...MANAGING CORE RISKS OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS GUIDANCE NOTES ON PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST FINANCING 16 September, 2012 Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit BANGLADESH BANK FOCUS GROUP Coordinator Mr. Md. Eskander Miah Deputy General Manager Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit Bangladesh Bank Member Mr. Rafiqul Islam Joint Director Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit Bangladesh Bank Mr. Kamal Hossain Deputy Director Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit Bangladesh Bank Mr. Md. Iqbal Hossain Deputy Director Department of Financial Institutions and Markets Bangladesh Bank Mr. Md. Ferdous Zaman Sardar Assistant Director Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit Bangladesh Bank Preface In response to the growing concern about money laundering and terrorist activities, the international community has acted on many fronts. The United Nations (UN) was the first international organization to undertake significant actions to fight against money laundering through adopting several conventions and resolutions. Following UN action, the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) was formed by G-7 countries in 1989 as the first intergovernmental body which has recommended forty recommendations to combat money laundering in 1990. In October 2001, the FATF expanded its mandate to deal with the funding of terrorist acts and terrorist organization, and it took the important step of creating the Eight (later expanded to Nine) Special Recommendations on...
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...certain limits. These are the most common businesses found across most of the world’s economies. The World Bank Review on Small Business Activities establishes the commitment of the World Bank Group to the development of the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector as a core element in its strategy to foster economic growth, employment and poverty alleviation. In the context of Bangladesh, the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can be considered as a vital instrument for poverty alleviation and ensure the rapid industrialization. So we can say that the role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is indispensable for overall economic development of a country particularly for developing countries like Bangladesh. It has drawn a lot of interest among policy makers, academics, businessmen and people in general. Government of Bangladesh has highlighted the importance of SME in the Industrial Policy-2005. SMEs have been identified by the Ministry of Industries as a ‘thrust sector’. As the SME sector is labor intensive, it can create more employment opportunities. For this reason government of Bangladesh has recognized SME as a poverty alleviation tool. As a result they will enhance the standard of living in rural areas. SMEs (Around the world) : Although the definition of what an SME is varies across nations, the most widely used measure is that of the European Union (EU). According to the European Union (2003) SMEs are defined as enterprises which have at most 250 employees...
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...Internship Report on Portfolio Mix and Operational Performance of NBFIs in Bangladesh Under the Supervision of Dr. M. Sadiqul Islam Professor Department of Finance University of Dhaka Prepared by Robin Kumar Saha BBA ID: 16-039 BBA 16th Batch Department of Finance Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka Date of Submission: ............, 2014 Letter of Transmittal .................., 2014 Dr. M. Sadiqul Islam Professor Department of Finance University of Dhaka Subject: Submission of Internship report. Dear Sir, Here is the report on ‘Portfolio Mix and Operational Performance of NBFIs in Bangladesh’ you asked me to conduct. Working on a practical field with theories helped me to build my theories strong and specific. I believe that this report will help me to know about the perfect mix of investment portfolio of NBFIs in Bangladesh and its relation with the operational performance of the firm. During preparing this report I have enforced my best effort. Surely, it enriches our knowledge and promotes our study. Thank you for giving me such an opportunity for working on the topic. I will be honored to provide you any additional information, if necessary. Sincerely yours, (Robin Kumar Saha) BBA ID: 16-039 BBA 16th Batch Acknowledgement I would like to express my sincere gratitude and cordial thanks to some person who helped me In the course of preparing this report. First of all, I want to mention my honorable...
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...An Analysis On The Role of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission Course Name : Financial Institution and Market Course Code: Fin-335 , Sec: 1 Prepared for Prof. Tanvir Ahmed Chowdhury Chairman, Department of Business Administration East West University Prepared by Holistic Heroes Submission Date: 25th March, 2014 Group Profile Department Of Business Administration Letter of Transmittal 25th March 2014 Prof. Tanvir Ahmed Chowdhury Chairman Department of Business Administration East West University Dear Sir, It gives us immense pleasure to present our term paper on the topic “ An Analysis on Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, for the course Financial Institution and Market (FIN_335). By doing this paper we have learned a lot practical issues regarding BSEC , Capital Market, Stock Market, Bond Market etc and we think that will help us in our near future. We would like to thank you for your valuable guidance in every problem we had the precious time that you give us. We will be available for any further clarification required and requesting to accept our term paper. Thank you Sincerely All the Members of Holistic Heroes Syed Md. Fakruuddin Nahid Hasan Sayma Sultana Al Mumtahina Shuovy Asma Sultana Nusrat Sharmin Eva Table of content | Page no | Introduction | 6 | 1.0.0 Bangladesh Securities and Exchanges Commission | 7 | 1.2.0 Function of BSEC | 9 | 2.0.0 Capital...
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...Assignment on ACT-201 Role of “ICAB” and “ICMAB” in Accounting Development of Bangladesh Submitted for: Netai Kumar Saha Lecturer Dept. of B.B.A East West University Submitted by: Md. Saim Ur Rahman Id: 2013-1-10-130 ACT-201 Sec-04 Submission Date: 29th March, 2015 Plot No-A/2, Main Road, JahuruIslam City Aftabnagar, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh. ICAB The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) is the national professional accountancy body in Bangladesh. It is the sole organization in Bangladesh with the right to award the Chartered Accountant designation. It has around 1,400 members. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) is the National Professional Accounting Body of Bangladesh established under the Bangladesh Chartered Accountants Order 1973 (Presidential Order No. 2 of 1973). Top of Form Bottom of Form Establishment: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) is the National Professional Accounting Body of Bangladesh established under the Bangladesh Chartered Accountants Order 1973 (Presidential Order No. 2 of 1973). ICAB's Administrative Ministry: The Ministry of Commerce, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is the administrative Ministry of ICAB. ICAB's Vision: To meet the ever-changing global economic demands dominated by WTO regime, the ICAB is fast becoming a body of professionals whose expert services will be highly sought after- - To anticipate, meet and exceed the rising...
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...A REPORT ON DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS: COMMERCIAL BANKING INDUSTRY OF BANGLADESH Date of submission: 24th August 2015 Submitted to Farzana Lalarukh Associate Professor Department of Finance University of Dhaka Submitted by SL Name BBA ID Remarks 1 Sifat sadia 17-003 2 Barna Paul 17-047 3 Maghla Hossain 17-061 4 Saima Sultana 17-069 5 Nawsina Arif 17-085 Department of Finance University of Dhaka Date of Submission: 24th August, 2015 Department of Finance University of Dhaka Letter of Transmittal August 24, 2015 Farzana Lalarukh Associate Professor Department of Finance University of Dhaka Subject: Submission of Report on depository institutions: banking industry of Bangladesh. Dear Madam, It gives us enormous pleasure to submit the report on Depository institutions of Bangladesh as per the Advisor’s instruction. We expect this report to be informative as well as comprehensive as per requirement. Working with such a topic was an inspiring experience for us. We believe that the knowledge and the experience we gathered will facilitate us a lot in our future career life. With our limited knowledge, we have tried our level best to prepare the report worthwhile. Your acceptance and appreciation would surely inspire us. For any further explanations about the report, we will be gladly available to clarify the ins and outs. Sincerely, Sifat Sadia Roll no. 17-003 On behalf of Group...
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...Globalization has brought in many changes in the business scenario with the whole world inching towards a big market place. Communication between buyers and sellers become critical as each can opt to explore a greater number of alternatives than before. E-commerce through the use of internet, e-mails, websites and other facilities enables a businessman to be linked with every corner of the world and thus opens up greater opportunities in the world market. As a signatory of WTO practices Bangladesh has accepted The Code of Good Practices of WTO agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade. E-commerce facilitates the very process of International transactions; this involves securing and finalizing a contract, delivery of a product and finally payment for the performance of the product. The movement of goods and services and payment mechanism within a country and outside of a country is governed by regulatory and legal issues. Though Bangladesh Govt. has a strategic vision and policy framework to boost up e-commerce, a lot of factors are also hindering the way of doing E-commerce. Definition of E-Commerce: E-Commerce refers to the process of buying or selling products or service over an electronic network. The most popular medium in which e-commerce is conducted is the internet. It combines a range of process such as: • Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). • Electronic mail (E-mail). • World Wide Web (WWW). • Internet Applications. • Network Applications. ...
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...compliance) and that effective governance can be a value driver and a benefit versus a cost, to their companies. Effective corporate governance requires management and board involvement, accountability, embracing the processes, compliance, and structure required to direct and manage the affairs of a corporation. Its overall goal is to ensure the financial viability to the enterprise and enhance share holder value. For the retail and customer industry, globalization, which entails multinational operations, various financial reporting systems, and complex supply chain with wholesalers, distributors, and multiple types of retailers, not to mention multiple brand portfolios, and various types of outlets, provides significant rationales for management and boards to develop an effective GRC program. Successful corporate governance depends largely on trade-off among the various conflicting interest groups like government, society, inventors, creditors and employees of the organization. This study critically discusses the implementation practice of the corporate governance guidelines issued by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Bangladesh. Following the much reported collapses of companies such as Enron, World Com, HIH and One. Tel, corporate governance...
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...[pic] Bangladesh being a developing country, security market is very important source for the growth and development of the industrial section. SEC is working for a healthy economic capital, active administrated securities market. But BSEC it self is not smooth & efficient. There are few problems has been arise after it established. BSEC is working on some new projects and plans. SEC introduce an online database called EDGAR from which investors can access this and other information filed with the agency. In the same online system also takes tips and complaints from investors to help the BSEC track down violators of the securities laws. Apart from the macro policy of contributing to the development of the national economy through harmonization with monetary policy, securities policy dealing with securities houses and markets, generally pursue three broad objectives- Firstly, to improve the efficiency of securities market. Secondly, to ensure the stability and soundness of the financial system. Thirdly, to protect investors rights. In this paper we have shown the history of the organization, in the second section we have shown different functions done by the BSEC, in the third chapter shown types of stock exchange, registered under the BSEC. In the fourth and fifth section we have tried to discuss the different departments of the BSEC and effects of BSEC on the capital market. In the sixth section we have discussed registration and rules & regulation imposed...
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...a regulated United Kingdom (UK) Company named NRB Community Bank which provides international recognition and credentials for fund raising and management as well as investing in Bangladesh. NRB Community Bank will focus on providing services to the High Net Worth (HNW) clients and Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) in the UK and from Bangladesh and will carry on other regulated retail bank activities as appropriate. The NRB Community Bank will go into a partnership arrangement with an existing retail bank and offer the banking services in a “white-label” arrangement where the NRB Community Bank will market and target the community in utilizing the retail banks products and services similar to what has been done by Tesco Bank and Sainsbury’s Bank. NRB Community Bank will make all the investments and acquire the retail customers from the target community and share the revenue with the retail bank partner. NRB Community Bank will be the first Bangladeshi commercial company formed and operating in the UK under the Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulations and fully transparent and accountable to the UK companies’ laws and compliances. The primary objective of the Company will be to service to the Non Resident Bangladeshis (NRB) in the UK and Europe and invest in portfolio of projects in Bangladesh that provides significant return to the investors and shareholders. NRB Community Bank will seek to provide investment products and retail bank services to the Non Resident Bangladeshi...
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...Introduction Good corporate governance (GCG) in a corporate set up leads to maximize the value of the shareholders legally, ethically and on a sustainable basis, while ensuring equity and transparency to every stakeholder - the company's customers, employees, investors, vendors-partners, the government of the land and the community (Murthy, 2006). GCG is a must for ensuring the required values to different stakeholder groups. It enhances the performance of corporations, by creating an environment that motivates managers to maximize returns on investment, enhance operational efficiency and ensure long-term productivity growth. Consequently, such corporations attract the best talent on a global basis. It also ensures the conformance of corporations with the interests of investors and society, by creating fairness, transparency and accountability in business activities among employees, management and the board (Oman, 2001). Again, GCG increase public confidence in a corporation, and lowers the cost of capital for investment. According to a McKinsey study (2002), over 60% of investors cite Good Governance practices in a corporation as a key factor in their investment decisions. Today, GG becomes a slogan and a pride. Here, we can uses accounting as a mean for establishing and retaining corporate governance. Accounting is a process of compiling information for reporting the internal affairs of any entity to different stakeholders at the end of a certain interval. It is defined as...
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...School of Business United International University FINANCING OPTIONS FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES): EXPLORING NON-BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AS AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF FINANCING THE CASE OF BANGLADESH Submitted To Submitted By James Bakul Sarkar Md. Moniruzzaman Assistant Professor ID: 111091381 School of Business Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor’s Degree Thesis in Business Administration ACRONYMS SMES SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES NBFI NON BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. FFS FORMAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM IFS INFORMAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM FMF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE CBN CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA NDIC NIGERIAN DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION SEC SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NIC NATIONAL INSURANCE COMMISSION FMBN FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK OF NIGERIA NDIC NIGERIA DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION SEC SECURITY AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NAICOM NATIONAL INSURANCE COMMISSION ABSTRACT TITLE: FINANCING OPTIONS FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMES): EXPLORING NON-BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AS AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF FINANCING. AUTHOR: Md. Moniruzzaman SUPERVISOR: James Bakul Sarkar DEPARTMENT: School of Business, United International University COURSE: Bachelor’s Thesis...
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...1. ORIGIN OF THE REPORT This assignment is originated as the course requirement of FIN 335, which is termed to be a major course for the B.B.A program. As this assignment is based on Security Exchange Commission of Bangladesh, so we have to work with limited time. We were assigned the assignment on “Security Exchange Commission” around 30 days ago, and we went around looking for its source of existence and also searched the internet to get enough updated knowledge. 1. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY ➢ To present an overview of Security Exchange Commission. ➢ The Function of Security Exchange Commission. ➢ The objective of this report is to make readers know about Security Exchange Commission of Bangladesh. 1.2SCOPES AND METHODOLOGY OF THE REPORT SCOPE: After being assigned the assignment, we found that the scope of the report was confined to various related websites. The report is solely based on terms and concepts related to Security Exchange Commission. METHODS: This assignment has been prepared on the basis of experience gathered during the period of FIN 335 course. For preparing this assignment, we have also got information from various websites and Security Exchange office at Motijheel ‘ Jibon Bima Bhaban ‘which may provide successful results considering this report. 1.3 LIMITATIONS ✓ Some websites had no direct reference. ✓ Unable to collect enough information from due to their official restrictions. ...
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...FUTURE OF FLAT STEEL INDUSTRIES OF BANGLADESH – A RESEARCH REPORT OF STANDARD CHARTERED BANK” By Mohammed Mashud Ur Rahman ID: 0811084 An Internship Report Presented in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Business Administration INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY, BANGLADESH May 2012 Letter of Transmittal May 29, 2012 Ms. Momtaj Khanam Senior Lecturer School of Business Independent University Bangladesh Dhaka Subject: Submission of Internship Report. Maam, This is a great pleasure for me to submit the Internship Report after successfully completion of all the courses of BBA program in your university. I have undertaken my internship program in Standard Chartered Bank Bangladesh (Main Branch, Chittagong) from February 20, 2012. While preparing the report on “Advance Research on the future of Flat Steel Industries of Bangladesh – A research report of Standard Chartered Bank” I have tried to gather as much information as possible. I was appointed under Commodity Traders and Agriculture (CTA) Department of Standard Chartered Bank, and it was a worthwhile experience for me working there. I believe that the internship program has enriched both my knowledge and practical expectance which has helped me in developing this report for you. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, Mohammed Mashud ur Rahman ID: 0811084 BBA Independent University Bangladesh PREFACE I appreciate that Independent University Bangladesh has this internship program in BBA...
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...a certain time period during which the second party uses an asset in exchange of making periodic rental payments to the first party without purchasing it. Under lease financing, the lessee regularly pays the fixed lease rent over a period of time at the beginning or at the end of a month, 3 months, 6 months or a year. At the end of the lease contract the asset reverts to the real owner. However, in case of long-term lease contracts, the lessee is generally given the option to buy the leased asset or renew the lease contract. The three major types of leases are the operating lease, financial/capital lease and the direct financing lease. The operating lease is a short-term lease contract where the lessor bears all operating and repairing costs of the asset and the lessee pays periodic rental payments to the lessor, and where the lease is cancelable, and there is no bargain purchase option. Financial/capital lease is a long-term lease contract where the lessee bears all operating, repairing and maintenance costs, and makes periodic rental payments to the lessor. The lease is not cancelable and the lessee has the option for bargain purchase or renewal of lease contract at the end of the original lease period. In a direct financing lease, the lessor leases the asset by manufacturing or by purchasing from the manufacturer to the lessee directly and the lessee makes regular rental payments to the lessor. The lessor holds the ownership of the asset until the end of the lease period and...
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