“Almost everything in business eventually boils down to the dollar sign”
No one is immune to the effects of financial decisions today. From stock market’s trading desks to the corporate conference rooms, no decision is complete without appreciating its financial implications. All segments of society, employees, entrepreneurs and administrators alike have to have a degree of financial knowledge.
And with the young engineering and management graduates vying for the highly rewarding jobs in finance sector, and aiming to become administrators and entrepreneurs themselves, we give them a chance to learn and showcase their finance skills.
For the first time in Shaastra we are introducing an event-cum-workshop, which is aimed at bringing out the investor in you. The workshop is so designed that it let’s people with acumen in finance management showcase their finance and investment skills by competing with the fellow participants at different stages of the workshop. At the same time we want people who have an inclination towards this field but haven’t yet got an opportunity to learn more about it to take advantage of this workshop.
The event consists of a lecture series and a simulation game
The lectures are open for all.
The registration for the prelims for the Simulation Game will be done on 02 October 2008 at the Hospitality Desk.
October 2, 2008
Lecture-1:
Topic:The Current Economic Crisis and the Financial Asset Trends for the Next Decade.
Mr. N Shanmuganathan Director - Benchmark Advisory Services.
He has been writing about the currently unwinding Economic Collapse in the US for more than 3 years now.
He has also worked as Solution Architect at Infosys Technologies for close to 10 years.
He has also acted as a Venture Capitalist and have started businesses in the space of Agriculture and Agro-processing Industries.
He writes regularly on financial topics such as World Economic outlook, US housing problems, Inflation, Monetary Policy as well as on Investment theories.These articles can be viewed at http://financial- musings. blogspot.com
He did his MBA from IIM-L.
October 3, 2008
Lecture-2:
Topic:The Financial Meltdown on The Wall Street
Mr. M.R. Venkatesh is a Chennai based Chartered Accountant who addresses the Business concerns relating to International trade and business strategies. He is also a commentator on International Trade and Economic Affairs. He is also the Associate Editor of the Consolidated Commercial Digest and is a regular contributor to the Hindu Business Line, Industrial Economist and the Rediff. He has recently authored a book titled – Global Imbalances and the impending Dollar crisis – which was published in September 2007 in Chennai.
October 4, 2008
Lecture-3:
Topic:Fundamentals of Market Investment
Mr. S.P. Tulsian is a name to reckon with in the Indian investors fraternity. Mr. Tulsian was a member of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), right since the time of its inception in 1994. He is the Editor and Publisher of the hugely popular and respected weekly tabloid, Premium Investments runs this successful initiative to protect investor interest and give truthful advice. Mr. Tulsian is often seen on prominent business televisions channels like CNBC, CNBC AWAAZ and CNN-IBN. His articles appear in most of the leading financial newspapers in India, like Economic Times, Business Standard and Financial Express.
| What’s up? | Venue | Time | Date |
| Registration for prelims(3-4 members per team) | Hospitality Desk | 08:00 – 12:30 Hrs | Day-1, Oct 2nd |
| Prelims | CRC 101 | 13:00 – 14:30 Hrs | Day-1, Oct 2nd |
| Result of prelims | PPM Desk | By 18:00 Hrs | Day-1, Oct 2nd |
| Informal meet of the finalists | DoMS | 20:00 – 20:30 Hrs | Day-1, Oct 2nd |
| The Simulation Game Finals | DoMS - DCF | 12:30 – 16:00 Hrs | Day-2, Oct 3rd |
Prep for prelims?
No, we are not going to ask you to solve the Black Scholes equation for options pricing! No, we are not going to ask you when was NSE established either!
The prelims are designed with keeping in mind the educational background of most of the participants. Hence, whether or not you have done tens of finance courses, it doesn’t matter!
What might help though is a lot of
number crunching, data interpretation, general awareness of the financial
market and presence of mind! Also, we highly encourage you to revise
your accounting fundaments. For starters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
What would it be like to play the Simulation game?
The Simulation game is being conducted in association with the All India Management Association.
The game will simulate a virtual organization
with your group members playing the roles of the CEO, CMO, COO and the
CFO. All the officers play their part in strategy making and take decisions
based on the available data and the predicted data reached at after
a lot of number crunching and data analysis. The game will be played
over 4 quarters, with the team of officers being able to maximize their
cumulative PAT (Profit after Tax) go on to be declared the winners.
Prep for The Simulation Game?
Your entry into the Simulation Game certifies your preparation for the same too! We again emphasize on the importance of accounting proficiency. We expect all the finalists to be adept in financial accounting.
Just be there on time and have fun!
Prize money worth
Rs. 10,000 up for grabs!
1.A team should have a minimum of 3 and maximum of 4 members in it.
2. A person can be a part of one team only.
3.The decision of the organizers and the panel of judges shall be final and will be binding on all the participants.
1. Do I need prior finance knowledge for participating in The Master Investor?
One word answer is NO, we would say more than prior finance knowledge you need problem solving skills coupled with good number crunching ability and finally ability to apply it into new situation. The aim of this event cum workshop is to expose the participants to basic concepts & applications in Finance.
2. When do I need to register for The Master Investor?
For participating in the Simulation game you need to register at the Hospi desk on 2nd October. Apart from the event we also have 3 lecture series as part of TMI on basic concepts of Finance which will be open for all & you don’t need to register for that. As an engineer who has absolutely no or very little earlier exposure to finance, one will surely gain a lot from the lecture series.
3. How can I prepare for TMI?
Not much of preparation is needed for TMI, but yes you should have very basic knowledge of accounting, macroeconomics.