Mr Prantik Ray

Mr Prantik Ray

Qualification : MBA (Finance), MA (Eco.), DBF (ICFAI)

Email : prantik@xlri.ac.in

Functional Area : Finance

Experience Detail  

  1. XLRI, Jamshedpur Full-Time Faculty June, 2007- till date
  2. Army Institute of Management, Kolkata Head of MBA Dept. April, 2003-May, 2007
  3. FORE School of Management, New Delhi Programme Director (Evening Programees) & Assistant Professor June, 2001-March, 2003
  4. Institute of Rural Management, Anand Assistant Professor February, 1999-June, 2001
  5. Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India, Hyderabad Faculty Associate July, 1997-January, 1999
  6. The Economic Times, New Delhi Business Journalist February, 1994-March, 1995

Mr Prantik Ray

Mr Prantik Ray

Achievements and Research Interest/Area of Research Interests

Area of RESEARCH INTERESTS

  1. Mergers and Acquisitions
  2. Structured Finance & Financial Engineering
  3. Investment & Portfolio Management
  4. International Finance & Derivatives
  5. Corporate Finance
  6. Applied Macroeconomics

Courses Taught

  1. XLRI( Jamshedpur, Dubai, Singapore) -  Mergers and Acquisitions, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, International Finance, Financial Management, Structured Finance, Investment Banking and Private Equity, Risk Management and Insurance
  2. Case Western University, Cleveland - Corporate Finance
  3. IRMA - Financial Accounting, Investment Management, International Finance
  4. FORE - School of Management Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, International Finance, Investment Management for Insurance Companies, Applied Macroeconomics
  5. Army Institute of Management Financial Accounting, Financial Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, International Finance, Macroeconomics
  6. ICFAI Macroeconomics, Merchant Banking, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
  7. Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pune - Mergers and Acquisitions, Fixed Income Securities, Structured Finance
  8. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bangalore - Valuation
  9. IILM, New Delhi  - Mergers and Acquisitions
  10. IMT Nagpur - Mergers and Acquisitions
  11. Goa Institute of Management  - International Finance
  12. XIMR, Mumbai  - Mergers and Acquisitions, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Structured Finance
  13. NIIT University Structured - Finance


Consultancy Undertaken

  1. BPR of NSTFDC NSTFDC, New Delhi September, 2010-March 2012
  2. Feasibility Study for a Cooperative Bank in Orissa Ford Foundation November, 2007-October 2008
  3. Restructuring Gujarat State Handloom and Handicrafts Corporations Government of Gujarat, Asian Development Bank , July, 2000-April, 2003
  4. Rural Development through Cooperatives West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation October, 2002-March, 2001
  5. Financial Performance of 3 Municipalities of West Bengal DFID, UK February, 1998- July, 1999
  6. Setting up a Greenfield Project in West Bengal Private Entrepreneur March, 1998-January, 1999

In-Company Programs

  1. Strategic Financial Management
  2. Financial Management
  3. Corporate Finance
  4. Mergers and Acquisitions
  5. Understanding Financial Statements
  6. Finance for Non-Finance Executives
  7. Finance Gurukul
  8. Supply Chain Management
  9. General Management
  10. Strategic Management
  11. Advance Finance Module
  12. Finance Gurukul
  13. Young Leader Development Programme
  14. Imperatives for SSI Entrepreneurs
  15. Finance for Non-Finance Managers
  16. Strengthening Management of Agricultural Cooperatives in Asia
  17. Management Appreciation Programme for Voluntary Agencies

INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS (PUBLICATIONS)

Journal Articles-Refereed

1. Weather Derivatives-- A Need for Indian Farmers (Indian Journal for Banking, Risk and Insurance, Vol 4 Issue 1, March 2016, pp 19-25).

2. Equity Linked Notes in India-A Primer (Global Journal for Research Analysis, Vol 4, April, 2015, pp 48-55)

3. Weather Derivatives- A Class above Weather Insurance (Published in Financial Derivatives Market and Applications ed. Velmurugan PS, P. Palanichamy and Malabika Rao, chapter no. 2, pp.18-29, 2012).

4. Commodity Futures and Indian Farmers: Myth or Reality (Published in Indian Commodity Market: Derivative and Risk Management, ed. Velmurugan, Palanichamy and Shunmugam, Chapter 3, pp50-65).

5. A Case on Kingfisher- Air Deccan Merger: The Marriage of Convenience (Published in Indian Journal of Marketing, Volume 42, Number 1,  January 2012)

6. Microfinance Securitization in India Rating Anomalies (Conference Proceedings of Academy of Business Research Conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey during 13-15th September, 2011)

7. Hidden Risk in Microfinance Securitization, A Case Study in India (Conference Proceedings of Annual Paris Conference on Money and Finance in Paris during 14-15th July, 2011)

8. MFI Securitization in India, Need for Proper Risk Assessment (Conference Proceedings of Annual Accounting and Finance Conference in Singapore during 23-24th May, 2011)

9. Structured Finance for the MFI Sector--Need for Proper Risk Assessment (Presented and Published in the Conference Proceedings of International Conference on Financial Innovation organised by University of Connecticut and MDI, Gurgaon during 7-9, January, 2011

10. Weather Derivatives, A Class Above Weather Insurance (Published in the Conference Proceedings of International Conference on Financial Derivatives conducted by MCX, India and Pondicherry University during 17-19th December , 2010

11. Commodities & Derivatives & Indian Farmers- Issues & Concerns-Paryavarthan (November, 2009)

12. Commodity Derivatives and Indian Farmers, Myths and Realities-National Workshop on Commodity Derivatives organized by MCX and Pondicherry University, 11-12, September, 2009

13. Forecasting Mutual Fund NAV using Neural Network- SSRN Network (2004).

14. Neural Network Models for Forecasting Mutual Fund Net Asset Value, Paper presented in 8th Annual Capital Market Conference, 2004.

15. Indian Stock Prices and Macroeconomic Influence: An Empirical Investigation using Artificial Neural Network- Operational Research and Its Applications: Recent Trends ed. M. R. Rao and M. C. Puri (Allied Publishers, 2004)

16. Forecasting Mutual Fund Net Asset Value - A Neural Network Approach - AIM Working Paper No.7, May, 2004.

17. What Moves Indian Stock Market: A Study on the Linkage with the Real Economy in the Post-Reform Era---- Paper presented at the 6th Annual Conference on Money and Finance, 2004.

18. Indian Stock Prices and Macroeconomic Variables: An Empirical  Investigation Using Artificial Neural Network - APORS Conference Proceedings, 2003.

19. Reflection on Deflation--Japan`s Monetary Paradox, IRMA Working Paper No. 146

20. Fiscal Responsibility of Government - Network (IRMA), Vol 6 No. 1

21. Issues in Co-operative Reform - Network (IRMA), Vol 6 No. 3

Other Professional Activities

Co-ordinating/Organizing Workshop/Conferences /MDPs

  1. Finance for Non-Finance Executives
  2. Micro-Finance
  3. Financial Inclusion And Social Banking
  4. Financial Analysis, Planning & Control
  5. Business Data Analysis, Financial Modeling and Forecasting
  6. Bond Portfolio Management & Interest Rate Derivatives
  7. Total Cost Management for Competitive Advantage
  8. Supply Chain Management
  9. Everyday Finance for Today`s Managers
  10. Financial Risk Management
  11. Financial Derivatives for Risk Management
  12. Management Appreciation Programme for Voluntary Agencies
  13. Security Analysis & Portfolio Manageme
  14. Treasury & Forex Management

Participation in Workshops/Conferences/Forums/ Meetings etc

  1. Weather Derivative-A Class above Weather Insurance University of London London
  2. Restructuring Of Micro Finance Business Models Under Regulatory Risk Events
  3. International Conference on Financial Inclusion XLRI, Jamshedpur
  4. India in a Turbulent world Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies Pune
  5. Microfinance Securitization in India, Rating Anomalies Academy of Business Research, USA Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
  6. Hidden Risk in Microfinance Securitization, A Case Study in India Annual Paris Conference on Money and Finance in Paris during Paris
  7. MFI Securitization in India - Need for Proper Risk Assessment Annual Accounting and Finance Conference Singapore
  8. Structured Finance for the MFI Sector--Need for Proper Risk Assessment University of Connecticut and MDI, Gurgaon MDI, Gurgaon
  9. Weather Derivatives, A Class Above Weather Insurance MCX and Pondicherry University Pondicherry
  10. Commodity Derivatives and Indian Farmers, Myths and Realities MCX and Pondicherry University Pondicherry
  11. Inaugural National Workshop on Commodity Derivatives NCDEX, Mumbai New Delhi
  12. Micro-Finance Summit Access Development New Delhi
  13. Seminar on SEZ CII, Jharkhand Bokaro
  14. Stock Market Reforms In India Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Delhi
  15. Neural Network Models for Forecasting Mutual Fund Net Asset Value UTI Institute of Capital Markets Mumbai
  16. What Moves Indian Stock Market: A Study on the Linkage with the Real Economy in the Post-Reform Era Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Mumbai
  17. Indian Stock Prices and Macroeconomic Variables: An Empirical   Investigation Using Artificial Neural Network ORSI, India New Delhi
  18. 3rd CII-AICTE Summit on Technical Education CII, Eastern Region Kolkata
  19. Faculty Development Workshop Association of Management Schools Kolkata
  20. Currency Crises: Three Case Studies FORE School of Management New Delhi
  21. Fiscal Responsibility of Government National Institute of Financial Management, Faridabad New Delhi
  22. Reflection on Deflation: A Case Study of Japan Institute of Rural Management, Anand Anand
  23. Understanding Financial Crises: The Asian Case Institute of Rural Management, Anand Anand

Visiting Faculty

  1. Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pune
  2. Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bangalore
  3. IILM, New Delhi
  4. IMT Nagpur
  5. Goa Institute of Management
  6. XIMR, Mumbai

Research Project Undertaken

  1. Relationship between Macroeconomic Variables and Stock Market in Emerging Economies
  2. Pricing of Stocks using ANN
  3. Determinants of NPA in Banks using ANN
  4. Forecasting NAV of Mutual Funds
  5. Relationship between Stock Market and Macroeconomic Variables
  6. Application of ANN in Capital Market
  7. Issues in Cooperative Reforms
  8. Fiscal Responsibility of the Government
  9. Japan`s Deflation
  10. Asian Financial Crisis