FINGUNS

It is a financial quiz event which covers both finance related gk as well as conceptual questions on corporate finance and financial accounting. The quiz was conducted online with the question set made on MS Excel and put on the KNET-The Knowledge Network of BIM from where participants downloaded it and sent the solutions by mail to FinClub. The event was for half an hour with each team consisting of 2 members each. The event received a phenomenal response with 35 teams taking part in the event.

The event was won by team DJ consisting of Dev and Jayakanth winning cash prize of Rs 2500. Team Dragons, consisting of Francis and Sivaram G, were runners up winning prize of Rs1500, followed by Team Investomaniacs , consisting of Pradeep and Sivaprakasam, who got Rs 1000 as prize money.

YUDH VIDHYA

Yudh Vidhya is a business simulation game. The first year students were divided into 20 teams comprising of 4 members each, with one donning the mantle of the chief executive officer and the rest taking up th roles of Directors representing Marketing, Finance and Information Management functions. Twenty teams competed in the first round and the top ten teams moved to the finals. This simulation game was a very good learning experience it gave the required impetus to learn to take operative and strategic decisions in the corporate world. Teams vied with one another with the gut instinct and visionary thinking and the decisions were captured and processed using software developed by our students and that churned out results in the form of business reports in real time. The final round consisted of two quarter, at the beginning of the each quarter the teams were given data about the market share and the new product launch. After each quarter the profit reflected the effectiveness of the decision. This simulation game is being organized by the Finclub since 2001, have proven to be an effective tool to familiarize students with peer group dynamics, a high level interactivity, competitive pressure, interpersonal communication and multidimensional participation.

The event was won by the team Scubes consisting of Sivakumar.N, Srijayaram.S, Saravanan.M and Deepak M Chordia winning cash prize 5000 and the first runners-up were Team The usual Suspects consisting of Palaniappan, Rajesh Soundar, Sivakumar and Surendran.E winning cash price of 3000 and the second runners were team Dragons consisting of Harendhira Prasad, Karthikeyan.S, Sivaram and Sharan Kumar R winning cash price of 2000.

BUFFET’S PICK

It is an equity research contest that tests ones skills at valuing stocks based on strong fundamental analysis and various valuation models. The event required each team to submit an equity research report giving recommendations on a stock of their choice with the long term perspective. Each team was to be constituted of 3 members with at least one member of PGPII so that PGPI students can leverage the knowledge of their senior colleague. The research reports have been sent to eminent investment advisor and visiting faculty to BIM Mr B. Venkatesh who will be evaluating the research reports. The event got a warm response from students with 25 quality research reports from BIM students.

BROWN BAG SESSION

Brown Bag Session is a lecture on equity research, was organized by FINCLUB for the students of PGP-I. The lecture was given by Mr. Venkatesh of Navera Consulting. The lecture was organized as a part of FINANZ UTSAV ’09. He enlightened the students with his ideas regarding how to make a basic equity research report. The lecture gave ideas regarding the various models available to make a equity research report. The ideas given were grasped by the students which was evident from their enthusiastic participation in BUFFET”S PICK-Equity research contest. There was an overwhelming response rom the student community. FINCLUB thanks sriraman sir for his involvement and guidance throughout the event.

SANGAM 2009

Sangam is an annual meet of the BIM alumni.Sangam 09 was a grand success. Alumni of the 23rd, 22nd and 21st batch had come. Since it was on a weekend, many of them were able to make it. The entire college was buzzing with enthusiasm.




There were around 80 of them who had come for Sangam. It was a moment of nostalgia for all of us. It was so good to meet all the seniors after a long time. The moment they entered the campus, they wanted to play cricket. All of them played endlessly. Everyone was whiling their time by chatting with all of us. That day evening there were lots of cultural programs for the alumni. We had everything, right from songs, music, dance, fashion show, mimicry show; drama .We had the privilege to view the performances of a few of our seniors. Special dinner was arranged for the alumni. The cultural activities ended with a dance floor.





The dance floor was simply rocking. This went on till 1 am. The event was filled with fun and frolic. It was basically a wonderful get together for all the alumni. They said that it was a good detour from their usual busy and monotonous schedule. Then the following day, which happened to be Sunday, they met few of the professors. The bim road was filled with the alumni standing in groups and sharing their experiences with their buddies. Then, that day afternoon they had special lunch at the mess. And ,slowly everyone started leaving. We really miss them a lot. It was a sweet home coming for them. Bim streets look empty without them. We await the next Sangam.

SUNDARA RAGHAVAN CRICKET TROPHY'09

Sundara Raghavan Cricket Trophy (SRCT), the flagship event of Sportscom is back with a bang. The SRCT’09 was inaugurated on the eve of 25th January.





This event happened in a grand manner with 24 floodlights decorating the Eden Gardens of BIM hostel. The tournament was spread around 6 nights with 8 teams participating in it totally, 4 teams from first and second year each. The teams are as follows,

PGP-2

YORKERS




THE DEN WARRIORS



BOUNCERS



MATCHFIXERS



PGP-1

ROYALSTAGS



ALL REALS FIRST BALL (ARFB)



DARK KNIGHTS



LAGAAN XI



The SRCT’09 saw a fierce battle among the teams under floodlights as they tried to outplay their opponents to emerge victorious. Each and every match received great support from the crowd which set the entire campus elated. An exciting Grand Finale was played between the teams "ROYALSTAGS" and "YORKERS".

ROYALSTAGS


YORKERS


The team Royalstags won the battle and became the champions of SRCT’09. Meanwhile the DEN WARRIORS won the thrilling third place match that happened against the team ALL REALS FIRST BALL. The ARFBs fought till the last but at last the Den Warriors outplayed them.

THE DEN WARRIORS


The winners, first runners-up and the third runners-up were awarded with the trophies. The SRCT’09 also included an exciting match that was played between the girls’ team of PGP-1 and PGP-2. The teams are as follows,

BANDITS (PGP-1)



DEADLY DIVAS (PGP-2)



The deadly divas were outplayed by the PGP-2 Bandits. In fact, this match made the entire campus agog. Almost every BIMite witnessed this match and it was great to see the cheerleaders supporting their favourite teams. Hats off to Sportscom, for conducting such an exciting event that happened from 25th to 30th January.
The Trophies were awarded to the following team and players,

BOYS

WINNERS: ROYAL STAGS (PGP I)

FIRST RUNNERS-UP: YORKERS (PGP II)

SECOND RUNNERS-UP: DEN WARRIORS (PGP II)


GIRLS

WINNERS: BANDITS (PGP II)

RUNNERS-UP: DEADLY DIVAS (PGP I)



MAN OF THE SERIES: ARAVIND KUMAR A (PGP I)

MAN OF THE MATCH (FINALS): AMIT KHARE (PGP I)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH (GIRLS): RADHIKA (PGP II)

BEST BATSMAN: HARISH (PGP II)

BEST BOWLER: ROHIT (PGP II)

BEST WICKET-KEEPER: GOWRISHANKAR(PGP I) & HARISH (PGP II)

BEST CATCH: SIVALINGAM (PGP II)

MAX. NO OF SIXES: NANDAKUMAR.B (PGP I)

FASTEST FIFTY: ROZARIO (PGP II) & SANDEEP (PGP I)

BEST PARTNERSHIP: NANDAKUMAR & ARAVIND KUMAR (PGP I)

HIGHEST RUN-GETTER: NANDAKUMAR (PGP I)

BULLS N BEARS

‘BULLS N BEARS’ is an online stock trading event organized by FINCLUB for the students every year. The event was held from 27^th Jan to 2^nd Feb 2009. The aim of the event is to provide an on-hand experience in stock trading for the students of BIM through virtual online stock trading portals and is a team event with each team comprising of two members. This time the event was held in a big way with co-operation from the service provider “khelostocks.com” with separate web space for ‘BULLS N BEARS’. The space can be viewed at http://www.khelostocks.com/crescita.html . The participants witnessed daily ups and downs in the stock prices according to the real market scenario. Cash prizes and gifts will be given to over all winners and the trading day winners. The event was a great success with an overwhelming response of 81 registrations. The winners had secured top ranks in the portals over all “khiladis” list with contestants from all over the nation. This was again another opportunity to show the outside world about how much BIMites are capable of.

The organizers are all set for their next extravaganza. The event will give the participants, real world knowledge related to equity research, strategy analysis and the latest trends in finance. The event is for a fortnight and will be through February and March. The events will start with Equity research scheduled to begin during second week of February.