If you do not mind a field work, you could try researching the impact of thrift and micro credit societies on poverty allievation, your research could be limited to lift above poverty organisation ( LAPO) or other similar micro credit society in your locale. It will test your people skill as you will need to collect primary data from members to complete your research.
Finance has broad areas like banking, pricing of options and portfolio optimization. You can do a project about the distribution of daily stock returns and check if they follow a normal, lognormal distribution or if they are stationary. You can apply time series models like VAR, AR, MA and ARMA, GARCH etc and apply AIC to find best fitting models. You can use the risk-return profiles of stocks to obtain the optimal portfolio for investors etc.
A good B.Sc. project research topic in finance should be feasible, relevant, and interesting. Here are some possible topics for a B.Sc. project in finance:
Analysis of the impact of interest rates on stock prices in a specific industry or market
A study of the relationship between financial ratios and stock prices in a particular industry
Evaluation of the performance of mutual funds in a specific market over a period of time
A comparative analysis of the profitability of firms in different industries
Analysis of the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on import and export businesses
An assessment of the financial management practices of small and medium enterprises
An analysis of the credit risk management practices of banks and other financial institutions
Evaluation of the impact of corporate social responsibility practices on the financial performance of companies
A study of the determinants of capital structure decisions of firms in a specific industry
An analysis of the effect of mergers and acquisitions on shareholder wealth in a specific market.
These are just a few examples, and there are many other potential topics for a B.Sc. project in finance. The key is to choose a topic that you find interesting and relevant to your career aspirations and to ensure that you have access to the necessary data and resources to conduct your research.