The Hindu Business Line : IIM Kozhikode's annual finance meet this weekend

THE Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, is organising its annual finance seminar, Arthanomics, on January 14-15.The theme of the seminar is `Towards mature financial markets - The Indian transition.'

The seminar would focus on India's need to achieve stability in the financial markets by increasing both retail and institutional confidence in the Indian economy. This alone would help to sustain the growing `feel good' factor about India in the international arena, a press release from the Institute said.

Business Line is the Print Media Partner and Indiainfoline the Online Media Partner for the event. The Platinum Sponsor for Arthanomics 2006 is Bank of Baroda, and State Bank of Travancore is the Associate Sponsor.

Arthanomics 2006 aims to chart the journey towards a mature financial market by unravelling the transition path: focusing on the broad framework of regulations, standards of conduct and actions.

The major speakers at the seminar include Mr Hemant Tanna, Vice-President-Investment Banking, ING Vysya; Mr Manish Gupta, Head-Structured Trade, Citibank; Mr Partho Mukherjee, Head-Treasury, UTI Bank; Mr C.J. George, Managing Director, Geojit Securities; and

Mr Anil Jhala, Chief Financial Officer, Birla Sunlife Insurance. In addition, there will be participants from IDBI and NCDEX.

The event is slated to start with a three-hour workshop on commodities and derivatives trading to be conducted by Ms Uma Mohan, Head, Customer Services, NCDEX. The workshop is designed to impart knowledge to the participants regarding the commodity markets in India, their evolution, product conceptualisation, design and contract specifications, risk mitigation and settlement process. It would be supported by a demonstration of a live trading terminal to view the action on the quotes placed by the market participants.

This session is intended to briefly explain the trading aspects and the dynamics of the commodity market. This is the first time NCDEX is partnering with a B-School to organise such a workshop, the release pointed out.