M G UNIVERSITY, CBCS B.Com Programme-Semester IV, FINANCIAL SERVICES Core (Optional - II)-----------------The purpose of this text book is to introduce and present the subject FINANCIAL SERVICES, according to the syllabus prescribed for the FOURTH SEMESTER students of CBCSS B.Com... programme of M.G. University. The book discusses in detail various fund based and fee based financial services with special focus on Venture Capital, Leasing, Factoring, Mutual Funds, Securitisation and Credit Rating. The materials that have gone into the making of the book have been carefully prepared, comprehensively narrated, with adequate and appropriate examples to make teaching and learning this subject a joyful experience.