain the role of foreign institutional investors in
Indian capital market.
Part C x 10 10)
Compulsory
11. On Nov. 17, 2008, Satyam computers share prices
plugged by bringing heavy loss to the investors.
What type of risk is this? What is the exposure of the
company? What is the exposure of the promoters?
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