...ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 CORE FUNCTIONS OF INVESTMENT BANKS COURSE : INVESTMENT BANKING PRESENTED TO : MR. KHALID ANSARI BY : FAISAL BIN HASAN ROLL NO: BM / 15024 INTRODUCTION An investment bank is a financial institution which raises capital, trades securities, and manages corporate mergers and acquisitions. Another term used for investment banking is corporate finance. Investment banks work for companies and governments, and profit from them by raising money through the issuance and selling of securities in capital markets (both equity and debt) and insuring bonds (for example selling credit default swaps), and providing the necessary advice on transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. Most of investment banks provide strategic advisory services for mergers, acquisitions, divestiture or other financial services for clients, like the trading of derivatives, commodity, fixed income, foreign exchange, and equity securities. Investment banking is a form of banking which finances the capital requirements of enterprises. Investment banking assists as it performs IPOs, private placement and bond offerings, acts as broker and helps in carrying out mergers and acquisitions. An Investment Banker can be considered as a total solutions provider for any corporate, desirous of mobilizing its capital. The services provided range from investment research to investor service on the one hand and from preparation of the offer documents to legal compliances...
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...Contents Index 2 Introduction 3 Investment Banking Sector:- 4 Definition of Political Risks:- 5 Impact of Political Factors on the Investment Banking 6 Conclusion 9 Reference List :- 10 Introduction Finance has always been centre point of many nations in terms of their economic, social and cultural development. In fact, a nation cannot survive without proper finance and management. This assignment first introduces the fundamental meaning of term Investment Banking and political risk. The assignment focuses on how government is playing major role in formation of investment banking. Examples have been provided which shows governments of other countries with same democratic ruling system follow the same financial regulations. Government also tend to have their own controlled system of investment for national interest. Some examples have been mentioned in the assignment which shows the faulty political interest responsible of collapse of investment banking and later government have to come in picture to save the banks. This assignment also mentions about other direct and indirect social, economic effects influencing political decisions on investment banking. At the end, conclusion summarizes about the impact of political factors on the development of investment banking. Investment Banking Sector:- Investment banking is one of the important sectors of finance industry. The sector mainly focuses on advising in investment or doing investment on other’s behalf, in the...
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...Structural Change in the U.S. Banking Industry: The Role of Information Technology Sandra D. Cooke Economics and Statistics Administration Office of Policy Development Office of Business and Industrial Analysis June 1997 ESA/OPA 97-6 Structural Change in Banking: the Role of Information Technology Structural Change in Banking: the Role of Information Technology ABSTRACT Commercial bank investment in information technology (IT) equipment has grown rapidly, from $104 million in 1960 to more than $10 billion in 1994. These investments in “hard” technologies (computer hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, etc.) have been accompanied by increases in "soft" technologies, for example, complex financial innovations that were infeasible on a large scale without IT hardware. These developments, together with deregulation, are creating new competitors, new financial markets and instruments, and a new role for commercial banks as providers of financial services. This study documents how changes in information technology have affected the role of banks in financial markets and have influenced changes in the structure and performance of the U.S. banking industry. The analysis also covers new, fast-growing financial innovations linked to IT investment e.g., asset securitization and derivatives. IT’s effect on the banking industry has been positive. Increased competition has caused banks to lose traditional customers, but IT enabled the banks to offer new products...
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...SUSTAINABLE BANKING -AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE Abstract ------------------------------------------------- The contribution of financial institutions including banks to sustainable development is dominant, considering the crucial role they play in financing the economic and developmental activities of the world. In this context, the urgency for banks to act as responsible corporate citizens in the society, especially in a developing country like ours, need be hardly overemphasized. Their activities should reflect their concern for human rights and environment. Since banking sector is one of the major stake holders in the Industrial sector, it can find itself faced with credit risk and liability risks. Further, environmental impact might affect the quality of assets and also rate of return of banks in the long-run. Thus the banks should go green and play an upbeat role to take environmental and ecological aspects as part of their lending principle, which would force industries to go for mandated investment for environmental management, use of appropriate technologies and management systems. This paper explores the developments of environmental concern in Indian banks, their environmental impact, and their role in the economy as a driving force for more proactive policies toward sustainable development. 1Introduction Banks and financial intuitions have played major role in the economic development of the country and most of the credit- related schemes of the government...
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...An Overview of the Malaysian Banking Sector FINA0501 ASIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TERM PAPER LEE JUNHONG, JEREMY 2010540826 I. Introduction Malaysia has been an important player in the Asian economy since the early days of independence, and even before that, as a British protectorate. It is currently the third largest economy in Southeast Asia, and is the 28th largest economy in the world in terms of purchasing power parity according to the World Bank. Malaysia has also successfully diversified its role by focusing her economy on both the traditional sphere of primary agricultural produce as well as being a hub for light manufacturing in consumer durables and electronics. Strong economic planning and farsighted vision by both the government and central bank has been instrumental in maintaining a strong growth rate of her economy; her combined year on year growth since independence in 1957 has averaged 6.6%, which is no doubt a stellar record and one of the highest in Asia. The financial institutions and their functions have been instrumental in this success, and this paper will strive to highlight the strengths and weaknesses, as well as a general overview of the Malaysian banking sector. I. Historical background The earliest beginnings of the banking sector in Malaysia dates back to the early 19th Century under British influence and the expatriate (mainly British) merchant communities. The Straits Settlements comprising of Singapore, Malacca and Penang were administered...
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...While green banking is not yet a key reason for most customers to select one financial institution over another, customer demands and greater environmental awareness are driving a number of financial institutions to go green. Environment is a key focus amongst ethical banks (in this field specially called sustainability or green banks) as well as amongst many conventional banks that wish to appear more ethically oriented or that see switching to more environmental practices to be to their advantage. In general bankers “consider themselves to be in a relatively environmentally friendly industry (in terms of emissions and pollution). However, given their potential exposure to risk, they have been surprisingly slow to examine the environmental performance of their clients. A stated reason for this is that such an examination would ‘require interference’ with a client’s activities. While the desire to not meddle in the business of the client is valid, one could also note that banks are required to interfere in the business of their clients regularly to ensure that the clients’ business plan is viable before issuing them a loan. The kind of analysis that all banks partake in is termed a single bottom line analysis (this analysis only considers financial performance). It is arguable whether or not performing a triple bottom line analysis (an analysis that takes into account environmental, social, and financial performance) would be any more intrusive in case of banking sector. As...
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...secure their money and use this institution as a source of possible finance. Banking in the form in which it exists nowadays is comparatively of recent origin. Before the advent of modern banking, direct finance, where the owner of capital deals directly with the user of capital, was the customary mode of transference of funds from savers to investors. Now, banks are engaged in various functions i.e., receiving, collecting, transferring, paying, lending, investing, dealing, exchanging, and servicing money and claims to money both locally and internationally. Bangladesh is a country suffering from immense social, political, economic and environmental issues and these issues need to be addressed for the overall development of this country. However, we all know that the people of the whole world are concerned about the environmental degradation, especially the rising of global temperature and thereby melting of glaciers and ice-berg in the polar region and consequently rising of sea level, which will directly affect the low lying countries of the world like Bangladesh. The world conscious people are also concerned about the increase of Green House Gases and Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and thereby depletion of Ozone layer. As such, every person and especially the professionals must have greater role to check the environmental degradation. The contribution of the banking sector is playing significant role to save the environment...
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...Investment Banking an American synonym of merchant banking. Investment banks provide advice on mergers and acquisitions and are involved in financing industrial corporations through buying shares and selling them in relatively small lots to investors. In the Bangladesh context, merchant banking includes all institutions that combine the functions of both development banking and investment banking. The securities and exchange commission, based on SRO No. 59 of 24 April 1996, and a decision taken by it on 17 August 1997, invited letters of intent from 14 institutions for registration of merchant banks. Prior to this decision, 7 institutions submitted such letters of intent and SEC gave registration to a total of 19.Investment banking companies in Bangladesh are of two types: open-ended and closed-ended. The open-ended ones, generally referred to as mutual funds, repurchase shares in any quantity as and when holders offer them for sales. Thus, the amount of shares of the open-ended investment companies in market changes continually in response to public demand. Closed-ended investment companies sell only a specific number of ownership shares. An investor wanting to acquire shares of a closed-ended investment company must find another investor who wishes to sell. Investment companies do not take part in the transaction. In addition to selling equity shares, closed-ended companies issue a variety of debt and equity securities including preferred stock, regular and convertible bonds...
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...com/corporate/Corporate-Responsibility/corporate-responsibility.htm 6.http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=JPM.N “The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual,” Vince Lombardi. The role of HR departments in organizations is becoming clearer and I will be researching JPMorgan Chase & Co., for this assignment. I will describe JPMorgan Chase & Co., what they do, the customers they serve and their size. Also, within this assignment I will be researching JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s mission statement, while implementing the role that HR plays in fostering the organization’s mission statement. I will be assessing the common HR challenges facing JPMorgan Chase &Co. I will make recommendations for an HR strategy that I would implement in the organization to overcome the challenges assessed. Lastly, I will determine how effective my recommendation would be to making the organization more competitive. JPMorgan Chase & Co., is the name of a firm and a holding company that serves its customers and clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. J.P. Morgan has many clients, which include some of the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. The U.S. consumer and commercial banking businesses serve customers under the Chase brand and JPMorgan Chase & Co. Therefore, there are...
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...Part B (i) Background and Historical development of the Institution The Malaysian Investment Banking Association we also call it MIBA. It was establish during the 9 September of 1975. Malaysian Investment Banking Association (MIBA) acts as association of merchant bank in Malaysia to guide and protect the interests of investment bank. MIBA also provide a forum for them to exchange views and idea, close collaboration, dialogue and consultation with supervision department and other market intermediaries. Since the association have been incorporation, the investment bank has played an important role to develop the Malaysia’s capital market. During the year 2005, the Association decided to have a new image that would patency represent their role, objectives and commitment to support the country’s desire of developing a efficient, innovation and competitive capital market. The Association’s new name and logo was launched on 3 December 2005 and effective 1 January 2006. The name and logo was launched by the Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia which is YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz. The Association was officially known as “MALAYSIAN INVESTMENT BANKING ASSOCIATION”. The logo of Malaysian Investment Banking Association logo was form by few alphabets which is the short form of the association – MIBA. The central letters that strand for “Investment Banking”. The “investment banking is the heart of the organization while the “Malaysian & Association” are two supporting identity...
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...Russian commercial banks in comparison with Western once Commercial banks are in the business of providing banking services to individuals, small businesses and large organizations. Today's commercial banks are more diverse than ever. The goal of this essay is to clarify is there any significant changes for the institutional structure of the Russian banking system during last 5 year, make comparison between Commercial banks VTB24 (Russia),Barclays (England) and Goldman Sachs (USA)to understand the progress of developing Russian commercial banks. In 2012 active growth of retail lending in the Russian banking sector continued. Corporate lending was growing at slower rate and the share of corporate credit in the Bank assets decreased. At that, the share of deposits remained at a high level. Notwithstanding the fact that attraction of the population's funds grew at a slower rate - almost twice slower than the growth of the credit portfolio - the population still remains the net creditor of the Banking sector. VTB24 is the country’s second largest retail bank as regards the volume of loans provided to the population as well as regards the volume of deposits made by the population, it exceeds the nearest following banks by more than 3 times. At the end of December 2013, VTB24 owned total assets of RUB 6,789.6 billion (US$ 210.7 billion).Figure 1 provides an overview of the structure of VTB’s assets in 2013. With 63%, loans and advances to customers account for the largest share...
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...FINANCIAL-SERVICES SECTOR Goal of This Chapter: In this chapter you will learn about the many roles financial service - providers play in the economy today. You will examine how and why the banking industry and the financial services marketplace as a whole is rapidly changing, becoming new and different as we move forward into the future. You will also learn about new and old services offered to the public. Key Topics in This Chapter • Powerful Forces Reshaping the Industry • What Is a Bank? • The Financial System and Competing Financial-Service Institutions • Old and New Services Offered to the Public • Key Trends Affecting All Financial-Service Firms • Appendix: Career Opportunities in Financial Services Chapter Outline I. Introduction: Powerful Forces Reshaping the Industry II. What Is a Bank? A. Defined by the Functions It Serves and the Roles It Play: B. Banks and their Principal Competitors C. Legal Basis of a Bank D. Defined by the Government Agency That Insures Its Deposits III. The Financial System and Competing Financial-Service Institutions A. Roles of financial system B. The competitive challenge for banks C. Leading Competitors with banks • Savings Associations • Credit Unions • Money Market Funds • Mutual Funds • Hedge Funds • Security Brokers and Dealers • Investment Banks • Finance Companies • Financial Holding Companies • Life...
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...Markets and Investment Banking Process Paper FIN 402 May 6, 2012 Alger Marable Capital Markets and Investment Banking Process Paper Investment banking is a crucial part of our global business environment. Investments, banking, and other capital markets now have a valuable role in business and everyone’s daily lives. There are several strategies and methods that can be identified for effective and productive investment banking processes. Choosing an investment bank or firm can depend on the investor themselves. Some processes and guidelines can vary from firm to firm, this would all depend on the investor and the financial experts and their preferences. Portfolio construction is an important task which involved expertise from a financial expert. Investment Banking and IPO Process Investment banking contains enables several functions for be executed, such as: lending and investing assets, providing advice about investments and acquisitions, research and development about securities, capital markets, and bonds. For example, Morgan Stanley provides global currency, precious metals, insurance, and structured investments that are tailored to market trends and specific risk allocated decision making regarding the individuals portfolio. Investment banking also incorporates other important roles such as analysis of financial performance and operations. Financial transactions can be done as well in investment banks from...
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...P. Morgan is a leader in asset management, investment banking, private banking, treasury and securities services, and commercial banking. | |Today, the firm serves one of the largest client franchises in the world, including corporations, institutional investors, hedge funds, | |governments, healthcare organizations, educational institutions and affluent individuals in more than 100 countries. | | | |J.P. Morgan’s core businesses include: | |Asset Management | |Investment Bank | |Private Banking | |Securities Services | |Treasury Services | |Commercial Banking ...
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...able to get accustomed to the working environment of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited. As the internship continued, I not only learned about the activities and operations of correspondent Bank, but also gathered some knowledge about the basic business of banking in first one month of my internship period. Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited pursues decentralized management policies and gives adequate work freedom to the employees. This result in less pressure for the workers and acts as a motivational tool for them, also gives them encouragement and inspiration to move up the ladder of success. Overall, I have experienced a very friendly and supporting environment at Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, which gave me the pleasure and satisfaction to be a part of them for a while. While working in different departments of this branch I found each and every employee is friendly to me to cooperate. They have discussed in details about their respective tasks. I also participated with their works. So I learnt the Banking operations of three departments of IBBL: (1) General Banking (2) Investment & (3) Foreign Exchange etc. While making this report I tried to discuss the activities of the Bank regarding their different Investment-modes now performing and the activities I focused on their nature. 1.1 Origin of the Report: The report named “Diversified portfolio & Performance analysis” of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was offered by Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited on January...
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