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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
M.Com.DEGREE EXAMINATION COMMERCE
SECONDSEMESTER APRIL 2018
17PCO2ES01- INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Date: 27-04-2018 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 01:00-04:00
PART A
(Answer ALL Questions) (10x2=20)
1. State the name of any four AMC's functioning in India.
2. Mention any four mutual fund schemes available for investment in India.
3. What is NAV? How is it calculated?
4. Identify any four reasons for popularity of investments.
5. What is deflation?
6. How does political risk affect investments?
7. List out rights of equity shareholders.
8. What is the use of diversification?
9. What do understand by portfolio?
10. List out the factors affecting systematic risk.
PART-B
(Answer any FOUR Questions)(4x10=40)
11. Differentiate between direct investing and indirect investing with examples.
12. Bring out the types of life insurance policies available for investment.
13. List out and explain the investment opportunities available in money market instruments,
bonds and debentures.
14. Enlist and explain the organisational structure of mutual funds operations in India.
15. Write short notes on the following:
Costs and loads associated with mutual fund investment Return from mutual fund
investments c)Taxation of mutual fund returns.
16. What are the uses of correlation in managing a risk of portfolio?
17. Explain the role of systematic risk and unsystematic risk in CAPM.
PART C
(Answer any TWO Questions)(2x20 40)
18.a) What are the features of investment? Explain.
Differentiate between speculation and investment.
19. Illustrate briefly the classification of mutual fund schemes available for investment in India.
20. What are the assumptions, concepts involved and limitations of CAPM? Explain.
21. You are asked to construct a portfolio for your retirement consisting of any five leading
companies and five mutual fund schemes by stating the reasons for your answer.

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