Finatix,
the Finance Club of IIM Raipur invited Mr. Gurumoorthy Mahalingam,
Executive Board Member, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for their
Guest Lecture Series, Fin-TALK. Mr.
Mahalingam is also a member of the Board of Governors of National Institute of
Securities Market (NISM). The subject of discourse was “Role of Regulator in
the Changing Financial Landscape”. The talk was Finatix’s Guest Lecture Series. This series aims to
complement students’ academic knowledge with practitioners’ perspective.
Mr. Mahalingam spoke on subjects like
Bank Finance vs Bond Finance, Risk Aversion, Convertibility of Currencies,
Inflation and Conventional and
Unconventional Monetary and Fiscal Policies. Comparing the global and
Indian economical scenario, he explained about the impact of interest rates and
government policies on the GDP of any country.
He stressed the necessity of
due diligence during bank selection. He said that the factors like safety,
returns and liquidity of the bank should be considered before putting trust in
a bank. Mr. Mahalingam also explained about the consequences of various
business and entrepreneurship decisions, especially with context to regulatory
bodies.
Prof. Dhananjay Bapat, Chairman, Student
Affairs Committee, IIM Raipur thanked Mr. Mahalingam for providing this
learning opportunity to the students and enlightening them about the various
facets of the financial landscape in India.