Dr M. S. V. Prasad holds a PhD in Finance from Andhra University and is Head of the Department of Finance at the GITAM Institute of Management. He has published 14 textbooks and several articles for Scopus and ABDC. He has been the recipient of several awards for his article contributions including awards from the CESS, Hyderabad and the NIRD, Hyderabad. He has also received a generous grant from the ISEE, Germany, for an outstanding research paper. He has presented papers in conferences worldwide including in Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Malaysia, Iceland, and South Africa. Dr G. V. Satya Sekhar, MCom, MBA, MPhil, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Centre for Distance Learning at GITAM University, Visakhapatnam. With 20 years of teaching and research experience, he has developed study materials for the Executive MBA Programme at Andhra University and for the Centre for Distance Learning at GITAM University. He has also published widely in national and international reputed journals and has authored several books including 'Management Information Systems', 'Managerial Economics', 'Business Policy and Strategic Management', 'Performance Appraisal of Indian Mutual Funds', 'Strategical Financial Management', 'The Indian Mutual Fund Industry' and 'The Management of Mutual Funds'. Dr Satya Sekhar has participated in and presented papers at various national and international seminars.