...market began to take form in 1970′s along with the increasing internationalization of financial transactions and the change of many economies into floating exchange rate system from fixed rate system. Over years, these changes have transformed the foreign exchange market into the world’s biggest and most dynamic market today. The daily turnover of global FX market currently amounts to many trillions of dollars. The objective behind this entire project is to get the basic understanding about an Indian foreign exchange market, Forex Instruments available in India, its functioning, Forexregulators& players. Project has emphasis more on numerical data gathered through different reliable sources to comparing and analysis the performance so far by Indian foreign market with other countries and their currencies which holds a dominant position in the global foreign exchange market. As in the rest of the world, in India too, foreign exchange market is the largest financial market in existence. The phenomenon that has dramatically changed India’s foreign exchange market was liberalization of economy started during early 90′s. Indian foreign exchange market is persistent to grow and has shown an immense potential in recent years. During the final drafting phase of this project, I have been questioned about several other related points of Forex which are not included in this project of...
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...Evolution The origins of the State Bank of India can be traced back two hundred years to the establishment of the Bank of Calcutta. The keen interest shown by the directors of the bank in maintaining records found an echo in 1975 when R.K. Talwar, a former chairman of the State Bank, commissioned an account of the bank's evolution from its earliest days. Banking in those days was a far cry from what it is today-an unbiased, uniform system that has led to increased purchasing power across classes. At the time, even though the rupee was the unifying currency, there also existed a confusing array of coinage whose value could vary by the region. Besides the cowrie-sea shells brought in from the Maldives-were the sicca, the Arcot rupee, notes issued by various banks and copper, silver and gold coins that the British tried to introduce as a standard coinage. Only the wealthy Indians and the Europeans had any use for bank notes-for the greater part of the population even the lowly copper coin had a purchasing power beyond their day-to-day needs. Rates of interest, while regulated for the banks to a maximum of 12 per cent, were exorbitant for the peasants, labourers and artisans with 50 per cent being fairly standard. The organizational set-up had its own share of anomalies, with salaries far lower for Indians than Europeans. The highest an Indian could aspire to was the position of khazanchee, a thankless job whose responsibility was equal to that of the secretary and treasurer...
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...Why should we hedge? Business is exposed to several risks, currency risk being one of them Objective of hedging is to ensure: Predictability in Income Statement thereby reducing cash flow volatility. Revenue is generated & receivables are collected at budgeted rates Maintaining margins on long term projects as these projects are priced & bid with an exchange rate assumption, which needs to be protected to ensure desired margins Managing the translation risks in case of multiple geographies & overseas entities Best Practices A good risk management and hedging policy should be debated, understood & approved at the highest level (Board) The policy should indentify risks entity is exposed to, ways to measure these risks & suggest methods to mitigate these risks Should specify clear identification of responsibilities, authorities & limitations on its implementation Should state the purpose of hedging clearly - profit, protection, reducing volatility. Should suggest appropriate risk management tools like Sensitivity Analysis, VAR to contain risks Should be reviewed periodically by board in view of changing risks, market dynamics. Enctheirage use of natural hedges to reduce hedging costs METHODS OF HEDGING Methods of hedging can be classified as a. Internal methods b. External methods ...
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...an rupee AN ASSIGNMENT ON FLUCTUATIONS IN INDIAN CURRENCY AND ITS IMPACTS SUBMITTED TO: Professor Harshit Shah SUBMITTED BY: Amber A Maheshwari (NR12070) SUBMITTED ON: 19th September 2013 INTRODUCTION TO EXCHANGE RATE MECHANISM: All economies that interact with international economy can be broadly classified into three categories on the basis of exchange rate policy of the country. 1) FIXED EXCHANGE RATE: These economies peg the value of their currency with some other prominent currency like US dollar. This system is simple and provides stability to the economy (of course, if the economy of the country to whose currency its currency is pegged is stable). This type of exchange rate regime is maintained by generally smaller economies like Nepal and Bhutan (pegged to Indian Rupee) or several African nations. Rational behind such regime is that in case of small economy – if the exchange rate is market determined – the sudden influx or out flux of even relatively small amount of foreign capital will have large impact on exchange rate and cause instability to its economy. Notable exception is China which despite being large economy has its currency pegged to US dollar. 2) FLOATING (OR FREE) EXCHANGE RATE: Bigger and developed economies like US, UK, Japan etc generally let market determine their exchange rate. In such economy exchange rate is determined by demand and supply of the currency. For example consider exchange rate of US dollar versus Japanese Yen...
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...SUMMARY OF MASTER CIRCULAR ON EXPOSURE NORMS INTRODUCTION As a prudential measure aimed at better risk management and avoidance of concentration of credit risks, the Reserve Bank of India has advised the banks to fix limits on their exposure to specific industry or sectors and has prescribed regulatory limits on banks’ exposure to individual and group borrowers in India. In addition, banks are also required to observe certain statutory and regulatory exposure limits in respect of advances against / investments in shares, convertible debentures /bonds, units of equity-oriented mutual funds and all exposures to Venture Capital Funds (VCFs). Banks should comply with the following guidelines relating to exposure norms. Purpose This is a summary on Master Circular providing framework of the rules/regulations/instructions issued by the Reserve Bank of India to Scheduled Commercial Banks relating to credit exposure limits for individual / group borrowers and credit exposure to specific industry or sectors, and the capital market exposure of banks. Definition of 'Credit Exposure' The total amount of credit extended to a borrower by a lender. The magnitude of credit exposure indicates the extent to which the lender is exposed to the risk of loss in the event of the borrower's default. Credit Exposures to Individual / Group Borrowers • Exposure to a single borrower not to exceed 15% of bank’s capital funds • Exposure to a group of borrowers not to exceed 40% of capital...
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...GUIDELINES TO INVEST IN INDIA MRIDUL AGRWAL mridul.15@tapmi.edu.in +919629482047 NANDINI BRAHMANAND HEGDE nandini.15@tapmi.edu.in +919686488851 MRIDUL AGRWAL mridul.15@tapmi.edu.in +919629482047 NANDINI BRAHMANAND HEGDE nandini.15@tapmi.edu.in +919686488851 India is a federal republic, with 28 states and seven federally administered union territories; it operates a multi-party parliamentary democracy system. It is a common law country with a written constitution. Parliament has two houses: the Lok Sabha (lower house) and the Rajya Sabha (upper house). The President, the constitutional head of the country and of the armed forces, acts and discharges the constitutional duties on the advice of the Council of Ministers, which is headed by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers are responsible to parliament and subject to the control of the majority members of parliament. Independently elected governments govern the states and union territories. India is a three-tier economy, comprising a globally competitive services sector, a manufacturing sector and an agricultural sector. The services sector has proved to be the most dynamic in recent years, with trade, hotels, transport, telecommunications and information technology, financial, and business services registering particularly rapid growth. Government Empowerment The central and state governments have passed legislation to control production, supply, distribution and...
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...A REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE FINANCE (PROCEDURE, DOCUMENTATION, FOREX AND RISK) - With Reference to KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK The project report is submitted to the Department of International Business in partial fulfillment of course curriculum for the degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS) Submitted by DURGA ANAND SANIPILLI REG NO: 1105616 Under the guidance of DR.MOHAN K PILLAI, & MR. M RAVI CHANDRA HOD, Department of international business, Associate vice president and BM Pondicherry University. Kotak Mahindra bank Hyderabad. DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY...
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...A STUDY ON FOREIGN EXCHAGE AND ITS RISK MANAGEMENT Project submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of Degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DECLARATION I hereby declare that this Project Report titled “A STUDY ON FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND ITS RISK MANAGEMENT” submitted by me to the Department “XXXXX” is a bonafide work under taken by me and it is not submitted to any other University or Institution for the award of any degree diploma / certificate or published any time before. Name and Address of the Student Signature of the Student Date ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I express my profound gratitude to XXXX, Faculty M.B.A for his guidance and support all through the completion of the project. I also express my hurtful thanks to XXXXX for providing valuable suggestions in completions of the project. I take this opportunity to acknowledge unreserved support extended to me by the Project and Training team of HCL TECHNOLOGIES. I am very much indebted to the dedicated and experienced staff of MBA. It is indeed a pleasant task and small effort to thank all the people especially some of my friends who have contributed towards the successful completion of this project work. Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to my parents for their endearing support and cooperation which has made me complete this project fruitfully. SUMMARY A Multinational company...
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...A PAPER On “CONVERTIBILITY OF INDIAN RUPEE” By, Sr. No | Name | PRN | 1 | Mr. Sachin Jadhav | 15020448102 | 2 | Mr. Santosh Ghongade | 15020448103 | 3 | Mr. Rajan Batra | 15020448104 | 4 | Mr. Narayan P.S | 15020448105 | 5 | Mr. Sameep Gadkari | 15020448106 | 6 | Mr. Nandkumar | 15020448015 | 7 | Mr. Bhushan Patil | 15020448027 | 8 | Mr.Vikrant Birje | 15020448056 | Guided By, Prof.S.K.Vaze International Financing TABLE OF CONTENTS Sr. No | Topics | Page No. | 1 | Objectives | 3 | 2 | Foreign Exchange-An Overview | 3 | 3 | Convertibility of Indian Rupee-History | 4 | 4 | Convertibility of Currency-Meaning | 4 | 5 | Current Account Convertibility | 5 | 6 | Capital Account Convertibility * Important Provisions under FEMA | 6,7 | 7 | Convertibility of Indian Rupee-Positive Effects | 9 | 8 | Capital Account Convertibility-Negative Effects | 10 | 9 | Key Points and Analysis | 12 | 10 | Conclusion and Recommendations | 14 | 11 | Bibliography | 15 | Objectives: A. To know Foreign exchange mechanism followed in the past and current practices. B. To understand the concept of “Convertibility of Currency” C. To Study journey of convertibility of Indian rupee pre and post Liberalisation and impact on exchange rate. D. Brief study of Indian laws of regulations and prohibitions in context of the currency convertibility...
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...Table of Contents Capital Account Transactions Pages 03 to 08 FEMA Regulations – Capital Account Types of Capital A/c Transactions Foreign Institutional Investors Pages 09 to 11 Foreign Direct Investment Pages 12 to 15 American Depository Receipts Pages 16 to 17 Global Depository Receipts Pages 18 to 19 External Commercial Borrowings Pages 20 to 21 Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds Pages 22 to 25 Capital Account Convertibility Pages 26 to 28 Tarapore Committee and Current Status Pages 29 to 35 What is Capital Account Transaction? Capital account transaction is defined as a transaction which:- ➢ Alters the assets or liabilities, including contingent liabilities, outside India of persons resident in India. In other words, it includes those transactions which are undertaken by a resident of India such that his/her assets or liabilities outside India are altered (either increased or decreased). For example:- (i) a resident of India acquires an immovable property outside India or acquires shares of a foreign company. This way his/her overseas assets are increased; or (ii) a resident of India borrows from a non-resident through External commercial Borrowings (ECBs). This way he/she has created a liability outside India. ➢ Alters the assets or liabilities in India of person resident...
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...RBI/2014-15/3 Master Circular No. 12/ 2014-15 July 01, 2014 (Updated up to January 23, 2015) To All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised banks Madam / Sir Master Circular on External Commercial Borrowings and Trade Credits External Commercial Borrowings and Trade Credits availed of by residents are governed by clause (d) of sub-section 3 of section 6 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 read with Notification No. FEMA 3/ 2000-RB viz. Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing or Lending in Foreign Exchange) Regulations, 2000, dated May 3, 2000, as amended from time to time. 2. This Master Circular consolidates the existing instructions on the subject of "External Commercial Borrowings and Trade Credits" at one place. The list of underlying circulars / notifications, consolidated in this Master Circular, is furnished in the Appendix. This Master Circular may be referred to for general guidance. The Authorised Persons and the Authorised Dealer Category – I banks may refer to respective circulars/ notifications for detailed information, if so needed. 3. This Master Circular is being updated from time to time as and when the fresh instructions are issued. The date up to which the Master Circular has been updated is suitably indicated. Yours faithfully (B P Kanungo) Principal Chief General Manager 1 Index PART I EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL BORROWINGS (ECB) I.(A) AUTOMATIC ROUTE i) Eligible Borrowers ii) Recognised Lenders iii) Amount...
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...Summer Internship Project Report On Evaluation of Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) Business Presented to Mr.Deepak Pothan (Vice President – Institutional Banking Group, Development Bank of Singapore (DBS), Bangalore) Presented by Aditya Shetty Roll No. 258 MBA-Core Div C NMIMS 03-June-2011 Preface This project report has been prepared as part of the Summer Internship Program of the MBA-Core course curriculum at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai. This is in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the MBA programme. The report focuses on the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) segment of borrowers. SME market is the growing and upcoming sector in the banking industry. This encourages entrepreneurs to develop their company from small sized to the future big corporate. The basic aim of the project is an understanding of the SME market in Bangalore and designing a strategy for Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) to enter this segment. This subject was chosen since the subject is a new& developing field for the foreign banks and private banks. SME products help in understanding the various funding & non funding based lending mechanisms. This project will help me understand various means of understanding the various lending mechanisms used by banks. This understanding of SME business will help in the future to know more about the banking industry. Bangalore Aditya Shetty 03-June-2011 Acknowledgement ...
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...Capital account convertibility of the rupee is a distant dream because macro economic parameters have to be stable before it is implemented. The low current account deficit should be sustained and the fiscal deficit needs to be contained. * Leads to free exchange of currency at lower rates and an unrestricted mobility of capital * Beneficial for a country because inflow of foreign investment increases * The flip side, though, is that it could destabilise an economy due to massive capital flows in and out of the country “We are surely on that path but it will take a few more years. The rupee as a currency should be more frequently traded internationally,” said Dwijendra Srivastava, chief investment officer (debt) at Sundaram Mutual Fund. India’s external sector was vulnerable till recently, with the current account deficit above the comfort level of 2.5 per cent of the gross domestic product. It was 4.2 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2011-12 and rose to 4.7 per cent in 2012-13. After severe curbs, including restrictions on import of precious metals, the deficit fell to 1.7 per cent in 2013-14. In 2014-15, it continued to stay low, with the third quarter showing a deficit of 1.6 per cent. The fiscal situation remains fragile. The turning point was in 2007, the year of the global financial crisis. The fiscal deficit of the central government has been 4.6-6.5 per cent in the past six years, before falling to 4.1 per cent in 2013-14. The government is...
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...A PROJECT REPORT ON STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT. SUBMITTED TO : NIILM-CMS SUBMITTED BY: SIDDHARTH ATMARAMANI PGDM (2010-2012) ROLL NO. 2010169 UNDER THE GUIDIANCE OF: MS.RITU SRIVASTAVA ANSWER 3 : OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OR STRATEGY For a company to be successful it is required for it to be flexible enough to adapt to the changing economic conditions. They must outbeat their own benchmarks continuously to achieve best practices. For example regarding axis bank : Profit after tax up 34.76% to `3,388.49 crores Net interest income up 31.14% to `6,562.99 crores Fee & other income up 32.39% to `4,135.16 crores Deposits up 33.93% to `189,237.80 crores Demand deposits up 17.78% to `77,767.40 crores Advances up 36.48% to `142,407.83 crores Retail assets up 33.32% to `27,759.23 crores Network of branches and extension counters increased from 983 to 1,390 Total number of atms went up from 4,293 to 6,270 Net npa ratio as a percentage of net customer assets down to 0.26% from 0.36% Earnings per share (basic) increased from `65.78 to `82.95 Proposed dividend up from 120% to 140% Capital adequacy ratio stood at 12.65% as against the minimum regulatory norm of 9% And also they must nurture a few core competencies to stay ahead of rivals. Eg. Rivals can quickly copy any market position and competitive advantage is at best temporary. For example, in the banking industry if any bank comes up with a new product or scheme or merges up with other or introduces cost cutting approaches...
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...and before the Sydney market opens on Monday morning (which would be Sunday evening New York time). In the aftermath of the Asian crisis, which curbed and restricted offshore trading in regional currencies, most derivatives markets in Asia are still in their infancy. Financial institutions trying to introduce or transplant products from mature markets to those that are lesser developed are meeting with limited success. The RBI has ushered rupee derivatives trading into the country: it has formally allowed banks and corporate to hedge against interest rate risks through the use of interest rate swaps (IRS) and forward rate agreement (FRA). According to the guidelines issued by RBI there will be no restriction on the tenure and size of the IRS and FRA entered into by banks. The IRS will also allow corporate to hedge their interest rate risks and also to provide an opportunity to swap their old high cost loans with cheaper ones. With the new guidelines in place, commercial banks, primary institutions and financial institutions can now undertake IRS and FRA as a product of their own balance sheet management and market making...
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