Diploma in International Banking and Finance (DIBF)

Paper 1 — Module 1 — Global Trends and Developments in International Banking1 chapters

1. Global Trends in International Banking

Paper 1 — Module 2 — Wholesale, Retail and Private Banking and Inter-bank Business2 chapters

2. Wholesale Banking and Inter-bank Business
3. International Retail and Private Banking

Paper 1 — Module 3 — International Financial Centres, Offshore Banking Units and SEZs2 chapters

4. International Financial Centres
5. Offshore Banking Units and SEZs

Paper 1 — Module 4 — Asset Liability Management2 chapters

6. Asset Liability Management in International Banks
7. Maturity Gaps and Currency Mismatches

Paper 1 — Module 5 — Profitability of International Banking Operations1 chapters

8. Profitability of International Banking Operations

Paper 1 — Module 6 — Investment Banking1 chapters

9. Investment Banking

Paper 1 — Module 7 — Correspondent Banking2 chapters

10. Correspondent Banking and Nostro/Vostro Accounts
11. International Payments and SWIFT

Paper 1 — Module 8 — International Financial Institutions3 chapters

12. IMF and the International Monetary System
13. World Bank Group and ADB
14. BIS and WTO

Paper 1 — Module 9 — Treasury and Risk Mitigation3 chapters

15. International Treasury Organisation
16. Foreign Exchange Rates and Calculations
17. Treasury Risks and Hedging

Paper 1 — Module 10 — FEMA and Regulatory Framework in India1 chapters

18. FEMA and Indian Forex Regulation

Paper 1 — Module 11 — Letters of Credit, ICC Rules and Trade Finance7 chapters

19. Letters of Credit: Parties, Types and Lifecycle
20. LC Documents and Discrepancies
21. UCP 600
22. Documentary Collections and URC 522
23. Bank Reimbursements and URR 725
24. Buyers' Credit and Suppliers' Credit
25. Bilateral Trade, Countertrade and High-Seas Sales

Paper 2 — Module 1 — Regulatory Framework and Basel Norms5 chapters

26. International Banking Regulatory Architecture
27. Home-Host Supervision and Consolidated Supervision
28. Basel Framework: Evolution and Pillars
29. Capital Adequacy and Risk-Weighted Assets
30. Liquidity Standards: LCR and NSFR

Paper 2 — Module 2 — International Law, Choice of Law and Jurisdiction3 chapters

31. International Law Principles
32. Choice of Law and Conflict of Laws
33. Jurisdiction and Cross-border Enforcement

Paper 2 — Module 3 — Exchange Controls, International Loan Agreements and Covenants4 chapters

34. Exchange Management and Controls
35. International Loan Agreements
36. Representations, Covenants and Undertakings
37. Events of Default and Protective Clauses

Paper 2 — Module 4 — Country Risk and Bank Risk Management2 chapters

38. Country Risk and Sovereign Risk
39. Bank Counterparty Risk Management

Paper 2 — Module 5 — International Debt Management2 chapters

40. International Debt Management
41. Debt Restructuring and Financial Crises

Paper 2 — Module 6 — IMF and World Bank in Debt Crisis Management1 chapters

42. IMF and World Bank in Debt Crises

Paper 2 — Module 7 — Anti-Money Laundering Laws1 chapters

43. Anti-Money Laundering Laws

Paper 2 — Module 8 — Maritime Frauds1 chapters

44. Maritime Frauds and Prevention

Paper 2 — Module 9 — International Competitiveness1 chapters

45. International Competitiveness of Banks

Paper 2 — Module 10 — International Accounting Standards1 chapters

46. International Accounting Standards

Paper 2 — Module 11 — Arbitration and Mediation1 chapters

47. Arbitration and Mediation

Paper 3 — Module 1 — Lending to MNCs, Documentation and Monitoring4 chapters

48. International Corporate Finance and MNCs
49. Lending to MNCs: Credit Appraisal
50. Documentation and Security in Corporate Lending
51. Credit Monitoring and Early Warning

Paper 3 — Module 2 — Credit Rating Agencies and Global Capital Markets2 chapters

52. Credit Ratings and Rating Agencies
53. Global Capital Markets

Paper 3 — Module 3 — Raising and Deploying Resources, ECBs and FCNRs3 chapters

54. Raising and Deploying Resources
55. External Commercial Borrowings
56. FCNR(B) Deposits and Foreign Currency Finance

Paper 3 — Module 4 — International Bond Market3 chapters

57. International Bond Markets
58. International Bond Issuance Process
59. Bond Pricing, Yield and Cost of Borrowing

Paper 3 — Module 5 — Regulatory Prescriptions, RUF and NIF2 chapters

60. Funding Facilities and Revolving Underwriting Facility
61. Note Issuance Facility

Paper 3 — Module 6 — Syndicated Loans2 chapters

62. Syndicated Loans: Structure and Process
63. Syndicated Loans: Pricing, Documentation and Risks

Paper 3 — Module 7 — Project and Infrastructure Finance2 chapters

64. Project Finance: Appraisal and Structure
65. Infrastructure Finance and Risk Allocation

Paper 3 — Module 8 — Corporate Treasury Management2 chapters

66. Corporate Treasury Management
67. Corporate Forex Exposure and Hedging

Paper 3 — Module 9 — Derivatives and Corporate Applications1 chapters

68. Derivatives: Corporate Applications

Paper 3 — Module 10 — Role of FIIs, FDI and EXIM Bank2 chapters

69. FPI, FDI and Foreign Investment
70. EXIM Bank and Commodity Exchanges