Financial System
Financial system is a set of complex and closely connected or intermixed instructions,agents,practices,markets, transactions,claims and liabilities in the economy
The financial system comprises of four major components. These are 1) Financial Institutions 2) Financial Markets 3) Financial Instruments 4) Financial Services
1) Financial Institutions: These are institutions which mobilise and transfer the savings or funds from surplus units to deficit units. 2) Financial Markets: This is a place or mechanism where funds or savings are transferred from surplus units to deficit units. 3) Financial Instruments: the commodities that are traded or dealt in a financial market are financial assets or securities or financial instruments.
4) Financial Services: Financial services include the services offered by both types of companies Asset Management Companies and Liability Management Companies
SECURITIES MARKETS
a) Government Securities b) Industrial Securities
The Government securities are issued by Central Government, State Governments and local govt. which includes the authorities like Municipalities, Autonomous Institutions like; Port Trusts, Improvement Trusts Agencies like; IDBI, IFCI, SFCs. SIDCs, Housing Boards
• The instruments of raising funds in the industrial securities market are bonds,debentures, preference shares and equity shares. • The securities market, is divided into primary or new issue market and secondary market. The new issues of government and private corporate sectors are floated in the primary market. The secondary market provides liquidity to the outstanding securities or existing securities
Over the Counter Exchange of India (OTCEI)
It was incorporated in 1990 under companies act 1956. Over The Counter (OTC) market is an informally organised group of brokers and dealers. The Over the Counter market is a negotiated market, because prices are settled through individual bargaining between buyers and sellers.
GLOBALISATION OF FINANCIAL MARKETS
1) deregulation or liberalisation of markets and the activities of market participants in key financial centers of the world; 2) technological advances for monitoring world markets, executing orders, and analyzing financial opportunities; and 3) increased institutionalisation of financial markets
FINANCIAL SERVICES
• financial services are services that ensure the smooth flow of financial activities in the economy. • Financial services sector is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI), Reserve Bank of India and the Department of Banking and Insurance,Government of India, through legislations
IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY
From the Service Providers View • Cost Saving • Product Development • Marketing Tool • Delivery channel • Decision-making Aid • Globalisation
Stock exchange:Functions and Organisation
Stock exchange is the place where buying and selling of securities take place . Market is divided into two a) Short term and b) long term capital market
Rights Issue
• Selling of securities to the existing shareholders in the portion of their current holding. Private Placement • Sale of securities by public limited company • Securities are placed with Institutional investors, Mutual funds or other Financial Institutions
DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEBT INSTRUMENTS
• • • • Fixed and Floating Rate Instruments Debt Instruments with Call and Put Option Zero Interest Debt Instruments Convertible Debt Instrument
Convertible Debt Instrument
• The Government Securities are issued on the basis of liquidity conditions in the market, Government borrowing programme and expectations of the market.
Types of Government Securities i) Treasury Bill of 91 day, 182 day and 364 day
ii) Government of India dated securities iii) State Government securities Secondary market Govt. securities are negotiated between banks, PDs, MFs. RBI has introduced NDS.
Depositories
• Depository system is a scrip based system • It is an institution which maintains an electronic record of ownership Constituents • Depository • Depository Participants • Registrars • Investors
ISSUE MANAGEMENT
• Issue management refers to managing issues of corporate securities like equity • shares, preference shares and debentures or bonds. Issuing securities can be done in three ways • Public Issue • Right Issue • Private Placement
Post-Issue Activities Finalisation of Basis of Allotment (BOA) Despatch of Share Certificates Issue of Advertisement in Newspapers Post-issue Obligations Post-issue Monitoring Reports
Post-issue Monitoring Reports
• • • • • Necessity for Aggressive Sales Campaign Packaging and Marketing the Issue Launching Marketing Campaign Brokers’ and Investors’ Conferences Timing of the Issue
LIMITATIONS OF CREDIT RATING
• • • • Biased Rating and Misrepresentations Static study Concealment of material information Rating is no guarantee for soundness of the company • Down grade
Credit Rating Agencies
• CRISIL Ltd (Credit Rating Information Services of India) • ICRA Ltd (Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India Ltd) • CARE Ltd (Credit Analysis And Research)
Mutual Funds
• It is mechanism of pooling together the savings of a large number of investors for collective investment • It receives money from shareholders invest it, attempts to make it grow and agrees to pay the shareholder as per the current value of the investment
• New loans with same liabilities To Investors • Good Liquidity • Safety • Increased Yield • Diversification To the Financial System • Lowered Cost • Flow of Funds
ROLE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE
• A SPV must be capable of acquiring, holding and disposing of assets • It would undertake only the activity of asset securitisation and no other activity • It should be independent of bankruptcy of the originator • A SPV must be able to undertake multiple securitised transactions of asset securitisation
LEASING AND HIRE PURCHASE
• A lease is a contract whereby the owner of an asset grants to another person exclusive right to use the asset for an agreed period of time, in return for the payment of a rent (called lease rental). Capital assets like land, buildings, equipments, machinery, vehicles are the usual assets which are generally acquired on lease basis.
BENEFITS OF LEASING
• • • • • • Convenience in case of short-term need No Risk of Technological Obsolescence Efficient Maintenance Services Low Administrative and Transactions Costs Debt-Equity Ratio remains unchanged Benefit of Tax Shield
HIRE PURCHASE
• Hire purchase is another method of acquiring a capital asset for use, without paying its price immediately. • Under hire purchase arrangement goods are let on hire, the hirer (user) is allowed to pay the purchase price in instalments and enjoys an option to purchase the goods
• The seller (hiree) purchases the asset from the supplier/manufacturer and hires it to the hirer who is required to make a cash down payment • The balance of the cost price of the asset with interest thereon is payable in instalments • Sometimes, in place of cash down payment, a fixed deposit is required to be made with the seller
CREDIT CARDS
• The Credit card is generally known as “plastic money’, as these cards are made of plastic, is widely used by the consumers.The convenience and safety factors add value to these cards. The changes in the consumer behaviour led to the growth of credit cards.
STAGES OF VENTURE CAPITAL FINANCING (i) Early stage financing (ii) Later stage financing Early Stage Financing includes: (i) Seed capital stage (ii) Start-up stage (iii) Second round financing
EXIT ROUTES • • • • • • i) Initial Public Offering ii) Buy back of Shares by the Promoters: iii) Sale of Enterprise to another Company: iv) Sale to New Venture Capitalist: iv) Sale to New Venture Capitalist: vi) Liquidation of the Investee Company:
4) Investment Restrictions 5) Prohibition on Listing 6) Private Placement of Securities/Units 7) Winding up of Venture Capital Fund Scheme • 8) Powers of the Securities and Exchange Board of India
Factoring
• Factoring is the conversion of credit sales into cash. • Factoring is an arrangement in which receivables on account of sale of goods are sold to the factor at a certain discount.
Functions of the factor
• • • • To provide finance up to 90% of invoice value To collect cash against receivables To undertake sales ledger administration Under non recourse,if customer become insolvent,factor provides insurance facility to the client. • Factor provides other information such as sales analysis,expertise in the area of marketing,finance to the client
Forfaiting
• Forfaiting is the purchase of receivables alongwith negotiable instruments due on specific date to be matured in future • Forfaiting is a source of trade finance which enables exporters to get funds from the institution called forfaiter on transferring the right to right to recover debt from the importer
LIFE INSURANCE
Insurance is a contract between two parties i.e. insurer and insured, whereby in consideration of payment of premium by the insured, the insurer agrees to reimburse a financial loss which the insured may incur due to an insured peril. peril cause of loss which is often beyond the control of human e.g. fire, lightening, flood, earthquake, theft, accident, explosion, etc.
LIFE INSURANCE
• Life insurance is • an effective and efficient means of planning for adverse financial consequences in the event of untimely death of income earner for the average family. • PRODUCT DESIGN • Kind of Contingencies Covered • Pattern of Premium Payment • Pattern of Benefits Received
NON-LIFE INSURANCE
• non-life insurance covers various categories, such as fire insurance, marine insurance,liability insurance etc. • MARINE INSURANCE • Marine insurance gives protection against fortuitous losses that occur during marine adventure
FIRE INSURANCE
• fire insurance policy is to provide compensation to the insured in the event of damage to the property insured • Perils Covered 1) Fire 2) Lightening Explosion/Implosion 3) Aircraft Damage Loss, Destruction or damage caused by Aircraft 4) Riot, Strike 5) Impact Damage 6) Subsidence and Landslide 7) Missile Testing operations 8) Bush Fire
INSURANCE BROKING SERVICES
INSURANCE AGENT AND INSURANCE BROKER • Insurance agent is a legal representative of the insurance company who induces the person to apply for insurance • Insurance broker is someone who legally represents the insured