This textbook covers the syllabi of papers on Financial Services , Management of Financial Services , and Financial Services in India , which are part of most MBA courses. It includes discussion on data that is not easily available on financial services, along with analyzing latest trends, new emerging areas, (an integral part of the syllabus in all leading business schools), the essential concepts of the financial system and the regulatory framework, and all the developmental aspects of finance. The book also studies the pace of progressive integration of financial markets banking, insurance, mutual funds, securities and commodities with high technology absorption to focus on customer-based services. At the same time, it covers oft-discussed but essential topics like real estate investment trust, consumer finance and investment banking