Merchant Banking and Financial Services

BA 958 MERCHANT BANKING ANF FINANCIAL SERVICES Syllabus UNIT- 1 Introduction An Overview of Indian Financial System Merchant Banking
ng in India Recent Developments and Challenges ahead Institutional structure Functions of Merchant Banking Legal and Regulatory Frameworks- Relevant Provisions of Companies Act- SERA-SEBI guidelines- FEMA etc. Relation with stock Exchanges and OTCEI UNIT II - ISSUE MANAGEMENT Role of Merchant Banking in Appraisal of projects, Designing Capital Structures and Instruments Issue Pricing Pricing- Preparation of prospectus selection of bankers, Advertising Consultants etc. Role of Registrars Underwriting Arrangements. Dealing with Bankers to the Issue, Underwriters, Registrars, and Brokers. Offer for sale Book- Building Green Shoe Option E IPO Private Placement- Bought out Deals Placement with FIs, MFs, FIIs, etc. offShore Issues. Issue Marketing Advertising Strategies-NRI Marketing- Post Issue Activities. UNIT III - OTHER FEE BASED MANAGEMENT Mergers and Acquisitions Portfolio Management Services Credit Syndication Credit Rating Mutual Funds Business Valuation. UNIT IV - FUND BASED FINANCIAL SERVICES Leasing and Hire Purchasing Basics of Leasing and Hire Purchasing Financial Evaluation Tax Implication. UNIT V - OTHER FUND BASED FINANCIAL SERVICES Consumer Credit Credit Cards- Real Estate Financing Bills Discounting Recent Developments in Factoring and Forfeiting Venture Capital. REFERENCES 1. M.Y.Khan, Financial Services Tata McGraw Hill, 3 rd Edition, 2005. 2. Machiraju, Indian Financial System - Vikas Publishing House, 2 nd Edition, 2002. 3. J.C.Verma, A Manual of Merchant Banking , Bharath Publishing House, New Delhi, 2001. 4. K.Sriram, Hand Book of Leasing, Hire Purchase & Factoring, ICFAI, Hyderabad, 1992. 5. Economic Dailies, Relevant Publication of AMFS. 6. Bhalla. V.K.-Management of Financial Services Mnmol, New Delhi 2001. 7. Bhalla V.K.and Dilbag, Singh , International Financial Centers, New Delhi, Anmol,1997. 8. Ennew.C.Trevor Watkins & Mike Wright, Marketing of Financial Services, Heinemann Professional
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UNIT I Merchant Banking INTRODUCTION: An overview of Indian Financial System The word system implies a set of complex and interrelated factors organized in a particular form. These factors are mostly interdependent but not always mutually exclusive. The financial system of any country consists of several ingredients. It includes financial institutions, markets, financial instruments, services, transactions, agents, claims and liabilities in the economy. Financial system is a system to canalize the funds from the surplus units to the deficit Units. Deficit units is a case where current expenditure exceeds their current income. There are other entities whose current income exceeds current expenditure which is called as Surplus Units. An efficient financial system not only encourages savings and investments, it also efficiently allocates resources in different investment avenues and thus accelerates the rate of economic development. The financial system of a country plays a crucial role of allocating scarce capital resources to productive uses. Its efficient functioning is of critical importance to the economy. FINANCIAL SYSTEM: It is a system for the efficient management and creation of finance. According to Robinson, financial system provides a link between savings and investment for the creation of new wealth and to permit portfolio adjustment in the composition of the existing wealth. According to Van Horne, financial system is defined as the purpose of financial markets to allocate savings efficiently in an economy to ultimate users either for investment in real assets or for consumption. Thus the financial system mainly stands on three factors Money Credit Finance 1. Money is the unit of exchange or medium of payment. It represents the value of financial transactions in qualitative terms. 2. Credit, on the other hand, is a debt or loan which is to be returned normally with interest. 3. Finance is monetary wealth of the state, an institution or a person. Comprising These factors in a systematic order forms a financial system. Objectives The objectives of the financial system are 1. Accelerating the growth of economic development. 2. Encouraging rapid industrialization 3. Acting as an agent to various economic factors such as industry, agricultural sector, Government etc. 4. Accelerating rural development 5. Providing necessary financial support to industry
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6. Financing housing and small scale industries 7. Development of backward areas, infrastructure and livelihood 8. Imposing price control in need 9. Protecting environment. Functions of financial system are distributed from creation of money to efficient Management. It is the sum total of the functions of the various intermediaries. The functions of financial system can be classified into two broad categories: 1. Controlling functions 2. Promotional functions. Government imposes certain controls over the financial and business activities of different organizations through the regulatory bodies. E.g. RBI plays an important part in regulatory functions. They are: (i) Supervision of financial institutions (ii) Restrictions on interest and bank rates (iii) Selective credit control (iv) Controlling foreign exchange (v) Regulation of stock exchanges (vi) Framing rule for effective portfolio management and distribution, diversification and reduction of risk (vii)Imposing monetary control (viii)Prevention of unfair trade practices (ix) Formulating policies on licensing, investment or credit (x) Acting as the governments and other banks bankers. 2. PROMOTIONAL FUNCTIONS The promotional activities are i. Efficient operation of the payment mechanism. ii. Managing information to make it easily available to all interested parties iii. Providing training to investors, intermediaries and employees in order to upgrade their skills. iv. Conducting development and research activities in order to update the system. v. Creation and establishment of need based financial institutions. vi. Promotion of fair practices which are transparent and effective. vii. Creating financial awareness to captivate investors, entrepreneurs and borrowers. viii.Organizing seminar, dialogues, collection of data and publication. 1.3.3 Significance Of Financial System Financial system of a country or an organization is the main motivating factor to run the economy. It ensures that transactions are effected smoothly and quickly on an ongoing basis. It enables the financial agents to accelerate financial growth and economic prosperity of the unit. The significance of financial system are (i) It involves an efficient operation of payment mechanism. (ii) Enhancing liquidity of financial claims through securities trading. (iii)Portfolio management.
(iv)Diversification and reduction of financial risk (v) Acting as intermediaries between savers and investors. Introduction To Financial System In India The evolution of the financial system in India is nothing but the reflections of its political and economic history. The evolution process has been influenced by the factors of urbanization of society, advent or large scale industrialization, introduction of railways and telegraphic communications in the 19th century, nationalization of financial institutions in 20th century and implementation of information technology on the eve of the 21st century. The growth of Indian Financial System is not the outcome of a normal process of development; rather, it is created by the government and mainly expanded through its intervention. Government policies have greatly influenced the interest rates, credit control and functions of financial intermediaries. PRE INDEPENDENCE SITUATIONS During the 274 year regime of the East India Company (1600-1874) the financial system of the country was not at all organized. It was monopolized by the mercantile houses who were involved in banking business by providing loans, receiving deposits and issuing currency. They are commonly known as agency houses who actually laid the foundation of modern banking. The formal banking business was developed by establishment of three Presidency Banks, namely Apart from these, some exchange banks and Indian joint stock banks were set up. In 1858, as a consequence of Sepoy Mutiny, the administrative power of the East India Company was transferred to the Governor General of India. The financial system of the country started to be organized during this period. In 1861, the Central Government took the responsibility of issuing currency notes throughout the country. Between 1865 to 1905, nine joint stock banks, each with a capital of Rs.5 lakh and over were established. In 1921, the three Presidency Banks were amalgamated under a special legislation to form the Imperial Bank of India. The first central bank was established in 1935 in the country which is known as the Reserve Bank of India. At the time of independence, banking system in India was controlled by RBI, IBI, exchange banks, cooperative banks and Indian joint stock banks and the total deposits in these banks during 1948 were Rs.957 Crores. During this period, the banking sector was in the making though there was lack of supply of long term funds to all industrial units, specially to small scale industries. The cooperative movement did not help much as it was disorganized and not properly aided with adequate funds. In the fields of small savings and post office savings bank played a vital role to accumulate deposits, though it is insignificant in terms of total deposits into the country. The private sector acted a strong role in the stock market during the first half of the 20th century. The first stock exchange was established at Bombay in 1887 where the private sector industrial units and the Government raised large amount of funds. The paid up capital of Joint Stock companies increased from Rs.24 Crores in 1890 to Rs. 570 Crores in 1948 with an average capital issue of Rs.70 Crores per year during 1918 to 1939. This boom is due to the increased; pace of industrialization, protection of domestic industries and government policies during this period. POST INDEPENDENCE ERA (1950-1991)
During this period, the Indian financial system passed the second phase of evolution. It has grown rapidly since 1950 in terms of size, innovations, diversity, complicity and sophistication. The banking system has been expanded in the rural areas through the establishment of State Bank of India in 1955. In 1951, economic planning was initiated in India. The mixed economy model has been adopted which enhanced government control over the financial system and direct government participation in industrialization process.. The different landmarks during this phase were Bank nationalization in 1969 Establishment of various financial institutions which are need based and useful for expansion of financial sector. Imposing overall control on insurance sector by the Government. Establishment of large scale industrial units and introduction of long term finance to all industries. Emphasizing the growth of small scale industries by helping them through subsidized funding and direct investment. Imposition of regulatory measures and inserting Government intervention in business through amending the companies Act, Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade practices Act 1970, Foreign Exchange Regulation Act 1973 etc., ERA AFTER LIBERALISATION The announcement of the New Economic Policy in 1991, the India Financial System has shown quite flexibility in terms of transformation . The reformation process has been started in order to remove the stagnation of growth described before and, till date, the response is positive. This is the phase of liberalization and globalization of Indian economy following the world trend which is duly supported by deregulation of Government Control. Market force becomes dominant resulting in privatization of industries, emergence of new generation financial institutions with competitive ability and introduction of computerized business environment where information technology plays a vital role. The regulatory framework has been duly changed giving space to this reform process and one can say that the Indian financial sector is gradually moving towards attainment of global standards. Structure Of Indian Financial System Financial system is a system of arranging different types of funds required for the Business. It deals about (a) Financial Institutions (b) Financial Markets (c) Financial Instruments (d) Financial Services Components of Financial System: Financial system Institutions Markets Financial Institutions Instruments Services Structure of Financial Institutions: COMMERCIAL BANKS:
Commercial Banks Classification of Commercial Banks Financial Institutions Banking Non Banking Companies Non Banking Financial companies Central Bank Commercial Banks Co-Operative Banks Non Banking Financial Intermediaries Joint Stock companies Classification of Co-operative Banks NON BANKING FINANCIL INTERMEDIARIES Classification of Non Banking Financial Intermediaries (B) FINANCIAL MARKETS: Components of Financial Market Co-operative Banks State Co-operative Apex Banks State Co-operative Urban Banks Co-operative Land Development Banks Central Co-operative Banks Primary Co-operative Land Development Banks Primary Co-operative Banks (a) CAPITAL MARKET It is the market for long term funds i.e., raising capital for Companies through issue of shares and debentures. The Capital market can further divided into (a) Primary Market and (b) Secondary Market Classification of Capital Market (i) Primary Market : It is the market for primary needs of the company . The Company sells its shares at the time of promotion and the investors directly buy the shares from the
company through application. (ii) Secondary Market: It is the market for secondary needs of the company. The sale and purchase of securities i.e., shares and debentures will take place through the recognized stock exchanges. (b) MONEY MARKET: It is a market for short term funds. Money market provides working capital. (c) FOREIGN MONEY MARKET It is a market for foreign exchange which is bought and sold. In India the foreign market is controlled by Reserve Bank of India. Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) deals with foreign exchange. (d) GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MARKET It is a market for Government securities like Treasury Bills and Bonds . Treasury Bills are bills issued for meeting the short term revenue expenditure of the Government. Capital Market Primary Market Secondary Market Capital Market Organized Money Market Unorganized Money Market. Bonds are issued for raising Long term loans which are repayable over a period of 15 to 20 years. Government Securities Market (C) FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Financial instruments include both instruments and products. Instruments include cheques, drafts, letter of credit, travellers cheques, commercial paper, GDRs, bonds etc.,. Products may be in the form of Credit Cards, Debit Cards etc., Classification of Financial Instruments (a) Negotiable Instruments A negotiable instrument is an instrument that is transferable from one person to another. Negotiable instrument may be a bearer instrument or an order instrument. A negotiable instrument may be promissory notes, bills of exchange or cheque etc., (b) Commercial Paper A commercial paper is one which is issued by leading financial institution which can be taken by any borrower and discounted with commercial banks. (c) Bill of lading It is a document signed by the carrier, acknowledging shipment of the goods and Containing the terms and conditions of carriage. Government Security (d) Letter of Credit It is a letter by the importer bank guaranteeing the credit worthiness of the importer. (e) Travellers Cheques It is a cheque issued by banks to the traveling public which can be cashed at ease. (D) FINANCIAL SERVICES Financial service, as a part of financial system provides different types of finance Through various credit instruments, financial products and services. It enables the user to Obtain any asset on credit according to his convenience and at a reasonable interest rate.
FINANCIAL SERVICES Components of Financial Services 1.3.6 Limitations of the financial system in India The following are the limitations of the Indian financial system. The Indian Financial system has failed to meet the financial needs of small scale Industries. It has rather patroned the big industrial houses who are already well off. The mushrooming of financial institutions has deteriorated the quality and effectiveness of the sector to some extent. In many cases, it could not impose adequate control towards financial irregularities and frauds, often influenced by politically and economically organized pressure groups. The Indian financial system fails to create a well defined and organized capital market. It fails to motivate economically marginal or small entrepreneurs by providing micro credit to them. The Indian financial system is not flexible at the desired level. It takes abnormal time to cope with the changing situation. Factoring Asset Liability Management Leasing Housing Finance Forfeiting Portfolio Finance Hire Purchase Finance Underwriting Credit Card Credit rating Merchant Banking Interest and Credit Swap Book Building Mutual fund . Four and half decades of Indian economic planning and subsequent liberalization had led the country to an ecstatic phase of development The development through disintermediation, deregulation, globalization, and emergence of vibrant capital market has contributed to the expansion of opportunities. As a result, capital market has emerged as the major contributor to the growth of foreign exchange reserves of the country. In fact, in the merging world market, India has beaten several developing countries. In the post liberalization era, the finance sector has witnessed a complete metamorphosis. The recent economic reforms encompassed a series of measures to promote investors protection and encourage the growth of capital market. Free entry into capital market for new issues by companies and free pricing of share for new issues has been ensured. Different financial institutions and markets compete for a limited pool of savings by offering different instruments. Money and capital markets increase competition between suppliers. Capital market enables contractual savings and collective investment institutions to play a more active role in the financial system. The Progress of any economy mainly depends on the efficient financial system of the country. Indian economy is no exception of this. This importance of the financial sector reforms affirms an effective means for solving the problems of economic, financial and social in India and elsewhere in the developing nations of the world. The progress of the securities Industry of any country depends mainly on the flow of funds. In fact, Capital generation is the lifeblood of the capital market without which the health and soundness of
the financial system cannot be geared up and for which well-developed capital market as well as money market are essential. A Merchant bank is a financial institution primarily engaged in internal finance and long term loans for multinational corporations and governments. It can also be used to describe the private equity activities of banking. Merchant banks tend to advise corporations and wealthy individuals on how to use their money. The advice varies from counsel on mergers and acquisitions to recommendation on the type of credit needed. The job of generating loans and initiating other complex financial transactions has been taken over by investment banks and private equity firms. Thus, the function of merchant banking which originated, and grew in Europe was enriched by American patronage, and these services are now being provided throughout the world by both banking and Non-banking Institutions. The word Merchant Banking originated among the Dutch and the Scottish Traders, and was later on developed and professionalized in Britain. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Merchant Bankers) Rules, 1992 A merchant banker has been defined as any person who is engaged in the business of issue management either by making arrangements regarding selling, buying or subscribing to securities or acting as manager, consultant, adviser or rendering corporate advisory services in relation to such issue management. Random House Dictionary Merchant banker is an organization that underwrites securities for corporations, advices such clients on mergers and is involved in the ownership of commercial ventures. These organizations are sometime banks which are not merchants and sometimes merchants who are not banks and sometimes houses which are neither merchants nor banks. Charles P. Kindleberger Merchant banking is the development of banking from commerce which frequently encountered a prolonged intermediate stage known in England originally as merchant banking The Notification of the Ministry of finance defines A merchant banker as ,any person who is engaged in the business of issue management either by making arrangements regarding selling, buying or subscribing to the securities as manager, consultant, adviser or rendering corporate advisory service in relation to such issue management. A merchant banker is one who is a critical link between a company raising fund and the investors. Merchant banker is one who underwrites corporate securities and advices clients on issues like corporate mergers. The merchant banker may be in the form of a bank, a company, firm or even a proprietary concern. Merchant Banker understands the requirements of the business concern and arranges finance with the help of financial institutions, banks, stock exchanges and money market. 2.3.1 Objectives Channellising the financial surplus of the general public into productive investments avenues
Co-coordinating the activities of various intermediaries like the registrar, bankers, advertising agency, printers, underwriters, brokers, etc., to the share issue Ensuring the compliance with rules and regulations governing the securities market. Functions of merchant Banking: Merchant banking functions in India is the same as merchant banks in UK and other European countries. The following are the functions of merchant bankers in India. Corporate c ounseling Project C ounseling Capita l S tructuring Portfolio M anagement Issue M anagement C redit Syndication Working capital Ven ture C apital Lease Finance Fixed D eposits (i) Corporate counseling: Corporate counseling covers counseling in the form of project counseling, capital restructuring, project management, public issue management, loan syndication, working capital fixed deposit, lease financing, acceptance credit etc., The scope of corporate counseling is limited to giving suggestions and opinions to the client and help taking actions to solve their problems. It is provided to a corporate unit with a view to ensure better performance, maintain steady growth and create better image among investors. (ii) Project counseling Project counseling is a part of corporate counseling and relates to project finance. It broadly covers the study of the project, offering advisory assistance on the viability and procedural steps for its implementation. a. Identification of potential investment avenues. b. A general view of the project ideas or project profiles. c. Advising on procedural aspects of project implementation d. Reviewing the technical feasibility of the project e. Assisting in the selection of TCOs (Technical Consultancy Organizations) for preparing project reports f. Assisting in the preparation of project report g. Assisting in obtaining approvals , licenses, grants, foreign collaboration etc., from government h. Capital structuring i. Arranging and negotiating foreign collaborations, amalgamations, mergers and takeovers. j. Assisting clients in preparing applications for financial assistance to various national and state level institutions banks etc., k. Providing assistance to entrepreneurs coming to India in seeking approvals from the Government of India. (iii)Capital Structure
Here the Capital Structure is worked out i.e., the capital required, raising of the capital, debt-equity ratio, issue of shares and debentures, working capital, fixed capital requirements, etc., (iv)Portfolio Management It refers to the effective management of Securities i.e., the merchant banker helps the investor in matters pertaining to investment decisions. Taxation and inflation are taken into account while advising on investment in different securities. The merchant banker also undertakes the function of buying and selling of securities on behalf of their client companies. Investments are done in such a way that it ensures maximum returns and minimum risks. (v) Issue Management Management of issues refers to effective marketing of corporate securities viz., equity shares, preference shares and debentures or bonds by offering them to public. Merchant banks act as intermediary whose main job is to transfer capital from those who own it to those who need it. The issue function may be broadly divided in to pre issue and post issue management. a. Issue through prospectus, offer for sale and private placement. b. Marketing and underwriting c. Pricing of issues (vi) Credit Syndication Credit Syndication refers to obtaining of loans from single development finance institution or a syndicate or consortium. Merchant Banks help corporate clients to raise syndicated loans from commercials banks. Merchant banks helps in identifying which financial institution should be approached for term loans. The merchant bankers follow certain steps before assisting the clients approach the appropriate financial institutions. a. Merchant banker first makes an appraisal of the project to satisfy that it is viable b. He ensures that the project adheres to the guidelines for financing industrial projects. c. It helps in designing capital structure, determining the promoters contribution and arriving at a figure of approximate amount of term loan to be raised. d. After verifications of the project, the Merchant Banker arranges for a preliminary meeting with financial institution. e. If the financial institution agrees to consider the proposal, the application is filled and submitted along with other documents. (vii) Working Capital The Companies are given Working Capital finance, depending upon their earning capacities in relation to the interest rate prevailing in the market. (viii)Venture Capital Venture Capital is a kind of capital requirement which carries more risks and hence only few institutions come forward to finance. The merchant banker looks in to the technical competency of the entrepreneur for venture capital finance. (ix)Fixed Deposit Merchant bankers assist the companies to raise finance by way of fixed deposits from the public. However such companies should fulfill credit rating requirements. (x)Other Functions Treasury Management- Management of short term fund requirements by client
companies. Stock broking- helping the investors through a network of service units Servicing of issues- servicing the shareholders and debenture holders in distributing dividends, debenture interest. Small Scale industry counseling- counseling SSI units on marketing and finance Equity research and investment counseling merchant banker plays an important role in providing equity research and investment counseling because the investor is not in a position to take appropriate investment decision. Assistance to NRI investors - the NRI investors are brought to the notice of the various investment opportunities in the country. Foreign Collaboration: Foreign collaboration arrangements are made by the Merchant bankers. Merchant Banking in India The first merchant bank was set up in 1969 by Grind lays Bank. Initially they were issue mangers looking after the issue of shares and raising capital for the company. But subsequently they expanded their activities such as working capital management; syndication of project finance, global loans, mergers, capital restructuring, etc., initially the merchant banker in India was in the form of management of public issue and providing financial consultancy for foreign banks. In 1973, SBI started the merchant banking and it was followed by ICICI. SBI capital market was set up in August 1986 as a full fledged merchant banker. Between 1974 and 1985, the merchant banker has promoted lot of companies. However they were brought under the control of SEBI in 1992. Recent Developments in Merchant Banking and Challenges Ahead: The recent developments in Merchant banking are due to certain contributory factors in India. They are The Merchant Banking was at its best during 1985-1992 being when there were many new issues. It is expected that 2010 that it is going to be party time for merchant banks, as many new issue are coming up. The foreign investors both in the form of portfolio investment and through foreign direct investments are venturing in Indian Economy. It is increasing the scope of merchant bankers in many ways. Disinvestment in the government sector in the country gives a big scope to the merchant banks to function as consultants. New financial instruments are introduced in the market time and again. This basically provides more and more opportunity to the merchant banks. The mergers and corporate restructuring along with MOU and MOA are giving immense opportunity to the merchant bankers for consultancy jobs. However the challenges faced by merchant bankers in India are 1. SEBI guideline has restricted their operations to Issue Management and Portfolio Management to some extent. So, the scope of work is limited. 2. In efficiency of the clients are often blamed on to the merchant banks, so they are
into trouble without any fault of their own. 3. The net worth requirement is very high in categories I and II specially, so many professionally experienced person/ organizations cannot come into the picture. 4. Poor New issues market in India is drying up the business of the merchant bankers. Thus the merchant bankers are those financial intermediary involved with the activity of transferring capital funds to those borrowers who are interested in borrowing. The activities of the merchant banking in India is very vast in the nature of The management of the customers securities The management of the portfolio The management of projects and counseling as well as appraisal The management of underwriting of shares and debentures The circumvention of the syndication of loans Management of the interest and dividend etc MERCHANT BANKING AND LEGAL REGULATORY FRAME WORK Registration with SEBI as Merchant Banker: Q. Is it mandatory for a merchant banker to register with the SEBI? A. Yes. Without holding a certificate of registration granted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, no person can act as a merchant banker. Q. Who is eligible to obtain registration as a merchant banker? A. Only a body corporate other than a non-banking financial company shall be eligible to get registration as merchant banker. Q. What are the various categories for which registration can be obtained? A. The categories for which registration may be granted are given below: Category I to carry on the activity of issue management and to act as adviser, consultant, manager, underwriter, portfolio manager. Category II - to act as adviser, consultant, co-manager, underwriter, portfolio manager. Category III - to act as underwriter, adviser or consultant to an issue Category IV to act only as adviser or consultant to an issue Q. What is the capital requirement for carrying on activity as merchant banker? A. The capital requirement depends upon the category. The minimum net worth requirement for acting as merchant banker is given below: Category I Rs. 5 crores Category II Rs, 50 lakhs Category III Rs. 20 lakhs Category IV Nil Q. What is the procedure for getting registration? A. An application should be submitted to SEBI in Form A of the SEBI (Merchant Bankers) Regulations, 1992. SEBI shall consider the application and on being satisfied issue a certificate of registration in Form B of the SEBI (Merchant Bankers) Regulations, 1992. Q. What is the registration fee payable to SEBI? A. Rs. 5 lakhs which should be paid within 15 days of date of receipt of intimation regarding grant of certificate.
Q. What is the validity period of certificate of registration? A . Three years from the date of issue. Q. How to renew the certificate? A. Three months before the expiry period, an application should be submitted to SEBI in Form A of the SEBI (Merchant Bankers) Regulations, 1992. SEBI shall consider the application and on being satisfied renew certificate of registration for a further period of 3 years. Q. What is the renewal fee payable to SEBI? A. Rs.2.5 lakhs which should be paid within 15 days of date of receipt of intimation regarding renewal of certificate. Q. What is the consequence of non-registration or failure to renew registration? A. The person whose registration is not current shall not carry on the activity as merchant banker from the date of expiry of validity period. Companies Act (i) company means a company formed and registered under this Act or an existing company as defined in clause (ii); (ii) existing company means a company formed and registered under any of the previous companies laws specified below: a. any Act or Acts relating to companies in force before the Indian Companies Act, 1866 (10 of 1866) and repealed by the Act; b. the Indian Companies Act, 1866 c. the Indian Companies Act, 1882 d. the Indian Companies Act, 1913 e. the Registration of Transferred Companies Ordinance 1942 iii. private company means a company which has a minimum paid-up capital of one lakh rupees or such higher paid-up capital as may be prescribed, and by its articles, a. restricts the right to transfer its shares, if any; b. limits the number of its members to fifty not including i. persons who are in the employment of the company, and ii. persons who, having been formerly in the employment of the company, were members of the company while in that employment and have continued to be members after the employment ceased; and c. prohibits any invitation to the public to subscribe for any shares in, or debentures of, the company; d. prohibits any invitation or acceptance of deposits from persons other than its members, directors or their relatives Provided that where two or more persons hold one or more shares in a company jointly, they shall, for the purposes of this definition, be treated as a single member; iv. public company means a company which a. is not a private company; b. has a minimum paid-up capital of five lakh rupees or such higher paid-up capital, s may be prescribed c. is a private company which is a subsidiary of a company which is not a private company. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,14 Einstein College of Engineering
1. abridged prospectus means a memorandum containing such salient features of a prospectus as may be prescribed 2. banking company has the same meaning as in the Banking Companies Act, 1949 3. Company Law Board means the Board of Company Law Administration constituted under section 10E 4. debenture includes debenture stock bonds and any other securities of a company, whether constituting a charge on the assets of the company or not; 5. derivative has the same meaning as in clause (aa) of section 2 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 6. hybrid means any security which has the character of more than one type of security, including their derivatives; 7. issued generally means, in relation to a prospectus, issued to persons irrespective of their being existing members or debenture-holders of the body corporate to which the prospectus relates; 8. prospectus means any document described or issued as a prospectus and includes any notice, circular, advertisement or other document inviting deposits from the public or inviting offers from the public for the subscription or purchase of any shares in, or debentures of, a body corporate; 9. recognized stock exchange means, in relation to any provision of this Act in which it occurs a stock exchange whether in or outside India, which is notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette as a recognized stock exchange for the purposes of that provision; 10. Registrar means a Registrar, or an Additional, a Joint, a Deputy or an Assistant Registrar, having the duty of registering companies under this Act; 11. securities means securities as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 12. Securities and Exchange Board of India means the Securities and Exchange Board of India established under section 3 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 13. share means share in the share capital of a company, and includes stock except where a distinction between stock and shares is expressed or implied; Provisions Under Companies Act The various regulations which govern the merchant bankers on the capital issue are prescribed by the companies act, and the other enactments mentioned below. 1. Provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 a. Prospectus (Sec. 55 to 68A) b. Allotment (Sec. 55 to 75) c. Commissions and discounts (Sec. 76 & 77) d. Issue of shares at premium and at discount (Sec. 78 & 79) e. Issue and redemption of preference shares (Sec. 80 & 80A) f. further issues of capital (Sec. 81) g. Nature, numbering and certificate of shares (Sec. 82 to 84) h. Kinds of share capital and prohibition on issue of any other kind of shares (Sec. 85 & 86) 1. Matters to be specified in prospectus and reports to be set out therein (Schedule 11)
2. The Securities Contracts (Regulations) Act, 1957 regarding transactions in securities 3. The Securities Contracts (Regulation)Rules, 1957. 2. their capital adequacy 3. their track record, experience and general reputation 4. Adequacy and quality of personnel employed by them and also the available infrastructure. SCRA ( Security contract regulation Act) The Securities Contracts (Regulations) Act was passed in 1956 by Parliament and it came into force in February 1957. An act to prevent undesirable transactions in securities by regulating the business of dealing therein, by providing for certain other matters connected therewith. 1. This Act may be called the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. 2. It extends to the whole of India. 3. It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. Definitions a. Contract means a contract for or relating to the purchase or sale of securities; b. Corporatisation means the succession of a recognized stock exchange, being a Body of individuals or a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860), by another stock exchange, being a company incorporated for The purpose of assisting, regulating or controlling the business of buying, selling or dealing in securities carried on by such individuals or society; c. demutualization means the segregation of ownership and management from the trading rights of the members of a recognized stock exchange in accordance with a scheme approved by the Securities and Exchange Board of India; (c) derivative includes a. a security derived from a debt instrument, share, loan, whether secured or unsecured, risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security; b. a contract which derives its value from the prices, or index of prices, of underlying securities; c. Government security means a security created and issued, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, by the Central Government or a State Government for the purpose of raising a public loan and having one of the forms specified in clause (2) of section 2 of the Public Debt Act, 1944 (18 of 1944); d. member means a member of a recognized stock exchange; e. option in securities means a contract for the purchase or sale of a right to buy or sell, or a right to buy and sell, securities in future, and includes a teji, a mandi, a teji mandi, a galli, a put, a call or a put and call in securities; f. recognized stock exchange means a stock exchange which is for the time being recognized by the Central Government under section 4; g. stock exchange which may provide for (i) the issue of shares for a lawful consideration and provision of trading rights in lieu of membership cards of members of a recognized stock exchange; (ii) the restrictions on voting rights; (iii) the transfer of property, business, assets, rights, liabilities, recognitions, contracts
of the recognized stock exchange, legal proceedings by, or against, the recognized stock exchange, whether in the name of the recognized stock exchange or any trustee or otherwise and any permission given to, or by, the recognized stock exchange; (iv) the transfer of employees of a recognized stock exchange to another recognized stock exchange; (v) any other matter required for the purpose of, or in connection with, the corporatisation or demutualization, as the case may be, of the recognized stock exchange h. securities include i. shares, scrips, stocks, bonds, debentures, debenture stock or other marketable securities of a like nature in or of any incorporated company or other body corporate; (h) Government securities; i. such other instruments as may be declared by the Central Government to be securities; and ii. rights or interest in securities; (j) stock exchange means a. any body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, constituted before corporatisation and demutualization under sections 4A and 4B, or b. a body corporate incorporated under the Companies Act 1956 whether under a scheme of corporatisation and demutualization or otherwise, for the purpose of assisting, regulating or controlling the business of buying, Recognised Stock Exchanges APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF STOCK EXCHANGES Any stock exchange, which is desirous of being recognized for the purposes of this Act, may make an application in the prescribed manner to the Central Government. (2) Every application under sub-section 1. shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed, and shall be accompanied by a copy of the bye-laws of the stock exchange for the regulation and control of contracts and also a copy of the rules relating in general to the constitution of the stock exchange and in particular, to a. the governing body of such stock exchange, its constitution and powers of management and the manner in which its business is to be transacted; b. the powers and duties of the office bearers of the stock exchange; c. the admission into the stock exchange of various classes of members, the qualifications for membership, and the exclusion, suspension, expulsion and readmission of members there from or thereinto; d. the procedure for the registration of partnerships as members of the stock exchange in cases where the rules provide for such membership; and the nomination and appointment of authorized representatives and clerks. Grant of Recognition of Stock Exchanges 1. If the Central Government is satisfied, after making such inquiry as may be necessary in this behalf and after obtaining such further information, if any, as it may require, a. that the rules and bye-laws of a stock exchange applying for registration are
inconformity with such conditions as may be prescribed with a view to ensure fairdealing and to protect investors; b. that the stock exchange is willing to comply with any other conditions (including conditions as to the number of members) which the Central Government, after consultation with the governing body of the stock exchange and having regard to the area served by the stock exchange and its standing and the nature of the securities dealt with by it, may impose for the purpose of carrying out the objects of this Act; and c. that it would be in the interest of the trade and also in the public interest to grant recognition to the stock exchange; it may grant recognition to the stock exchange subject to the conditions imposed upon it as aforesaid and in such form as may be prescribed. 2. The conditions which the Central Government may prescribe under clause (a) of subsection (1) for the grant of recognition to the stock exchanges may include, among other matters, conditions relating to, i. the qualifications for membership of stock exchanges; ii. the manner in which contracts shall be entered into and enforced as between members; iii.the representation of the Central Government on each of the stock exchange by such number of persons not exceeding three as the Central Government may nominate in this behalf; and iv.the maintenance of accounts of members and their audit by chartered accountants whenever such audit is required by the Central Government. 3. Every grant of recognition to a stock exchange under this section shall be published in the Gazette of India and also in the Official Gazette of the State in which the principal office as of the stock exchange is situate, and such recognition shall have effect as from the date of its publication in the Gazette of India. 4. No application for the grant of recognition shall be refused except after giving an opportunity to the stock exchange concerned to be heard in the matter; and the reasons for such refusal shall be communicated to the stock exchange in writing. 5. No rules of a recognized stock exchange relating to any of the matters specified in sub-section (2) of section 3 shall be amended except with the approval of the Central Government. Even though we have 23 stock exchanges in India, a major part of the transactions is controlled by Bombay Stock Exchange. This has led to enormous speculation, rigging and cornering of shares by a few speculators. To prevent these malpractices by companies, brokers and merchant bankers, the government constituted Securities Exchange Board of India in April 1988 for regulating and promoting the stock market in the country and effective from 1992. SEBI SEBI is a body corporate with head office at Bombay. The Chairman and the board members are appointed by the Central government. SEBI has two major functions. The are : 1. Regulatory and 2. Development 1. Regulatory
a. Registering the brokers and sub-brokers b. Registration of mutual funds c. Regulation of stock exchanges d. Prohibition of fraudulent and unfair trade practice e. Controlling insider-trading, take-over bids and imposing penalties 2. Development a. Educating investors b. Training intermediaries in stock market transactions c. Promoting fair transactions d. Undertaking research and publishing useful information to all Objectives: To deal with development and regulation of stock market in India. To promote fair dealings by the issue of securities and ensure a market place where they can raise funds. To provide protection to the investors. Regulate and develop a code of conduct for brokers, merchant bankers, etc. To have check on preferential allotment to promoters at a very low price. To prevent deviations and violations of rules prescribed by stock exchange. To verify listing requirements, listing procedures, and ensure compliance of the same by the companies, so that only financially sound companies are listed. To prescribe required standards for merchant bankers. The promote healthy growth of security market for the development of capital market in the country. Powers of Sebi As per the Act, SEBI has powers To file complaints in a court To regulate companies in the issue and transfer of shares including bonus and rights shares. It can levy penalties on companies and on brokers for violating transactions. Power to summon any broker or intermediaries and call for documents. It can issue directions to all brokers for protecting the interests of investors. In addition to the above powers: it can call for periodical returns from stock exchange. seek any information from stock exchange. It can enquire into the functioning of stock exchange. It can grant permission for the change of bye-laws of any stock exchange. It can compel listing of securities of public company. It can control and regulate stock exchanges. Granting registration to market intermediaries, prohibit inside-trading and prohibit Fraudulent and unfair trade practices. Promoting investor-education, and trading of intermediaries in capital market. Regulating purchase of shares and take-over of companies. SEBI Regulations on merchant bankers:
SEBI has brought about a effective regulative measures for the purpose of disciplining the functioning of the merchant bankers in India. The objective is to ensure an era of regulated financial markets and thus streamline the development of the capital market in India. The measures were introduced by the SEBI in the year 1992. The measures were revised by SEBI in 1997. The salient features of the regulative framework of merchant banking in India are discussed below. Registration of Merchant Bankers Application for Grant of Certificate An application by a person for grant of a certificate shall be made to the Board in Form A. The application shall be made for any one of the following categories of the merchant banker namely: 1. Category I- To carry on any activity of the issue management, which will interalia consist of preparation of prospectus and other information relating to the issue, determining financial structure, tie-up of financiers and final allotment and refund of the subscription; and to act as adviser, consultant, manager, underwriter, portfolio manager. 2. Category II- To act as adviser, consultant, co-manager, underwriter, portfolio manager. 3. Category III- To act as underwriter, adviser, consultant to an issue. 4. Category IV- To act only as adviser or consultant to an issue. 5. With effect from 9th December, 1997, an application can be made only for carrying on the activities mentioned in category I. An applicant can carry on the activity as underwriter only if he contains separate certificate of registration under the provisions of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Underwriters) Regulations, 1993, and as portfolio manager only if he obtains separate certificate of registration under the provisions of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Portfolio Manager) Regulations, 1993. Conformance to Requirements Subject to the provisions of the regulations, any application, which not complete in all respects and does not conform to the instructions specified in the form, shall be rejected. However, before rejecting any such application, the applicant will be given an opportunity to remove within the time specified such objections and may be indicated by the board. Furnishing of Information The Board may require the applicant to furnish further information or clarification regarding matter relevant to the activity of a merchant banker for the purpose of disposal of the application. The applicant or its principal officer shall, if so required, appear before the Board for personal representation. Consideration of Application The Board shall take into account for considering the grant of a certificate, all matters, which are relevant to the activities relating to merchant banker and in particular whether the applicant complies with the following requirements; 1. That the applicant shall be a body corporate other than a non-banking financial company as defined by the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. 2. That the merchant banker who has been granted registration by the Reserve Bank of India to act as Primary or Satellite Dealer may carry on such activity subject to
the condition that it shall not accept or hold public deposit. 3. That the applicant has the necessary infrastructure like adequate office space, equipments, and manpower to effectively discharge his activities. 4. That the applicant has in his employment minimum of two persons who have the experience to conduct the business of the merchant banker. 5. That a person (any person being an associate, subsidiary, inter-connected or group Company of the applicant in case of the applicant being a body corporate) directly or indirectly connected with the applicant has not been granted registration by the Board. 6. That the applicant fulfils the capital adequacy as specified. 7. That the applicant, his partner, director or principal officer is not involved in any litigation connected with the securities market which has an adverse bearing on the business of the applicant. 8. That the applicant, his director, partner or principal officer has not at any time been convicted for any offence involving moral turpitude or has been found guilt of any economic offence. 9. That the applicant has the professional qualification from an institution recognized by the Government in finance, law or business management. 10. That the applicant is a fit and proper person. 11. That the grant of certificate to the applicant is in the interest of investors. Capital Adequacy Requirement According to the regulations, the capital adequacy requirement shall not be less than the net worth of the person making the application for grant of registration. For this purpose, the net wroth shall be as follows: Category Minimum Amount Category I Rs.5,00,00,000 Category II Rs.50,00,000 Category III Rs.20,00,000 Category IV Nil For the purpose of this regulation net worth means in the case of an applicant which is a partnership firm or a body corporate, the value of the capital contributed to the business of such firm or the paid up capital of such body corporate plus free reserves as the case may be at the time of making application. Procedure for Registration The Board on being satisfied that the applicant is eligible shall grant a certificate in Form B. On the grant of a certificate the applicant shall be liable to pay the fees in accordance with Schedule II. Renewal of Certificate Three months before expiry of the period of certificate, the merchant banker, may if he so desired, make an application for renewal in Form A. The application for renewal shall be dealt with in the same manner as if it were a fresh application for grant of a certificate. In case of an application for renewal of certificate of registration, the provisions of clause (a) of regulation 6 shall not be applicable up to June 30th , 1998. The Board on being satisfied that the applicant is eligible for renewal of certificate shall grant a certificate in form B and send intimation to the applicant. On the grant of a certificate the applicant
shall be liable to pay the fees in accordance with Schedule II. Procedure where Registration is not Granted Where an application for grant of a certificate under regulation 3 or of renewal under regulation 9, does not satisfy the criteria set out in regulation 6, the Board may reject the application after giving an opportunity of being heard. The refusal to grant registration shall be communicated by the Board within thirty days of such refusal to the applicant stating therein the grounds on which the application has been rejected. Any applicant may, being aggrieved by the decision of the Board, under subregulation( 1), apply within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of such intimation to the Board for reconsideration for its decision. The Board shall reconsider an application made under sub-regulation (3) and communicate its decision as soon as possible in writing to the applicant. Effect of Refusal to Grant Certificate Any merchant banker whose application for a certificate has been refused by the Board shall on and from the date of the receipt of the communication under sub-regulation (2) of regulation 10 cease to carry on any activity as merchant banker. Payment of Fees Every applicant eligible for grant of a certificate shall pay such fees in such manner and within the period specified in Schedule II. Where a merchant banker fails to any annual fees as provided in sub-regulation (1), read with Schedule II, the Board may suspend the registration certificate, whereupon the merchant banker shall cease to carry on any activity as a merchant banker for the period during which the suspension subsists. GENERAL OBLIGATIONS The 1992 regulations have enunciated the following general obligations and responsibilities for the merchant bankers. Sole Function Every merchant banker shall abide by the Code of Conduct as specified in Schedule III. They are as follows 1. Merchant Banker not to associate with any business other that that of the securities market. 2. No merchant banker, other than a bank or a public financial institution, who has been granted certificate of registration under these regulations, shall after June 30th, 1998 carry on any business other than that in the securities market. However , a merchant banker who prior to the date of notification of the Securities and exchange board of India (Merchant Bankers) Amendment Regulations, 1997, has entered into a contract in respect of a business other that that of the securities market may, f he so desires, discharge his obligations under such contract. Similarly, a merchant banker who has been granted certificate of registration to act as primary or satellite dealer by the Reserve Bank of India may carry on such business as may be permitted by Reserve Bank of India. Maintenance of Books Every merchant banker shall keep and maintain the following books of accounts, records and documents: 1. A copy of balance sheet as at the end of each accounting period;
2. A copy of profit and loss account for that period; 3. A copy of the auditors report on the accounts for that period; and 4. A statement of financial position. Every merchant banker shall intimate to the Board the place where the books of accounts, record and documents are maintained. Every merchant banker shall, after the end of each accounting period furnish to the Board copies of the Balance sheet, profit and loss account and such other documents for any other preceding five accounting years when required by the Board. Submission of Half-yearly Results Every merchant banker shall furnish to the Board half-yearly unaudited financial results when required by the Board with a view to monitor the capital adequacy of the merchant banker. Preservation of Books of Account, Records, etc., The merchant banker shall preserve the books of accounts and other records and documents maintained under regulation 14 for a minimum period of five years. Report on Steps taken on Auditors Report Every merchant banker shall within two months from the date of the auditors report take steps to rectify the deficiencies, made out in the auditors report. Appointment of Lead Merchant Bankers All issues should be managed by at least one merchant banker functioning as the lead merchant banker. In an issue of offer of rights to the existing members with or without the right of renunciation, the amount of the issue of the body corporate does not exceed rupees fifty lakhs, the appointment of a lead merchant banker shall not be essential. Every lead merchant banker shall before taking up the assignment relating to an issue enter into an agreement with such body corporate setting out their mutual right, liabilities and obligations relating to such issue an in particular to disclosures, allotment and refund. Restriction on Appointment of Lead Managers The number of lead merchant bankers may not, exceed in case of any issue of the following: Responsibilities of Lead Managers No lead manager shall agree to manage or be associated with any issue unless his responsibilities relating to the issue mainly, those of disclosures, allotment and refund are Size of Issue Number of Merchant Bankers Less than Rs. 50 Crores Two Above Rs. 50 Crores but less than Rs.100 Crores Three Above Rs. 100 Crores but less that Rs.200 Crores Four Above Rs.200 Crores but less that Rs.400 Crores Five Above Rs.400 Crores Five or more as agreed by SEBI clearly defined, allocated and determined and a statement specifying such responsibilities is furnished to the Board at least one month before the opening of the issue for subscription. Where there are more than one lead merchant bankers to the issue the responsibilities of each of such lead merchant banker shall clearly be demarcated and a statement specifying such responsibilities shall be furnished to the Board at least one month before the opening of the issue for subscription.
No lead merchant banker shall, agree to manage the issue made by any body corporate, if such body corporate is an associate of the lead merchant banker. A lead merchant banker shall not be associated with any issue if a merchant banker who is not holding a certificate is associated with the issue. Underwriting Obligations In respect of every issue to be managed, the lead merchant banker holding a certificate under Category I shall accept a minimum Underwriting obligation of five percent of the total underwriting commitment or rupees twenty-five lakhs whichever is less. If the lead merchant banker is unable to accept the minimum underwriting obligation, that lead merchant banker shall make arrangement for having the issue underwritten to that extent by a merchant banker associated with the issue and shall keep the board informed of such arrangement. Submission of Due Diligence Certificate The lead merchant bankers, who is responsible for verification of the contents of a prospectus or the Letter of Offer in respect of an issue and the reasonableness of the views expressed therein, shall submit to the Board at least two weeks prior to the opening of the issue for subscription, a due diligence certificate in Form C. Documents to be furnished to the Board The lead manager responsible for the issue shall furnish to the Board, the following documents 1. Particulars of the issue; 2. Draft prospectus or where there is an offer to the existing shareholders, the draft letter of offer; 3. Any other literature intended to be circulated to the investors, including the shareholders; and 4. Such other documents relating to prospectus or letter of offer as the case may be. The documents shall be furnished at least two weeks prior to the date of filing of the draft prospectus or the letter of the offer, as the case may be, with the Registrar of Companies or with the Regional Stock Exchanges or with both. The lead manager shall ensure that the modifications and suggestions, if any, made by the Board on the draft prospectus or the Letter of Offer as the case may be, with respect to information to be given to the investors are incorporated therein. Payment of fees to the Board The draft prospectus or draft letter of offer referred to in regulation 24 shall be submitted along with such fees and in such manner as may be specified in Schedule IV. Continuance of Association of Lead Manager The lead manager undertaking the responsibility for refunds or allotment of securities in respect of any issue shall continue to be associated with the issues till the subscriber have received the share or debenture certificates or refund of excess application money. Where a person other than the lead manager is entrusted with the refund or allot of securities in respect of any issue the lead manager shall continue to be responsible for ensuring that such other person discharges the requisite responsibilities in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act and the listing agreement entered into but the body corporate with the stock Exchange. Acquisition of shares Prohibited No merchant banker or any of its directors, partner manager or principal shall either
on their respective accounts or through their associates or relative enter into transaction in securities of bodies corporate on the basis of unpublished price sensitive information obtained by them during the course of any professional assignment either from the clients or otherwise. Information to the Board Every merchant banker shall submit to the Board complete particulars of any transaction for acquisition of securities of any body corporate whose issue is being managed by that merchant banker within fifteen days from the date of entering into such transaction. Disclosures to the Board A merchant banker shall disclose to the Board as and when required, the following information: 1. His responsibilities with regard to the management of the issue; Any change in the information o particulars previously furnished, which have a bearing on the certificate granted to it; 2. The names of the body corporate whose issues he has managed or has been ass0oiciated with; 3. The particulars relating to breach of the capital adequacy requirement as specified in regulation 7; 4. Relating to his activities as a manager, underwriter, consultant or adviser to an issue as the case may be. Appointment of Compliance Officer Every merchant banker shall appoint a compliance officer who shall be responsible for monitoring the compliance of the Act, rules and regulations notifications, guidelines, instructions etc., issued by the board or the Central Government and for redressed of investors grievances. The compliance officer shall immediately and independently report to the Board any non-compliance observed by him and ensure that the observations made or deficiencies pointed out by the Board on/in the draft prospectus or the Letter of offer as the case may be, do not recur. Procedure For Inspection Boards Right to inspect The Board may appoint one or more persons as inspecting authority to undertake inspection of the books of accounts, records and documents of the merchant banker for any of the purposes specified in sub-regulation(2). The purposes referred to in sub-regulation (1) may be as follows: 1. To ensure that the books of account are being maintained in the manner required; 2. To ensure that the provisions of the Act, rules, regulations are being complied with; 3. To investigate into the complaints received from investors, other merchant bankers or any other person on any matter having a bearing on the activities of the merchant banker; and 4. To investigate suo-moto in the interest of securities business or investors interest in the affairs of the merchant banker. Notice before inspection Before undertaking an inspection under regulation 29 the Board shall give a reasonable notice to the merchant banker for that purpose. Where the Board is satisfied that in the interest of the investors no such notice should be given, it may, by an order in writing directing that the inspection of the affairs of the merchant banker be taken up without such
notice. During the course of inspection, the merchant banker against whom an inspection is being carried out shall be bound to discharge his obligations as provided under regulation 31. Obligations of Merchant Banker on Inspection It shall be the duty of every director, proprietor, partner, officer and employee of the merchant banker, who is being inspected, to produce to the inspecting authority such books, accounts and other documents in his custody or control and furnish him with the statements and information relating to his activities as a merchant banker within such time as the inspecting authority may require. The merchant banker shall allow the inspecting authority to have reasonable access to the premises occupied by such merchant banker or by any other person on his behalf and also extend reasonable facility for examining any books, records, documents and computer data in the possession of the merchant banker or any such other person and also provide copies of documents or other materials which, in the opinion of the inspecting authority are relevant for the purposes of the inspection. The inspecting authority, in the course of inspection, shall be entitled to examine or record statements of any principal officer, director, partner, proprietor and employee of the merchant banker. It shall be the duty of every director, proprietor, partner, officer or employee of the merchant banker to give to the inspecting authority all assistance in connection with the inspection which the merchant banker may be reasonably expected to give. Submission of Report to the Board The inspecting authority shall, as soon as possible submit, an inspection report to the Board. Action on Inspection or Investigation Report The Board of the Chairman shall after consideration of inspection or investigation report take such action and the board or chairman may deem fit and appropriate including action under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Procedure for Holding Enquiry by Enquiry Officer and imposing Penalty) Regulations, 2002. Appointment of Auditor The Board may appoint a qualified auditor to investigate into the books of account or the affairs of the merchant banker. The auditor so appointed shall have the same powers of the inspecting authority as are mentioned in regulation 29 and the obligations of the merchant banker in regulation 31 shall be applicable to the investigations under this regulation. Communication of findings The Board shall after consideration of the inspection report communicate the findings to the merchant banker to give him an opportunity of being heard before any action is taken by the Board on the findings of the inspecting authority. On receipt of the explanation if any, from the merchant banker, the Board may call upon the merchant banker to take such measures as the Board may deem fit in the interest of the securities market and for due compliance with provisions of the Act, rules and regulations. Procedure For Action Incase Of Default Liability for Action in case of Default A merchant banker who fails to comply with any conditions subject to which certificate has been granted, and contravenes any of the provisions of the Act rules or regulations
shall be dealt with in the manner provided under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Procedure for Holding Enquiry by Enquiry Officer and imposing Penalty) Regulations, 2002. Suspension of Registration SEBI Regulations, 2002 published in the official Gazette of India dated 27.09.2002 A penalty for suspension of registration of a merchant banker may be imposed under the following circumstances: Where the merchant banker violates the provisions of the Act, rules or regulations; or Where the merchant banker fails to furnish any information relating to his activity as merchant banker as required by the Board; or furnishes wrong or false information, or does not submit periodical returns as required by the Board; or does not co-operate in any enquiry conducted by the Board ; or Where the merchant banker fails to resolve the complaints of the investors or fails to give a satisfactory reply to the Board in this behalf; or Where the merchant banker indulges in manipulation or price rigging or cornering activities; or Where the merchant banker is guilty of misconduct or improper or unbusiness like or unprofessional conduct which is not in accordance with the Code of Conduct specified in Schedule III; or Where the merchant banker fails to maintain the capital adequacy requirement in accordance with provisions of regulation 7; or Where the merchant banker fails to pay the fees; or Where the merchant banker violates the conditions of registration ; or Where the merchant banker does not carry out his obligations as specified in the regulation. Cancellation or Registration A penalty of cancellation of registration of a merchant banker may be imposed where; The merchant banker indulges in deliberate manipulation or price rigging or cornering activities affecting the securities market and the investors interest; The financial position of the merchant banker deteriorates to such an extent that the Board is of the opinion that his continuance as merchant banker is not in the interest of investors; The merchant banker is guilty of fraud, or is convicted of a criminal offence; In case of repeated defaults of the nature mentioned in regulation 36 provided that the Board furnishes reasons for cancellation in writing. Manner of Making Order of Suspension or Cancellation No order of penalty of suspension or cancellations the case may be shall be imposed except after holding an enquiry in accordance with procedure specified in regulation. Manner of Holding Enquiry before Suspension or Cancellation. For the purpose of holding an enquiry under regulation 38, the board may appoint an enquiry officer. The enquiry officer shall issue to the merchant banker a notice the registered office or the principal place of business of the merchant banker. The merchant banker may, within thirty days from the date of receipt of such notice,
furnish to the enquiry officer a reply together with copies of documentary or other evidence relied on by him or sought by the Board from the merchant banker. The enquiry officer shall, give a reasonable opportunity or hearing to the merchant banker to enable him to make submissions in support of his reply made under sub-regulation (3). The merchant banker may either appear in person or through any duly authorized person. No lawyer or advocate shall be permitted to represent the merchant banker at the enquiry. Where a lawyer or an advocate has been appointed by the Board as a presenting officer under sub-regulation (6), it shall be lawful for the merchant banker to present its case through a lawyer or advocate. It is considered necessary that the enquiry officer may ask the Board to appoint a presenting officer to present its case. The enquiry officer shall, after taking into account all relevant facts and submissions made by the merchant banker, submit a report the Board and recommend the penalty to be imposed as also the grounds on the basis of which proposed penalty is justified. Show case Notice and Order On receipt of the report from the enquiry officer, the Board shall consider the same and issue a show-cause notice as to why the penalty as proposed by the enquiry officer should not be imposed. The merchant banker shall within twenty-one days of the date of the receipt of the show-cause send a reply to the Board. The Board after considering the reply to the show-cause notice, if received, shall as soon as possible or not later than thirty days from the receipt of the reply, if any, pass such order as it deems fit. Every order passed under sub-regulation (3) shall be self-contained and give reasons for the conclusions stated therein including justification of the penalty imposed by that order. The Board shall send a copy of the order under sub-regulation (3) to the merchant banker. Effect of Suspension and Cancellation On and from the date of the suspension of their merchant banker he shall cease to carry on any activity as a merchant banker during the period of suspension. On and from the date of cancellation the merchant banker shall with immediate effect cease to carry on any activity as a merchant banker. The order of suspension or cancellation of certificate passed under sub-regulation (3) of regulation 40 shall be published in at least two daily newspapers by the Board. Appeal to the Securities Appellate Tribunal Any person aggrieved by an order of the board may, on and after the commencement of the /securities Laws (second amendment) Act, 1999, under these regulations may prefer an appeal to a Securities Appellate Tribunal having jurisdiction in the matter. Fees Every merchant banker shall pay a sum of Rupees five lacs as registration fees at the time of the grant of certificate by the Board. The fee shall be paid by the merchant a banker within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the intimation from the Board under subregulation (1) of regulation 8. A merchant banker to keep registration in force shall pay renewal fee of Rs.2.5 lacs every three years from the fourth year from the date of initial registration. The fee shall be paid by the merchant banker within fifteen days from the date of receipt of intimation from the Board under sub-regulation (3) of regulation 9. The fees specified shall be payable by merchant banker by a demand draft in favour
of securities and Exchange Board of India payable at Mumbai or at the respective regional office. Every Merchant banker shall pay registration fees as set out below: 1. Category I merchant banker; A sum of Rs. 2.5 lakhs to be paid annually for the first two years commencing from the date of initial registration and thereafter for the third year a sum of Rs. 1 lakh to keep his registration in force. 2. Category II merchant banker; A sum of Rs. 1.5 lakhs to be paid annually for the first two years commencing from the date of initial registration and thereafter for the third year a sum of Rs. 50,000 to keep his registration in force. 3. Category III merchant bankers ; A sum of Rs.1 lakh to be paid annually for the first two years commencing from the date of initial registration and thereafter for the third year a sum of Rs.25,000 to keep his registration in force. 4. Category IV merchant bankers ; A sum of Rs.5,000/- to be paid annually for the first two years commencing from the date of initial registration and thereafter for the third year a sum of Rs.1000/- to keep his registration in force. Renewal Fees : 1. Category I merchant bankers : A sum of Rs.1 lakh to be paid annually for the first two years commencing from the date of each renewal and thereafter for the third year a sum of Rs.20,000/- to keep his registration in force; 2. Category II merchant bankers : A sum of Rs.75,000/- to be paid annually for the first two years commencing from the date of each renewal and thereafter for the third year a sum of Rs.10,000/- to keep his registration in force ; 3. Category III merchant bankers : A sum of s.50,000/ to be paid annually for the first two years commencing from the date of each renewal and thereafter for the third year a sum of Rs.5,000/- to keep his registration in force ; 4. Category IV merchant bankers : A sum of Rs.5,000/- to be paid annually for the first two years commencing from the date of each renewal and thereafter for the third year a sum of Rs.2,500/- to keep his registration in force ; In addition, the merchant banker has to pay the following fees towards documentation Size of the Issue Fee per Document (Rs.) Up to 5 crores 10,000 More than 5 crores and up to 10 crores 15,000 More than 10 crores and up to 50 crores 25,000 More than 50 crores and up to 100 crores 50,000 More than 100 crores and up to 500 crores 2,50,000 More than 500 crores 5,00,000 IV. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MERCHANT BANKERS The SEBI regulations have outlined the following code of conduct for the merchant bankers operation in India ; A merchant banker shall make all efforts to protect the interests of investors. A Merchant Banker shall maintain high standards of integrity, dignity and fairness in the conduct of its business. A Merchant Banker shall fulfill its obligations in a prompt, ethical, and professional manner. A Merchant Banker shall at all times exercise due diligence, ensure proper care
and exercise independent professional judgment. A Merchant Banker shall Endeavour to ensure that enquiries from the investors are adequately dealt with, grievances of investors are redressed in a timely and appropriate manner, where a complaint is not remedied promptly, the investor is advised of any further steps which may be available to the investor under the regulatory system. A Merchant Banker shall ensure that adequate disclosures are made to the investors in a timely manner in accordance with the applicable regulations and guidelines so as to enable them to make a balanced and informed decision. A Merchant Banker shall endeavour to ensure that the investors are provided with true and adequate information without making any misleading or exaggerated claims or any misrepresentation and are made aware of the attendant risks before taking any investment decision. A Merchant Banker shall endeavour to ensure that copies of the prospectus, offer document, letter of offer or any other related literature is made available to the investors at the time of issue of the offer. A Merchant Banker shall not discriminate amongst its clients, save and except on ethical and commercial considerations. A Merchant Banker shall not make any statement, either oral or written, which would misrepresent the services that the Merchant Banker is capable of performing for any client or has rendered to any client. A Merchant Banker shall avoid conflict of interest and make adequate disclosure of its interest. A Merchant Banker shall put in place a mechanism to resolve any conflict of interest situation that may arise in the conduct of its business or where any conflict of interest arises, shall take reasonable steps to resolve the same in an equitable manner. Merchant Banker shall make appropriate disclosure to the client of its possible source or potential areas of conflict of duties and interest while acting as Merchant Banker which would impair its ability to render fair, objective and unbiased services. A Merchant Banker shall always endeavour to render the best possible advice to the clients having regard to their needs. A Merchant Banker shall not divulge to anybody either oral or in writing, directly or indirectly, any confidential information about its clients which has come to its knowledge, without taking prior permission of its client, except where such disclosures are required to be made in compliance with any law for the time being in force. A Merchant Banker shall ensure that any change in registration status/any penal action taken by the Board or any material change in the Merchant Bankers financial status, which may adversely affect the interests of clients/investors is promptly informed to the clients and any business remaining outstanding is transferred to another registered intermediary in accordance with any instructions of the affected clients. A Merchant Banker shall not indulge in any unfair competition, such as weaning away the clients on assurance of higher premium or advantageous offer
price or which is likely to harm the interests of other Merchant Bankers or investors or is likely to place such other Merchant Bankers in a disadvantageous position while competing for or executing any assignment. A Merchant Banker shall maintain arms length relationship between its merchant banking activity and any other activity. A Merchant Banker shall have internal control procedures and financial and operational capabilities which can be reasonably expected to protect its operations, its clients, investors and other registered entities from financial loss arising from theft, fraud, and other dishonest acts, professional misconduct or omissions. A Merchant Banker shall not make untrue statement or suppress any material fact in any documents, reports or information furnished to the Board. A Merchant Bankers shall maintain an appropriate level of knowledge and competence and abide by the provisions of the Act, regulations made there under, circulars and guidance, which may be applicable and relevant to the activities carried on by it. The merchant banker shall also comply with the award of the Ombudsman passed under Securities and Exchange Board of India (Ombudsman) Regulations, 2003. A Merchant Banker shall ensure that the Board is promptly informed about any action, legal proceedings etc., initiated against it in respect of material breach or non-compliance by it, of any law, rules, regulations, directions of the Board or of any other regulatory body. A Merchant Banker or any of its employers shall not render, directly or indirectly, any investment advice about any security in any publicly accessible media, whether real-time , unless a disclosure of his interest including a long or short position, in the said security has been made, while rendering such advice. In the event of an employee of the Merchant Banker rendering such advice, the merchant banker shall ensure that such employee shall also disclose the interests, if any, of himself, his dependent family members including their long or short position in the said security, while rendering such advice. A Merchant Banker shall demarcate the responsibilities of the various intermediaries appointed by it clearly so as to avoid any conflict or confusion in their job description. A Merchant Banker shall provide adequate freedom and powers to its compliance officer for the effective discharge of the compliance officers duties. A Merchant Banker shall develop its own internal code of conduct for governing its internal operations and laying down its standards of appropriate conduct for its employees and officers in carrying out their duties. Such a code may extend to the maintenance of professional excellence and standards, integrity, confidentiality, objectivity, avoidance or resolution of conflict of interests, disclosure of shareholdings and interests etc. A Merchant Banker shall ensure that good corporate policies and corporate governance are in place. A Merchant Banker shall ensure that any person it employs or appoints to conduct business is fit and proper and otherwise qualified to act in the capacity so employed or appointed
A Merchant Banker shall ensure that it has adequate resources to supervise diligently and does supervise diligently persons employed if appointed by it in the conduct of its business, in respect of dealings in securities market. A Merchant Banker shall be responsible for the acts or omissions of its employees and agents in respect of the conduct of its business. A Merchant Banker shall ensure that the senior management, particularly decision makers have access to all relevant information about the business on a timely basis. A Merchant Banker shall not be a party to or instrumental for creation of false market; price rigging or manipulation; or passing of unpublished price sensitive information in respect of securities which are listed and proposed to be listed in any stock exchange to any person or intermediary in the securities market. Sebi Guidelines Operational Guidelines SEBI has pronounced the following guidelines for merchant bankers : 1. Submission of offer document : The offer documents of issue size up to Rs. 20 crores shall be filed by lead merchant bankers with the concerned regional office of the Board under the jurisdiction of which the registered office of the issuer company falls. The jurisdiction of regional offices/head office shall be as per Schedule XXII. According to Clause 5.6 of Chapter V of the Guidelines, the draft offer document filed with the Board shall be made public. The lead merchant banker shall make available 10 copies of the draft offer document to the Board and 25 copies to the stock exchange(s) where the issue is proposed to be listed. Copies of the draft offer document shall be made available to the public by the lead merchant bankers/Stock Exchange. The lead merchant banker and the Stock Ex change(s) may charge a reasonable charge for providing a copy of the draft offer document. The lead merchant banker shall also submit to the Board the daft offer document on a computer floppy in the format specified in Schedule XXIII. The Lead Merchant Banker shall submit two copies of the printed copy of the final offer document to dealing offices of the Board within three days of filing offer document with Registrar of companies/concerned Stock Exchange(s) as the case may be. The lead merchant banker shall submit one printed copy of the final offer document to the Primary Market Department, SEBI, Head Office, within three days of filing the offer document with Registrar of Companies/concerned Stock Exchange(s) as the case may be. The lead merchant banker shall submit a computer floppy containing the final prospectus/letter of offer to the Primary Market Department, SEBI, Head Office, as specified in Schedule XXIII within three days of filing the final prospects/letter of offer with the Registrar of Companies/concerned Stock Exchange(s). Along with the floppy, the lead manager shall submit an undertaking to SEBI certifying that the contents of the floppy are in HTML, format, and are identical to the printed version of the proposes/letter of offer filed with the registrar of Companies/concerned Stock Exchange, as the case may be. Wherever offer documents (for public/rights issues, takeovers or for any other purpose) are filed with any Department/Office of the Board, the following details certified as correct shall be given by the lead merchant banker in the forwarding letters: a. Registration number
b. Date of registration/Renewal of registration c. Date of expiry of registration d. If applied for renewal, date of application e. Any communication from the Board prohibiting them from acting as a f. merchant banker g. Any inquiry/investigation being conducted by the Board h. Period up to which registration/renewal fees has been paid i. Whether any promoter/group and/or associate company of the issuer company is associated with securities-related business and registered with SEBI j. If any one or more of these persons/entities are registered with SEBI, their respective registration numbers k. If registration has expired, reasons for non-renewal l. Details of any enquiry/investigation conducted by SEBI at any time m. Penalty imposed by SEBI n. Outstanding fees payable to SEBI by these entities, if any Offer documents not accompanied by the information as contained above may be rejected. Lead merchant bankers shall obtain similar information from other intermediaries to ensure that they comply with these guidelines and are eligible to be associated with the concerned issue. The intermediaries shall also indicate in their letters that they have obtained such information from other intermediaries. 2. Dispatch of issue material : Lead merchant bankers shall ensure that whenever there is a reservation for NRIs, 10 copies of the prospectus together with 1000 application forms are dispatched in advance of the issue opening date, directly along with a letter addressed in person to Adviser (NRI), Indian Investment Centre, Jeevan Vihar Building Sansad Marg, New Delhi. Twenty copies of the prospectus and application forms shall be dispatched in advance of the issue opening date to the various Investors Associations. 3. Underwriting While selecting underwriters and finalizing underwriting arrangement, lead merchant bankers shall ensure that the underwriters do not overexpose themselves so that it becomes difficult to fulfill their underwriting commitments. The overall exposure of underwriter(s) belonging to the same group or management in an issue shall be assessed carefully by the lead merchant banker. OTC Dealers registered with the Board under SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) Rules and Regulations, 1992 shall be treated at par with the brokers of other stock exchanges in respect of underwriting arrangement. 4. Compliance obligations The merchant banker shall ensure compliance with the following post-issue obligations a. Association of resource personnel : In terms of Clause 7.1 of Chapter VII of these Guidelines, in case of over-subscription in public issues, a Board nominated public representative shall be associated in the process of finalization of the basis of allotment. The lead merchant banker shall intimated to the person so nominated the date, time, venue etc. regarding the process of finalization of the basis of allotment. The expenses of the public representatives associated in the allotment process of oversubscribed issues shall be borne by the lead merchant bankers, and recovered from the issues. Honorarium at a minimum of Rs.500/- per day, plus normal conveyance charges shall be paid to them, and the Boards Regional Managers at New Delhi, Chennai and
Calcutta shall be associated with them. b. Redressal of investor grievances The merchant bankers shall assign high priority to investor grievances, and take all preventive steps to minimize the number of complaints. The lead merchant banker shall set up a proper grievance monitoring and redressal system in co-ordination with the issuers and the Registrars to Issue.. They shall take all necessary measures to resolve the grievances quickly. They shall actively associate with post-issue refund and allotment activities and regularly monitor investor grievances arising there from. c. Submission of post issue monitoring reports The concerned lead merchant banker shall submit, in duplicate, the Post Issue Monitoring Reports specified in Clause 7.2 of Chapter VII of these Guidelines, within 3 working days from the due dates, either by registered post or deliver them at the respective regional offices/head office give in Schedule XXII. Where the offer documents have been dealt with by any of the regional offices of the Board, a copy of the report shall be sent to the Boards Head office, Mumbai. The Lead Merchant Banker(s) shall inform the Board on important developments about the particular issues being lead managed by them during the period intervening the reports. d. Issue of No objection Certificate (NOC) In accordance with the Listing Agreement of the Stock Exchanges, the issuer companies shall deposit 1% of the amount of securities offered to the public and/or to the holders of the existing securities of the company, as the case may be, with the regional Stock Exchange. These securities can be related by the concerned Stock Exchange only after obtaining an NOC from the Board. An application for NOC shall be submitted by the issue company to the Board in the format specified in Schedule XXIV. The following conditions shall be complied with before submitting the application for the issue of NOC. Completion of 4 months from the date of obtaining the listing permission from the concerned Regional Stock Exchange, or the last date when the listing permission was obtained from any of the other Stock Exchanges, where the securities are proposed to be listed, whichever is later Satisfactory redressal of all complaints received by the Board against the company Certificate from the Regional Stock Exchange to the issuer company to the effect that underwriting/brokerage commission as well as the Registrars/Lead merchant bankers fees been duly paid by the company Application for issue of NOC shall be filed with the concerned regional office of the Board , under the jurisdiction in which the registered office of the issuer company falls, as specified in Schedule XXII.. In cases where issues fail, and the investors monies are fully refunded, an NOC from the Board may not be required, and the concerned regional Stock Exchange can refund the 1% security deposit after duly verifying that the refund orders have actually been dispatched. The complaints with respect to non-receipt of underwriting/brokerage commission and Registrars/Lead merchant bankers fees may be filed with the concerned regional Stock Exchanges. Responses to complaints forwarded by the Board to the concerned companies shall be submitted to the Board in the proforma specified in Schedule XXV for
updation of records. e. Registration of merchant bankers Application for renewal of Certificate of Registration shall be made by the merchant bankers according to Regulation 9 of SEBI (Merchant Bankers) Rules and Regulations, 1992. While filing the renewal application for the certificate of registration as merchant banker, it shall provide a statement highlighting the changes that have taken place in the information that was submitted to the Board for the earlier registration, and a declaration stating that no other changes besides those mentioned in the above statement have taken place. Merchant Bankers, while forwarding the renewal application in Form A of the SEBI (Merchant Bankers) Rules and Regulations, 1992, shall also forward the additional information as specified in Schedule XXVI. Registered Merchant Bankers shall inform the Board of their having become a member of AMBI, with the relevant details. f. Reporting requirements In terms of Regulation 28 of SEBI (Merchant Bankers Regulation) 1992, the merchant bankers shall send a half yearly report, in the format specified in Schedule XXVII, relating to their merchant banking activities. The report referred to in sub-clause (a) shall be submitted twice a year, on March 31 and September 30, and it should reach the Board within three months from the close of the period to which it relates. g. Impositions of penalty points Penalty points may be imposed on the merchant banker for violation of any of the provisions for operational guidelines. The merchant banker, on whom penalty points of four or more has been imposed, may be restrained from filing any offer document or associating or managing any issues for a particular period. The Board may initiate action under the SEBI (Merchant Bankers) Regulations against the merchant bankers, irrespective of whether any penalty point is imposed or not. Imposition of penalty point is not a precondition for initiation of proceedings against the merchant banker under the SEBI (Merchant Bankers) Regulations. Guidelines on Advertisement Following are the guidelines applicable le to the lead merchant banker who shall ensure due compliance by the issuer company : 1. Factual and truthful An issue advertisement shall be truthful, fair and clear, and shall not contain any statement that is untrue or misleading. Any advertisement reproducing, or purporting to reproduce, any information contained in an offer document shall reproduce such information in full and disclose all relevant facts. It should not be restricted to select extracts relating to that item. An issue advertisement shall be considered to be misleading, if it contains : a. Statements made about the performance or activities of the company in the absence of necessary explanatory or qualifying statements, which may give an exaggerated picture of the performance or activities. b. An inaccurate portrayal of past performance, or its portrayal in a manner which implies that past gains or income, will be repeated in the future. 2. Clear and concise An advertisement shall be set forth in a clear, concise and understandable language. Extensive use of technical, legal terminology or complex language and the inclusion of
excessive details, which may distract the investor, shall be avoided. 3. Promise or profits An issue advertisement shall not contain statements which promise or guarantee rapid increase in profits. An issue advertisement shall not contain any information that is not contained in the offer document. 4. Mode of advertising No models, celebrities, fictional characters, landmarks, caricatures or the likes shall be displayed on or form part of the offer documents or issue advertisements. Issue advertisements shall not appear in the form of crawlers (the advertisements which run simultaneously with the program in a narrow strip at the bottom of the television screen) on television. Similarly, no advertisement shall include any issue slogans or brand names for the issue, except the normal commercial name of the company or commercial brand names of its products already in use. No slogans, expletives or non-factual and unsubstantiated titles shall appear in the issue advertisements or offer documents. 5. Financial data If any advertisement carries any financial data, it shall also contain data for the past three years and shall include particulars relating to sales, gross profit, not profit, share capital, reserves, earnings per share, dividends, and book values. 6. Risk factors All issue advertisements carried in the print media such as newspapers, magazines, brochures or, pamphlets shall contain highlights relating to any issue, besides containing detailed information on the risk factors. The print size of highlights and risk factors in issue advertisements shall not be less than point 7 size. It shall contain the names of issuer company, address of its registered office, names of the main lead merchant bankers and Registrars to the Issue. No issue advertisement shall be released without giving Risk Factors in respect of the concerned issue, provided that an issue opening/closing advertisement which does not contain the highlights need not contain risk factors. 7. Issue date No corporate advertisement of issuer company shall be issued after 21 days of filing of the offer document with the Board until the closure of the issue, unless the risk factors which are required to be mentioned in the offer document, are mentioned in the advertisement. 8. Product advertisement No product advertisement of the company shall contain any reference, directly or indirectly, to the performance of the company during the period. 9. Subscription No advertisement shall be issued stating that the issue has been fully subscribed or oversubscribed during the period the issue is open for subscription, except to the effect that the issue is open or closed. 10. Issue closure No announcement regarding closure of the issue shall be made except on the closing date. If the issue is fully subscribed before the closing date stated in the offer document, the announcement should be made only after the issue is fully subscribed , and such announcement is made on the date on which the issued is to be closed. Announcements
regarding closure of the issue shall be made only after the lead merchant banker is satisfied that at least 90% of the issue has been subscribed, and a certificate has been obtained to that effect from the Registrar to the issue. 11. Incentives No incentives, apart from the permissible underwriting commission and brokerage, shall be offered through advertisements to anyone associated with marketing the issue. 12. Reservation In case there is a reservation for NRIs, the issue advertisement shall specify the same, and also indicate the place in India from where the individual NRI applicant can procure application forms. 13. Undertaking An undertaking has to be obtained from the issuer as part of the MoU between the lead merchant banker and the issue company to the effect that the issuer company shall not directly or indirectly release, during any conference or at any other time, any material or information which is not contained in the offer documents. 14. Availability of copies To ensure that the issuer company obtains approval for all issue advertisements and publicity materials from the lead merchant banker responsible for marketing the issue and also ensure the availability of copies of all issue related materials with the lead merchant banker, at least until the allotment is completed. by the SEBI. SUMMARY Currently, Merchant banking in India is considered fairly matured in terms of supply, product range and reach, even though the reach India still remains a challenge for the private sector and foreign banks. With the growth of Indian economy expected to be strong for quite some time especially in its service sector, the demand for Merchant banking services esp. investment services are expected to be strong. Stock exchange is an organized market place for the investors to buy and sell securities freely. The market offers perfectly competitive conditions where a large number of sellers and buyers participate. Further stock exchange provides an auction market in which members of the exchange participate to ensure continuity of price and liquidity to investors. An active and healthy secondary market in existing securities leads to a better psychology of expectations, considerably broadening the investment enquiries and thereby, rendering the task of raising resources by entrepreneurs easier. STOCK EXCHANGES: It is the market for exchange of stocks. Stocks refers to the old securities i.e., those which have been already issued and listed on a stock exchange. These securities are purchased and sold continuously among investors without the involvement of companies. Stock exchange provides not only free transferability of shares but also makes continuous evaluation of securities traded in the market. It is also called a Secondary Market for securities. It is considered to be sine-quonon for the primary market. In fact, the success of the issues taking place in the primary
market depends much on the soundness and the depth of the secondary market. It provides the investor, the facility of disposing off their holdings as and when the need for it arises. According to Hastings, Stock exchange or securities market comprises all the places where buyers and sellers of stocks and bonds or their representatives undertake transactions involving the sale of securities. According to Derek Koney gold, Stock exchange can be described as the place where a marriage of convenience is enacted between those who wish to raise capital, such as companies, governments and local authorities , and those who wish to invest largely households through the medium of institutions acting upon their behalf. According to Section 2(3) of the Securities Contract Regulation Act 1956. The stock exchange has been defined as any body of individuals whether incorporated or not, constituted for the purpose of assisting, regulating or controlling the business of buying, selling or dealing in securities. The following securities can be traded at the stock exchange a. Shares, scrips, stock, bonds, debentures, debentures stocks or other marketable securities of a like nature in or of any incorporated company or other body corporate b. Government securities; and c. Rights or interests in securities Objectives of Stock Exchanges The Objectives of stock exchanges are 1. Assisting in buying and selling of securities 2. Regulating the business of buying and selling or dealing in securities. Functions of Stock Exchanges The stock market occupies a pivotal position in the financial system. It performs several economic functions and renders invaluable services to the investors, companies, and to the economy as a whole. They may be summarized as follows: 1. Liquidity and marketability of Securities Stock exchanges provide liquidity to securities since securities can be converted into cash at any time according to the discretion of the investor by selling them at the listed prices. They facilitate buying and selling of securities at listed prices by providing continuous marketability to the investors in respect of securities they hold or intend to hold. Thus, they create a ready outlet for dealing in securities. 2. Safety of Funds Stock exchanges ensure safety of funds invested because they have to function under strict rules and regulations and the bye laws are meant to ensure safety of investible funds. Over trading, illegitimate speculation etc., are prevented through carefully designed set of rules. This would strengthen the investors confidence and promote larger investment. 3. Supply of Long term funds The company is assured of long term availability of funds because the security is transacted one investor is substituted by another. 4. Flow of Capital to Profitable Ventures. The profitability and popularity of companies are reflected in stock prices. The prices quoted indicate the relative profitability and performance of companies. Funds tend to be attracted towards securities of profitable companies and this facilitates the flow of capital
into profitable channels. 5. Motivation for improved performance The performance of a company is reflected on the prices quoted in the stock market. These prices are more visible in the eyes of the public. Stock market provides room for this price quotation for those securities listed by it. This public exposure makes a company conscious of its status in the market and it acts as a motivation to improve its performance further. 6. Promotion of Investment Stock exchanges mobilize the savings of the public and promote investment through capital formation. But for these stock exchanges, surplus funds available with individuals and institutions would not have gone for productive and remunerative ventures. 7. Reflection of Business Cycle The changing business conditions in the economy are immediately reflected on the stock exchanges. Booms and depressions cane be identified through the dealings on the stock exchanges and suitable monetary and fiscal policies can be taken by the government. Thus a stock market portrays the prevailing economic situation instantly to all concerned so that suitable actions can be taken. 8. Marketing of New Issues If the new issues are listed, they are readily acceptable to the public, since, listing presupposes their evaluation by concerned stock exchange authorities. Costs of underwriting such issues would be less. Public response to such new issues would be relatively high. Thus, a stock market helps in the marketing of new issues also. 9. Miscellaneous Services Stock exchange supplies securities of different kinds with different maturities and yields. It enables the investors to diversity their risks by a wider portfolio of investment. It also inculcates saving habits among the community and paves the ways for capital formation. It guides the investors in choosing securities by supplying him daily quotation of listed securities and by disclosing the trends of dealings on the stock exchange. It enables companies and the Government to raise resources by providing a ready market for their securities. Organisation of Stock Exchanges The first organized stock exchange in India was started in Bombay in 1875 with the formation of the Native share and Stock Brokers Association. Thus the Bombay Stock Exchange is the oldest one in the country. With the growth of Joint stock companies, the stock exchanges also made a steady growth and at present these are 23 recognized stock exchanges with about 6000 stock brokers. Traditional Structure of stock Exchanges The stock exchanges in India can be classified into two broad groups on the basis of their legal structure. They are; 1. Three stock exchanges which are functioning as association of persons viz., BSE, ASE and Madhya Pradesh Stock Exchange. 2. Twenty stock exchanges which have been set up as companies, either limited by guarantees or by shares. They are Bangalore Stock Exchange Bhubaneswar Stock exchange
Calcutta Stock Exchange Cochin Stock Exchange Coimbatore Stock Exchange Delhi Stock Exchange Gauhati Stock Exchange Hyderabad Stock Exchange Interconnected Stock Exchange Jaipur Stock Exchange Ludhiana Stock Exchange Madras Stock Exchange Magadh Stock Exchange Mangalore Stock Exchange National Stock Exchange Pune Stock Exchange OTCEI Demutualization of Stock Exchanges The transition process of an exchange from a mutually-owned association to a company owned by Shareholders is called demutualization. Demutualization is transforming the legal structure, of an exchange from a mutual form to a business corporation form. In a mutual exchange, the three functions of ownership, management and trading are intervened into a single group. It means that the broker members of the exchange are owners as well as traders on the exchange and further they themselves manage the exchange. These three functions are segregated from one another after demutualization. The demutualised stock exchanges in India are; 1. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) 2. Over the Counter Exchange of India (OTCEI) Corporatisation of Stock Exchanges The process of converting the organizational structure of the stock exchange from a non-corporate structure to a corporate structure is called Corporatisation of stock exchanges. As stated earlier, some of the stock exchanges were established as Association of persons in India like BSE, ASE and MPSE. Corporatisation of these exchanges is the process of converting then into incorporated companies. Management The recognized stock exchanges are managed by Governing Boards. The governing boards consist of elected member directors from stock broker members, public representatives and government nominees nominated by the SEBI. The government has also powers to nominate Presidents and Vice-presidents of stock exchanges and to approve the appointment of the chief Executive and public representatives. The major stock exchanges are managed by the Chief Executive Director and the smaller stock exchanges are under the control of a Secretary. Membership To become a member of a recognized stock exchange, a person must possess the following qualifications:
He should be a citizen of India, He should not be less than 21 years of age, He should not have been adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, He should not have been convicted for an offence involving fraud or dishonesty, He should not be engaged in any other business except dealing in securities, He should not have been expelled by any other stock exchange or declared a defaulter by any other stock exchange. Methods of Trading in a Stock Exchange The stock exchange operation at follow level is highly technical in nature. Nonmembers are not permitted to enter into the stock market. Hence, various stages have to be completed in executing a transaction at a stock exchange. The steps involved in the methods of trading have been given below: (1) Choice of Broker The prospective investor who wants to buy shares or the investor who wants to sell his shares cannot enter into the hall of exchange and transact business. They have to act through only member brokers. They can also appoint their bankers for this purpose, since, bankers can become members of the stock exchange as per the present regulations. So, the first task in transacting business on a stock exchange is to choose a broker of repute or a banker. Such persons alone can ensure prompt and quick execution of a transaction at the best possible and profitable price. (2) Placement of Order Placement of order refers to the purchase or sale of securities with the broker. The order is usually placed by telegram, telephone, letter, fax etc., or in person. (3)Execution of Orders The Orders are executed through their authorized clerks. Small one carries out their business personally. Orders are executed in Trading ring of a stock exchange which works from 12 noon to 2 p.m. on all working days from Monday to Friday and a special one hour session on Saturday. Trading outside the trading hours is called kerb dealings. (4) Preparation of Contract Notes A contract note is a written agreement between the broker and his client for the transactions executed. It contains the details of the contract made for the purchase/sale of securities, the brokerage chargeable, name of the company, number of shares bought/ sold, net rate, etc., it is prepared in a prescribed from and a copy of it is also sent to the client. (5) Settlement of Transactions The settlement of transactions is made by means of delivering the share certificates along with the transfer deed. The transfer deed is duly signed by the transferor, i.e., the seller. It bears the stamp of the selling broker. The buyer then fills up the particulars in the transfer deed. At present, the settlement can be made by any one of the following methods; Spot delivery settlement: i.e., the delivery of securities and payment for these are affected on the date of the contract itself or on the next day. Hand Delivery Settlement: i.e., the delivery of securities and payment are affected within the time stipulated in the agreement or within 14 days from the date of the contract whichever is earlier. Clearing Settlement: i.e., the transactions are cleared and settled through the
clearing house. Usually those securities which are frequently traded and are usually in demand are cleared through the clearing house. These transactions are also referred to as the transaction for the account. Special Delivery Settlement: i.e., the delivery of securities and payment may take place at any time exceeding 14 days following the date of the contract as specified in the contract and permitted by the governing board. ONLINE TRADING It is the trading over the net i.e., E-trading To overcome the wastage of time consumed and inefficient operations of the traditional method and the limits on trading volumes the NSE has introduced a nation-wide on line fully automated Screen Based Trading System (SBTS). Now, other stock exchanges have been forced to adopt SBTS and today India can boast that almost 100% trading take place through electronic order matching. Under SBTS, a member can punch into the computers quantities of securities and the prices at which he likes to transact the transaction. It is executed as soon as it finds a matching sale or buy order from a counter party; Thus, technology is used to carry the trading platform from the trading hall of the exchanges to the premises of the brokers. NSE has carried the trading platform further to the PCs at the residence of the investors through the internet and the hand held devices through WAP for the convenience of the mobile investors. This system also provides complete market information on-line. The market screens at any point of time provide complete information as to (1) total order depth in a security (2) the best five buys and sells in the market (3) the quantity traded during the day in that security (4) the high and the low price for each security (5) the last traded price for a security etc., BSE BOLT SYSTEM, BOLT (Bombay on line Trading) has been introduced in the Bombay Stock Exchange. All the scrips are being traded through BOLT. Many small companies in India re finding it difficult to raise adequate capital through stock exchanges as the conditions stipulated by them could not be fulfilled. The companies must have run for minimum three years and they must have earned profit and the minimum capital requirement for listing is also quite high which is at present is Rs.5 Crores. Hence, promoting a new stock exchange with flexible conditions, the small and medium companies in India will be able to raise sufficient capital, Once these companies enlarge their resources, they can list themselves in the regular stock exchanges. OTCEI Over the Counter Exchange of India It is a Stock Exchange without a proper trading floor All stock exchanges have a specific place for trading their securities through counters. But, OTCEI is connected through a computer network and the transactions are taking place through computer operations. Thus, the development in information technology has given scope for starting this type of stock exchange. This stock exchange is recognized under the Securities Contract ( Regulation) Act and so all the stocks listed in this exchange enjoy the same benefits as other listed securities enjoy.
OTCEI has been incorporated under Section 25 of the companies Act. As a result of which the word Limited need not be used since it is promoted for a common case of promoting the interest of small and medium companies. This privilege has been given to the company by the Central government. This company was promoted by a group of financial institutions owned by Government of India, consisting of UTI, ICICI, IDBI, SBI Capital Market , IFCI, LIC, GIC and CAN BANK financial Services. FEATURES OF OTCEI (1) Use of Modern Technology: It is an electronically operated stock exchange. (2) Restrictions for other stocks: Stocks and shares listed in other stock exchanges will not be listed in the OTCEI and similarly, stock listed in OTCEI will not be listed in other stock exchanges. (3) Minimum issued capital requirements: Minimum issued equity capital should be Rs.30 lakhs, out of which minimum public offer should be Rs.20 lakhs. (4) Restrictions for large companies: No company with the issued equity share capital of more than Rs.25 crores is permitted for listing. (5) Base Capital requirement for members: Members will be required to maintain a minimum base capital of Rs. 4 lakhs to trade on the permitted or on listed segment. (6) All India network: The network of counters links OTCEI members, located in different parts of the country. (7) Satellite facility: The satellite required for OTCEI for its operations is jointly held with Press Trust of India (8) Computerization of transactions: Computers at each counter enable the dealers to enter various transactions or queries or quotes through a central OTCEI computer, using telecommunication links. Objectives of OTCEI: The following are the objectives of OTCEI 1. Assisting and guiding small companies to raise funds from the capital market in a cost-effective manner 2. Providing a convenient and an efficient avenue of capital market investments for small investors 3. Strengthening investors confidence in the financial market by offering them the two-way best prices to them 4. Ensuring transparency, redressing investors complaints and unifying the countrys securities market to cover even those places which do not have a stock exchange 5. Acting as a launch pad to an IPO 6. Providing liquidity advantage to the securities traded 7. Promoting organized trading in Unlisted Securities 8. Providing a source of valuation for securities traded OTCEI offers the following benefits : Benefits To Listed Companies The benefits that are offered to companies listed with OTCEI are as follows : 1. Negotiability : The company can negotiate the issue price with the sponsors who have to market the issue. It provides an opportunity for fair pricing of an issue through negotiation with the sponsors.
2. Fixation of premium : In consultation with the sponsors, the company can fix an optimum level of premium on issue with minimum risk of non-subscription of the issue. 3. Savings in costs : Lots of costs associated with public issue of capital are saved through this mode. It provides an opportunity to companies to raise funds through capital market instruments at an extremely low cost as compared to a public issue. The method of sponsors placing the scrips with members who in turn will offload the scrips to public will obviate the need for a public issue and its associated costs. 4. No take-over threat : OTCEI lists scrips even with 40 percent of the capital offered for public trading. The limit has now been brought down to 20 percent in the case of closely held companies and new companies. As a result, the present management of the companies are saved of threats of takeover if they restrict public offer. 5. Large access : Accessing a large pool of captive investor base through the OTCEIs computerized network is made possible for companies. Though nationwide network for servicing of investors, companies listed on OTC Exchange can have a larger investor base. 6. Other benefits : a. Helpful to small companies b. Shares of all unlisted companies can now be traded on OTCEI c. Platform for issuers and first-level investors like financial institutions, state level financial corporations, Foreign Institutional Investors, etc. d. System for defining benchmark for securities e. Increasing business for the market constituents Benefits To Investors OTCEI offers the following benefits for investors : 1. Safety : OTCEIs ring less and scrip less electronic trading ensure safety of transactions of the investor. For instance, every investor in a OTCEI is given an Invest-OTC-Card free. This code is allotted on a permanent basis and should be used in all OTC transactions and applications of OTC issues. This card provides for the safety and security of the investors investments. The mechanism offers greater security to investors as the sponsors investigate into the company and the projects, before accepting sponsorship thus building up much needed greater investor confidence. 1. Transparency : OTC screens at every OTC counter display the best buy/sell prices. The exact trading prices are printed in the trading documents for confirmations. This protects the investor interest and thereby minimize disputes. 2. Liquidity : A great advantage of the OTC is that the scrips traded are liquid. This is because there are at least two market-makers who indulge in continuous buying and selling. This enables investors to buy and sell the scrips any time. 4. Appraisal : OTC members sponsor each scrip listed in an OTC counter. The sponsor makes an appraisal of the scrips for investor worthiness. This ensures quality of investments. 3. Access : Every OTC counter serves as a single window to the entire OTC exchange throughout the country and throughout the world too. Therefore, buying and selling
may be resorted to from any part of the world. It offers the facility of faster deal settlement for investors across the counters spread over the entire country. 4. Transfer : It is important that OTC shares are transferable within 7 days, where the consolidated holdings of the scrips do not exceed 0.5 percent of the issued capital of the company. 5. Allotment : There is not much waiting for the investors when it comes to allotment of scrips. Allotment is completed in all respects within a matter of 35 days and trading begins immediately thereafter. 6. Other benefits : a. Derivatives such as futures and options, forward contracts on stock, and other forms of forward transactions and stock lending are allowed on OTCEI b. Scrip less trading makes dealings simper and easier c. Market-making system in OTC Exchange gives sufficient opportunities for the investors to exit d. Acts as a benchmark to value securities e. Creating an exit option for illiquid stocks/venture capitalists f. Shuffling portfolios for the investors g. Organizing and broad-basing trading in the existing market Benefits To Financial System The OTCEIs role has been laudable in as far as it helps contribute improving the financial system of India in the following ways : 1. National network of OTCEI operations facilitates the integration of capital market in the country 2. Boon to closely-held companies as they are encouraged to go public because scrips can be listed even if only 40 percent of capital (now a minimum of 20 percent in case of closely held and new companies) is offered for public trading 3. Facilities wider dispersal of economic activities by encouraging small companies and small investors 4. Promoting savings and investments by offering easier avenues for raising capital 5. Providing over-all stimulation to venture capital activities thereby promoting entrepreneurship 6. Market-making assistance by the sponsors on the OTCEI that helps in making an appraised future projections in the issue documents which in turn helps prospective investors in determining the usefulness of the issues for investment purposes, promoting investment environment in general 7. Those members of the OTCEI who did not have multiple memberships can now have an opportunity to trade in some of the large capital index stocks 8. Encourage venture capital activities and boost entrepreneurship 9. Spread of stock exchange operations geographically all over India Securities Traded Following are the securities that are traded on the OTCEI : 1. Listed equity (exclusive) : These are equity shares of the companies listed exclusively on the OTCEI. The shared can be bought or sold at any of the member/ dealers office all over India. The securities, which are listed exclusively on the OTCEI, cannot be traded on other stock exchanges.
2. Listed debt : These are the debentures/bonds that are issued through a public issue or a private placement and are listed on OTCEI. Any entity holding the entire series of a particular debt instrument can also offer them for trading on the OTCEI, by appointing an OTCEI member/dealer to carry out compulsory marketmaking in those securities. 3. Gilts : The securities issued by the Central and State Governments are called gilts. Government of India Dated Securities, Treasury Bills and special securities are traded in this segment. Banks, Foreign Investors, Foreign Institutional Investors, NBFCs and Provident Funds can trade in these securities through OTCEI designated members/dealers.. PSU Bonds, Commercial Paper, and Certificates of Deposit will also be traded in this segment. 4. Permitted securities : These are the securities listed on other exchanges, which are permitted for trading on OTCEI. Securities of Blue Chip companies like ACC, Reliance Industries Ltd., State Bank of India, ITC, etc. are traded in this segment. 5. Listed mutual funds : Listed mutual funds are units of mutual funds that are listed on OTCEI. Mutual fund units like units of Unit-64, Monthly Income Plan, and IISFUS 97 are also listed under this category. To counter the influence of Bombay Stock Exchange and reduce the influence of certain powerful intermediaries in the stock market, a new stock market was promoted in which both securities of companies and debt instruments are traded, namely the National Stock Exchanges. NSE takes into account the screen based trading and so it is the most advanced. The success of this stock exchange is quite evident that within a few years of its promotion the volume and the value of transactions have surpassed the BSE. NSE NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE OF INDIA It is the screen based trading established to counter the influence of Bombay Stock Exchange and to reduce the influence of certain powerful intermediaries in the stock market. Both securities of companies and debt instruments are traded here. The success of this stock exchange is quite evident that within a few years of its promotion the volume and the value of transactions have surpassed the Bombay Stock Exchange. Apart from this, the prices of securities prevailing in this market have its influence on the Bombay Stock Exchange. PROMOTERS AND COMMITTEES The National Stock Exchange was promoted in November 1992, as a limited company by insurance companies, commercial banks and other financial institutions. Besides, SBI Capital Markets Limited, Infrastructure leasing and financial services Ltd., and Stock Holding Corporation Ltd., were also part of the promoters of NSE. The NSE was incorporated with an equity capital of Rs.25 crores. The International Securities Consultancy (ISC) of Hong Kong has helped in setting up of the NSE. FEATURES OF NSE 1. The NSE employs a fully automated screen based trading system. Investors can trade from 400 cities on a real time basis. 2. It has three segments: the capital market segment, whole sale debt market segment and derivatives market
The capital market segments covers equities, convertible debentures and retail trade in debt instruments like non- convertible debentures. Securities of medium and large companies with nation wise investor base, including securities traded on other stock exchanges are traded in NSE through trading members. The wholesale debt market segment is a market for high value transactions in government securities, public sector bonds, commercial papers and other debt instruments. On the wholesale market segment, there are two types of entities viz., trading members and participants. Trading members are recognized members of the exchange selected on the basis of selection criteria laid down under the provisions of SEBI and the securities contract (Regulation) Act, 1956. They can trade on their own or on behalf of their clients. Participants are the organizations directly responsible for the settlement of trades. 3. The NSE has no trading floor as is prevalent in the traditional stock exchanges. 4. The market operates with all participants stationed at their offices and making use of their computer terminals, to receive market information to enter orders and to execute trade. 5. The trading members in the capital market segment are connected to the central computer in Bombay through a satellite link up using VSATs (Very small aperture Terminals). The trading members in the whole sale debt market segment are linked, through high speed lines, to the central computer Mumbai. 6. The NSE has opted for an order driven system. The system provides enormous flexibility to trading members. A trading member can place various conditions on the order in terms of price, time or size. When an order is placed by a trading member, an order confirmation slip is generated. All orders received are started in price and time priority. The computer system automatically searches for a match and no sooner to the same is found, the deal is struck. If it does not find a match immediately as may happen in the case of less liquid securities, the order is kept pending in the computer unless specified otherwise by the trading member. 7. When a trade takes place, a trade confirmation slip is printed at the trading members work station. It gives details like price, quantity, code number of the party and so on. 8. The identity of the trading member is not revealed to others when he places an order or when his pending orders are delayed. Hence large order can be placed in NSE without the fear of influencing the market sentiment. 9. On the eight day of trading, each member gets a statement showing his net position, the amount of cash he has to transfer to the clearing bank and the securities he has to deliver to the clearing house. 10. Members are required to deliver securities and cash by the thirteenth and fourteenth day, respectively. The fifteenth day is the pay-out day. 11. The automated trade matching system secures the best price available in the market to the investor. The trading member can transact a high volume of business efficiently.
Operations of NSE NSE and Wholesale Debt Market (WDM) Prior to the commencement of trading in WDM segment of NSE, the only trading mechanism available in the debt market was the telephone market. NSE provided for the first time in the country, an online, automated trading facility across a wide range of debt instruments. Comparison Between Stock Exchange, OTCEI and NSE Stock Exchange OTCEI NSE 1. Membership 2. Methods of Trading 3. System of Trading 4. Settlement 5. Transparency 6. Intermediary Individuals, Firms and Corporate Floor Screen based Quote-driven Manual T+2 NIL Jobber needed Corporates only Screen based Code driven Computers linked to central OTCEI through telephone lines T + 2 rolling settlement Ensured Not needed Individuals, Firms and Corporates Screen based Order driven Computer linked by satellite through VSAT Same day to T + 2 in WDM Standard Delivery in Equity market Total transparency Not needed TABLE Operations of the National Stock Exchange
*Working of NSE during 1997-98 Of the total trading turnover of Rs.9,08,691 crores by the 22 stock exchanges in 1997-98 the trading turnover of NSE was the highest which accounted for about 45% of the total trading volume during 2000. TABLE Operations of the National Stock Exchange The trading system of the exchange known as NEAT (National Exchange for Automated Trading) is fully automated, screen based trading system that enables members across the country to trade simultaneously with enormous easy and efficiency. WDM segment provides trading facilities for a variety of debt instruments. Initially Government securities, Treasury Bills and Bonds issued by public sector undertakings were made available for trading. This range has been widened to include non-traditional instruments like Fleeting Rate Deposits, Corporate Debentures, State Government Loans, Bonds issued by Financial Institutions, units of Mutual Funds and Securitized debt. In order to enable investors like Provident Fund, Trusts, NBFCs and other high net worth investors to deal in debt instruments, the exchange has introduced a small book let facility where an order of minimum of Rs. 1 lakh can be placed on the trading system of the exchange. The volume of NSE has increased multifold in the last four years. Average daily volume has increased from 30 crores in the year 1994-95 to Rs.385 Crores in 1997-98, The number of trades which were around 5 per day in 1994-95 has gone up to 59 trades per day in 1997-98. The year wise turnover in NSE for the period from 1995-96 to 1997-98 is shown in the table below. TABLE NSE Trading in WDM Segment National Stock Exchanges Proposed System of Public Issue Offering (PIO) The current process of initial offering is a lengthy one involving considerable time and costs. Considering several infirmities afflicting primary issue market for all types of securities, NSE has worked out an unique facility for achieving quantum improvement in the process of primary issues. The Exchange is proposing to provide a facility for issue of securities for time bound Initial Public Offerings (IPO) and perpetual IPO. Time bound IPO includes primary issues for initial public offers and subsequent issues by companies. Perpetual IPO includes continuous offering of securities by the issues like open ended mutual funds. NSE, PIO facility would operate through a fully automated screen based system. Its facility can be used for all types of primary issues which are designed to meet specific requirements of issuer, investors and trading members. The system can also be used for issues which have various combinations or components of book building and fixed price issues. The software designed by the exchange provides flexibility for making issues of any security whether equity, debt or any other hybrid instrument. Objectives The main objectives of starting the primary issues through a screen based automated trading system are : 1. To provide facility to the issuer for on-line issue of securities. 2. To provide wide retail distribution network. 3. To reduce the cost of issue of securities.
4. To reduce the delay in listing of securities. Time Bound PIO System This system can be used for price/rate discovery in case of book building as well as for collecting subscription for fixed price. Issuer will announce certain number of securities in case of fixed price offerings and the total amount to be raised in case of book building. Eligible trading members will place subscription orders of investors specifying the number of shares or price as the case may be. The issue will be closed after a specified number of 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 Traded value Average daily volume Average No. of trades per day 11,867.68 40.78 0.10 42,277,60 145.28 0.27 1,11,263.28 384.99 0.59 days after which the issuer will decide the allocation based on the offers received. The exchange proposes to provide a software which will help the issuer in finalizing the basis of allotment as per the guidelines issued by SEBI. After the allotment, the Exchange will generate dummy trades for successful investors and send it to the respective members in the form of obligation. After the receipt of the obligation data, the members will initiate and expedite the process of fund collection and printing of application forms. The exchange proposes to provide a special software to trading members who will maintain a complete IPO back office system including printing of application forms, fund management and report generation. Completed application forms and funds will be received by the exchange on a predetermined day based on which final dispatch of certificates and release of funds will be done. Internet Broking NSE launched internet trading in early February 2000. It is the first exchange in the country to provide web based access to investors to trade directly on the exchange. The orders originating from the PCs of the investors are routed through the internet to the trading terminals of the designated brokers with whom they are connected and further to the exchange for trade executions. Soon after these orders get matched and result into trades, the investors get confirmation about them on their PCs through the same internet route. Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) SEBI has approved trading through wireless medium on WAP platform. WAP was introduced in November 2000. This provides access to its order book through the hand held devices, which use WAP technology. This serves primarily retail investors who are mobile and want to trade from any place when he market prices for stocks at their choice are attractive.
NATIONAL SECURITIES CLEARING CORPORATION NSC has set up a wholly owned subsidiary National Securities Clearing Corporation that takes up the responsibility of settlement by opening guarantee. There is seamless Integration of trading and settlement with full guarantee which protects the interest of Investors fully. UNIT II ISSUE MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Merchant Banking, as a commercial activity, took shape in India through the management of Public Issues of capital and Loan Syndication. It was originated in 1969 with the setting up of the Merchant Banking Division by ANZ Grind lays Bank. The main service offered at that time to the corporate enterprises by the merchant banks included the management of public issues and some aspects of financial consultancy. The early and mid-seventies witnessed a boom in the growth of merchant banking organizations in the country with various commercial banks, financial institutions, and brokers firms entering into the field of merchant banking. Reform measures were initiated in the capital market from 1992, starting with the conferring of statutory powers on the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the repeal of Capital Issues Control Act and the abolition of the office of the Controller of Capital Issues. These have brought about significant improvement in the functional and regulatory efficiency of the market, enabling the Merchant Bankers shoulder greater legal and moral responsibility towards the investing public. MERCHANT BANKERS AND CAPITAL ISSUES MANAGEMENT Merchant Banker has been defined under the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Merchant Bankers) Rules, 1992 as any person who is engaged in the business of issue management either by making arrangements regarding selling, buying or subscribing to securities as manager, consultant, advisor or rendering corporate advisory service in relation to such issue management. The capital issue management comprises of the effective management of market related factors. They are Transition to rolling settlement on the equity market Impact on different classes of market users Obtaining a liquid bond market Impact of reforms of 1990s Law and taxation Taxation of capital Legal reforms Political economy of financial sector reforms Market design, market inefficiencies, trading profits Issue Management The management of issues for raising funds The management of issues for raising funds through various types of instruments by companies is known as issue management. The function of capital issues management in India is carried out by merchant bankers. The Merchant Bankers have the requisite skill and competence to carry out capital issues management.
The funds are raised by companies to finance new projects, expansion / modernization/ diversification of existing units etc., The definition of merchant banker, as contained in SEBI (Merchant Banker) Rules and Regulations, 1992 clearly brings out the significance of Issue Management as follows: any person who is engaged in the business of issue management either by making arrangement regarding selling, buying or subscribing to securities as manager, consultant, advisor or rendering corporate advisory services in relation to such issue management. MERCHANTS OF PUBLIC ISSUE MANAGEMENT Classification Of Securites Issue 1. Public Issue 2. Right Issue 3. Private Placement Decision to Raise Capital Funds Preparation and Finalization of Prospectus Obtaining SEBI Approval Arranging underwriting Selection of Registrars, Brokers, Bankers, etc. Printing and Publicity of Public Issue Documents Arranging Press for investor Conference Issue Launch SEBI Compliance 1. Public Issue of Securities When capital funds are raised through the issue of a prospectus, it is called public issue of securities. It is the most common method of raising funds in the capital market. A security issue may take place either at part, or at a premium or at a discount. The Prospectus has to disclose all the essential facts about the company to the prospective purchasers of the shares. Further, the prospectus must conform to the formal set out in Schedule II of the Companies Act, 1956, besides taking into the account SEBI guidelines. SEBI insists on the adequacy of disclosure of information that should serve as the basis for investors to make a decision about the investment of their money. 2. Rights Issue When shares are issued to the existing shareholders of a company on a privileged basis, it is called as Rights Issue. The existing shareholders have a pre-emptive right to subscribe to the new issue of shares. Rights shares are offered as additional issues by corporate to mop up further capital funds. Such shares are offered in proportion to the capital paid up on the shares held by them at the time of the offer. It is to be noted that the shareholders, although privileged to be offered on the issue, are under no legal obligation to accept the offer. Right shares are usually offered on terms advantageous to the shareholders. 3. Private Placement When the issuing company sells securities directly to the investors, especially institutional investors, it takes the form of private placement. In this case, no prospectus is issued, since it is presumed that the investors have sufficient knowledge and experience and are capable of evaluating the risks of the investment. Private placement covers shares,
preference shares and debentures. The role of the financial intermediary, such as the merchant bankers and lead managers, assures great significance in private placement. They involve themselves in the task of preparing an offer memorandum and negotiating with investors. Merchant Bankers Functions The different functions of merchant bankers towards the capital issues management are 1. Designing Capital Structures 2. Capital Market Instruments 3. Preparation of prospectus 4. selection of bankers 5. Advertising Consultants 6. Choice regarding registrar to the issue 7. Arranging for underwriting the proposed issue 8. Choice for the bankers to the issue 9. Choice for the brokers. 1. DESIGNING CAPITAL STRUCTURE DECISIONS The term capital structure refers to the proportionate claims of debt and equity in the total long-term capitalization of a company. According to Weston and Brigham, Capital structure is the permanent financing of the firm, represented primarily by long-term-debt, preferred stock and common equity, but excluding all short-term credit. Common equity includes common stock, capital surplus and accumulated retained earnings. OPTIMAL CAPITAL STRUCTURE An ideal mix of various sources of long-term funds that aims at minimizing the overall cost of capital of the firm, and maximizes the market value of shares of a firm is known as Optimal capital structure. An optimal capital structure should possess the following characteristics: a. Simplicity An optimal capital structure must be simple to formulate and implement by the financial executives. For simplicity, it is imperative that the number of securities is limited to debt and equity. b. Low Cost A sound capital structure must aim at obtaining the capital required for he firm at the lowest possible cost. For this purpose, financial executives must pay attention to keep the expenses of issue and fixed annual payments at a minimum. This would help maximize the shareholders value. c. Maximum Return and Minimum Risks An ideal capital structure must have a combination of debt and equity in such a manner as to maximize the firms profits. Similarly, the firm must be guarded against risks such as taxes, interest rates, costs, etc. with the aim of either reducing them or removing them. d. Maximum Control The capital structure must aim at retaining maximum control with the existing shareholders. The issue of securities should be based on the pattern of voting rights. It must affect favorably the voting structure of the existing shareholders, and increase their
control on the companys affairs. e. Liquidity In order to have a sound capital structure, it is important that the various components help provide the firm greater solvency through higher liquidity. To attain a high order of liquidity, all such debts that threaten the companys solvency must be avoided. f. Flexibility The capital structure should be so constructed that it is possible for the company to carry out any required change in the capitalization in tune with the changing conditions. Accordingly, the firm must be able to either raise a new level of capital, or reduce the existing level of capital. g. Equitable Capitalization An ideal capital structure must be neither over capitalized nor under-capitalized. Capitalization must be based purely on the financial needs of the enterprise. An equitable capitalization would help make full utilization of the available capital at minimum cost. h. Optimum Leverage The firm must attempt to secure a balanced leverage by issuing both debt and equity at certain ideal proportions. It is best for the firm to issue debt when the rate of interest is low. Conversely, equity is suitable where the rate of capitalization is high. PATTERN OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE The different forms of capital structure are : DECISIONS ON CAPITAL STRUCTURE The decisions regarding the use of different types of capital funds in the overall longterm capitalization of a firm are known as capital structure decisions. Any decisions on Capital Structure are based on different principles. a. Cost Principle An ideal pattern of capital structure is one that costs the least. The returns must be maximized and cost minimized. The cost of capital of a firm is greatly influenced by the amount of interest to be paid to its debenture holders in a particular period. A firm would be well advised to employ the debt capital, as it is a cheap source of funds. Using debt would give the firm a tax shield advantage. Such an arrangement is technically known as trading on equity. b. Control Principle The amount of control to be exercised by the shareholders over the management is an important principle underlining capital structure decisions. Accordingly, the finance manager, while making a fresh issue of capital funds, should ensure that the control of the existing shareholders remain unaffected. In this connection, it is to be noted that the issue of bonds and preference shares offers the advantage of non-dilution of existing ownership. However, debt funds pose the formidable problem of a heavy interest cost burden and the consequent risk of bankruptcy. c. Return Principle According to his principle, the patterns of capital structure must be devised to allow for enhanced returns to the shareholders. It also implies that the kind of capital source chosen must be secure. Besides, the principal amount having to be returned immediately after the expiry of the stipulated time period the bonds require obligated debt servicing by way of fixed periodic interest. Hence, debt capital may prove fatal to the company in time
of low/non-profits. In the context of risk, equity stands a fair chance of being included as part of an efficient capital structure. d. Flexibility Principle For capital structure decisions to be efficient, there must be adequate flexibility in the capitalization. The addition of a capital fund must be such that it should be possible for a firm to redeem or add capital to the existing capital structure. It is equally important that the terms and conditions of raising funds be flexible. This maneuverability would give the firm a more efficient capital structure. e. Timing Principle The quality of decisions depends on the time at which the capital funds are either raised or returned. This would help minimize the cost of capital, and thus help maximize returns to shareholders. Timing greatly affects the preferences and choices of investors, which in turn depends on the general state of the economy. Accordingly, in periods of boom equity shares should be issued to raise resources. Conversely, in periods of depression, bonds are ideal, as they entail payment of lower rate interest. FACTORS AFFECTING CAPITAL STRUCTURE DECISIONS The following factors significantly influence the capital structure decision of a firm: Economy Characteristics The major developments taking place in the economy affect the capital structure of firms. In order words, the way the economy of a country is managed determines the way the capital structure of a firm will be determined. Factors that are active in the economy are: 1. Business activity : The quality of business activity prevailing in the economy determines the capital structure pattern of a firm. Under conditions of expanding business activities, the firm must have several alternatives to source the required capital in order to undertake profitable investment activities. Under these circumstances, it is advisable for a firm to undertake equity funding rather than debt funding. 2. Stock market : The buoyancy, or otherwise, of the capital market greatly influences capital structure decisions. A study of the capital market trends would greatly help a firms decision on the quantum and cost of issue. Accordingly, if the stock market is expected to witness bullish trends, the interest rates will go up and debt will become costlier. 3. Taxation : The rates and rules of taxation prevalent in an economy also affect capital structure decisions. For instance, higher rates of taxation will be advantageous due to the tax deductibility benefit of debt funding. Similarly, the taxes on dividend income, if any, would adversely affect the ability of firms to raise equity capital. 4. Regulations : The regulations imposed by the state on the quantum, pricing etc. of capital funds to be raised also influences the capital raised by a firm. For instance, restrictions have been imposed by SEBI on the issue and allotment of shares and bonds to different type of investors. A finance manager should take this factor into consideration while designing the capital structure. 5. Credit policy : The credit policy pronouncements made by the central monetary authority, such as the RBI, affects the way capital is raised in the market. For instance, the interest rate liberalization announced by RBI has been dominating the lending policies of financial institutions. This affects the ability of finance managers to raise the required funds. 6. Financial institutions : The credit policy followed by financial institutions determines
the capital structure decisions of firms. For instance, restrictive lending terms by financial institutions may deter firms from raising long-term funds at reasonable rates of interest. Easy terms, on the other hand, may encourage firms to obtain a higher quantum of loans. 2. Capital Market Instruments Financial instruments that are used for raising capital resources in the capital market are known as Capital Market Instruments. The changes that are sweeping across the Indian capital market especially in the recent past are something phenomenal. It has been experiencing metamorphic in the last decade, thanks to a host of measures of liberalization, globalization, and privatization that have been initiated by the Government. Pronounced changes have occurred in the realm of industrial policy. Licensing policy, financial services industry, interest rates, etc. The competition has become very intense and real in both industrial sector and financial services industry. As a result of these changes, the financial services industry has come to introduce a number of instruments with a view to facilitate borrowing and lending of money in the capital market by the participants. TYPES OF CAPITAL MARKET INSTRUMENTS The various capital market instruments used by corporate entities for raising resources are as follows: 1. Preference shares 2. Equity shares 3. Non-voting equity shares 4. Cumulative convertible preference shares 5. Company fixed deposits 6. Warrants 7. Debentures and Bonds PREFERENCE SHARFES Shares that carry preferential rights in comparison with ordinary shares are called Preference Shares. The preferential rights are the rights regarding payment of dividend and the distribution of the assets of the company in the event of its winding up, in preference to equity shares. TYPES OF PREFERENCE SHARES 1. Cumulative preference shares : Shares where the arrears of dividends in times of no and/or lean profits can be accumulated and paid in the year in which the company earns good profits. 2. Non-cumulative preference shares : Shares where the carry forward of the arrears of dividends is not possible. 3. Participating preference shares : Shares that enjoy the right to participate in surplus profits or surplus assets on the liquidation of a company or in both, if the Articles of Association provides for it. 4. Redeemable preference shares : Shares that are to be repaid at the end of the term of issue, the maximum period of a redemption being 20 years with effect from 1.3.1997 under the Companies amendment Act 1996. Since they are repayable, they are similar to debentures. Only fully paid shares are redeemed. Where redemption is made out of profits, a Capital Redemption Reserve Account is opened to which a sum equal to the
nominal value of the shares redeemed is transferred. It is treated as paid-up share capital of the company. 5. Fully convertible cumulative preference shares : Shares comprise two parts viz., Part A and B. Part A is convertible into equity shares automatically and compulsorily on the date of allotment. Part B will be redeemed at par/converted into equity shares after a lock-in period at the option of the investor, conversion into equity shares taking place after the lock-in period, at a price, which would be 30 percent lower than the average market price. The average market price shall be the average of the monthly high and low price of the shares in a stock exchange over a period of 6 months including the month in which the conversion takes place. 6. Preference shares with warrants attached : The attached warrants entitle the holder to apply for equity shares for cash, at a premium, at any time, in one or more stages between the third and fifth year from the date of allotment. If the warrant holder fails to exercise his option, the unsubscribed portion will lapse. The holders of warrants would be entitled to all rights/bonus shares that may be issued by the company. The preference shares with warrants attached would not be transferred/sold for a period of 3 years from the date of allotment. EQUITY SHARES Equity shares, also known as ordinary shares are the shares held by the owners of a corporate entity. Since equity shareholders face greater risks and have no specified preferential rights, they are given larger share in profits through higher dividends than those given to preference shareholders, provided the companys performance is excellent. Directors declare no dividends in case there are no profits or the profits do not justify dividend for previous years even when the company makes substantial profits in subsequent years. Equity shareholders also enjoy the benefit of ploughing back of undistributed profits kept as reserves and surplus for the purposes of business expansion. Often, part of these is distributed to them, as bonus shares. Such bonus shares are entitled to a proportionate or full dividend in the succeeding year. A strikingly noteworthy feature of equity shares is that holders of these shares enjoy substantial rights in the corporate democracy, namely the rights to approve the companys annual accounts, declaration of dividend, enhancement of managerial remuneration in excess of specified limits and fixing the terms of appointment and election of directors, appointment of auditors and fixing of their remuneration, amendments to he Articles and Memorandum of Association, increase of share capital and issue of further shares or debentures, proposals for mergers and reconstruction and any other important proposal on which members approval is required under the Companies Act. Equity shares in the hands of shareholders are mainly reckoned for determining the managements control over the company. Where shareholders are widely disbursed, it is possible for the management to retain the control, as it is not possible for all the shareholders to attend the companys meeting in full strength. Furthermore, the management group can bolster its controlling power by acquiring further shares in the open market or otherwise. Equity shares may also be offered to financial institutions as part of the private placement exercise. Such a method, however, is brought with the danger of takeover attempt by financial institutions.
Equity shareholders represent proportionate ownership in a company. They have residual claims on the assets and profits of the company. They have unlimited potential for dividend payments and price appreciation in comparison to thse owners of debentures and preference shares who enjoy just a fixed assured return in the form of interest and dividend. Higher the risk, higher the return and vice-versa. Share certificates either in physical form or in the demat (with the introduction of depository system in 1999) form are issued as a proof of ownership of the shares in a company. Fully paid equity shares with detachable warrants entitle the warrant holder to apply for a specified number of shares at a determined price. Detachable warrants are separately registered with stock exchange and traded separately. The company would determine the terms and conditions relating to the issue of equity against warrants. Voting rights are granted under the Companies Act (Sections 87 to 89) wherein each shareholder is eligible for votes proportionate to the number of shares held or the amount of stock owned. A company cannot issue shares carrying disproportionate voting rights. Similarly , voting right cannot be exercised in respect of shares on which the shareholder owes some money to the company. CAPITAL Equity shares are of different types. The maximum value of shares as specified in the Memorandum of Association of the company is called the authorized or registered or nominal capital. Issued capital is the nominal value of shares offered for public subscription. In case shares offered for public subscription are not taken up, the portion of capital subscribed is called subscribed capital. This is less than the issued capital Paid-up capital is the share capital paid-up by shareowners which is credited as paid-up on the shares. PAR VALUE AND BOOK VALUE The face value of a share is called its Par value. Although shares can be sold below the par value, it is possible that shares can be issued below the par value. The financial institutions that convert their unpaid principal and interest into equity in sick companies are compelled to do if at a minimum of Rs.10 because of the par value concept even though the market price might be much less than Rs.10. Par value can also lead to unhealthy practices like price rigging by promoters of sick companies to take market prices above Rs.10 to get their new offers subscribed. Par value is of use to the regulatory agency and the stock exchange. It can be used to control the number of shares that can be issued by the company. The par value of Rs.10 per share serves as a floor price for issue of shares. Book value is the intrinsic value of a share that is calculated to reflect the net worth of the shareholders of a corporate entity. Cash Dividends These are dividends paid in cash. A stable payment of cash dividend is the hallmark of stability of share prices. Stock Dividends These are the dividends distributed as shares and issued by capitalizing reserves. While net worth remains the same in the balance sheet, its distribution between shares and surplus is altered. NON-VOTING EQUITY SHARES Consequent to the recommendations of the Abid Hussain Committee and subsequent
to the amendment to the Companies Act, corporate managements are permitted to mobilize additional capital without diluting the interest of existing shareholders with the help of a new instrument called non-voting equity shares. Such shares will be entitled to all the benefits except the right to vote in general meetings. Such non-voting equity share is being considered as a possible addition to the two classes of share capital currently in vogue. This class of shares has been included by an amendment to the Companies Act as a third category of shares. Corporates will be permitted to issue such share up to a certain percentage of the total share capital. Non-voting equity shares will be entitled to rights and bonus issues and preferential offer of shares on the same lines as that of ordinary shares. The objective will be to compensate the sacrifice made for the voting rights. For this purpose, these shares will carry higher dividend rate than that of voting shares. If a company fails to pay dividend, non-voting shareholders will automatically be entitled to voting rights on a prorate basis until the company resumes paying dividend. The mechanism of issue of non-voting shares is expected to overcome such problems as are associated with the voting shares as that the ordinary investors are more inclined towards high return on capital through sizeable dividends and capital appreciation through the issue of bonus shares and the inability of corporate to respond to the investors just aspiration for reasonable dividends. Moreover, there is every need for corporate to spend huge sums of money on a variety of not-so-useful items including colorful and costly annual reports. For all these above-mentioned reasons, non-voting equity shares are expected to have a ready and popular marker. In effect, this kind of share is similar to preference shares with regard to non-voting right but may get the advantage of higher dividends as well as appreciation in share values through entitlement to bonus shares which is not available to preference shares. CONVERTIBLE CUMULATIVE PREFERENCE SHARES (CCPS) These are the shares that have the twin advantage of accumulation of arrears of dividends and the conversion into equity shares. Such shares would have to be the face value of Rs.100 each. The shares have to be listed on one or more stock exchanges in the country. The object of the issue of CCP shares is to allow for the setting up of new projects, expansion or diversification of existing projects, normal capital expenditure for modernization and for meeting working capital requirements. Following are some of the terms and conditions of the issue of CCP shares : 1. Debt-equity ratio : For the purpose of calculation of debt-equity ratio as may be applicable CCPS is be deemed to be an equity issue. 2. Compulsory conversion : The conversion into equity shares must be for the entire issue of CCP shares and shall be done between the periods at the end of three years and five years as may be decided by the company. This implies that the conversion of the CCP into equity shares would be compulsory at the end of five years and the aforesaid preference shares would not be redeemable at any stage. 3. Fresh issue : The conversion of CCP shares into equity would be deemed as being one resulting from the process of redemption of the preference shares out of the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares made for the purposes of redemption.
4. Preference dividend : The rate of preference dividend payable on CCP shares would be 10 percent. 5. Guideline ratio : The guideline ratio of 1:3 as between preference shares and equity shares would not be applicable to these shares. 6. Arrears of dividend : The right to receive arrears of dividend up to the date of conversion, if any, shall devolve on the holder of the equity shares on such conversion. The holder of the equity shares shall be entitled to receive the arrears of dividend as and when the company makes profit and is able to declare such dividend. 7. Voting right : CCPS would have voting rights as applicable to preference shares under the companies Act, 1956. 8. Quantum : The amount of the issue of CCP shares would be to the extent the company would be offering equity shares to the public for subscription. COMPANY FIXED DEPOSITS: Fixed deposits are the attractive source of short-term capital both for the companies and investors as well. Corporates favour fixed deposits as an ideal form of working capital mobilization without going through the process of mortgaging assets. Investors find fixed deposits a simple avenue for investment in popular companies at attractively reasonable and safe interest rates. Moreover, investors are relieved of the problem of the hassles of market value fluctuation to which instruments such as shares and debentures are exposed. There are no transfer formalities either. In addition, it is quite possible for investors to have the option of premature repayment after 6 months, although such an option entails some interest loss. Regulations Since these instruments are unsecured, there is a lot of uncertainty about the repayment of deposits and regular payment of interest. The issue of fixed deposits is subject to the provisions of the Companies Act and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules introduced in February 1975. Some of the important regulations are: 1. Advertisement : Issue of an advertisement as approved by the Board of Directors in dailies circulating in the state of incorporation. 2. Liquid assets : Maintenance of liquid assets equal to 15 percent (substituted for 10% by Amendment Rules, 1992) of deposits (maturing during the year ending March 31) in the form of bank deposits, unencumbered securities of State and Central Governments or unencumbered approved securities. 3. Disclosure : Disclosure in the newspaper advertisement the quantum of deposits remaining unpaid after maturity. This would help highlight the defaults, if any, by the company and caution the depositors. 4. Deemed public Company : Private company would become a deemed public company (from June 1998, Section 43A of the Act) where such a private company, after inviting public deposits through a statutory advertisement, accepts or renews deposits from the public other than its members, directors or their relatives. This provision, to a certain extent, enjoins better accountability on the part of the management and auditors. 5. Default : Penalty under the law for default by companies in repaying deposits as
and when they mature for payment where deposits were accepted in accordance with the Reserve Bank directions. 6. CLB : Empowerment to the Company Law Board to direct companies to repay deposits, which have not been repaid as per the terms and conditions governing such deposits, within a time frame and according to the terms and conditions of the order. WARRANTS An option issued by a company whereby the buyer is granted the right to purchase a number of shares of its equity share capital at a given exercise price during a given period is called a warrant. Although trading in warrants are in vogue in the U.S,. Stock markets for more than 6 to 7 decades, they are being issued to meet a range of financial requirements by the Indian corporate. A security issued by a company, granting its holder the right to purchase a specified number of shares, at a specified price, any time prior to an expirable date is known as a warrant. Warrants may be issued with either debentures or equity shares. They clearly specify the number of shares entitled, the expiration date, along with the stated/exercise price. The expiration date of warrants in USA is generally 5 to 10 years from the date of issue and the exercise price is 10 to 30 percent above the prevailing market price. Warrants have a secondary market. The exchange value between the share of its current price and the shares to be purchased at the exercise price represents the minimum value of warrant. They have no floatation costs and when they are exercised, the firm receives additional finds at a price lower than the current market, yet higher than those prevailing at the time of issue. Warrants are issued by new/growing firms and venture capitalists. They are also issued during mergers and acquisitions. Warrants in the Indian context are called sweeteners and were issued by a few Indian companies since 1993. Both warrants and rights entitle a buyer to acquire equity shares of the issuing company. However, they are different in the sense that warrants have a life span of three to five years whereas, rights have a life span of only four to twelve weeks (duration between the opening and closing date of subscription list). Moreover, rights are normally issued to effect current financing, and warrants are sold to facilitate future financing. Similarly, the exercise price of warrant, i.e. The price at which it can be exchanged for share, is usually above the market price of the share so as to encourage existing shareholders to purchase it. On the other hand, one warrant buys one equity share generally, whereas more than one rights may be needed to buy one share. The detachable warrant attached to each share provides a right to the warrant holder to apply for additional equity share against each warrant. DEBENTURES AND BONDS A document that either creates a debt or acknowledges it is known as a debenture. Accordingly, any document that fulfills either of these conditions is a debenture. A debenture, issued under the common seal of the company, usually takes the form of a certificate that acknowledges indebtedness of the company. A document that shows on the face of it that a company has borrowed a sum of money from the holder thereof upon certain terms and conditions is called a debenture. Debentures may be secured by way of fixed or floating charges on the assets of the company. These are the instruments that are generally used for raising long-term debt capital.
Following are the features of a debenture 1. Issue : In India, debentures of various kinds are issued by the corporate bodies, Government, and others as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and under the regulations of the SEBI. Section 117 of the Companies Act prohibits issue of debentures with voting rights. Generally, they are issued against a charge on the assets of the company but at times may be issued without any such charge also. Debentures can be issued at a discount in which case, the relevant particulars are to be filed with the Registrar of Companies. 2. Negotiability : In the case of bearer debentures the terminal value is payable to its bearer. Such instruments are negotiable and are transferable by delivery. Registered debentures are payable to the registered holder whose name appears both on the debenture and in the register of debenture holders maintained by the company. Further, transfer of such debentures should be registered. They are not negotiable instruments and contain a commitment to pay the principal and interest. 3. Security : Secured debentures create a charge on the assets of the company. Such a charge may be either fixed or floating. Debentures that are issued without any charge on assets of the company are called unsecured or marked debentures. 4. Duration : Debentures, which could be redeemed after a certain period of time are called Redeemable Debentures. There are debentures that are not to be returned except at the time of winding up of the company. Such debentures are called Irredeemable Debentures. 5. Convertibility : Where the debenture issue gives the option of conversion into equity shares after the expiry of a certain period of time, such debentures are called Convertible Debentures. Non-convertible Debentures, on the other hand, do not have such an exchange facility. 6. Return : Debentures have a great advantage in them in that they carry a regular and reasonable income for the holders. There is a legal obligation for the company to make payment of interest on debentures whether or not any profits are earned by it. 7. Claims : Debenture holders command a preferential treatment in the matters of distribution of the final proceeds of the company at the time of its winding up. Their claims rank prior to the claims of preference and equity shareholders. KINDS OD DEBENTURES Innovative debt instruments that are issued by the public limited companies are described below : 1. Participating debentures 2. Convertible debentures 3. Debt-equity swaps 4. Zero-coupon convertible notes 5. Secured Premium Notes (SPN) with detachable warrants 6. Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) with detachable equity warrant 7. Zero-interest Fully Convertible Debentures (FCDs) 8. Secured zero-interest Partly Convertible Debentures (PCDs) with detachable and separately tradable warrants 9. Fully Convertible Debentures (FCDs) with interest (optional) 10. Floating Rate Bonds (FRB) 1. Participating debentures : Debentures that are issued by a body corporate which
entitle the holders to participate in its profits are called Participating Debentures. These are the unsecured corporate debt securities. They are popular among existing dividend paying corporates. 2. Convertible debentures a. Convertible debentures with options are a derivative of convertible debentures that give an option to both the issuer, as well as the investor, to exit from the terms of the issue. The coupon rate is specified at the time of issue. b. Third party convertible debentures are debts with a warrant that allow the investor to subscribe to the equity of a third firm at a preferential price vis--vis market price, the interest rate on the third party convertible debentures being lower than pure debt on account of the conversion option. c. Convertible debentures redeemable at a premium are issued at face value with a put option entitling investors to sell the bond to the issuer, at a premium later on. They are basically similar to convertible debentures but have less risk. 3. Debt-equity swaps : They are offered from an issue of debt to swap it for equity. The instrument is quite risky for the investor because the anticipated capital appreciation may not materialize. 4. Zero-coupon convertible note : These are debentures that can be converted into shares and on its conversion the investor forgoes all accrued and unpaid interest. The zero-coupon convertible notes are quite sensitive to changes in the interest rates. 5. SPN with detachable warrants : These are the Secured Premium Notes (SPN) with detachable warrants. These are the redeemable debentures that are issued along with a detachable warrant. The warrant entitles the holder to apply and get equity shares allotted, provided the SPN is fully paid. The warrants attached to it assure the holder such a right. No interest will be paid during the lock-in period for SPN. The SPN holder has an option to sell back the SPN to the company at par value after the lock-in period. If this option is exercised by the holder, no interest/premium will be paid on redemption. The holder will be repaid the principal and the additional interest/ premium amount in installments as may be decided by the company. The conversion of detachable warrant into equity shares will have to be done within the time limit notified by the company. 6. NCDs with detachable equity warrants : These are Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) with detachable equity warrants. These entitle the holder to buy a specific number of shares from the company at a predetermined price within a definite time frame. The warrants attached to NCDEs are issued subject to full payment of the NCDs value. The option can be exercised after the specific lock-in period. The company is at liberty to dispose off the unapplied portion of shares if the option to apply for equalities is not exercised. 7. Zero interest FCDs : These are Zero-interest Fully Convertible Debentures on which no interest will be paid by the issuer during the lock-in period. However, there is a notified period after which fully paid FCDs will be automatically and compulsorily converted into shares. In the event of a company going in for rights issue prior to the allotment of equity (resulting from the conversion of equity shares into FCDs), it shall do so only after the FCD holders are offered securities. 8. Secured Zero interest PCDs with detachable and separately tradable warrants These are Secured Zero Interest Partly Convertible Debentures with detachable and
separately tradable warrants. They are issued in two parts. Part A is a convertible portion that allows equity shares to be exchanged for debentures at a fixed amount on the date of allotment. Part B is a non-convertible portion to be redeemed at par at the end of a specific period from the date of allotment. Part B which carries a detachable and separately tradable warrant provides the warrant holder an option to received equity shares for every warrant held, at a price worked out by the company. 9. Fully Convertible Debentures (FCDs) with interest(optional) These are the debentures that will not yield any interest for an initial short period after which the holder is given an option to apply for equities at a premium. No additional amount needs to be paid for this. The option has to be indicated in the application form itself. Interest on FCDs is payable at a determined rate from the date of first conversion to the date of second/final conversion and in lieu of it, equity shares will be issued. 10. Floating Rate Bonds (FRBs) These are the bonds where the yield is linked to a benchmark interest rate like the prime rate in USA or LIBOR in the Euro currency market. For instance, the Sate Bank of Indias floating rate bond, issue was linked to the maximum interest on term deposits that was 10 percent at the time. The floating rate is quoted in terms of a margin above of below the benchmark rate. Interest rates linked to the benchmark ensure that neither the borrower nor the lender suffer from the changes in interest rates. Where interest rates are fixed, they are likely to be inequitable to the borrower when interest rates fall and inequitable to the lender when interest rates rise subsequently. Shares Vs. Debentures 1. Shareholder has a proprietary interest in the company, and debenture holder is only a creditor of the company. 2. Debenture holder is entitled to fixed interest whereas the shareholder is entitled to dividends depending on and varying with profits. 3. Shareholders have voting rights whereas debenture holders do not have voting rights. 4. Debentures may be redeemable whereas share except preference shares are not redeemable 5. Debenture holders get priority over shareholders when assets are distributed upon winding up SEBI GUIDELINES The preferential issue of equity shares/Fully Convertible Debentures (FCDs/Partly Convertible Debentures (PCDs) or any other financial instruments which would be converted into or exchanged with equity shares at a later date, by listed companies whose equity share capital is listed on any stock exchange, to any selected group of persons under the Companies Act, 1956 on private placement basis shall be governed by these guidelines. Such preferential issues by listed companies by way of equity shares/Fully Convertible Debentures (FCDs)/Partly Convertible Debentures (PCDs) or any other financial instruments which would be converted into/exchanged with equity shares at a later date, shall be made in accordance with the pricing provisions mentioned below PRICING OF THE ISSUE Preferential Issue of Shares : The issue of shares on a preferential basis can be made at a price not less than the higher of the following :
a. The average of the weekly high and low of the closing prices of the related shares quoted on the stock exchange during the six months preceding the relevant date (thirty days prior to the date on which the meeting of general body of shareholders is held in terms of Section 81(1A) of the Companies Act, 1956 to consider the proposed issue) ( or ) b. The average of the weekly high and low of the closing prices of the related shares quoted on a stock exchange (any of the recognized stock exchanges in which the shares are listed and in which the highest trading volume in respect of the shares of the company has been recorded during the preceding 6 months prior to the relevant date) during the two weeks preceding the relevant date. Pricing of Shares arising out of warrants, etc Where warrants are issued on a preferential basis with an option to apply for and be allotted shares, the issuer company shall determine the price of the resultant shares. The relevant date for the above purpose may, at he option of the issuer be either the one referred to above or a date 30 days prior to the date on which the holder of the warrants becomes entitled to apply for the said shares. The resolution to be passed in terms of section 81(1A) shall clearly specify the relevant date on the basis of which price of the resultant shares shall be calculated. An amount equivalent to at least ten percent of the price fixed in terms of the above shall become payable for the warrants on the date of their allotment. The amount referred to above shall be adjusted against the price payable subsequently for acquiring the shares by exercising an option for the purpose. The amount so referred to above shall be forfeited if the option to acquire shares is not exercised. Pricing of shares on conversion : Where PCDs/FCDs/other convertible instruments, are issued on a preferential basis, providing for the issuer to allot shares at a future date, the issuer shall determine the price at which the shares could be allotted in the same manner as specified for pricing of shares allotted in lieu of warrants as indicated above. Currency of Financial instruments In case of warrants/PCDs/FCDs/or any other financial instruments with a provision for the allotment of equity shares at a future date, either through conversion or otherwise, the currency of the instruments shall not exceed beyond 18 months from the date of issue of the relevant instrument. Non-transferability of Financial Instruments The instruments allotted on a preferential basis to the promoter/promoter group shall be subject to lock-in period of 3 years from the date of their allotment. In any case, not more than 20 percent of the total capital (equity share capital issued by way of public/ rights issue including equity shares emerging at a later date out of any convertible securities/ exercise of warrants and equity shares or any other security convertible at a later date into equity issued on a preferential basis in favor of promoter/promoter groups) of the company, including capital brought in by way of preferential issue, shall be subject to lock-in of 3 years from the date of allotment. The lock-in on shares acquired by conversion of the convertible instrument/exercise of warrants, shall be reduced to the extent the convertible instrument warrants have already been locked-in. For computation of 20 percent of the total capital of the company, the amount of minimum promoters contribution held and locked-in, in the past as per guidelines shall be
taken into account. The minimum promoters contribution shall not again be put under fresh lock-in, even though it is considered for computing the requirement of 20 percent of the total capital of the company, in case the said minimum promoters contribution is free of lock-in at the time of the preferential issue. These locked in shares/instruments can be transferred to and amongst promoter/ promoter group subject to continuation of lock-in the hands of transferees for the remaining period, and compliance of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997, if applicable. Currency of Shareholders Resolutions Allotment pursuant to any resolution passed at a meeting of shareholders of a DFI granting consent for preferential issues of any financial instrument, shall be completed within a period of 3 months from the date of passing of the resolution. If allotment of instruments and dispatch of certificates is not completed within three months from the date of such resolution, a fresh consent of the shareholders shall be obtained and the relevant date referred to above will relate to the new resolution. Certificate from Auditors In case of every issue of shares/warrants/FCDs/PCDs/other financial instruments having conversion option, the statutory auditors of the issuer DFI shall certify that the issue of said instruments is being made in accordance with the requirements contained in these guidelines. Copies of the auditors certificate shall also be laid before the meeting of the shareholders convened to consider the proposed issue. Preferential Allotments to FIIs Preferential allotments, if any to be made in case of Foreign Institutional Investors, shall also be governed by the guidelines issued by the Government of India/Board/Reserve Bank of India on the subject. Non-applicability of the Guidelines The above guidelines shall not be applicable where the further shares are allotted in pursuance to the merger and amalgamation scheme approved by the High Court and where further shares are allotted to a person/group of persons in accordance with the provisions of rehabilitation packages approved by BIFR. In case, such persons are promoters or belong to promoter group lock-in provisions shall continue to apply unless otherwise stated in the BIFR order. Similarly, the above guidelines are not applicable where further shares are allotted to all India public financial institutions in accordance with the provision of the loan agreements signed prior to August 4, 1994. GLOBAL DEBT INSTRUMENTS Following are some of the debt instruments that are popular in the international financial markets : Income Bonds Interest income on such bonds is paid only where the corporate command adequate cash flows. They resemble cumulative preference shares in respect of which fixed dividend is paid only if there is profit earned in a year, but carried forward and paid in the following year. There is no default on income bonds if interest is not paid. Unlike the dividend on cumulative preference shares, the interest on income bond is tax deductible. These bonds are issued by corporates that undergo financial restructuring. Asset Backed Securities
These are a category of marketable securities that ate collateralized by financial assets such as installment loan contracts. Asset backed financing involves a disinter- mediating process called securitization, whereby credit from financial intermediaries in the form of debentures are sold to third parties to finance the pool. REPOS are the oldest asset backed security in our country. In USA, securitization has been undertaken for the following the oldest asset backed security in our country. In USA, securitization has been undertaken for the following : 1. Insured mortgages 2. Mortgage backed bonds 3. Student loans 4. Trade credit receivable backed bonds 5. Equipments leasing backed bonds 6. Certificates of automobile receivable securities 7. Small business administration loans 8. Credit and receivable securities Junk Bonds Junk bond is a high risk, high yield bond which finances either a Leveraged Buyout (LBO) or a merger of a company in financial distress Junk bonds are popular in the USA and are used primarily for financing takeovers. The coupon rates range from 16 to 25 percent. Attractive deals were put together establishing their feasibility in terms of adequacy of cash flows to meet interest payments. Michael Milken (the junk bond king) of Drexel Burmham Lambert was the real developer of the market. Indexed Bonds These are the bonds whose interest payment and redemption value are indexed with movements in prices. Indexed bonds protect the investor from the eroding purchasing power of money because of inflation. For instance, an inflation-indexed bond implies that the payment of the coupon and/or the redemption value increases of decreases according to movements in prices. The bonds are likely to hedge the principal amount against inflation. Such bonds are designed to provide investors an effective edge against inflation so as to enhance the credibility of the anti-inflationary policies of the Government. The yields of an inflation-indexed bond provide vital information on the expected rate of inflation. United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada have introduced index linked government securities as a segmented internal debt management operation with a view to increase the range of assets available in the system, provide an inflation hedge to investors, reduce interest costs and pick up direct signals, and the expected inflation and real rate of interest from the market. Zero-Coupon Bonds (ZCBs)/Zero Coupon Convertible Debentures Zero Coupon Bonds first came to be introduced in the U.S. securities market. Initially, such bonds were issued for high denominations. These bonds were purchased by large security brokers in large chunks, who resold them to individual investors, at a slightly higher price in affordable lots. Such bonds were called Treasury Investment Growth Receipts(TIGRs) or Certificate of Accruals on Treasury Securities (CATSs) or ZEROs as their coupon rate is Zero. Moreover, these certificates were sold to investors at a hefty discount and the difference between the face value of the certificate and the acquisition cost was the gain. The holders
are not entitled for any interest except the principal sum on maturity. Advantages : Zero-Coupon Bonds offer a number of advantages as shown below a. No botheration of periodical interest payment for the issues b. The attraction of conversion of bonds into equity shares at a premium or at par, the investors usually being rewarded by way of a low premium on conversion c. There is only capital gains tax on the price differential and there is no tax on accrued income d. Possibility of efficient servicing of equity as there is no obligation to pay interest till maturity and the eventual conversion. Mahindra & Mahindra came out with the scheme of Zero Coupon Bonds for the first time in India along with 12.5 percent convertible bonds for part financing of its modernization and diversification scheme. Similarly, Deep Discount Bonds were issued by IDBI at Rs.2,000 for a maturity of Rs.1 lakh after 25 years. These are negotiable instruments transferable by endorsement and delivery by the transferor. IDBI also offered Option Bonds which may be either cumulative or non-cumulative bonds where interest is payable either on maturity or periodically. Redemption is also offered to attract investors. Floating Rate Bonds (FRBs) Bonds that carry the provision for payment of interest at different rates for different time periods are known as Floating Rate Bonds. The first floating rate bond was issued by the SBI in the Indian capital market. The SBI, while issuing such bonds, adopted a reference rate of highest rate of interest on fixed deposit of the Bank, provided a minimum floor rate payable at 12 percent p.a. and attached a call option to the Bank after 5 years to redeem the bonds earlier than the maturity period of 10 years at a certain premium. A major highlight of the bonds was the provision to reduce interest risk and assurance of minimum interest on the investment provided by the Bank. Secured Premium Notes (SPNs) Secured debentures that are redeemable of a premium over the issue price or face value are called secured premium notes. Such bonds have a lock-in period during which period no interest will be paid. It entitles the holder to sell back the bonds to the issuing company at par after the lock-in period. A case in point was the issue made by the TISCO in the year 1992, where the company wanted to raise money for its modernization program without expanding its equity excessively in the next few years. The company made the issue to the existing shareholders on a rights basis along with the rights issue. The salient features of the TISCO issue were as follows : 1. Face value of each SPN was Rs.300 2. No interest was payable during the first three years after allotment 3. The redemption started at the end of the fourth year of issue 4. Each of the SPN of Rs.300 was repaid in four equal annual installments of Rs.75, which comprised of the principal, the interest and the relevant premium. (Low interest and high premium or high interest and low premium, at the option to be exercised by the SPN holder at the end of the third year) 5. Warrant attached to each SPN entitled the holder the right to apply for or seek allotment of one equity share for cash payment of Rs.80 per share. Such a right was exercisable between first year and one.-and-a-half year after allotment by
which time the SPN would be fully paid up. This instrument tremendously benefited TISCO, as there was no interest outgo. This helped TISCO to meet the difficulties associated with the cash generation. In addition, the company was able to borrow at a cheap rate of 13.65 percent as against 17 to 18 percent offered by most companies. This enabled the company to start redemption earlier through the generation of cash flow by the companys projects. The investors had the flexibility of tax planning while investing in SDPNs. The company was also equally benefited as it gave more flexibility. Euro Convertible Bonds Bonds that give the holders of euro bonds to have the instruments converted into a wide variety of options such as the call option for the issuer and the put option for the investor, which makes redemption easy are called Euro-convertible bonds. A euroconvertible bond essentially resembles the Indian convertible debenture but comes with numerous options attached. Similarly, a euro-convertible bond is an easier instrument to market than equity. This is because it gives the investor an option to retain his investments as a pure debt instrument in the event of the price of the equity share falling below the conversion price or where the investor is not too sure about the prospects of the company. Popularity of convertible euro bonds A convertible bond issue allows an Indian company far greater flexibility to tap the Euro market and ensures that the issue has a better market reception than would be possible for a direct equity issue. Moreover, newly industrialized countries such as Korea have chosen the convertible bond market as a stepping-stone to familiarity and acceptance of their industrial companies in the international market. The convertible bonds offer the following advantages: a. Protection : Euro convertible bonds are favoured by international investors as it offers them the advantage of protection of their wealth from erosion. This is possible because the conversion is only an option, which the investors may choose to exercise only if it works to their benefit. This facility is not available for equity issues. b. Liquidity : Convertible bond market offers the benefit of the most liquid secondary market for new issues. Fixed income funds as well as equity investment managers purchase convertible bonds. c. Flexibility : The feature of flexibility in structuring convertible bonds allows the company to include some of the best possible clauses of investors protection by incorpo0rating the unusual features of equity investments. A case in point is the issues made by the Korean corporate sector, which contained a provision in the issue of convertible euro bonds. The provision entitled the holders to ensure the due compliance of the liberalization measures that had already been announced within a specified period of time. Such a provision enabled the investor to opt for a put option. d. Attraction investment : The issue of convertible debentures facilitates removal of many of the unattractive features of equity investment. For investors, convertible bond market makers are the principal sources of liquidity in their securities. Bond Issue Indian Experience In recent times, all-India financial institutions have come to design and introduce special
and innovative bond instruments exclusively structured on the investors preferences and funds requirement of the issuers. The emphasis from the issuers view point is the resource mobilization and not risk exposure. Several financial institutions such as the IDBI, the ICICI, etc. are engaged in the sale of such bonds. A brief description of some these bonds are presented below : 1. IDBIs Zero Coupon Bonds, 1996 : These bonds are sold at a discount and are paid no interest. It is of great advantage to issuers as it is not required for them to make periodic interest payment. 2. IDBIs Regular Income Bonds, 1996 : These were the bonds issued by the IDBI as 10-year bonds carrying a coupon of 16 percent, payable half-yearly. The bonds provided an annualized yield equivalent to 16.64 percent. The bonds, which were priced at Rs.5,000 can be redeemed at the end of every year, after the third year allotment. There was also a call option that entitled the IDBI to redeem the bonds five years from the date of allotment. 3. Retirement Bonds, 1996 : The IDBI Retirements Bonds were issued at a discount. The issue targeted investors who are planning for retirement. Under the scheme,. Investors get a monthly income for 10 years after the expiry of a wait period, the wait period being chosen by the investor. Thereafter, the investors also get a lump sum amount, which is the maturity value of the bond. 4. IFCIs Bonds, 1996 These bonds include : a. Deep Discount Bonds Issued for a face value of Rs.1 lakh each. b. Regular Income and Retirement Bonds They had a five-year tenure, a semiannual yield of 16 percent and a front-end discount of 4 percent. The bonds had three-year put option and an early bird incentive of 0.75 percent. c. Step-up Liquid Bond The five-year bonds with a put option every year with a return of 16 percent, 16.25 percent, 16.5 percent, 16.75 percent, and 17 percent at the end of every year. d. Growth Bond An investment of Rs.20,000 per bond under this scheme entitles investors to a Rs.1 lakh face-value bond maturing after 10 years. Put options can be exercised at the end of 5 and 7 years respectively. If exercised, the investor gets Rs.43,500 after 5 years and Rs.60,000 after a 7 year period. e. Lakhpati Bond The maturity period of these bonds varied from l5 to 10 years, after which the investor gets Rs.1 lakh. The initial investment required was Rs.20,000 for 10 years maturity, Rs,.23,700 for 9 years, Rs,28,000 for 8 years, Rs.33,000 for 7 years, Rs.39,000 for 6 years and Rs.46,000 for 5 years maturity. 5. ICICIs Bonds, 1997 ICICI came out with as many as five bonds in March 1997. These are encash bonds, index bonds, regular income bonds, deep discount bonds, and capital gain bonds. The bonds were aimed at meeting the diverse needs of all categories of investors, besides contributing to the widening of the bond market so as to bring the benefits of these securities to even the smallest investors. a. Capital gains bond - Also called infrastructure bonds incorporated the capital gains tax relaxations under Section 54EA of the Income Tax Act announced in the
Union Budget for 1997-98. They are issued for 3 and 7 years maturity. 20 percent rebate was available under Section 88 of the I.T. Act for investors on the amount invested in the capital gains bonds up to a maximum of Rs.70,000. They can avail benefit under Section 88. The annual interest rate worked out to 13.4 percent while the annual yield came to 20.7 percent. However, investment through stock invest will not qualify for the rebate. b. Encash Bond The five-year encash bonds were issued at a face value of Rs.2,000 and can be redeemed at par across the country in 200 cities during 8 months in a year after 12 months. The bond had a step-up interest every year from 12 to 18.5 percent and the annualized yield at maturity for the bond works out to 15.8 percent. The encashing facility, however, is available only to the original bondholders. The bonds not only offer higher return but also help widen the banking facilities to investors. The secondary market price of the bonds is likely to be favourably influenced by the step-up interest that results in an improved YTM every year. c. Index Bond It gives the investor both the security of the debt instrument and the potential of the appreciation in the return on the stock market. Priced at Rs.6,000 the index bond has two parts: Part A is a deep discount bond of the face value of Rs.22,000 issued for a 12 year period. Its calculated yield was 15.26 percent. It also has a call and a put option attached to it assuring the investor a return of Rs.9,300 after 6 years option is exercised. Part B is a detachable index warrant issued for 12 years and priced at Rs.2,000. The yield was linked to the BSE SENSEX. The face value of the bond will appreciate the number of times the SENSEX has appreciated. The investors returns will be treated as capital gains. 6. Tax Free Bonds : The salient features of the tax-free Government of India bonds to be issued from October 1,2002 are as follows : a. Interest rate The bonds will carry an interest rate of 7 percent. b. Tax exemption The bonds will be exempt from Income-tax and Wealth-tax. c. Maturity The bonds will have a maturity period of six years. d. Ceiling The bonds investment will have no ceiling. e. Tradability - The bonds will not be traded in the secondary market. f. Investors The eligible investors include individuals and Hindu Undivided Families, NRIs are not eligible for investing in these bonds. g. Issue price Bonds will be issued for a minimum amount of Rs.1,000 and its multiples. h. Maturity value The cumulative maturity value of the bond will be Rs.1.511 at the end of six years. i. Form of issue The bonds will be both in demat form as well as in the traditional form of stock certificates. Option once chosen cannot be changed. j. Transferability Bonds will not be transferable except by way of gift to relatives as defined in the Companies Act. k. Collaterals The bonds cannot be used as collaterals for obtaining loans from banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies. l. Nomination A sole holder or a sole surviving holder of the bond being an
individual can make a nomination. 3. PREPARATION OF PROSPECTUS Prospectus is defined a document through which public are solicited to subscribe to the share capital of a corporate entity. Its purpose is invite the public for the subscription/purchase of any securities of a company. PROSPECTUS FOR PUBLIC OFFER 1. Regular prospectus 2. Abridged prospectus 3. Prospectus for rights issue 4. Disclosures in prospectus 5. Disclosures in abridged prospectus and letter of offer 1. REGULAR PROSPECTUS The regular prospectus are presented in three parts PART I a. General Information about the company e.g. Name and address of the registered office consent of the Central Government for the issue and names of regional stock exchanges etc., b. Capital Structure such as authorized, issued, subscribed and paid up capital etc., c. Terms of the issue like mode of payment , rights of instruments holders etc., d. Particulars of the issue like project cost , means of financing etc., e. Company, Management and project like promoters for the project, location of the project etc., f. Disclosures of public issues made by the Company, giving information about type of issue, amount of issue, date of closure of issue, etc., g. Disclosure of Outstanding Litigation, Criminal Prosecution and Defaults h. Perception of Risk factors like difficulty in marketing the products, availability of raw materials etc., PART II a. General Information b. Financial Information like Auditors Report, Chartered Accountants Report etc., c. Statutory and Other Information PART III a. Declaration i.e., by the directors that all the relevant provisions of the companies Act, 1956 and guidelines issued by the Government have been complied with. b. Application with prospectus 2. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS The concept of abridged prospectus was introduced by the Companies (amendment) Act of 1988 to make the public issue of shares an inexpensive proposition. A memorandum containing the salient features of a prospectus as prescribed is called as Abridged Prospectus 4. SELECTION OF BANKERS Merchant bankers assist in selecting the appropriate bankers based on the proposals or projects. Because the commercial bankers are merely financiers and their activities are
appropriately arrayed around credit proposals, credit appraisal and loan sanctions. But merchant banking include services like project counseling , corporate counseling in areas of capital restructuring amalgamations, mergers, takeover etc., discounting and rediscounting of short term paper in money markets, managing, underwriting and supporting public issues in new issue market and acting as brokers and advisers on portfolio management in stock exchange. 5. ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS Merchant bankers arrange a meeting with company representatives and advertising agents to finalize arrangements relating to date of opening and closing of issue, registration, of prospectus, launching publicity campaign and fixing date of board meeting to approve and sign prospectus and pass the necessary resolutions. Publicity campaign covers the preparation of all publicity material and brochures, prospectus, announcement, advertisement in the press, radio, TV, investors conference etc., The merchant bankers help choosing the media, determining the size and publications in which the advertisement should appear. The merchant Bankers role is limited to deciding the number of copies to be printed, checking accuracy of statements made and ensure that the size of the application form and prospectus conform to the standard prescribed by the stock exchange. The Merchant banker has to ensure that the material is delivered to the stock exchange at least 21 days before the issue opens and to brokers to the issue, branches of brokers to the issue and underwriter in time. Securities issues are underwritten to ensure that in case of under subscription the issues are taken up by the underwriters. SEBI has made underwriting mandatory for issues to the public. The underwriting arrangement should be filed with the stock exchange. Particulars of underwriting arrangement should be mentions in the prospectus. The various activities connected with pres issue management are a time bound programme which has to be promptly attended to. The execution of the activities with clock work efficiency would lead to a successful issue. 6. REGISTRARS TO AN ISSUE AND SHARE TRANSFER AGENTS REGISTRATION The registrars to an issue, as an intermediary in the primary market, carry on activities such as collecting application from the investors, keeping a proper record of applications and money received from investors or paid to the seller of securities and assisting companies in determining the basis of allotment of securities in consultation with stock exchanges, finalizing the allotment of securities and processing/despatching allotment letters, refund orders, certificates and other related documents in respect of issue of capital. The share transfer agents maintain the records of holders of securities or on behalf of companies, and deal with all matters connected with the transfer/redemption of its securities. To carry on their activities, they must be registered with the SEBI which can also renew the certificate of registration. They are divided into two categories; a. Category I, to carry on the activities as a registrar to an issue and share transfer agent; b. Category II; to carry on the activity either as a registrar or as a share transfer agent.
The registration is granted by the SEBI on the basis of consideration of all relevant matters and, in particular, the necessary infrastructure, past experience and capital adequacy. It also takes into account the fact that any connected person has not been granted registration and any director/partner/principal officer has not been convicted for any offence involving moral turpitude or has been found guilty of any economic offence. CAPITAL ADEQUACY FEE The capital adequacy requirement in terms of net worth (capital and free reserves) was Rs.6 lakh and Rs.3 lakh for Category I and Category II of registrars and share transfer agents respectively. However, the capital adequacy requirements are not applicable since November 1999 for a department/division of a body corporate maintaining the records of holders of securities issued by them and deal with all matters connected with transfer/ redemption of securities. The two categories of registrars and transfer agents had to pay an annual fee respectively of Rs.15,000 and Rs.10,000 for initial registration a well as renewal. With effect from November 1999, while Category I is required to pay a registration fee of Rs.50,000 and a renewal fee of Rs.40,000 every three years, Category II has to pay Rs.30,000 and Rs.25,000 respectively. GENERAL OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES CODE OF CONDUCT FOR REGSTER TO AN ISSUE AND SHARE TRANSFER AGENTS: A registrar to an issue and share transfer agent should : 1. Maintain high standards of integrity in the conduct of its business. 2. Fulfill its obligations in a prompt, ethical and professional manner. 3. At all times exercise due diligence, ensure proper care and exercise independent professional judgment. 4. Exercise adequate care, caution and due diligence before dematerialization of securities by confirming and verifying that the securities to be dematerialized have been granted listing permission by the stock exchange(s). 5. Always endeavour to ensure that (a) inquiries from investors are adequately dealt with; (b) grievances of investors are redressed without any delay; (c) transfer of securities held in physical form and confirmation of dematerialization/ rematerialisation requests and distribution of corporate benefits and allotment of securities is done within the time specified under any law. 6. Make reasonable efforts to avoid misinterpretation and ensure that the information provided to the investors is not misleading. 7. Not reject the dematerialization/rematerialisation requests on flimsy grounds. Such requests could be rejected only on valid and proper grounds and supported by relevant documents. 8. Avoid conflict of interest and make adequate disclosure of its interest. 9. Put in place a mechanism to resolve any conflict of interest situation that may arise in the conduct of its business or where any conflict of interest arises, should take reasonable steps to resolve the same in an equitable manner. 10. Make appropriate disclosure to the client of its source or potential areas of conflict of duties and interest which would impair its ability to render fair, objective and unbiased services. 11. Not indulge in any unfair competition, which is likely to harm the interests of other
registrar to the issue and share transfer agent or investors or is likely to place him in disadvantageous position while competing for or executing any assignment. 12. Always endeavour to render the best possible advice to the clients having regard to their needs. 13. Not divulge to other clients, press or any other person any confidential information about its clients which as come to its knowledge except with the approval/ authorization of the client or when it is required to disclose the information under any law for the time being in force. 14. Not discriminate among its clients, save and except on ethical and commercial considerations. 15. Ensure that any change in registration status/any penal action taken by the SEBI or any material change in financials which may adversely affect the interest of clients/ investors is promptly informed to the clients. 16. Maintain the required level of knowledge and competence and abide by the provisions of the SEBI Act, rules, regulations, circulars and directions issued by the SEBI and also comply with the award of the Ombudsman under the SEBI (Ombudsman) Regulations, 2003. 17. Co-operate with the SEBI as and when required. 18. Not neglect or fail or refuse to submit to the SEBI or other agencies with which he is registered, such books, documents, correspondence, and papers or any part thereof as may be demanded/requested from time to time. 19. Ensure that the SEBI is promptly informed about any action, legal proceeding, etc. Initiated against it in respect of any material breach or non-compliance by it, of any law, rules, regulations, directions of the SEBI or of any other regulatory body. 20. Take adequate and necessary steps to ensure that continuity in data and recordkeeping is maintained and that the data or records are not lost or destroyed. Further, it should ensure that for electronic records and data, up-to-date back up is always available with it. 21. Endeavour to resolve all the complaints against it or in respect of the activities carried out by it as quickly as possible. 22. (a) Not render, directly or indirectly any investment advice about any security in the publicly accessible media, whether real-time or non-real time, unless a disclosure of its long or short position in he securities has been made, while rendering such advice; (b) In case an employee of a registrar to an issue and share transfer agent is rendering such advice, the registrar to an issue and share transfer agent should ensure that it also discloses its own interest, the interests of his dependent family members and that of the employer including their long or short position in the security, while rendering such advice. 23. Handover all the records/data and all related documents which are in its possession in its capacity as a registrar to an issue and/or share transfer agent to the respective clients, within one month from the date of termination of agreement with the respective clients within or within one month from the date of expiry/cancellation of certificate of registration as registrar to an issue and/or share transfer agent, whichever is earlier. 24. Not make any exaggerated statement, whether oral or written, to the clients either
about its qualifications or capability to render certain services or should its achievements in regard to services rendered to other clients. 25. Ensure that it has satisfactory internal control procedures in place as well as adequate financial and operational capabilities which can be reasonably expected to take care of any losses arising due to theft, fraud and other dishonest acts, professional misconduct or omission. 26. Provide adequate freedom and powers to its compliance officer for the effective discharge of its duties. 27. Develop its own internal code of conduct for governing its internal operations and laying down its standards of appropriate conduct for its employees and officers in carrying out its duties as a registrar to an issue and share transfer agent and as a part of the industry. Such a code may extend to the maintenance of professional excellence and standards, integrity, confidentiality, objectivity, avoidance of conflict of interests, disclosure of shareholdings and interests, etc. 28. Ensure that good corporate policies and corporate governance are in place. 29. Ensure that any person it employs or appoints to conduct business is fit and proper and otherwise qualified to act in the capacity so employed or appointed (including having relevant professional training or experience). 30. Be responsible for the acts or omissions of its employees and agents in respect of the conduct of its business. 31. Not in respect of any dealings in securities be party to or instrumental for: (a) creation of false market, (b) price rigging or manipulations; (c) passing of unpublished price sensitive information in respect of securities which are listed and proposed to be listed in any stock exchange to any person or intermediary. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS The registrars and share transfer agents have to maintain records relating to all applications received from investors in respect of an issue, all rejected applications together with reasons, basis of allotment of securities in consultation with the stock exchanges, terms and conditions of purchase of securities, allotment of securities, list of allottees and non-allotees, refund orders, and so on. In addition, they should also keep a record to the list of holders of securities of corporates, the names of transfer agents to file the books of accounts, and records, and so on. These have to be preserved by them for a period of three years. INSPECTION The SEBI is authorized to undertake the inspection of the books of accounts, other records, and documents of the registrars and share transfer agents to ensure that they are being maintained in a proper manner and the provisions of the SEBI Act, rules, regulations and the provisions of the SCRA and the relevant rules are complied with, to investigate into complaints from investors/other registrars and share transfer agents/other intermediaries in the securities market or any matter relating to their activities, and to investigate on its own in the interest of securities market/investors into their affairs. On the basis of the inspection report, the SEBI can direct the concerned partly to take such measures as it deems fit in the circumstances. It can also appoint a qualified auditor to investigate into the books of accounts and affairs of the registrars and share transfer agents. ACTION IN DEFAULT
A registrar/share transfer agent who fails to comply with any condition subject to which registration is granted, or contravenes any of the provisions of the SEBI Act/SCRA, rules/regulations and stock exchange bye-laws, rules and regulations is liable to suspension or cancellation of registration. The penalty for suspension is imposed for (a) violations of the provisions of the SEBI Act, rules/regulations, (b) non-observance of the code of conduct, (c) failure to furnish information, furnishing of wrong/false information, non-submission of periodical information and non-cooperation in any enquiry, (d) failure to resolve investor complaints or give a satisfactory reply to the SEBI in this behalf, (e) involvement in manipulation/price rigging/ cornering activities, (f) guilty of misconduct/improper business-like or unprofessional conduct business-like or unprofessional conduct, (g) failure to maintain capital adequacy requirement or to pay the requirement or to pay the requisite fee; and (h) violation of the conditions of registration. In case of their repeated defaults, the certificate of registration can be cancelled. The other reasons for cancellation of registration are deliberate manipulation/price rigging/ cornering activities affecting the securities market and the investor interest; violation of the provisions of the SEBI Act, rules/regulations; violation of any provisions of insider trading/ take-over regulations and guilty of fraud/conviction on a criminal offence. The procedure for inspection, holding enquiry and suspension/cancellation is the same as in the case of lead managers, underwriters, bankers to the issue, and so on. 8. UNDERWRITERS Another important intermediary in the new issue/primary market is the underwriters to issues of capital who agree to take up securities which are not fully subscribed. They make a commitment to get the issue subscribed either by others or by themselves. Though underwriting is not mandatory after April 1995, its organization is an important element of the primary market. Underwriters are appointed by the issuing companies in consultation with the lead managers/merchant bankers to the issues. A statement to the effect that in the opinion of the lead manager, the underwriters assets are adequate to meet their obligation should be incorporated in the prospectus. REGISTRATION To act as underwriter, a certificate of registration must be obtained from the SEBI. In granting the certificate of registration, the SEBI considers all matters relevant/relating to the underwriting and in particular, a) the necessary infrastructure like adequate office space, equipment and manpower to effectively discharge the activities b) past experience in underwriting/employment of at least two persons with experience in underwriting c) any person directly/indirectly connected with the applicant is not registered with the SEBI as under or a previous application of any such person has been rejected or any disciplinary action has been taken against such person under the SEBI Act/ rules/regulations, d) capital adequacy requirement of not less than net worth (capital + free reserves) of Rs.20 lakhs; and e) the applicant/director/principal officer/partner has been convicted of offence involving moral turpitude or found gully of any economic offence.
FEE Underwriters, had to, for grant or renewal of registration, pay a fee to the SEBI from the date of initial grant of certificate, Rs. 2 lakhs for the first and second years and Rs.1 lakh for the third year. A fee of Rs.20,000 was payable every year to keep the certificate in force or for its renewal. Since 1999, the registration fee has been raised to Rs.5 lakhs. To keep the registration in force, renewal fee of Rs.2 lakhs every three years from the fourth year from the date of initial registration is payable. Failure to pay the fee would result in the suspension of the certificate of registration. GENERAL OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES CODE OF CODUCT FOR UNDERWRITERS An underwriter should : 1. Make all efforts to protect the interests of its clients. 2. Maintain high standards of integrity, dignity and fairness in the conduct of its business. 3. Ensure that it and its personnel will act in an ethical manner in all its dealings with a body corporate making an issue of securities (i.e. the issuer). 4. Endeavour to ensure all professional dealings are effected in a prompt, efficient and effective manner. 5. At all times render high standards of service, exercise due diligence, ensure proper care and exercise independent professional judgment. 6. Not make any statement, either oral or written, which would misrepresent (a) the services that the underwriter is capable of performing for its client, or has rendered to any other issuer company; (b) his underwriting commitment. 7. Avoid conflict of interest and make adequate disclosure of his interest. 8. Put in place a mechanism to resolve any conflict of interest situation that may arise in the conduct of its business or where any conflict of interest arises, should take reasonable steps to resolve the same in any equitable manner. 9. Make appropriate disclosure to the client of its possible source or potential in areas of conflict of duties and interest while acting as underwriter which would impair its ability to render fair, objective and unbiased services. 10. Not divulge to other issuer, press or any party any confidential information about its issuer company, which has come to its knowledge and deal in securities of any issuer company without making disclosure to the SEBI as required under these regulations and also to the Board directors of the issuer company. 11. Not discriminate amongst its clients, save and except on ethical and commercial considerations. 12. Ensure that any charge in registration status/any penal action taken by SEBI or any material change in financials which may adversely affect the interests of clients/ investors is promptly informed to the clients and any business remaining outstanding is transferred to another registered person in accordance with any instructions of the affected clients/investors. 13. Maintain an appropriate level of knowledge and competency and abide by the provisions of the SEBI Act, regulations, circulars and guidelines issued by the SEBI. The underwriter should also comply with the award of the Ombudsman under the SEBI (Ombudsman) Regulations, 2003. 14. Ensure that the SEBI is promptly informed about any action, legal proceedings,
etc. initiated against it in respect of any material breach or non-compliance by it, of any law, rules, regulations, directions of the SEBI or of any other regulatory body. 15. Not make any untrue statement or suppress any material fact in any documents, reports, papers or information furnished to the SEBI. 16. (a) Not render, directly or indirectly any investment advice about any security in the publicly accessible media, whether real-time or non-real-time, unless a disclosure of his interest including its long or short position in the security has been made, while rendering such advice; (b) In case an employee or an underwriter is rendering such advice, the underwriter should ensure that he should disclose his interest, the interest of his dependent family members and that of the employer including their long or short position in the security, while rendering such advice. 17. Not either through its account or their respective accounts or through their associates or family members, relatives or friends indulge in any insider trading. 18. Not indulge in any unfair competition, which is likely to be harmful to the interest of other underwriters carrying on the business of underwriting or likely to place such other underwriters in a disadvantageous position in relation to the underwriter while competing for, or carrying out any assignment. 19. Have internal control procedures and financial and operational capabilities which can be reasonably expected to protect its operations, its clients and other registered entities from financial loss arising from theft, fraud, and other dishonest acts, professional misconduct or commissions. 20. Provide adequate freedom and powers to its compliance officer for the effective discharge of his duties. 21. Develop its own internal code of conduct for governing its internal operations and laying down its standards of appropriate conduct for its employees and officers in the carrying out of their duties. Such a code may extend to the maintenance of professional excellence and standards, integrity, confidentiality, objectivity, avoidance of conflict of interest, disclosure of shareholdings and interests, etc. 22. Ensure that good corporate policies and corporate governance is in place. 23. Ensure that any person it employs or appoints to conduct business is fit and proper and otherwise qualified to act in the capacity so employed or appointed (including having relevant professional training or experience). 24. Ensure that it has adequate resources to supervise diligently and does supervise diligently persons employed or appointed by it to conduct business on its behalf. 25. Be responsible for the acts or omissions of its employees and agents in respect to the conduct of its business. 26. Ensure that the senior management, particularly decision makers have access to all relevant information about the business on a timely basis. 27. Not be party to or instrumental for (a) certain of false market, (b) price rigging or manipulation, or; (c) passing of unpublished price sensitive information in respect of securities which are listed and proposed to be listed in any stock exchange to any person or intermediary. AGREEMENT WITH CLIENTS Every underwriter has to enter into an agreement with the issuing company. The agreement, among others, provides for the period during which the agreement is in force,
the amount of underwriting obligations, the period within which the underwriter has to be subscribe to the issue after being intimated by/on behalf of the issuer, the amount of commission/brokerage, and details of arrangements, if any, made by the underwriter for fulfilling the underwriting obligations. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES An underwriter cannot derive any direct or indirect benefit from underwriting the issue other than by the underwriting commission. The maximum obligation under all underwriting agreements of an underwriter cannot exceed twenty times his net worth. Underwriters have to subscribe for securities under the agreement with 45 days of the receipt of intimation from the issuers. INSPECTION AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS The framework of the SEBIs right to undertake the inspection of the books of accounts, other records and documents of the underwriters, the procedure for inspection and obligations of the underwriters is broadly on the same pattern as applicable to the lead managers. ACTION IN CASE OF DEFAULT The liability for action in case of default arising out of i. non-compliance with any conditions subject to which registration was granted. ii. contravention of any provision of the SEBI Act/rules/regulations, by an underwriter involves the suspension/cancellation of registration, the effect of suspension/ cancellation are on the lines followed by the SEBI in case of lead managers. 9. BANKERS TO AN ISSUE The bankers to an issue are engaged in activities such as acceptance of applications along with application money from the investors in respect of issues of capital and refund of application money. REGISTRATION To carry on activity as a banker to issue, a person must obtain a certificate of registration from the SEBI. The SEBI grants registration on the basis of all the activities relating to banker to an issue in particular with reference to the following requirements: a) The applicant has the necessary infrastructure, communication and data processing facilities and manpower to effectively discharge his activities, b) The applicant/any of the directors of the applicant is not involved in any litigation connected with the securities market/has not been convicted of any economic offence; c) The applicant is a scheduled bank and d) Grant of a certificate is in the interest of the investors. A banker to an issue can apply for the renewal of his registration three months before the expiry of the certificate. Every banker to an issue had to pay to the SEBI an annual fee of Rs.2.5 lakhs for the first two years from the date of initial registration, and Rs.1 lakh for the third year to keep his registration in force. The renewal fee to be paid by him annually for the first two years was Rs.1 lakh and Rs.20,000 for the third year. Since 1999, schedule of fee is Rs.5 lakhs as initial registration fee and Rs.2.5 lakhs renewal fee every three years from the fourth year from the date of initial registrations. Non-payment of the prescribed fee may lead to the suspension of the registration certificate.
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONISBILITIES FURNISH INFORMATION When required, a banker to an issue has to furnish to the SEBI the following information; a) The number of issues for which he was engaged as a banker to an issue; b) The number of application/details of the application money received, c) The dates on which applications from investors were forwarded to the issuing company /registrar to an issue; d) The dates/amount of refund to the investors. DBA 1724 BOOKS OF ACCOUNT/RECORD/DOCUMENTS A banker to an issue is required to maintain books of accounts/records/documents for a minimum period of three years in respect of, inter-alia, the number of applications received, the names of the investors, the time within which the applications received were forwarded to the issuing company/registrar to the issue and dates and amounts of refund money to investors. DISCIPLINARY ACTION BY THE RBI If the RBI takes any disciplinary action against a banker to an issue in relation to issue payment, the latter should immediately inform the SEBI. If the banker is prohibited from carrying on his activities as a result of the disciplinary action, the SEBI registration is automatically deemed as suspended/cancelled. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR BANKERS TO ISSUE A banker to an issue should: 1. Make all efforts to protect the interest of investors. 2. Observe high standards of integrity and fairness in the conduct of its business. 3. Fulfill its obligations in a prompt, ethical and professional manner. 4. At all times exercise due diligence, ensure proper care and exercise independent professional judgment 5. Not any time act in collusion with other intermediates over the issuer in a manner that is detrimental to the investor 6. Endeavour to ensure that a) inquiries from investors are adequately dealt with; b) grievances of investors are redressed in a timely and appropriate manner; c) where a complaint is not remedied promptly, the investor is advised of any further steps which may be available to the investor under the regulatory system. 7. Not a) Allow blank applications forms bearing brokers stamp to be kept the bank premises or peddled anywhere near the entrance of the premises; b) Accept applications after office hours or after the date of closure of the issue or on bank holidays; c) After the closure of the public issue accept any instruments such as Cheques/ demand drafts/stock invests from any other source other than the designated registrar to the issue; d) Part with the issue proceeds until listing permission is granted by the stock exchange to the body corporate;
e) Delay in issuing the final certificate pertaining to the collection figures to the registrar to the issue, the lead manager and the body corporate and such figures should be submitted within seven working days from the issue closure date. 8. Be prompt in disbursing dividends, interests or any such accrual income received or collected by him on behalf of his clients. 9. Not make any exaggerated statement whether oral or written to the client, either about its qualification or capability to render certain services or its achievements in regard to services rendered to other client. 10. Always Endeavour to render the best possible advice to the clients having regard to the clients needs and the environments and his own professional skill. 11. Not divulge to any body either orally or in writing, directly or indirectly, any confidential information about its clients which has come to its knowledge, without taking prior permission of its clients 12. Avoid conflict of interest and make adequate disclosure of his interest. 13. Put in place a mechanism to resolve any conflict of interest situation that may arise in the conduct of its business or where any conflict of interest arise, should take reasonable steps to resolve the same in an equitable manner. 14. Make appropriate disclosure to the client of its possible source or potential areas of conflict of duties and interest while acting as banker to an issue which would impair its ability to render fair, objective and unbiased services. 15. Not indulge in any unfair competition, which is likely to harm the interests of other bankers to an issue or investors or is likely to place such other bankers to an issue in a disadvantageous position while competing for or executing any assignment. 16. Not discriminate amongst its clients, save and except on ethical and commercial considerations. 17. Ensure that any change in registration status/any penal action taken by the SEBI or any material change in financials which may adversely affect the interests of clients/ investors is promptly informed to the clients and business remaining outstanding is transferred to another registered person in accordance with any instructions of the affected clients/investors. 18. Maintain an appropriate level of knowledge and competency and abide by the provisions of the SEBI Act, regulations, circulars and guidelines of the SEBI. The banker to an issue should also comply with the award of the Ombudsman passed under the SEBI (Ombudsman) Regulations, 2003. 19. Ensure that the SEBI is promptly informed about any action, legal proceedings, etc., initiated against it in respect of any material breach of non-compliance by it, of any law, rules, regulations, and directions of the SEBI or of any other regulatory body. 20. Not make any untrue statement of suppress any material fact in any documents, reports, papers or information furnished to the SEBI. 21. Not neglect or fail or refuse to submit to the SEBI or other agencies with which it is registered, such books, documents, correspondence, and papers or any part thereof as may be demanded/requested from time to time. 22. Abide by the provisions of such acts and rules, regulations, guidelines, resolutions,
notifications, directions, circulars and instructions as may be issued from time to time by the Central Government, relevant to the activities carried on the banker to an issue. 23. (a) Not render, directly or indirectly, any investment advice about any security in the publicly accessible media, whether real-time or non-real-time, unless a disclosure of its interest including long or short position in the security has been made, while rendering such advice; (b) in case an employee of the banker to an issue is rendering such advice, the banker to an issue should ensure that he discloses his interest, the interest of his dependent family members and that of the employer including employers long or short position in the security, while rendering such advice. 24. A banker to an issue or any of its directors, or employee having the management of the whole or substantially the whole of affairs of the business, should not, either through its account or their respective accounts or through their family members, relatives or friends indulge in any insider trading. 25. Have internal control procedures and financial and operational capabilities which can be reasonable expected to protect its operations, its clients, investors and other registered entities from financial loss arising from theft, fraud, and other dishonest acts, professional misconduct or omissions. 26. Provide adequate freedom and powers to its compliance officer for the effective discharge of its duties. 27. Develop its own internal code of conduct for governing its internal operations and laying down its standards of appropriate conduct for its employees and officers in the carrying out of their duties as a banker to an issue and as a part of the industry. Such a code may extend to the maintenance of professional excellence and standards, integrity, confidentiality, objectivity, avoidance of conflict of interests, disclosure of shareholding and interests, etc. 28. Ensure that any person it employs or appoints to conduct a business is fit and proper and otherwise qualified to act in the capacity so employed or appointed (including having relevant professional training or experience). 29. Ensure that it has adequate resources to supervise diligently and does supervise diligently persons employed or appointed by it to conduct business on its behalf. 30. Be responsible for the acts or omissions of its employees and agents in respect to the conduct of its business. 31. Ensure that the senior management, particularly decision makers have access to all relevant information about the business on a timely basis. 32. Endeavour to ensure that arms length relationship is maintained in terms of both manpower and infrastructure between the activities carried out as banker to an issue and other permitted activities. 33. Not be a party to or instrumental for (a) creation of false market; (b) price rigging or manipulations; or (c) passing of unpublished price sensitive information in respect of securities which are listed and proposed to be listed in any stock exchange to any person or intermediary. INSPECTION Such inspection is done by the RBI upon the request of the SEBI. The purpose of inspection is largely to ensure that the required books of accounts are maintained and to
investigate into the complaints received from the investors against the bankers to an issue. The foregoing rules and regulations have brought the bankers to an issue under the regulatory framework of the SEBI with a view to ensuring greater investor protection. On the basis of the inspection report, the SEBI can direct the banker to an issue to take such measures as it may deem fit in the interest of the securities market and for due compliance with the provision of the SEBI Act. ACTION IN CASE OF DEFAULT With a view to ensure effective regulation of the activities of the bankers to an issue, the SEBI is empowered to suspend/cancel their registration certificate. The grounds of suspension are: a) The banker violates the provisions of the SEBI Act, rules/regulations; b) Fails to/does not furnish the required information or furnishes wrong/false information; c) Fails to resolve investor complaints/to give satisfactory reply to SEBI; d) Is guilty of misconduct/unprofessional conduct inconsistent with the prescribed code of conduct; and e) Fails to pay fees and carry out his obligations as specified in the regulations. The SEBI can cancel registration in case of i. Repeated defaults leading to suspension of a banker, ii. The deterioration in is financial position which likely to adversely affect the interest of the investors, and iii. The being found guilty of fraud/convicted of a criminal offence. 10. BROKERS TO THE ISSUE Brokers are the persons mainly concerned with the procurement of subscription to the issue from the prospective investors. The appointment of brokers is not compulsory and the companies are free to appoint any number of brokers. The managers to the issue and the official brokers organize the preliminary distribution of securities and procure direct subscriptions from as large or as wide a circle of investors as possible. The stock exchange bye-laws prohibits the members from the acting as managers or brokers to the issue and making preliminary arrangement in connection with any flotation or new issue, unless the stock exchange of which they are members gives its approval and the company conforms to the prescribed listing requirements and undertakes to have its securities listed on a recognized stock exchange. The permission granted by the stock exchange is also subject o other stipulations which are set out in the letter of consent. Their active assistance is indispensable for broad basing the issue and attracting investors. By and large, the leading merchant bankers in India who act as managers to the issue have particulars of the performance of brokers in the country. The company in consultation with the stock exchange writes to all active brokers of all exchanges and obtains their consent to act as brokers to the issue. Thereby, the entry of experienced and unknown agencies in to the field of new issue activity as issue managers, underwriters, brokers, and so on, is discouraged. A copy of the consent letter should be filed along with the prospectus to the ROC. The names and addresses of the brokers to the issue are required to be disclosed in the prospectus. Brokerage may be paid within the limits and according to other conditions prescribed. The brokerage rate applicable to all types of public issue of industrial securities is fixed at
1.5 percent, whether the issue is underwritten or not. The mailing cost and other out-ofpocket expenses for canvassing of public issues have to be borne by the stock brokers and no payment on that account is made by the companies. A clause to this effect must be included in the agreement to be entered into between the broker and the company. The listed companies are allowed to pay a brokerage on private placement of capital at a maximum rate of 0.5 percent. Brokerage is not allowed in respect of promoters quota including the amounts taken up by the directors, their friends and employees, and in respect of the rights issues taken by or renounced by the existing shareholders. Brokerage is not payable when the applications are made by the institutions/bankers against their underwriting commitments or on the amounts devolving on them as underwriters consequent to the under subscription of the issues. The issuing company is expected to pay brokerage within two months from the date of allotment and furnish to the broker, on request, the particulars of allotments made against applications bearing their stamp, without any charge. The Cheques relating to brokerage on new issues and underwriting commission, if any, should be made payable at par at all centre where the recognized stock exchanges are situated. The rate of brokerage payable must be is enclosed in the prospectus. (i) Banking All types of foreign exchange transactions including advice on exchange, imports, exports finance, financing the movement of goods through acceptance credits, the handling of commercial letters of credit, the negotiation and collection of foreign bills, accepting call or term deposits, short or medium term finance, bridging finance, leading; corporate banking, treasury/trading services, discount/guarantee facilities. Issuing and underwriting. Public issues; underwriting of issues, preparation of prospectuses; new equity; obtaining stock exchange listings/broking services. (ii) Corporate Finance New issues; development capital; negotiation of mergers and takeovers; capital reconstruction; bridging finance, medium term loans; public sector finance. (iii) Management Services Economic planning; trusts administration; share secretarial services; primary capital market participation. (iv) Product Knowledge Foreign exchange, import finance; export finance; commercial LCs; FBCSs; Call/ Term deposits; medium term loans (MTL); Bridging finance; leasing, treasury services, discount/guarantees, Acceptance credits, public issues, underwriting, equity, broking, estate planning, trusts, share transfers. Marketing the public issue arises because of the highly competitive nature of the capital market. Moreover, there is a plethora of companies, which knock at the doors of investors seeking to sell their securities. Above all the media bombards the modern investors with eye catching advertisement to sell their concepts to prospective investors. MERCHANT BANKING AND MARKETING OF NEW ISSUES Following are the steps involved in the marketing of the issue of securities to be undertaken by the lead manager:
1. Target market : The first step towards the successful marketing of securities is the identification of a target market segment where the securities can be offered for sale. This ensures smooth marketing of the issue. Further, it is possible to identify whether the market comprises of retail investors, wholesale investors or institutional investors. 2. Target concentration : After having chosen the target market for selling the securities, steps are to be taken to assess the maximum number of subscriptions that can be expected from the market. It would work to the advantage of the company if it concentrates on the regions where it is popular among prospective investors. 3. Pricing : After assessing market expectations, the kind and level of price to be charged for the security must be decided. Pricing of the issue also influences the design of capital structure. The offer has to be made more attractive by including some unique features such as safety net, multiple options for conversion, attaching warrants, etc. 4. Mobilizing intermediaries : For successful marketing of public issues, it is important that efforts are made to enter into contracts with financial intermediaries such as an underwriter, broker/sub-broker, fund arranger, etc. 5. Information contents : Every effort should be mad3e to ensure that the offer document for issue is educative and contains maximum relevant information. Institutional investors and high net worth investors should also be provided with detailed research on the project, specifying its uniqueness and its advantage over other existing or upcoming projects in a similar field. 6. Launching advertisement campaign : In order to push the public issue, the lead manager should undertake a high voltage advertisement campaign. The advertising agency must be carefully selected for this purpose. The task of advertising the issue shall be entrusted to those agencies that specialize in launching capital offerings. The theme of the advertisement should be finalized keeping in view SEBI guidelines. An ideal mix of different advertisement vehicles such as the press, the radio and the television, the hoarding, etc. should be used. Press meets, brokers and investors conference, etc. shall be arranged by the lead manager at targeted in carrying out opinion polls. These services would useful in collecting data on investors opinion and reactions relating to the public issue of the company, such a task would help develop an appropriate marketing strategy. This is because, there are vast numbers of potential investors in semi-urban and rural areas. This calls for sustained efforts on the part of the company to educate them about the various avenues available for investment. 7. Brokers and investors conferences : As part of the issue campaign, the lead manager should arrange for brokers and investors conferences in the metropolitan cities and other important centre which have sufficient investor population. In order to make such endeavors more successful, advance planning is required . It is important that conference materials such as banners, brochures, application forms, posters, etc. reach the conference venue in time. In addition, invitation to all the important people, underwriters, bankers at the respective places, investors associations should also be sent.
8. A critical factor that could make or break the proposed pu8blic issue is its timing. The market conditions should be favorable. Otherwise, even issues from a company with an excellent track record, and whose shares are highly priced, might flop. Similarly, the number and frequency of issues should also be kept to a minimum to ensure success of the public issue. Methods Following are the various methods being adopted by corporate entities for marketing the securities in the new Issues Market: 1. Pure Prospectus Method 2. Offer for Sale Method 3. Private Placement Method 4. Initial Public Offers Method 5. Rights Issue Method 6. Bonus Issue Method 7. Book-building Method 8. Stock Option Method and 9. Bought-out Deals Method ABBREVIATIONS PPM Pure Prospectus Method OSM Offer for Sale Method PPM Private Placement Method IPOM Initial Public Offers Method RIM Right Issue Method BIM Bonus Issue Method BBM Book Building Method SOM Stock Option Method BODM Brought-Out Deals Method 1. PURE PROSPECTUS METHOD The method whereby a corporate enterprise mops up capital funds from the general public by means of an issue of a prospectus, is called Pure Prospectus Method. It is the most popular method of making public issue of securities by corporate enterprises. The features of this method are a. Exclusive subscription : Under this method, the new issues of a company are offered for exclusive subscription of the general public. According to the SEBI norms, a minimum of 49 percent of the total issue at a time is to be offered to public. b. Issue price : Direct offer is made by the issuing company to the general public to subscribe to the securities at a staged price. The securities may be issued either at par, of at a discount or at a premium. c. Underwriting : Public issue through the pure prospectus method is usually underwritten. This is to safeguard the interest of the issuer in the event of an unsatisfactory response from the public. d. Prospectus : A document that information relating to the various aspects of the issuing company, besides other details of the issue is called a Prospectus. The document is circulated to the public. The general details include the companys name and address of the
registered office, the names and addresses of the companys promoters, manager, managing director, directors, company secretary, legal adviser, auditors, bankers, brokers, etc. the date of opening and closing of subscription list, contents of Articles, the names and addresses of underwriters, the amount underwritten and the underwriting commission, material details regarding the project, i.e. Location, plant and machinery, technology, collaboration, performance guarantee, infrastructure facilities etc. nature of products, marketing set-up, export potentials and obligations, past performance and future prospects, managements perception regarding risk factor, credit rating obtained from any other recognized rating agency, a statement regarding the fact that the company will make an application to specified stock exchange(s) for listing its securities and so on. ADVANTAGES a. Benefits to Investors : The pure prospectus method of marketing the securities serves as an excellent mode of disclosure of all the information pertaining to the issue. Besides, it also facilitates satisfactory compliance with the legal requirements of transparency etc.. It also allows for good publicity for the issue. The method promotes confidence of investors through transparency and non-discriminatory basis of allotment. It prevents artificial packing up of prices as the issue is made public. b. Benefits to Issuers : The pure prospectus method is the most popular method among the large issuers. In addition, it provides for wide diffusion of ownership of securities contributing to reduction in the concentration of economic and social power. DRAW BACKS a. High Issue Costs : A major drawback of this method is that it is an expensive mode of raising funds from the capital market. Costs of various hues are incurred in mobilizing capital. Such costs as underwriting expenses, brokerage, administrative costs, publicity costs, legal costs and other costs are incurred for raising funds. Due to the high cost structure, this type of marketing of securities is followed only for large issues. b. Time consuming : The issue of securities through prospectus takes more time, as it requires the due compliance with various formalities before an issue could take place. For instance, a lot of work such as underwriting, etc. should be formalized before the printing and the issue of a prospectus. 2. OFFER FOR SALE METHOD Where the marketing of securities takes place through intermediaries, such as issue houses, stockbrokers and others, it is a case of Offer for Sale Method. Under this method, the sale of securities takes place in two stages. Accordingly, in the first stage, the issuer company makes an en-block sale of securities to intermediaries such as the issue houses and share brokers at an agreed price. Under the second stage, the securities are re-sold to ultimate investors at a market-related price. The difference between the purchase price and the issue price constitutes profit for the intermediaries. The intermediaries are responsible for meeting various expenses such as underwriting commission, prospectus cost, advertisement expenses, etc. The issue is also underwritten to ensure total subscription of the issue. The biggest advantage of this method is that it saves the issuing company the hassles involved in selling
the shares to the public directly through prospectus. This method is, however, expensive for the investor as it involves the offer of securities by issue houses at very high prices. 3. PRIVATE PLACEMENT METHOD A method of marketing of securities whereby the issuer makes the offer of sale to individuals and institutions privately without the issue of a prospectus is known as Private Placement Method. This is the most popular method gaining momentum in recent times among the corporate enterprises. Under this method, securities are offered directly to large buyers with the help of shares brokers. This method works in a manner similar to the Offer for Sale Method whereby securities are first sold to intermediaries such as issues houses, etc. They are in turn placed at higher prices to individuals and institutions. Institutional investors play a significant role in the realm of private placing. The expenses relating to placement are borne by such investors. ADVANTAGES 1. Less expensive as various types of costs associated with the issue are borne by the issue houses and other intermediaries. 2. Less troublesome for the issuer as there is not much of stock exchange requirements connecting contents of prospectus and its publicity etc. to be complied with. 3. Placement of securities suits the requirements of small companies. 4. The method is also resorted to when the stock market is dull and the public response to the issue is doubtful. DISADVANTAGES 1. Concentration of securities in a few hands. 2. Creating artificial scarcity for the securities thus jacking up the prices temporarily and misleading general public. 3. Depriving the common investors of an opportunity to subscribe to the issue, thus affecting their confidence levels. 4. INTIAL PUBLIC OFFER (IPO) METHOD The public issue made by a corporate entity for the first time in its life is called Initial Public Offer (IPO). Under this method of marketing, securities are issued to successful applicants on the basis of the orders placed by them, through their brokers. When a company whose stock is not publicly traded wants to offer that stock to the general public, it takes the form of Initial Public Offer. The job of selling the stock is entrusted to a popular intermediary, the underwriter. An underwriter is invariably an investment banking company. He agrees to pay the issuer a certain price for a minimum number of shares, and then resells those shares to buyers, who are often the clients of the underwriting firm. The underwriters charge a fee for their services. Stocks are issued to the underwriter after the issue of prospectus which provides details of financial and business information as regards the issuer. Stocks are then released to the underwriter and the underwriter releases the stock to the public. The issuer and the underwriting syndicate jointly determine the price of a new issue. The approximate price listed in the red herring (the preliminary prospectus often with words in red letters which say this is preliminary and the price is not yet set) may or may not be close to the final issue price. IPO stock at the release price is usually not available to most of the public. Good relationship between the broker and the investor is a prerequisite
for the stock being acquired. Full disclosure of all material information in connection with the offering of new securities must be made as part of the new offerings. A statement and preliminary prospectus (also known as a red herring) containing the following information is to be filed with the Registrar of Companies: 1. A description of the issuers business 2. The names and addresses of the key company offers, with salary and a 5 year business history on each 3. The amount of ownership of the key officers 4. The companys capitalization and description of how the proceeds from the offering will be used and 5. Any legal proceedings that the company is involved in. Applications are made by the investors on the advice of their brokers who are intimated of the share allocation by the issuer. The amount becomes payable to the issuer through the broker only on final allocation. The allotment is credited and share certificates delivered to the depository account of the successful investor. The essential steps involved in this method of marketing of securities are as follows: a. Order Broker receives order from the client and places orders on behalf of the client with the issuer. b. Share allocation : The issuer finalizes share allocation and informs the broker regarding the same. c. The client : The broker advises the successful clients of his share allocation Clients then submit the application forms for shares and make payment to the issuer through the broker. d. Primary issue account : The issuer opens a separate escrow account (primary issue account) for the primary market issue. The clearing house of the exchange debits the primary issue account of the broker and credits the issuers account. e. Certificates : Certificates are then delivered to investors. Otherwise depository account may be credited. The biggest advantage of this method of marketing of securities is that there is no need for the investors to part with the money even before the shares are allotted in his favor. Further, the method allows for elimination of unnecessary hassles involved in making a public issue. Under the regulations of the SEBI, IPOS can be carried out through the secondary market and the existing infrastructure of stock exchanges can be used for this purpose. 5. RIGHTS ISSUE METHOD Where the shares of an existing company are offered to its existing shareholders, it takes the form of rights issue. Under this method, the existing company issues shares to its existing shareholders in proportion to the number of shares already held by them. The relevant guidelines issued by the SEBI in this regard are as follows; 1. Shall be issued only by listed companies 2. Announcement regarding rights issue once made, shall not be withdrawn and where withdrawn, no security shall be eligible for listing up to 12 months 3. Underwriting as to rights issue is optional and appointment of Registrar is compulsory
4. Appointment of category I Merchant Bankers holding a certificate of registration issued by SEBI shall be compulsory 5. Rights shares shall be issued only in respect of fully paid shares 6. Letter of Offer shall contain disclosures as per SEBI requirements 7. Agreement shall be entered into with the depository for materialization of securities to be issued 8. Issue shall be kept open for a minimum period of 30 days and for a maximum period of 60 days 9. A minimum subscription of 90 percent of the issue shall be received 10. No reservation is allowed for rights issue as regards FCDs and PCDs 11. A No Complaints Certificate is to be filed by the Lead Merchant Banker with the SEBI after 21 days from the date of issue of offer document 12. Obligatory for a company where increase in subscribed capital is necessary after two years of its formation or after one year of its first issue of shares, whichever is earlier ADVANTAGES Rights issue offers the following advantages : 1. Economy : Rights issue constitutes the most economical method of raising fresh capital, as it involves no underwriting and brokerage costs. Further, the expenses by way of advertisement and administration, etc. are less. 2. Easy : The issue management procedures connected with the rights issue are easier as only a limited number of applications are to be handled. 3. Advantage of shareholders: Issue of rights shares does not involve any dilution of ownership of existing shareholders. Further, it offers freedom to shareholders to subscribe or not to subscribe the issue. DRAWBACKS The method suffers from the following limitations: 1. Restrictive : The facility of rights issue is available only to existing companies and not to new companies. 2. Against society : The issue of rights shares runs counter to the overall societal considerations of diffusion of shares ownership for promoting dispersal of wealth and economic power. 6. BONUS ISSUES METHOD Where the accumulated reserves and surplus of profits of a company are converted into paid up capital, it takes the form of issue of bonus shares. It merely implies capitalization of exiting reserves and surplus of a company. The issue of bonus shares is subject to certain rules and regulations. The issue does not in any way affect the resources base of the enterprise. It saves the company enormously of the hassles of capital issue. Issued under Section 205 (3) of the Companies Act, such shares are governed by the guidelines issued by the SEBI (applicable to listed companies only) as follows:
SEBI GUIDELINES
Following are the guidelines pertaining to the issue of bonus shares by a listed corporate enterprise: 1. Reservation In respect of FCDs and PCDs, bonus shares must be reserved in proportion to such convertible part of FCDs and PCDs. The shares so reserved may be issued at the time of conversion(s) of such debentures on the same terms on which the bonus issues were made. 2. Reserves The bonus issue shall be made out of free reserves built out of the genuine profits or share premium collected in cash only. Reserves created by revaluation of fixed assets are not capitalized. 3. Dividend mode The declaration of bonus issue, in lieu of dividend, is not made 4. Fully paid The bonus issue is not made unless the partly paid shares, if any are made fully paidup. 5. No default The company has not defaulted in payment of interest or principal in respect of fixed deposits and interest on existing debentures or principal on redemption thereof and has sufficient reason to believe that it has not defaulted in respect of the payment of statutory dues of the employees such as contribution to provident fund, gratuity, bonus etc. 6. Implementation A company that announces its bonus issue after the approval of the Board of Directors must implement the proposal within a period of 6 months from the date of such approval and shall not have the option of changing the decision. 7. The articles The articles of Association of the company shall contain a provision for capitalization of reserves, etc. If there is no such provision in the Articles, the company shall pass a resolution at its general body meeting making provisions in the Articles of Associations for capitalization. 8. Resolution Consequent to the issue of bonus shares if the subscribed and paid-up capital exceeds the authorized share capital, the company at its general body meeting for increasing the authorized capital shall pass a resolution. 7. BOOK BUILDING METHOD A method of marketing the shares of a company whereby the quantum and the price of the securities to be issued will be decided on the basis of the bids received from the prospective shareholders by the lead merchant bankers is known as book-building method. Under the book-building method, share prices are determined on the basis of real demand for the shares at various price levels in the market. For discovering the price at which issue should be made, bids are invited from prospective investors from which the demand at various price levels is noted. The merchant bankers undertake full responsibility for the same. The option of book-building is available to all body corporate, which are otherwise eligible to make an issue of capital to the public. The initial minimum size of issue through book-building route was fixed at Rs.100 crores. However, beginning from December 9, 1996 issues of any size will be allowed through the book-building route.
Book-building facility is available as an alternative to firm allotment. Accordingly, a company can opt for book-building route for the sale of shares to the extent of the percentage of the issue that can be reserved for firm allotment as per the prevailing SEBI guidelines. It is therefore possible either to reserve securities for firm allotment or issue them through the book-building process. The book-building process involves the following steps: 1. Appointment of book-runners The first step in the book-building process is the appointment by the issuer company, of the book-runner, chosen from one of the lead merchant bankers. The book-runner in turn forms a syndicate for the book-building. A syndicate member should be a member of National Stock Exchange (NSE) or Over-the-Counter Exchange of India (OTCEI). Offers of bids are to be made by investors to the syndicate members, who register the demands of investors. The bid indicates the number of shares demanded and the prices offered. This information, which is stored in the computer, is accessible to the company management or to the book-runner. The name of the book-runner is to be mentioned in the draft prospectus submitted to SEBI. 2. Drafting prospectus The draft prospectus containing all the information except the information regarding the price at which the securities are offered is to be filed with SEBI as per the prevailing SEBI guidelines. The offer of securities through this process must separately be disclosed in the prospectus, under the caption placement portion category. Similarly, the extent of shares offered to the public shall be separately shown under the caption net offer to the public. According to the latest SEBI guidelines issued in October 1999, the earlier stipulation that at least 25 percent of the securities were to be issued to the public has been done away with. This is aimed at enabling companies to offer the entire public issue through the book-building route. 3. Circulating draft prospectus A copy of the draft prospectus filed with SEBI is to be circulated by the book-runner to the prospective institutional buyers who are eligible for firm allotment and also to the intermediaries who are eligible to act as underwriters. The objective is to invite offers for subscribing to the securities. The draft prospectus to be circulated must indicate the priceband within which the securities are being offered for subscription. 4. Maintaining offer records The book-runner maintains a record of the offers received. Details such as the name and the number of securities ordered together with the price at which each institutional buyer or underwriter is willing to sub scribe to securities under the placement portion must find place in the record. SEBI has the right to inspect such records. 5. Intimation about aggregate orders The underwriters and the institutional investors shall give intimation on the aggregate of the offers received to the book-runner. 6. Bid analysis The bid analysis is carried out by the book-runner immediately after the closure of the bid offer date. An appropriate final price is arrived at after a careful evaluation of demands at various prices and the quantity. The final price is generally fixed reasonably lower than the possible offer price. This way, the success of the issue is ensured. The issuer company
announce the pay-in-date at eh expiry of which shares are allotted. 7. Mandatory underwriting Where it has been decided to make offer of shares to public under the category of Net Offer to the Public, it is incumbent that the entire portion offered to the public is fully underwritten. In case an issue is made through book-building route, it is mandatory that the portion of the issue offered to the public be underwritten. This is the purpose, an agreement has to be entered into with the underwriter by the issuer. The agreement shall specify the number of securities as well as the price at which the underwriter would subscribe to the securities. The book-runner may require the underwriter of the net offer to the public to pay in advance all moneys required to be paid in respect of their underwriting commitment. 8. Filling with ROC A copy of the prospectus as certified by the SEBI shall be filed with the Registrar of Companies within two days of the receipt of the acknowledgement card from the SEBI. 9. Bank accounts The issuer company has to open two separate accounts for collection of application money, one for the private placement portion and the other for the public subscription. 10. Collection of completed applications The book-runner collects from the institutional buyers and the underwriters the application forms along with the application money to the extent of the securities proposed to be allotted to them or subscribed by them. This is to be done one day before the opening of the issue to the public. 11. Allotment of securities Allotment for the private placement portion may be made on the second day from the closure of the issue. The issuer company, however, has the option to choose one date for both the placement portion and the public portion. The said date shall be considered to be the date of allotment for the issue of securities through the book-building process. The issuer company is permitted to pay interest on the application moneys till the date of allotment or the deemed date of allotment provided that payment of interest is uniformly given to all the applicants. 12. Payment schedule and listing The book-runner may require the underwriters to the net offer to the public to pay in advance all moneys required to be paid in respect of their underwriting commitment by the eleventh day of the closure of the issue. In that case, the shares allotted as per the private placement category will become eligible for being listed. Allotment of securities under the public category is to be made as per the prevailing statutory requirements. 13. Under-subscription In the case of under-subscription in the net offer to the public category, any spillover to the extent of under-subscription is to be permitted from the placement portion category subject to the condition that preference is given to the individual investors. In the case of under-subscription in the placement portion, spillover is to be permitted from the net offer to the public to the placement portion. ADVANTAGES OF BOOK BUILDING Book-building process is of immense use in the following ways: 1. Reduction in the duration between allotment and listing
2. Reliable allotment procedure 3. Quick listing in stock exchanges possible 4. No price manipulation as the price is determined on the basis of the bids received STOCK OPTION OF EMPLOYEES STOCK OPTION SCHEME (ESOP) A method of marketing the securities of a company whereby its employees are encouraged to take up shares and subscribe to it is knows as stock option.. It is a voluntary scheme on the part of the company to encourage employees participation in the company. The scheme also offers an incentive to the employees to stay in the company. The scheme is particularly useful in the case of companies whose business activity is dominantly based on the talent of the employees, as in the case of software industry. The scheme helps retain their most productive employees in an industry, which is known for its constant churning of personnel. SEBI GUIDELINES Company whose securities are listed on any stock exchange can introduce the scheme of employees stock option. The offer can be made subject to the conditions specified below: 1. Issue at discount Issue of stock option at a discount to the market price would be regarded as another form of employee compensation and would be treated as such in the financial statements of the company regardless the quantum of discount on the exercise price of the options. 2. Approval The issue of ESOPs is subject to the approval by the shareholders through a special resolution. 3. Maximum limit There would be no restriction on the maximum number of shares to be issued to a single employee. However, in case of employees being offered more than 1 percent shares, a specific disclosure and approval would be necessary in the AGM. 4. Minimum period A minimum period of one year between grant of options and its vesting has been prescribed. After one year, the company would determine the period during which the option can be exercised. 5. Superintendence The operation of the ESOP Scheme would have to be under the superintendence and direction of a Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in which there would be a majority of independent directors. 6. Eligibility ESOP scheme is open to all permanent employees and to the directors of the company but not to promoters and large shareholders. The scheme would be applicable to the employees of the subsidiary or a holding company with the express approval of the shareholders. 7. Directors report The Directors report shall make a disclosure of the following : a. Total number of shares as approved by the shareholders b. The pricing formula adopted c. Details as to options granted, options vested, options exercised and options forfeited,
extinguishments or modification of options, money realized by exercise of options, total number of options in force, employee-wise details of options granted to senior managerial personnel and to any other employee who receive a grant in any one year of options amounting to 5 percent or more of options granted during that year d. Fully diluted EPS computed in accordance with the IAS IPO SEBIs stipulations prohibiting initial public offerings by companies having outstanding options should not apply to ESOP. If any ESOPs are outstanding at the time of an IPO issue by an unlisted company, the promoters contribution shall be calculated with reference to the enlarged capital that would arise if all vested options were exercised. 8. STOCK OPTION NORMS FOR SOFTWARE COMPANIES The relevant guidelines issued by the SEBI as regards employees stock option for software companies are as follows : 1. Minimum issue A minimum issue of 10 percent of its paid-up capital can be made by a software company which has already floated American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) or a company which is proposing to float these is entitled to issue ADR/GDR-linked stock options to its employees. For this purpose, prior permission from the Department of Economic Affairs is to be obtained. 2. Mode of Issue Listed stock options can be issued in foreign currency convertible bonds and ordinary shares (through depository receipt mechanism) to the employees of subsidiaries of InfoTech companies. 3. Permanent employees Indian IT companies can issue ADR/GDR linked stock options to permanent employees, including Indian and overseas directors, of their subsidiary companies incorporated in India or outside. 4. Pricing The pricing provisions of SEBIs preferential allotment guidelines would not cover the scheme. The purpose is to enable the companies to issue stock options to its employees at a discount to the market price which serves as another form of compensation. 5. Approval Shareholders approval through a special resolution is necessary for issuing the ESOPs. A minimum period of one year between grant of option and its vesting has been prescribed. After one year, the company would determine the period in which option can be exercised. 9. BOUGHT OUT DEALS A method of marketing of securities of a body corporate whereby the promoters of an unlisted company make an outright sale of a chunk of equity shares to a single sponsor or the lead sponsor is known as bought-out deals. The following are the characteristics of Bought out deals 1. Parties : There are three parties involved in the bought-out deals. They are promoters of the company, sponsors and co-sponsors who are generally merchant bankers and investors. 2. Outright sale : Under this arrangement, there is an outright sale of a chunk of equity shares to a single sponsor or the lead sponsor.
3. Syndicate : Sponsor forms syndicate with other merchant bankers for meeting the resource requirements and for distributing the risk. 4. Sale price : The s ale price is finalized through negotiations between the issuing company and the purchaser, the sale being influenced by such factors as project evaluation, promoters image and reputation, current market sentiments, prospects of off-loading these shares at a future date, etc. 5. Fund-based : Bought-out deals are in the nature of fund-based activity where the funds of the merchant bankers get locked in for at least the prescribed minimum period. 6. Listing : The investor-sponsors make a profit, when at a future date, the shares get listed and higher prices prevail. Listing generally takes place at a time when the company is performing well in terms of higher profits and larger cash generations from projects. 7. OTCEI : Sale of these shares at Over-the-Counter Exchange of India (OTCEI) or at a recognized stock exchanges, the time of listing these securities and off loading them simultaneously are being generally decided in advance. BOUGHT OUT DEALS Vs. PRIVATE PLACEMENTS BENEFITS Bought-out deals provide the following benefits: 1. Speedy sale : Bought-out deals offer a mechanism for a speedier sale of securities at lower costs relating to the issue. 2. Freedom : Bought-out deals offer freedom for promoters to set a realistic price and convince the sponsor about the same. 3. Investor protection : Bought-out deals facilities better investor protection as sponsors are rigorously evaluated and appraised by the promoters before offloading the issue. 4. Quality offer : Bought-out deals help enhance the quality of capital floatation and primary market offerings. LIMITATIONS Bought-out deals pose the following difficulties for the promoters, sponsors and investors: 1. Loss of control : The apprehensions in the minds of promoters, particularly of the private or the closely held companies that the sponsors may control the company as they own large chunk of the shares of the company. 2. Loss of sales: Bought-out deals pose considerable difficulties in off-loading the shares in times of unfavorable market conditions. This results in locking up of investments and entailing losses to sponsors. 3. Wrong appraisal : Bought-out deals cause loss to sponsors on account of wrong appraisal of the project and overestimation of the potential price of the share. 4. Manipulation : Bought-out deals give great scope for manipulation at the hands of the sponsor through insider trading and rigging. 5. No accountability : Bought-out deals pose difficulty of penalizing the sponsor as there are no SEBI guidelines to regulate offerings by sponsors. 6. Windfall profits : Bought-out deals offer the advantage of windfall profits by sponsors at the cost of small investors.
7. Loss to investors : Where the shares taken up by issue brokers and a group of select clients are being bought back by the promoters at a pre-fixed higher price after allotment causing loss to investors of the company.
Advertising Strategies SEBI GUIDELINES FOR ISSUE ADVERISEMENT (11.10.1993) SEBI issued Guidelines in 1993 to ensure that the advertisement are truthful fair and clear and do not contain statements to mislead the investors to imitate their judgment. All lead managers are expected to ensure that issuer companies strictly observe the code of advertisement set-out in the guidelines. For the purpose of these guidelines the expression advertisement, means notices, brochures, pamphlets, circulars show cards, catalogues, boardings, placards, posters, insertions in newspapers, pictures, films, radio/television program or through any electronic media and would also include the cover pages of the offer documents. CODE OF ADVERTISEMENTS- CAPITAL ISSUES 1. An issue advertisement shall be truthful fair and clear and shall not contain any statement which is untrue or misleading. 2. An issue advertisement shall be considered to be misleading, It contains a. Statements made about the performance or activities of the company in the absence of necessary explanatory or qualifying statements, which may give an exaggerated picture of the performance or activities than what it rally is. b. An inaccurate portrayal of a past performance in a manner which implies that past gains or income will be repeated in the future. 3. As investors may not be well versed in legal or financial matter, care should be taken to ensure that the advertisement is set forth in a clear, concise and understandable language. Extensive use of technical, legal terminology or complex languages and the inclusion of excessive details which may distract the investor should be avoided. 4. An issue advertisement shall not contain statements which promise or guarantee an appreciation or rapid profits. 5. An issue advertisement shall not contain any inform or language that not contained in the offer documents. 6. All issue advertisement in newspapers, magazines, brochures, pamphlets containing highlights relating to any issue should also contain risk factors with the same print size. It should mention the names of lead Managers, Registers to the issue. 7. No corporate advertisement except product advertisements shall be issued between the date of opening and closing of subscription of any public issue. Such product advertisement shall not make any reference directly or indirectly on the performance of the company during the said period. 8. No advertisement shall be issued stating that the issue has been fully subscribed or oversubscribed during the period the issue is open for subscription, except to the effect that the issue is open or closed. No announcement regarding closure of the
issue shall be made except on closing date. If the issue is fully subscribed before the last closing date as state in the prospectus, the announcement should be made only after the issue is fully subscribed and such announcement is made on the date on which the issue is to be closed. 9. No model, celebrities, fictional characters, landmarks or caricatures or the like shall be displayed on or form pat of the offer documents or issue advertisements. 10. No slogans, expletives or non factual and unsubstantiated titles should appear in the issue advertisement or offer documents. 11. If any advertisements carries any financial data it should also contain data for last three years and shall include particulars relating to sales, gross profits, net profit share capital reserves, earning per share, dividends and book values. 12. No incentives, apart from the permissible underwriting commission and brokerages, shall be offered through any advertisements to anyone associated with marketing the issue. FIIs (Foreign Institutional Investors) GUIDELINES OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Government of India through Guidelines issued on September 14, 1992 has allowed reputed foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) including pension funds, mutual funds, asset management companies, investment trusts, nominee companies and incorporated or institutional portfolio managers to invest in the India capital market subject to the condition that they register with the Securities and Exchange Board of India and obtain RBI approval under FERA. The different forms in which the portfolio investment flows into the country are global depository receipts(GDRs), investment in primary and secondary market, offshore funds and government securities. At the end of March 2000, 506 FIIs were registered with SEBI. Their total cumulative investment in securities market was Rs.57,038 crores as at March 2002. Of the FIIs only 205 were active and 10 % accounted for 70% of transactions. There is no restriction on amount of investment and there is no lock in period. Portfolio investment by the FIIs are required to allocate their total investment between equities and debentures in the ratio of 70:30. FII s can make purchases and sales only for delivery. A FII cannot engage in short sales. FII investing under the scheme, enjoy a confessional tax rate of 205 on dividend and interest and 10% on long term capital gains short term capital gains arising out of transfer of securities are taxed at 30%. Tax is deducted at 20% on interest and dividends. FII and SEBI Regulations , 1995 The regulations stipulate that foreign institutional investors have to be registered with SEBI and obtain a certificate from SEBI. For the purpose of grant of the certificate SEBI takes into account, 1. The applicants track record, professional competence, financial soundness, experience, general reputation of fairness and integrity 2. Whether the applicant is regulated by appropriate foreign regulatory authority 3. Whether the applicant has been granted permission by RBI under Foreign Exchange Regulating Act for making investments in India as a foreign institutional investor and 4. Where the applicant is,
a. an institution established or incorporated outside India as a pension fund, mutual fund or investment trust ; or b. an asset management company or nominee company or bank or institutional portfolio manager, established or incorporated outside India and proposing to make investments in India on behalf of broad based funds; or c. A trustee or power of attorney holder established or incorporated outside India and proposing to make investments in India on behalf of broad based funds. The certificate is granted in Form B subject to payment of prescribed fees which is valid for 5 Years and can be renewed thereafter. Net investment by FIIs in Indian Capital Market Rs. In Crores 1992 1993 4 1993 1994 5445 1994 1995 4777 1995 1996 6721 1996 1997 7386 1997 1998 5908 1998 1999 (-) 729 1999 2000 9765 2000 2001 9682 RBI hand Book of Statistics on Indian Economy , 2001, p.299. Provision is also made for registration of sub accounts on whose behalf FII proposes to make the investment in India. The purchases of shares of each company should not be more than ten percent of the total issued capital of the company. The investment by foreign institutional investor is also subject to GOI Guidelines. The general obligations and responsibilities of FIIs include appointment of a domestic custodian, appointment of designated bank, maintenance of proper books of accounts, records and their reservation for five years and information to the Board or Reserve Bank of India. Defaults are punished by suspension and cancellation of certificate after show cause notice and enquiry. PREFERENTIAL ALLOTMENTS TO FIIs Listed companies have been allowed by SEBI to make preferential allotment to registered FIIs subject to certain conditions. A company desiring to make a preferential allotment should obtain the shareholders consent. The allotment should be in accordance with ceilings of 10% of total issued capital for individual FII and 30% of all FIIs and nonresident Indian investors. The preferential allotment should be made at a price not less than the highest price during the last 26 weeks on all stock exchanges where the company securities are listed. NRI The term NRI includes the following categories of persons: 1. Indian national holding Indian passports with non-resident status (INNR), 2. Person of Indian origin, foreign nationals of Indian origin, living in foreign countries including such persons of Indian origin as is in the status of stateless, because no
foreign country has as yet accepted them as their national and they are not Indian national either by birth or residence, (FNIO). The term NRI also includes companies, partnership firms, trusts, societies and other corporate bodies called OCBs where 60% of the equity is owned by the NRIs. INVESTMENT POTENTIAL OF NRIs It is estimated that currently about 25 million Indians living abroad would fall into the definition of NRI. Of these about 20 million have taken up foreign nationality (FNIOs) and the remaining 5 million are still Indian passport holders. The pattern of earning and consumption of NRIs is such that it leaves annually a fairly large amount of investable resources. Conservative estimates place such resources at Rs.45,000 crores or about US $15 billion annually and the wealth at $200 billion or Rs.7,20,000 crores. Assuming that India succeeds in persuading NRIs to invest 10 % of their total saving into investments in India, the estimate of possible inflow is about US$ 1.5 billion per year. AVENUES FOR INVESTMENT BY NRIs NRIs can have three different types of bank accounts, buy securities in the primary and secondary markets, and do business on non-reparable basis as well as reparable basis. NRIs have also made in the past large investments in specific bonds, i.e., the India Development Bond in 1991, the Resurgent India Bond in 1998 and India Millennium Deposits in 2000. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT UNDER NEW INDUSTRIAL POLICY (1991) Repatriable Basis Under the new industrial policy, foreign direct investment up to 51% of the equity is allowed on repatriation basis in certain high priority industries. NRIs can take up the balance 49% of equity in such cases on repatriation basis. Non Repatriable Basis 1. Investment in new issues of shares/ debentures of Indian companies (1992) RBI has granted general permission to NRIs/OCBs to take up or subscribe on non repatriation basis shares or convertible debentures issued whether by public issue or private placement in companies other than those in agricultural/plantation and / or real estate business. 2. Investment in non-convertible debentures (1992) RBI permission has to be obtained by Indian Company for investment by NRI/OCB in non-convertible debentures. INVESTMENT IN NEW ISSUES (PRIMARY MARKET) Forty percent scheme Indian companies engaged in industry and manufacturing, Hotel (3,4, and 5 star category), hospitals and diagnostic enters, shipping companies, development of computer software and oil exploration services are allowed by RBI to issue shares/debentures to NRIs with repatriation benefits to the extent of 40% of new issue. No permission for investment is required in cases where the company has obtained permission from RBI. This is generally granted in the green field project (e.g. Chambal Fertilizers, Mangalore Refineries). NRI has to obtain permission from RBI even if the sale is to be effected after 12 month. Blanket permission can be obtained before completing 12 months of each investment.
Generally RBI does not permit NRI investment at issue prices in case of a. Right issues of existing companies (excluding existing NRI shareholders) and b. Public issues of an existing profit making company. NRI can repatriate original investment, profit and dividend provided they are held for a minimum period of one year. On long term capital gains a rate of 10% is applicable. If the investment is sold before one year the investment and all related receipts become non-repatriable unless RBI permission is taken in advance with clearance from Income Tax department, with long term capital gains (LTCG) provisions as applicable to resident assesses. In the case of non allotment or allotment of less than requested amount, refunds can be credited to NRE accounts. In case of debentures, long term capital gains (LTCG) provisional apply after three years (in place of one year for equity issues). But the proceeds are fully repatriable. For investment and sale through secondary market a blanket permission valid for 5 years is to be obtained through an NRE banker. RBI permission stipulates that such investments be routed through any one bank branch to facilitate control/monitoring. There is a ceiling for NRI investment in each company. For an individual NRI it is one percent of paid up capital and five percent for all NRIs and it could be raised to 24 % for all NRIs wherever the company passes a special resolution at is annual general meeting. Repatriation of original investment, profits and dividends is allowed. The lock-in period has been removed on 12.10.1994. PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT NRI Portfolio Investment One hundred percent scheme: Repatriable Basis NRIs and overseas corporate bodies predominantly owned by them are permitted to invest up to 100% equity in high priority industries with repatriability of capital and income. NRI investment up to 100 % of equity is also allowed in export houses, trading houses, star trading houses, hospital EOUs. Sick industries, hotel and tourism related industries are without the right of repatriation in the previously excluded areas of real estate, housing and infrastructure. Power is another sector where 100% investment is allowed. Repatriation of profits is permitted. Forty Percent scheme: Reptraible Basis On repatraible basis investment by to 40% of equity of any company promoted by NRI in any industry or for exports subject to prior permission from RBI is allowed. Non Repatriation Basis Investment in Mutual funds: Mutual funds seeking investment from NRIS have to obtain approval from RBI. NRIs do not need a separate approval from RBI. NRIs can make investments in mutual funds through purchases from secondary market on non repatriation basis. In such cases they have to submit the application through a designated branch of an authorized dealer. Investment in Money market mutual Funds (MMFs) NRIs are permitted to invest on non repatriation basis in MMFs floated by commercial banks and public/private sector financial institutions. The concerned bank/ institution should get authorization from RBI/SEBI . NRIs do not need separate permission. Purchase of Share by Private Arrangement
NRIs/OCBs require permission of RBI for purchasing shares of Indian companies by private arrangement. 2.3.5 Pricing of Issues A listed company can freely price equity shares/convertible securities through public/ rights issues. An unlisted company eligible to make a public issue and desirous of getting its securities listed on a recognized stock exchange can also freely price shares and convertible securities. The free pricing of equity shares by an infrastructure company 8is subject to the compliance with disclosure norms as specified by the SEBI from time to time. While freely pricing their initial public issue of share/convertibles, all banks require approval by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). DIFFERENTIAL PRICING Listed/unlisted companies may issue shares/convertible securities to applicants in the firm allotment category (i.e. Allotment on a firm basis made to Indian and multilateral development finance institutions, Indian mutual funds, foreign institutional investors including non-resident Indians/overseas corporate bodies and permanent/regular employees of the issuing company) at a price different from the price at which the net offer to the public (i.e. the Indian public, excluding firm allotments/reservations/ promoters contribution) is made, provided the price at which the security is offered to the applicants in firm allotment category is higher than the price at which securities are offered to the public. A listed company making a composite issue of capital (i.e. Public-cum-rights basis made through a single offer document in which he allotment for both public and rights components is proposed to be made simultaneously) may issue securities at differential prices in its public and rights issue. In the public issue, which is a part of a composite issue, differential pricing in the firm allotment category vis--vis the net offer to he public is also permissible. However, justification for the price differential should be given in the offer document in case of firm allotment category as well as in all composite issues. PRICE BAND The issuer/issuing companies can mention a price band of 20 percent (cap in the price band should not exceed 20 percent of the floor price) in the offer document filed with the SEBI and the actual price can be determined at a later date before filing it with the ROCs (Registrar of Companies). If the Board of Directors (BOD) of the issuing company has been authorized to determine the offer price within a specified price band, a resolution would have to be passed by them to determine such a price. The lead merchant bankers should ensure that in the case of listed companies, a 48-hour notice of the meeting of the BOD, for passing the resolution for determination of price, is given to the designated stock exchange. The final offer document should contain only one price and one set of financial projections, if applicable. PAYMENTS OF DISCOUNTS/ COMMISSIONS Any direct/indirect payment in the nature of discount/commission/allowance or otherwise cannot be made by the issuer company/promoters to any firm allotted in a public issue. DENOMINATION OF SHARES Public/rights issue of equity shares can be made in any denomination in accordance with Section 13(4) of the Companies Act and in compliance with norms specified by the SEBI from time to time. The companies that have already issued shares in the denominations
of Rs.10 or Rs.100 may change their standard denomination by splitting/consolidating them The issue of shares in any denomination or change in the standard denomination is subject to the following; i. The shares should not be issued in the denomination of a decimal of a rupee; ii. The denomination of the existing shares should not be altered to a denomination of a decimal of a rupee; iii. At any given time, there would be only one denomination for the shares of a company, iv. The companies seeking to change the standard denomination may do so only it their memorandum and articles of association permit and v. The company should adhere to the disclosure and accounting norms specified by the SEBI from time to time. Merchant Banking And Post Issue Activities The major activities covered are : Finalization of Basis of Allotment If the public issue is oversubscribed to the extent of greater than five times, a SEBI nominated public representative is required to participate in the finalization of Basis of allotment (BoA). In case of rights issue that is oversubscribed greater than two times, a SEBI-nominated public representative is required to participate in the finalization of Boa. If it is under subscribed, information regarding acce4pted applications is formalized, and Regional Stock Exchanges are approached for finalization of BoA. Dispatch of Share Certificates Immediately after finalizing the Boa, share certificates are dispatched to the eligible allotees, and refund orders made to unsuccessful applications. In addition, a 78 days report is to be filed with SEBI. Permission for listing of securities is also obtained from the stock exchange. Advertisement An announcement in the newspaper has to be made regarding the basis of allotment, the number of applications received and the date of dispatch of share certificates and refund orders, etc. 2.3.7 Law Relating To Issue Management It is important that the lead managers take into account the regulations of the capital issue as prescribed by the various enactments mentioned below : 1. Provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 a. Prospectus (Sec. 55 to 68A) b. Allotment (Sec. 55 to 75) c. Commissions and discounts (Sec. 76 & 77) d. Issue of shares at premium and at discount (Sec. 78 & 79) e. Issue and redemption of preference shares (Sec. 80 & 80A) F. further issues of capital (Sec. 81) g. Nature, numbering and certificate of shares (Sec. 82 to 84) h. Kinds of share capital and prohibition on issue of any other kind of shares (Sec. 85 & 86) i. Matters to be specified in prospectus and reports to be set out therein (Schedule 11) 2. The Securities Contracts (Regulations) Act, 1957 regarding transactions in securities 3. The Securities Contracts (Regulation (Rules, 1957
UNIT III OTHER FEE BASED MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION: Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) as forms of business combination are increasingly being used for undertaking restructuring of corporate enterprises the world over. In fact, the corporate world is in the grip of merger-mania (mega mergers and hostile takeovers). The merger wave which began in the U.S. first occurred during the period between 1890 and 1904. Of late, mergers happen in all the sectors of the economy, the prime driving force being the accomplishment of synergetic effect for both the acquiring and the acquirer companies. MERGERS A type of business combination where two or more firms amalgamate into one single firm is known as a merger. In a merger, one or more companies may merge with an existing company or they may combine to form a new company. In India mergers and amalgamations are used interchangeably. In the wider sense, merger includes consolidation, amalgamation, absorption and takeover. It signifies the transfer of all assets and liabilities of one or more existing companies to another existing or new company. Objectives The main purpose of merges is to achieve the advantage of fusion and synergy through expansion and diversification. Steps IN M & A Following are the steps involved in M&A : 1. Review of Objectives The first and foremost step in M&A is that the merging companies must undertake the review of the purpose for which the proposal to merge is to be considered. Major objectives of merger include attaining faster growth, improving profitability, improving managerial effectiveness, gaining market power and leadership, achieving cost reduction, etc. The review of objectives is done to assess the strengths and weaknesses, and corporate goals of the merging enterprise. In addition, the need for elimination of inefficient operations, cost reduction and productivity improvement, etc. should also be considered. Such a move would help the acquiring company to decide as to the kind of business units that must be acquired. 2. Data for analysis After reviewing the relevant objective of acquisition the acquiring firm needs to collect detailed information pertaining to financial and other aspects of the firm and the industry. Industry-centric information will be needed to make an assessment of market growth, nature of competition, case of entry, capital and labour intensity, degree of regulation, etc. Similarly, firm-centric information will be needed to assess quality of management, market share, size, capital structure, profitability, production and marketing capabilities, etc. The data to be collected serves as the criteria for evaluation.
3. Analysis of information After collecting both industry-specific and firm-specific information, the acquiring firm undertakes analysis of data and the pros and cons are weighed. Data is to be analyzed with a view to determine the earnings and cash flows, areas of risk, the maximum price payable to the target company and the best way to finance the merger. 4. Fixing price Price to be paid for the company being acquired shall be fixed taking into consideration the current market value of share of the company being acquired. The price shall usually be above the current market price of the share. A merger may take place at a premium. In such a case, the firm would pay an offer price which is higher than the target firms premerger market value. This would happen where the acquiring firm is of the firm opinion that such an option would augment operational results of the target firm owing to synergic effect. 5. Finding merger value Value created by merger is to be found so that it is possible for the merging firms to determine their respective share. Merger value is equal to the excess of combined present value of the merged firms over and above the sum of their individual present values as separate entities. Any cost incurred towards the merging process is subtracted to arrive at the figure of net economic advantage of merger. This advantage is shared between the shareholders of the merging firms. Take Overs Take over is the case where one company obtains control over the management of another company. Under both acquisition and takeover, it is possible for a company to have effective control over another company even by holding minority ownership. For instance, the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) Act prescribes that a minimum of 25 percent voting power must be acquired as to constitute a takeover. Similarly, section 372 of the Companies Act defines the limit of a companys investment in the shares of another company as anything more than 10 percent of the subscribed capital so as to constitute a takeover. DISTINCTION BETWEEN ACQUISITION AND TAKE OVER Where a distinction between acquisition and takeover is made, takeover usually takes the form of hostile or forced or unwilling acquisition and acquisition happens at the instance and the willingness of the company management and the shareholders. It is for this reason that acquisition is generally referred to as friendly takeover. Acquisition: e.g. An example of acquisition is Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd., a leading manufacturer of jeeps and tractors, acquiring equity stake of Allwyn Nissan Ltd. Hostile takeovers: e.g. The acquisition of Shaw Wallace, Dunlop, Mather and Platt and Hindustan Dorr Oliver by Chablis and Ashok Leyland by Hindujas, etc. HOSILE TAKEOVERS Where in a merger one firm acquires another firm without the knowledge and consent of the management of the target firm, it takes the form of a hostile takeover. The acquiring firm makes a unilateral attempt to gain a controlling interest in the target firm, by purchasing shares of the later firm directly in the open (stock) market.
An example of hostile takeover was the takeover of TMBL by Sivasankaran of the Sterling Group. Since this type of takeover is generally prejudicial to the interest of the stakeholders, SEBI has come out with relevant code of conduct for the purpose of regulating the takeover practice in India. DISTINCTION BETWEEN MERGERS Vs. TAKEOVERS The following are the differences between Mergers and Takeovers Distinction Merger Takeover 1 Definition: Defined as an arrangement whereby the assets of two companies become vested in, or under the control of, one company (which may or may not be one of the original two companies), which has as its shareholders all, or substantially all, the shareholders of the two companies. Defined as a transaction or series of transactions whereby a person (individual, group of individuals or company) acquires control over the assets of a company, either directly by becoming the owner of those assets or indirectly by obtaining control of the management of the company. 2. Mode Effected by the shareholders of one or both of the merging companies exchanging their shares (either voluntarily or as the result of a legal operation) for shares in the other or a third company, the arrangement being frequently effected by means of a takeover bid by one of the companies for the shares of the other, or of a takeover bid by a third company for the shares of both Effected by agreement with the holders of the whole of the share capital of the company being acquired, where the shares are held by the public generally, the takeover may be effected by agreement between the acquirer and the controllers
of the acquired company, or by purchases of shares on the Stock Exchange, or by means of a takeover bid. 3. Control over assets Shareholding in the combined enterprise will be spread between the shareholders of the two companies Direct or indirect control over the assets of the acquired company passes to the acquirer 4. Bid Bid is generally by the consent of the management of both companies Bid is frequently against the wishes of the management of the offeree company. Major Issues Of M&A In India Business combinations and re-structuring in the form of merger, etc. have been attempted to face the challenge of increasing competition and to achieve synergy in business operations. The major issues of M&A are as follows : Depreciation The acquiring firm claims depreciation in respect of fixed assets transferred to it by the target firm. The depreciation allowance is available on the written down value of fixed assets. Further, the depreciation charge is based on the consideration paid and without any revaluation. R&D Expenditure It is possible for the acquiring firm to claim the benefit of tax deduction under section 35 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 in respect of transfer of any asset representing capital expenditure on R&D. Tax Exemption The fixed assets transferred to the acquiring firm by the target firm are exempt from capital gains tax. This is however subject to the condition that the acquiring firm is an Indian Company and that shares are swapped for shares in the target firm. Further, as the swap of shares is not considered as sale by the shareholders, profit or loss on such swap is not taxable in the hands of the shareholders of the amalgamated company. Carry Forward Losses The Indian Income Tax Act, 1961 contains highly favourable provision with regard to merger of a sick company with a healthy company. For instance, section 72A(1) of the Act gives the advantage of carry forward of losses of the target firm. The benefit is however
available only : Where the acquiring from is an Indian Company; Where the target firm is not financially viable; Where the merger is in public interest, Where the merger facilities the revival of the business of the target firm; and Where the scheme of amalgamation is approved by a specified authority. INTRODUCTION Preserving and growing capital is as hard as earning it. Knowing what one want is as important as achieving those goals. Assessing ones risk profile and aligning potential returns for the risk assumed from various investment options is the crucial task. In todays fluid environment, that has become a hard task to achieve. As the investors net worth increases, financial complexity expands exponentially and the investment needs and options multiply. And equities offer one of the best options for investments. Mutual funds as an investment vehicle are structured to reduce risks as far as possible, as they cater to thousands of investors. This results in some limitations as far as the investment strategy is concerned despite adopting the active management approach. As a discerning investor, one who is not averse to taking on more risk in order to achieve greater returns, one want his investments to be managed more actively compared to a mutual fund. He wants his investments to be managed in a way that tries to maximize value. To achieve this objective of preserving and growing ones capital a new service to help in this onerous but rewarding task, there emerged the concept of portfolio management services. A focus on providing one with options which would aim at wealth accretion while minimizing the risk . PORTFOLIO AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES: A list of all those services and facilities that are provided by a portfolio manager to its clients, relating to the management and administration of portfolio of securities or the funds of the client, is referred to as portfolio management services. The term portfolio means the total holdings of securities belonging to any person. Portfolio Manager According to SEBI, Portfolio Manager means any person who pursuant to a contract or arrangement with a client, advises or directs or undertakes on behalf of he client (whether as a discretionary portfolio manager or otherwise) the management or administration of a portfolio of securities or the funds of the client, as the case may be. Discretionary Portfolio Manager According to SEBI, discretionary portfolio manager means a portfolio manager who exercises or may, under a contract relating to portfolio management, exercises any degree of discretion as to the investments or management of the portfolio of securities or the funds of the client, as the case may be. 2.3.1 Objectives a. Provide long term capital appreciation with lower volatility, compared to the broad equity markets. b. Takes long positions in the cash market and short positions in the index futures markets. c. Invests in the model portfolios thus downside the risk by selling index futures in the derivatives market.
Functions: The objective of portfolio management is to develop a portfolio that has a maximum return at whatever level of risk the investor deems appropriate. Risk Diversification An essential function of portfolio management is spread risk akin to investment of assets. Diversification could take place across different securities and across different industries. Is an effective way of diversifying the risk in an investment. Simple diversification reduces risk within categories of stocks that all have the same quality rating. Asset Allocation An important function of portfolio management is asset allocation. It deals with attaining the operational proportions of investments from asset categories. Portfolio managers basically aim of stock-bond mix. For this purpose, equally weighted categories of assets are used. Bets Estimation Another important function of a portfolio manager is to make an estimate of best coefficient. It measurers and ranks the systematic risk of different assets. Best coefficient is an index of the systematic risk. This is useful in making ultimate selection of securities forinvestment by a investment by a portfolio manager. Rebalancing Portfolios Rebalancing of portfolios involves the process of periodically adjusting the portfolios to maintain the original conditions of the portfolio. The adjustment may be made either by way of Constant proportion portfolio or by way of Constant best portfolio. In Constant proportion portfolio, adjustments are made in such a way as to maintain the relative weighing in portfolio components according to the change in prices. Under the constant beta portfolio, adjustments are made to accommodate the values of component betas in the portfolio. Strategies A portfolio manager may adopt any of the following strategies an part of an efficient portfolio management. Buy and Hold Strategy Under the buy and hold strategy, the portfolio manager builds a portfolio of stock which is not disturbed at all for a long period of time. This practice is common in the case of perpetual securities such as common stock. Indexing Another strategy employed by portfolio managers is indexing. Indexing involves an attempt to replicate the investment characteristics of a popular measure of the bond market. Securities that are held in best-known bond indexes are basically high grade issues. Laddered Portfolio Under the laddered portfolio, bonds are selected in such a way as that their maturities are spread uniformly over a long period of time. This way a portfolio manager aims at distributing the funds throughout the yield curve. Barbell Portfolio Under the laddered portfolio, bonds are selected in such a way as that their maturities are spread uniformly over a long period of time. This way a portfolio manager aims at
distributing the funds throughout the yield curve can also benefit from lower transaction costs because of better liquidity. INTRODUCTION Credit syndication services are services rendered by the merchant bankers in the form of organizing and procuring the financial facilities form financial institutions, banks, or other lending agencies. Financing arranged on behalf of the client for meeting both fixed capital as well as working capital requirements is known as loan syndication service CREDIT SYNDICATION SERVICES Merchant bankers provide various services towards syndication of loans. The services may be either loan sought for long term fixed capital or of working capital funds. They are discussed in detail. Objectives arranging medium and long term funds for long term fixed capital and working capital fund needs. Scope The scope of syndicated loan services as provided by merchant bankers include identifying the sources of finance, approaching these sources, applying for the credit, and sanction and disbursal of loans to the clients. While carrying out the activities connected with credit syndication, the merchant banker ensure due compliance with the formalities of the financial institution, banks and regulatory authority. They are : 1. General Information : The purpose of furnishing general information is to enable the financing company to obtain a general idea about the applicant company and its proposed project. 2. Promoter information : Information about promoters is furnished by the merchant banker with the objective of helping the lending agency to gain an understanding of the promoter, his activities economic background, credibility and integrity. 3. Company information : The merchant banker has to furnish the following information as regard the company for loan syndication arrangements to be made: Brief history of the concern Schemes already executed in the case of existing company Expansion/diversification plans in the case of an existing company Nature, size and status of the project to assess the funds requirement in the case of a new company Changes in names, business, management, etc. and mergers, reorganizations, etc. that have taken place in the past. 4. Project profile information : Full information relating to the project for which financial assistance is sought is furnished by the merchant banker. The type of information may pertain to plant capacity, nature of production process to be employed, nature of technical arrangements available for the project. 5. Project cost information : Details of the estimated cost of the project should be provided to the lending institution. This includes information as regards rupee cost/rupee equivalent of foreign exchange cost/total cost for land or site development/buildings/plant and machinery, imported/indigenous, technical know-how, etc. to be furnished. Besides,
details of expenses likely to be incurred on foreign technicians/training of Indian technicians abroad, miscellaneous fixed assets, preliminary pre-operative expenses, provision for contingencies, margin money for working capital etc. should be stated in the loan application. 6. Project financing information : Details regarding the mode of financing used for the project should be stated. This includes information on the extent of debt and equity capital funding source. Besides, details of rupee loans, foreign currency loans, debentures, internal cash accruals, promoters contribution. The security offered for he loan/bank guarantee, etc. should also be specified. Data should also be provided on the extent of loan arrangements already applied for and the limit of financial arrangements thereto. 7. Project marketing information : As part of the credit syndication exercise, it is incumbent on the part of the merchant banker to furnish adequate information about the marketing arrangements made for the products of the borrowing unit. 8. Cash flow information : The merchant banker has to furnish details as to profitability and expected stream of cash flows and cost of the proposed project for this purpose, it is essential that working results of operations, cash flow statements and projected balance sheet are given in prescribed form along with the basis of the calculations. 9. Other information : The merchant banker has to indicate as to how the purpose of the economic and national importance of the proposed project will be realized. Besides, following are the other details to be furnished by the merchant banker to the lending agency. 1. CIF/FOB international price of inputs to be imported/exported 2. Economic benefits in general and the region in particular available to the nation from the project 3. Economic benefits in general and the region in particular available to the nation from the project 4. Expected contribution to the growth, if any of ancillary industries in the region 5. Government consent by way issue of letter of intent, industrial license, foreign exchange permission, approval of technical financial collaboration etc. a. Making Application The merchant banker files the duly filled-in application in a manner as desired by the term-lending institution. While presenting the application, it is incumbent on the part of the merchant banker to ensure that all the required formalities have been complied with. For instance, it is important that necessary sanction is obtained from the Government for the proposed project. Loans are syndicated by development financial institutions though the lead institution especially in the case of consortium financing or joint lending. Where loans are sought in huge amounts consortium approach to lending is followed. The lead institution adopts single window scheme while appraising, sanctioning and disbursing loans. A part of credit syndication services, the merchant banker arranges for appraisal of the project by sufficiently interacting with the officials of the development financial institutions. The merchant banker holds formal discussions with the appraisal team of financial institutions. He helps the promoters/chief executive of the company by providing information to the appraisal team. He takes part in the site inspection with the appraisal team and provides information to them about the technical aspect of the project implementation. He also assists the appraisal team on matters connected with the choice of technique to be adopted for appraisal of the project. Merchant banker provides advice in the preparation of
project/feasibility report and the market survey report, and the financial projections relating to the project. 1 Technical appraisal : Technical appraisal involves the assessment of technical and engineering soundness of the project. While carrying out the technical appraisal of a project, aspects such as competence of the experts preparing design of facilities and specifications; purchase arrangements of equipments; supervision of construction and installation; ability of consultants and their costs for services, are looked into. Attention is also paid to the aspects concerning the scale of operation, cost of production and prospective demand. Similarly, attention is paid to understand the appropriateness of the methods and processes to be used for the project. Consideration is also given to the level of availability of latest technology, degree of obsolescence in technological process, etc. 2 Ecological appraisal : Regarding the ecological aspects of the project, the merchant banker ensures that the borrowing company has taken all possible steps for preventing air, water and soil pollution arising out of the industrial project proposed to be undertaken. A certificate from the State Pollution Control Board has to be produced to the effect that the company has installed equipment adequate and appropriate to the requirement of meeting the environment protection. Ecological appraisal is mandatory with respect to highly polluting industries such as zinc, lead, copper, aluminum, steel, paper, pesticides/insecticides, refineries, fertilizers, paints, dyes, leathering tanning, rayon, sodium/potassium cyanide, basic drugs, foundry, batteries, acids/alkalis, plastics, rubber, cement, asbestos, fermentation, electro placing,etc. 3 Financial appraisal : Financial appraisal involves analyzing the financial viability of the project under consideration. Analysis of the need for fixed capital and working capital is also carried out. Consideration is also given to the cost of the project as relating to acquisition of capital assets, interest cost on loans obtained for promotional, organizational, training and other purposes. 4 Promoters contribution: Promoters contribution for establishment and running of a project is vital. The important sources of promoters contribution in the case of newly established companies include own equity, managed equity from special funds such as Risk Capital/venture Capital Funds or Seed Capital from IDBI through SFCs, etc. and foreign equity, deposits contributed by promoters, etc. In the case of existing companies the sources of promoter contribution include internal accruals, right issues, divestment of shares, additional equity, unsecured loans, etc. The extent of promoters contribution and debt-equity norms must be scrutinized by the merchant banker. 5 Economic appraisal: The project involves making an analysis of the expected contribution of the project to the particular sector, besides its contribution to the development of the national economy. Particular attention is paid to the projects usefulness in terms of best possible utilization of scarce resources. It is essential to consider the priority nature of the project. Accordingly, a project will be considered desirable if it has a tremendous impact on the balance of payment and the capacity to generate exchange surplus through new exports, import substitution and resultant savings in foreign exchange. 6 Commercial appraisal: It involves the determination of commercial viability of the project in terms of arrangements for buying, transporting and marketing the product. 7 Managerial appraisal: It is concerned with the evaluation of effectiveness and efficiency of the managerial personnel who are vested with the responsibility of organizing
the available resources of the project. The merchant banker checks the managerial competency both at construction and operation stages to ensure the success of the project. 8 Arrangement of Loan Sanction It is the function of a merchant banker to obtain the letter of intent/sanction from the lending institution/bank. The lending agency informs the merchant banker about the sanction of loan by the sanctioning authority. The sanction letter invariably contains terms and conditions pertaining to the sanction of loan. Some these terms include amount of loan, rate of interest applicable, commitment charge levied by the lender in order to motivate the borrowing unit to make efficient use of the loan, security for the loan, conversion option in the case of default and rehabilitation assistance, repayment terms of loan, and other terms and conditions. 9 Compliance for Loan Disbursement: It is essential duty of the merchant banker to ensure compliance of terms and conditions to have the loan facility disbursed by the bank or the financial institution. Compliance is required in respect of the following. 9.3 Compliance with the provisions of Memorandum and the Articles 9.4 Compliance with the provisions of Acts 9.5 Compliance with the provisions of loan agreement. 10. Compliance with memorandum and the articles The merchant banker ensures due compliance with the provisions of Memorandum and Articles of Association of the borrowing unit. This is to check the extent of powers commanded by the Board of Directors of the company to make borrowings from the lending agency. The borrowing powers of the Board are enshrined in the memorandum by means of its objects clause. The compliance would help the lending agency to ensure that the acts of directors are not ultra-vires so as to safeguard its interest. b. STATUTORY COMPLIANCE In addition, compliance is also called for with regard to the provisions constrained in various enactments concerning the management and regulation of joint stock companies in India. Some of these enactments include Companies Act, 1956, Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973, Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, Income-Tax Act, 1961. (I) The companies Act, 1956 contains specific provisions that stipulate the powers of borrowings vested with the Board of Directors of the company. For instance, section 292 and 293 of the Act outline the exercise of powers to borrow from banks and financial institutions. Similarly, sections 17 and 31 of the said Act give an account of restrictive covenants pertaining to powers of directors to borrow to be contained in the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of a company. The provisions mainly outline the procedures such as passing of resolutions etc. to be followed for raising loans from term lending agencies. 2 Compliance is also required under the provisions of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951. The Act contains provisions of control and regulation for the setting up of new industries and also expansion of existing industries. The provisions mainly relate to registration and revocation of registration of industrial undertaking, licensing of new industrial undertakings, license and revocation of license for producing or manufacturing new articles, licensing of
industrial undertakings in special cases, etc. Besides, provisions also outline the powers of the Central Government to specify the requirements which shall be complied with by smallscale industrial undertakings, power of the Central Government to exempt any industrial undertaking in special cases, etc. 3 Compliance is called for as regards provisions contained in the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The provisions are applicable in the case of non-resident Indians being associated in any manner with the organization or management or operations of the client company or where foreign capital in any manner with the organization or management or operations of the client company or where foreign capital in any manner (i.e. By way of foreign collaborators contribution to equity capital, loans etc.) is being utilized or foreign currency loans are being raised from financial institutions or banks. (IV) Provisions of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (SCRA) are also required to be complied with by the borrowing unit before seeking financial assistance from the term lending agency. Compliance is related to stipulations of enlistment of securities of the company in recognized stock exchanges (although listing is not mandatory under the said Act). Under Section 21 of the Act, Central Government is empowered to compel any public limited company to enlist its securities with a recognized stock exchange. (V) Compliance with the provisions of the FIDRA (Foreign Trade Development and Regulation Act), 1992 are required compliance by the borrowing unit. This becomes necessary where the client company envisages to procure raw material, machinery, plant and equipments from overseas through imports under the import license granted by the Central Government under Import and Export (Control) Act, 1947. (VI) An important enactment in India that requires closer compliance by the borrowing units is the Income-Tax Act, 1961. The Act contains provisions that require furnishing of a tax clearance certificate from assessing officer under section 230A of Income Tax Act before creation of security by way of English mortgage in favor of lenders. C. DOCUMENTATION AND CREATION OF SECURITY An important function of a merchant banker is to create an adequate documentation of security by working closely with the lead financial institution, so as to ensure quicker disbursement of loan. The type of documents to be prepared and executed by the merchant banker will be as per the requirements of the lead financial institution. Depending on the loan type, the merchant banker executes bridge loan document or interim loan document. The merchant banker provides the following details with regard to the security for the loan: 1. First mortgage and charge of all immovable properties both present and future of the borrower company in the form as may be indicated by lenders which is equitable mortgage by deposit of title deeds. 2. First charge by way of hypothecation : (i) of all movables such as stocks of raw material, semi-finished and finished goods, consumable stores and such offer movables as may be agreed to by the lead institution for securing the borrowings for working capital requirements in the ordinary course of the business, and (ii) on specific items of machinery as permitted by the lender purchased and/or to be purchased by the client company under the deferred payment facilities granted to
the client company. 3. Security for bridge loan 4. Security for interim loan 5. Substantive security where the loan amount is being secured in terms of the loan agreement by first charge on the companys immovable and movable assets, present and future 6. Personal guarantee where the loan amount is being secured in terms of the loan agreement by first charge on the companys immovable and movable assets, present and future 7. Personal guarantee where the borrowing is being secured by irrevocable and unconditional personal guarantee from its promoters/directors in favour of the lending institutions. D. PRE DISBURSEMENT COMPLIANCE This function is aimed at merchant bankers assisting the borrowing unit in the withdrawal of the loan amount from the financial institution. This done with additional compliance of formalities of provision of information and documentation. Some of the pre-disbursement conditions that require compliance by the merchant banker are documentation. Some of the pre-disbursement conditions that require compliance by the merchant banker are as follows: 1. Completion of creation of security as stipulated in loan agreement 2. Completion of borrowing arrangements with other institutions and banks for raising funds as per the financing plan 3. Non-existence of event of default in payment of principal sum of the loan interest, arrears of interest, and in performance of other terms and conditions of the loan 4. Compliance of special conditions of sanction of loan 5. Review of progress as satisfactory 6. Subscription of share capital by promoters as stipulated in the loan agreement and as stipulated in proposal of financing the project cost. 4.3 CREDIT RATING Credit rating is a mechanism by which the reliability and viability of a credit instrument is brought out. When a company borrows or when a businessman raises loan, the lenders are interested in knowing the credit worthiness of the borrower not only in the present condition but also in future. Hence, credit rating reveals the soundness of any credit instruments issued by various business concerns for the purpose of financing their business,. In credit rating, the investor is not only able to know the soundness of the credit instrument, but be is also able to analyze between different credit instruments and he can make a trade off between risk and return. CREDIT RATING OF INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES AND COUNTRIES Credit rating is resorted to : a) Companies b) Individuals c) Countries a) RATING OF INDIVIDUALS : Individuals go for credit rating when they want to borrow from recognized institutions. In India, we have Onida Individual Credit Rating Agency (ONICRA) which gives credit rating for individuals.
b) RATING OF COMPANIES: As per the guidelines of SEBI and RBI, companies have to resort to credit rating when they : (i) accept public deposits (ii) issue credit instruments in domestic market (iii) issue credit instruments in overseas market. c) RATING OF COUNTRIES: Credit rating is resorted to by countries for borrowing in international market or for attracting foreign investments or for raising funds from the international institutions like IMF and IBRD. Basis of Credit Rating Various aspects are taken into account by a credit rating agency when a borrowing company applies for rating. They are : a. Business Analysis b. Evaluation of industrial risks c. Market position of the company within the industry d. Operating efficiency of the company e. Legal position in terms of prospectus f. Financial analysis based on accounting quality g. Statement of profits h. Earnings protection i. Cash flow and their adequacy j. Financial flexibility k. Track record of management l. Capacity to overcome adverse situations m. Goals philosophy and strategy n. Labor turnover o. Regulatory and competitive environment p. Asset quality q. Financial position-interest/tax sensitivity Credit Rating Companies in India Credit rating companies were started in India during the late 1980s. Credit Rating Information Services of India Ltd (CRISIL) was started in 1988 as a subsidiary of ICICI. Information and Credit Rating Services Ltd., (ICRA)was started in 1990, which is a subsidiary of IDBI. In 993, Credit Analysis and Research Ltd. (CARE) was started. 8. The suffix of + (plus) or - (minus) signs are used with the rating symbols to indicate the comparative position of the instrument within the group covered by the symbol. Types of Credit Rating We have seen the various rating symbols for different categories of the debt instruments. We can also classify credit rating as types of credit rating which are based on different securities. These are : 1. Equity rating 2. Bond rating 3. Promissory note rating Debt Category
Debt instrument Rating symbols Remarks CRISIL ICRA CARE Long term instrument Medium term Instrument Short term instrument Debentures Bonds, Preference Fixed Deposits Commercial Paper AAA *AA *A *BBB *BB *B *C D FAAA *FAA *FA *FB *FC FD *P1 *P2 *P3 *P4 P5 LAAA *LAA *LA *LBB B *LBB *LB *LC LD
MAA A *MAA *MA *MB *MC MD *A1 *LAA *LA *LAA *LA CARE AAA *CARE AA *CARE A *CARE B *CARE BB *CARE B *CARE C CARE D CARE AAA *CARE AA *CARE A *CARE BBB *CARE BB *CARE B CARE C CARE D *PR-1 *PR-2 *PR-3 *PR-4 PR-5 Highest safety High safety Adequate safety Moderate
safety Inadequate safety Risk prone Substantial risk Default Highest safety High safety Adequate safety Inadequate safety 1. Do 2. Do Risk prone Default High safety Highest safety Adequate safety Risk prone Default 4. Commercial paper rating 5. Sovereign rating.
1. EQUITY RATING When different companies are issuing shares, equity rating will enable the investor to choose proper equity share on the basis of the credit rating. While judging the equity rating, the past performance of the company, the earning per share and the turn-over of the company will be taken into account. If a loss making company turns into a profit making one, after wiping off its losses, its equity rating will go up. At the same time, if there is a decline in the dividend rate of an existing concern, compared to its previous years, its rating will get a beating. 2. BOND RATING Bonds are issued both by Government as well as by private sector companies. In the international market, rating of bonds will depends on the rate of interest offered and the value of the currency it represents. If the bond is issued in terms of U.S. Dollar or Pound Sterling, its value will be high and the rating will naturally be on the positive side. But the bonds of under developed countries will have lesser credit rating due to high fluctuations in their currency value. Bonds are also issued in the domestic market by both State and Central governments. Even the local governments, such as Corporation, such as Corporations and Boards also issue bonds for raising long-term finance in India, government bonds are preferred to
private bonds as there is a guarantee for repayment of the principal and interest amount. 3. PROMISSORY NOTE RATING In order to raise short-term loans, promissory note are issued by different commercial companies and depending upon their resources, these promissory notes will have credit rating. But, the issue of promissory notes will have no backing and the person advancing the resources against the promissory notes will undertake greater risks. Depending upon the credit rating, ranging from P1 to P6, promissory notes are preferred as a short-dated instrument. The unutilized resources lying with commercial banks may be invested in promissory notes of a better credit rating so that within a short period, a reasonable return can be obtained on idle funds. 4. COMMERCIAL PAPERS These are instruments issued by leading non-banking financial companies which can be obtained by companies for raising short-term loans from commercial banks. On due date, commercial banks will present these papers to the NBFC which has issued the commercial paper and funds will be obtained along with interest. Later on, the NBFC will collect the amount from the company which has utilized its commercial paper for raising its short-term loans. In order to enable the commercial banks to discount commercial papers, credit rating is provided to the commercial papers which depends upon the standing of the non-banking financial company NBFC) which is issuing the commercial paper. 5. SOVEREIGN RATING When countries are issuing credit instruments in the international market such as Treasury bills and Bonds, they will be rated according to the economic condition of the country. Generally, the countries in the world are grouped under three categories, viz., (a) Countries which are politically and economically well developed. (b) Countries which are politically stable but economically week. (c) Countries which are politically and economically unstable or weak. In the first category, we have all the developed countries like U.S.A., U.K., Japan, etc., and their bonds will have high credit rating. In the second category we have countries like India which have slightly lesser credit rating and in the third category we have some of the African countries such as Rwanda, Kenya, Zulu, etc. The credit rating of the third category of countries will certainly be lower. In India, State Bank of India issued in the international market different credit instruments such as India Resurgent Bonds and Millennium Deposits and they were over subscribed owing to the reputation of SBI,. All the NRIs throughout the world, could subscribe to these bonds and SBI could raise a substantial amount in terms of foreign exchange. I NTRODUCTION A mutual fund is a professionally managed firm of collective investments that collects money from many investors and puts it in stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, and/or other securities. The fund manager, also known as portfolio manager, invests and trades the funds underlying securities, realizing capital gains or losses and passing any proceeds to the individual investors. LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading the unit, you will understand:
Mutual funds o objectives o types of mutual funds o latest developments MUTUAL FUNDS a. A mutual fund is a fund exchanged between the public and the capital market through a corporate body. b. The Securities and Exchange Board of India Regulations, 1993 defines a mutual fund as a fund established in the form of a trust by a sponsor, to raise monies by the trustees through the sale of units to the public, under one or more schemes, for investing in securities in accordance with these regulations. c. Kamm, J.O. defines an open end investment company or Mutual fund company in U.S.A as an organization formed for the investment of funds obtained from individuals and institutional investors who in exchange for the funds receive shares which can be redeemed at any time at their underlying asset values. d According to Weston j. Fred and Brighmam, Eugene, F. Unit Trusts in U.K. are Corporations w Thus mutual fund is nothing but a form of collective investment. It is formed by the coming together of a number of investors who transfer their surplus funds to a professionally qualified organization to manage it. To get the surplus funds from investors, the fund adopts a simple technique. Each fund is divided in to a small fraction called units of equal value. Each investor is allocated units in proportion to the size of his investment. Thus, every investor, whether big or small, will have a stake in the fund and can enjoy the wide portfolio of the investment held by the fund. Hence, mutual funds enable millions of small and large investors to participate in and derive the benefit of the capital market growth. It has emerged as a popular vehicle of creation of wealth due to high return, lower cost and diversified risk. Objectives Mutual funds came into existence in order to attract the savings of lower and middle income group people and give them the benefit of corporate profits by distributing attractive dividends at the end of the year. Mutual funds cater the different types of customers who are interested in (a) fixed income or (b) a higher return for investment or (c) who is growth oriented. Mutual Funds Set Up In India The structure of mutual fund operations in India envisages a three tier establishment namely: (II) A Sponsor institution to promote the fund (III)A team of Trustees to oversee the operations and to provide checks for the efficient, profitable and transparent operations of the fund and (IV)An Asset Management Company to actually deal with the funds. Sponsoring Institution The Company which sets up the Mutual Fund is called the sponsor. The SEBI has
laid down certain criteria to be met by the sponsor. These criteria mainly deal with adequate experience, good past tract record, net worth etc. Trustees Trustees are people with long experience and good integrity in their respective fields. They carry the crucial responsibility of safeguarding the interest of investors. For this purpose, they monitor the operations of the different schemes. They have wide ranging powers and they can even dismiss Asset Management Companies with the approval of the SEBI. Asset Management Company (AMC) The AMC actually manages the funds of the various schemes. The AMC employs a large number of professionals to make investments, carry out research and to do agent and investor servicing. Infact, the success of any Mutual Fund depends upon the efficiency of this AMC. The AMC submits a quarterly report on the functioning of the mutual fund to the trustees who will guide and control the AMC. Types of Mutual Funds 1 CLOSE ENDED FUNDS Close ended funds are funds which have definite period or target amount . Once the period is over and or the target is reached, the door is closed for the investors. They cannot purchase any more units. These units are publicly traded through stock exchange and generally, there is no repurchase facility by the fund. The main objective of this fund is capital appreciation. Thus after the expiry of the fixed period, the entire corpus is disinvested and the proceeds are distributed to the various unit holders in proportion to their holding. Thus the fund ceases to be a fund, after the final distribution. E.g. UTI Master Share, 1986. 2 OPEN ENDED FUNDS Open ended funds are those which have no fixed maturity periods. Open ended scheme consists of mutual funds which sell the units to the public. These mutual funds can also repurchase the units. Initial Public Offer (IPO) is open for a period of 30 days and then reopens as an open-ended scheme after a period not exceeding 30 days from the date of closure of the IPO. Investors can buy or repurchase units at net asset value or net value related prices, as decided by the mutual fund. Example: Unit Trust of Indias Growth sector funds. MUTUAL FUND On the basis of execution and operation On the basis of yield and investment Close ended Open ended Income fund Growth fund Balance specialized Money Taxation Fund Fund Market Fund Fund Classification of Mutual Funds ON THE BASIS OF YIELD AND INVESTMENT 1. INCOME FUND Income funds are those which generate regular income to the members on a periodical basis. It concentrates more on the distribution of regular income and it also sees that the average return is higher than that of the income from bank deposits.
a. The investor is assured of regular income at periodical intervals b. The main objective is to declare regular dividends and not capital appreciation. c. The investment pattern is towards high and fixed income yielding securities d. It is concerned with short run gains only. 2. GROWTH FUND Growth are those which concentrate mainly on long term gains i.e., capital appreciation. Hence they are termed as Nest Eggs investments. a. It aims at meeting the investors need for capital appreciation. b. The investors strategy conforms to investing the funds on equities with high growth potential. c. The Investment tries to get capital appreciation by taking much risks and investing on risk bearing equities and high growth equity shares. d. The fund declares dividends. e. It is best suited to salaried and business people. 3. BALANCED FUND It is a balance between income and growth fund. This is called as Income cumgrowth. It aims at distributing regular income as well as capital appreciation. Thus the investments are made in high growth equity shares and also the fixed income earning securities. 4. SPECIALISED FUNDS These are special funds to meet specific needs of specific categories of people like pensioners, widows etc. 5. MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUNDS The funds are invested in money market instruments. These funds basically have all the features of open ended funds but they invest in highly liquid and safe securities like commercial paper, bankers acceptances, and certificates of deposits treasury bills. These funds are called money funds in the U.S.A. The RBI has fixed the minimum amount of investment as Rs.1 Lakh, it is out of the reach of many small investors. However, the private sector funds have been permitted to deal in money market mutual funds. It is best suited to institutional investors like banks and other financial institutions. 6. TAXATION FUNDS It is a fund which offers tax rebated to the investors either in the domestic or foreign capital market. It is suitable to salaried people who want to enjoy tax rebates particularly during the month of February and March. An investor is entitled to get 20% rebated in Income Tax for investments made under this fund subject to a maximum investment of Rs.10,000 per annum. E.g. Tax Saving Magnum of SBI Capital Market Limited. 7. OTHER CLASSIFICATION i. Leveraged Funds: Also called as borrowed funds as the are used primarily to increase the size of the value of portfolio of a mutual funds. When the value increases, the earning capacity of the fund also increases. ii. Dual Funds: It is a fund which gives a single investment opportunity for two different types of investors. It sells income shares and capital. Those investors who seek current investment income can purchase incomes shares. The capital shares receive all the capital gains earned on those shares and they are not entitled to receive any dividend of any type.
iii. Index Fund: It is a fund based the some broad market index. This is done by holding securities in the same proportion as the index itself. The value of these index linked funds will automatically go up whenever the market index goes up and vice versa. iv. Bond Funds: The funds have portfolios consisting mainly of fixed income securities like bonds. The main thrust is income rather than capital gains. v. Aggressive Growth Funds: These funds are capital gains oriented and thus the thrust area of these funds is capital gains. Hence, these funds are generally invested in speculative stocks They may also use specialized investment techniques like short term trading, option writing etc., vi. Off shore Mutual Funds: These funds are meant for non resident investors. These funds facilitate flow of funds across different countries, with free and efficient movement of capital for investment and repatriation. vii. Property Fund: These funds are real estate mutual funds. Its investment also includes shares/bonds of companies involved in real estate and mortgage backed companies. viii.Fund of Funds: It is a fund that invests in other mutual fund schemes. The concept in prevalent in abroad. History of Mutual Funds In India The Mutual fund concept in India was launched by Unit Trust of India (UTI) in the year 1964 by a special Act of Parliament. The first scheme offered was the US-64. A host of other fund schemes were subsequently introduced by the UTI. The basic objective behind the setting up of the Trust was to mobilize small savings and to allow channeling of those savings into productive sectors of the economy, so as to accelerate the industrial and economic development of the country. In 1987, the Government of India permitted commercial banks in the public sector to set up subsidiaries operating as trusts to perform the functions of mutual funds by amending the Banking Regulation Act. SBI set its first mutual fund, followed by Canara Bank. Later many large financial institutions under government control also came out with mutual funds subsidiaries. Recently, with the beginning of the economic reforms and liberalization of the economy, based on the recommendations of the Abid Hussain committee, foreign companies were also permitted to start mutual funds in India. The government introduced a number of regulatory measures, through various agencies such as the SEBI, to the benefit the investors, esp. the small investors. Business Valuation The basic valuation methods of holdings by the Mutual funds should be done by keeping in view the following elements: For listed securities take last sale price quoted in the stock exchange dealing list for OTCEI securities take bid/ask price as may be relevant on case to case basis Trustees may determine market value at a reasonable price as per current market at which the investors would buy at fairly reasonable rate. For short term investments the basis of valuation should be the amortized cost.
NET ASSETS VALUE It is a parameter used to measure the operational efficiency of mutual funds. The intrinsic value of a unit under a particular scheme is referred to as the NAV of the scheme. The value gives an idea of the amount that may be obtained by the unit holder on its sale to the mutual fund company. The main components of Net assets value are Investment income and expenses Capital stocks and distribution INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES: Investment income covers the following major items: 1. Dividend income from accounting point of view 2. Capital changes i.e., resulting from return on capital, stock dividends, bonus shares, rights shares and stock split, mergers, litigation settlement, tax treatment. 3. Interest income from fixed income investment 4. Costs of carrying on Mutual fund business as highlighted in the Enclosure I CAPITAL STOCK AND DISTRIBUTION - The capital stock and distribution involving share purchases and sales or redemptions. CALCULATION OF NAV The NAV calculation should include the following elements for open end funds. 1. Investment at value recorded on first business day after trade transaction. 2. Changes in outstanding shares on first business day after trade transaction. 3. Dividend and distribution to shareholder ex-date. 4. Expenses (estimated and accrued to date of calculation) 5. Dividends receipts from investments ex-date 6. Interest and other income (estimated and accrued to date of calculation) 7. Other assets /organization costs. Formula for calculating NAV is given below: NAV = X- L divided by Y or Net assets / No. of shares outstanding Where , X= market value of investments and other assets. L= Liabilities Y = fund shares outstanding E.g. ABC Mutual fund has in its investment portfolio following shares: 1. DEF Industries Ltd., 100 shares of Rs. 10 each at market value of Rs. 20 each. 2. OPQ Industries Ltd., 200 shares of Rs.10 each at market value of Rs.50 each. 3. Other Assets Rs.100 4. Accrued expenses Rs.100 Mutual fund has 100 investors who have contributed to Mutual funds Rs.100 each at the initial price of Rs.10 per share. In other words, there are 1000 shares outstanding (100 x 10) We have: Market value of investments= 100 shares x 20 2,000 200 shares x 50 10,000
12,000 Other assets 100 X= 12,100 L= (-) 100 Net assets 12,000 Y= 1,000 NAV = X L / Y 12,000/1000 = Rs.12 NAV per share = Rs.12 Appreciation (A) in value is calculated as under: A= Current Market Value 12,000 Less Original cost of securities Rs.1,000 Rs.2,000 3,000 Unrealized appreciation Rs.9,000 However has come out with the recommendations of the L.C. Gupta, a committee appointed by it to review the accounting polices, NAV and pricing of Mutual Funds. Q.5.3.g. How are mutual funds managed in India? Q.5.3.h. What are the causes for the slow growth of mutual funds in India?: What are your suggestions to overcome this? efforts in investor awareness programmes which are the need of the day.
UNIT IV FUND BASED FINANCIAL SERVICES INTRODUCTION: Leasing is not a concept which emerged in the modern days. Even in the olden days we had leasing in the form of Charter Party agreement, when in an entire ship is taken on lease either for a particular period or for a particular voyage. Similarly we had agricultural lands are given on lease for a specified period. FUND BASED FINANCIAL SERVICES Some of the fund based financial services are leasing, hire purchase agreements.
These are discussed below in detail in the pages to come. Leasing: It is a contract by which one party conveys land, property, services etc., to another for a specified time. Definitions : The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (as amended in 1952) describes Lease as follows A Lease of the movable property is a transfer of a right to enjoy such property, made for a certain time, express of implied, or in perpetuity, inconsideration of a price paid or promised or of money, a share of crops, service or any other things of value, to be rendered periodically or on specified occasions to the transferor by the transferee, who accepts the transfer on such terms. The transferor is called the lessor The transferee is called the lessee The price is called the premium The money, share, service or other thing to be rendered is called the rent. Definition : Section 105 of the above Act defines a lease as follows : A Lease is a transfer of a right to enjoy the property. The consideration may be a price or a rent. The rent may be either money, or share of crops, service of anything of value, to be rendered periodically by the transferee to the transferor. Basic Concepts In Leasing Broker An agent who brings two parties together, enabling them to enter into a contract to which he is not a principal. His remuneration consists of a brokerage, which is usually calculated as a percentage of the sum involved in the contract Deposit 1. A sum of money paid by a buyer as part of the sale price of something in order to reserve it. Depending on the terms agreed, the deposit may or may not be returned if the sale is not completed. 2. A sum of money left with an organization, such as a bank, for safekeeping or to earn interest or with a broker, dealer, etc., as a security to cover any trading losses incurred. 3. A sum of money paid as the first installment on a hire-purchase agreement. It is usually paid when the buyer takes possession of the goods. Depreciation 1. Depreciation is principally a means of allocating the cost of an asset over its useful life. It is an amount charged to the profit and loss account of an organization to represent the wearing out or diminution in value of an asset. The amount charged is normally based on a percentage of the value of the asset as shown in the books. Finance Broker A broker who arranges finance. Hire Purchase System of purchase by paying in installments. Interest It is the charge made for borrowing a sum of money. The rate of interest is the charge
made, expressed as a percentage of the total sum borrowed for a specific stated period of time. Lease Broker Any broker who arranges a lease between a lender and a lessee. Lease Purchases It is a type of leasing where, at the end of the lease period the goods become the lessees property. Lender The person or institution, that grants a loan. Operating Lease Essentially long term rent, not a capital expense transaction. Refinancing The process of repaying some or all of the loan capital of a firm by obtaining fresh loans, usually at a lower rate of interest. Residual Value The expected selling price of an asset at the end of its useful life. Term : A specified period of time. Evolution of Leasing The concept and practice of leasing is not an innovation of the late 20th century. There are historical evidences to show that the practice of leasing was found even five centuries earlier. Such leases were for leasing land, agricultural tools, animals and ships, as documented in the Sumerian and Greek civilizations. These operators found leasing a viable alternative for enhanced operations as they were desperately short of their own funds. They could not also rely upon conventional sources of funds. The unparalleled success of Rail Road companies highlighted the importance of equipment leasing as a tool for promoting capital formation. In the post-Second World War era, European rail companies also took to equipment leasing on a large scale. In the early sixties, this practice of equipment leasing has gained popularity and it is believed that approximately 25% of all business equipments in terms of value are leased. The later half of 19th century bore witness to this practice as the Rail Road operators in the USA leased Rail Cars and Locomotives. The practice of Equipment Leasing is of recent origin in India. Equipment leasing took roots only in the eighties. Equipment leasing includes, leasing of plant and machinery, office equipments, automobiles, ships and aircrafts. Types of Leasing CLASSIFICATION OF LEASE Lease may be classified as 1. Finance Lease and Operating Lease. 2. Sale and Lease Back and Direct Lease. 3. Single Investor Lease and Leveraged Lease. 4. Domestic Lease and International Lease. FINANCE LEASE A lease is defined as a finance lease if it transfers a substantial part of the risks and rewards associated with ownership from the lessor to the lessee.
Thus the finance lease is characterized by whether : a) The lease transfers ownership of the asset to the lessee by the end of the lease term; or b) The lessee has the option to purchase the asset at a price within is expected to be sufficiently lower than the Fair Market Value (FMV) at the date, the option becomes exercisable that, at the inception of the lease it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised; or c) The lease term is for a major part of the useful life of the asset. The title may or may not be transferred eventually; or d) The Present Value of the minimum lease payments is greater than or substantially equal to the Fair Market Value (FMV) of the asset at the inception of the lease. The title may or may not be transferred eventually. These are largely based on the criteria laid down by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) of the USA. If the lease term exceeds 75% of the useful life of the asset or if the present value of the minimum lease payments exceeds 90% of the FMV of the asset, at the inception of the lease, the lease will be classified as Financial Lease. To determine the present value, the discount rate to be used by the lessor will be the rate of interest implicit in the lease and the discount rate to be used by the lessee will be its incremental borrowing rate. In the Indian context, criteria (a) and (b) above are inapplicable, because, inclusion of any one of these conditions in the lease agreement will make the agreement being treated as a Hire Purchase Agreement. Hence a lease can be classified as a finance lease only if any one of criteria (c) and (d) are satisfied. The lessee is responsible for repair, maintenance and insurance of the asset. The lessee also undertakes an extreme obligation to pay rental regardless of the condition or the suitability of the asset. A finance lease, which prevails over the entire useful life of the equipment, is called a full payout lease. Illustration : ABC Company has leased equipments costing Rs.400 lakhs with the following terms : Lease term : 5 years Lease rents : Rs.300/1,000 p.a. The incremental borrowing rate for ABC Co., is 18% p.a. is this transaction a finance lease ? Consider the useful life of the equipments to be (a) 6 years, and (b) 10 years. Solution : a) (1) Lease term : 5 years (2) Estimated life of the equipment : 6 years As percentage of (1) & (2) : 83.3 As a leased term exceeds 75% of the estimated useful life of the equipments, this transaction is classified as finance lease. b) (1) Lease term : 5 years (2) Estimated useful life : 10 years
1) As a percentage of (1) & (2) : 50 The third criterion specified by the FASB for classifying a lease, as finance lease Is not fulfilled. 2) Present value of minimum lease payments = (400 x 0.3) x PVIFA (18.5) = 120 X 3.127 = Rs.375.24 lakhs. 3) FMV at the time of inception = Rs.400 lakhs 4) As a percentage of (2) & (3) = 94 The fourth criterion given by FASB is fulfilled and hence the transaction is a finance lease OPERATING LEASE : The International Accounting Standard Committee defines operating lease as any lease other than a finance lease. An operating lease has the following characteristics : 1. The lease term is significantly less than the economic life of the equipment. 2. The lessee enjoys the right to terminate the lease at short notice without any significant penalty. 3. The lessor usually provides the operating know-how, supplies the related services and undertakes the responsibility of insuring and maintaining the equipment, in which case the operating lease is called a Wet Lease. 4. An operating lease where the lessee bears the cost of insuring and maintaining the leased equipment is called a Dry Lease. 5. An operating lease does not shift the equipment-related, business and technological risks from the lessor to lessee. The lessor structuring an operating lease transaction has to depend upon multiple lease or on the realization of substantial resale value (on the expiry of first lease), to recover the instrument cost plus reasonable rate of return thereon. To deal in operating leasing one requires an in-depth knowledge of the equipments and the resale market. In our country, as the resale market for most of the used capital equipments is not active, operating leases are not very popular. SALE AND LEASE BACK In the case of sale and lease back, the owner of an equipment sells it to a leasing company, which, in turn, lease it back to the seller of the equipment, who then becomes the lessee. The Lease Back arrangement in this transaction can be in the form of either a finance lease or an operating lease e.g., the sale and lease back of safe deposit vaults practiced by commercial banks. The banks sell the safe deposit vaults in its custody to a leasing company at a market price, which is substantially higher than the book value. The leasing company then offers these lockers on a long-term lease to the bank. This sale and lease back arrangement is an easily available source of funds for the expansion and diversification programmes of a firm where high-cost short-term debt has been used for capital investments in the past, the sale and lease back gives an opportunity to substitute the short-term debt by medium-term finance (provided the lease back
arrangement is a finance lease). For the leasing company offering sale and lease back arrangement, it is difficult to establish a fair market value of the asset being acquired as the resale markets are virtually absent. DIRECT LEASE It is defined as any lease, which is not a sale and lease back transaction. A direct lease can be of two types : (i) Bipartite lease, and (ii) Tripartite Lease. BIPARTITE LEASE There are two parties to the transaction, 1. Equipment supplier cum lessor 2. The lessee. It functions like an operating lease with built-in facilities like up gradation of the equipments called as Upgrade Lease. The lessor undertakes to maintain the equipment and even replaces the equipment that is in need of major repair with the similar functioning equipment called as Swap Lease. TRIPARTITE LEASE It involves three different parties 1. The equipment supplier 2. The lessor 3. The lessee. Most of the equipment lease transactions fall under this category. In this form of lease 1. The equipment supplier may provide a reference about the customer to the leasing company. 2. The equipment supplier can negotiate the terms of the lease with the customer and complete the necessary paper work on behalf of the leasing company. 3. The supplier can take the lease on his own account and discount the lease receivables with the designated leasing company. So the leasing company owns the equipment and obtains an assignment of the lease rentals. This form of lease has recourse to the supplier in case of default by the lessee, either to buy back the equipment from the lessor on default or providing a guarantee on behalf of lessee. SINGLE INVESTOR LEASE The entire investment is funded by the lessor by arriving at a judicious mix of debt and equity. The debt funds raised by the leasing company are without recourse to the lessee, i.e., in the event of the default by the leasing company on its debt-servicing obligation, the lender cannot demand payment from the lessee. LEVERAGED LEASE It is a lease which is leveraged through a trustee. The leasing company invests in equipments by borrowing large investments with full recourse to the lessee without any recourse to it. The lender (loan participant) gets an assignment of the lease and enjoys benefit of the rentals to be paid by the lessee and a first mortgage on the leased assets. This transaction
is routed through the trustee to take care of the lender and the lessee. Leveraged Lease Process LOAN PARTICIPANT : A leveraged lease entitles the lessor to avail the shields on depreciation, other capital allowances on the entire investment cost, though, a substantial part of the investment cost is funded with non-recourse debt. So, the return on equity (profit after tax divided by net worth) tends to be high. For, the lessee, the rate of interest is less than that of a straight loan as the lessor extends the tax benefits to the lessee in the form of lower rental payments. This lease is usually preferred for leasing investment-intensive assets like aircraft, ships, etc. Lessor Trustee Leases the Lessee Equipment to Loan Participant DOMESTIC LEASE AND INTERNATIONAL LEASE In domestic lease, all the parties to the lease transaction i.e., the equipment supplier, lessor and lessee are domiciled in the same country. An international lease transaction presupposes : 1. An understanding of the political and economic climate; and 2. A knowledge about the tax and other regulatory framework governing these transactions in the respective countries, the payments to be effected in different currencies and hence knowledge about exchange rate variation. As a result international lease is exposed to country risk and currency risk. Regulatory Authority No specific Act or Authority regulates leasing in India. Some of the Acts which indirectly governs are : Income Tax Act, 1962 Indian Contract Act, 1872 Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Manufacturing and Other Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 1988 Motor vehicles Act, 1988 Recovery of Debts due to Bank and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 Registration Act, 1908 Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 Sale of Goods Act, 1930 Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 Companies Act, 1956 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Easements Act, 1882 Foreign Exchange Management Act, 2000. Hire Purchase Act, 1972 Reserve Bank of Indias (RBI) Supervision of NBFCs The RBI has also proposed the following measures to track the performance of NBFCs. NBFCs that do not conform to the requirements may find their registrations
cancelled on 5 February 2003, the RBI has said that NBFCs not having a minimum Net Owned Fund (NOF) of Rs.25 lakhs as on 9 January 2003, would not be allowed to continue with their business. Off Site Monitoring Monitoring of large NBFCs with asset bases exceeding US $ 23 million must furnish three years of operations data in the annual returns. On Site Inspection Periodic inspection of NBFCs are conducted especially those suspected of unhealthy financial positions or non-compliance of prudential requirements. External Audit External auditors must certify important returns of NBFCs, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) firms are engaged to conduct special examinations of certain NBFCs, which are suspected of poor financial strength or violations of regulations. Reports prepared by the CPA firms on NBFCs operations are scrutinized further by the RBIs Department of Supervision. Lease Market In India Lease market in India may be in the form a. Formal market b. Informal market The formal players in the market are the financial institutions, commercial banks, foreign financial institutions, manufacturers and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). Individuals and families handle leasing in the informal market. Market Size The market size of the leased asset base in Indias organized sector is estimated at 3% to 4% of the total gross fixed capital formation. The specific reason for slow growth of leasing finance in India is due to Depreciation - high rate of depreciation allowed in India. Tax Exemption - the hire purchase system has an edge over leasing with respect to tax exemption in India from the point of lessor and lessee. Time Factor - Financial institutions make loans with favorable terms to companies to assist them in establishing themselves in the market. The financial institutions have a low cost of capital and can offer cheap loans. It is a time-consuming process. Only few companies prefer leasing to avoid time-consuming process of availing loans from financial institutions. Slow Down The total base of leased assets (excluding real estate) in India in 1997-98 the formal sector was estimated at approximately US $ 37.0 billion. This figure represents 7.6 per cent nominal growth from the 1996-97 level of US $ 34.0 billion. The latter figure was up approximately 20 per cent from US $ 28.5 billion in 1995-96. The slow down is due to three reasons : 1. The slow down in the market since 1996. Clients began defaulting on payments. Consequently, a number of lease financing companies faced a severe asset-liability mismatch. That led to a repayment crises and bankruptcy. However, even today, there are over 38,000 estimated players in the market. 2. Since 1996, most existing leasing companies have become more conservative in
their lending practices following the collapse of several leasing and hire-purchase finance companies. The Players The market shares for the various players in the leasing market in India in 1996-97 appear in the table. Market Shares of Players in the Leasing Market, 1996-97 Players In Leasing Financial Institutions (FIs) FIs are term lending institutions. There are over 10 such institutions handling project finance on an all-India basis and over 20 State-level institutions. While FIs have over 30 per cent of the total lease market, it is not their main line of business. Commercial Banks State Bank of India, Indias largest commercial bank, entered the market in 1997. This has altered market dynamics considerably because State Bank of India has a very large deposit base from savings accounts and deposit accounts, leading to the lowest cost of capital amongst all players. Market Player Category Share Financial Institutions Scheduled Commercial Banks Non-banking financial Institutions Foreign Institutional Investors Others 30 per cent 10 per cent 52 per cent 6 per cent 2 per cent Foreign banks The role of foreign banks are very limited in the leasing market. Few foreign banks such as ABN-AMRO and ANZ Grind lays, have organized aircraft leasing for private airlines. Citicorp Securities & investment, the financial services arm of Citibank has leased assets worth US $ 6.7 million in 1996-97. Non-banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) All those Indian finance companies that do not fall into any of the above categories are called as NBFCs. NBFCs has a market share of over 50 per cent of the leasing market. On the other hand, 70 per cent of NBFCs business originates with leasing and hire-purchase activities. In 1998, Anagram Finance and ITC Classic merged with the Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI), a leading all-India FI. In addition, Twenty-First Century Finance merged with Centurion Bank. Although all of the companies recorded profits in 1996-97, fears of a harder recovery and squeezed margins led them to the decision to exit the NBFC segment of the market. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIls) There are no legislative barriers that prevent FIIs from entering the leasing market,
the only FIIs with measurable involvement in the market are the U.S. company GE Capital and the Japanese company Orix Corporation. Hire Purchase It is the purchase of goods on hire The buyer makes payment for goods on a monthly installment basis and at the same time is allowed to be used by the buyer The buyer becomes the owner of the goods only on the payment of the last installment. Till such time, the amount paid by the buyer is treated as hiring charges. If the buyer fails to pay any installment, the goods will be seized for non payment of the installment amount. According to the Hire Purchase Act of 1972, the term hire purchase is defined as, an agreement under which goods are let on hire and under which the hirer has an option to purchase them in accordance with the terms of the agreement, and includes an agreement under which a. Possession of goods is delivered by the owner thereof to a person on the condition that such person pays the agreed amount in periodic payments b. The property of the goods is to pass to such a person on the payment of the last of such installment c. Such a person has a right to terminate the agreement any time before the property so passes. All Hire purchase finance companies are controlled by the Hire Purchase Act, 1972. A Hire purchase transaction has two elements, Bailment which is governed by the Indian Contract Act, 1872 and Sale under the Sale of Goods Act, 1930. HIRE PURCHASE AGREEMENT A Hire Purchase Agreement is an agreement between the seller and the buyer, where the ownership of goods does not pass to the buyer until he pays the last installment. There are two parties to the hire purchase agreement. The hire vendor, who is the seller and The other is the hire purchaser, the buyer. The purchaser has to make a down payment of 20 to 25% of the cost and the remaining amount has to be paid in equal monthly installments. In the case of a Deposit linked plan, the hire purchaser has to invest a fixed amount as fixed deposits in the finance company which is returned together with interest after the payment of the last installment. PARTIES TO THE HIRE PURCHASE CONTRACT There are two parties in a hire purchase contract 1. The intending seller 2. The intending purchaser or the hirer. Tripartite agreement 1. Seller 2. Financier 3. Hirer/Purchaser Difference Between Hire Purchase And Leasing: Financial Evaluation It is an evaluation by the hirer of the desirability for lease and hire purchase. The hirer
makes decision based on the Present Value of Net Cash Outflow. The decision is considered favourable when the PV of Net Cash Outflow under Hire Purchase is less than the PV of Net cash Outflow under leasing. Following are the steps involved. Step 1 Calculate annual interest amount Step 2 Find the principal amount outstanding at the beginning of the each year = Total outstanding principal principal paid in the previous year. Step 3 Find principal paid in the previous year = Annual installment amount Annual Interest Step 4 Find Annual ITS = Annual Interest x Tax rate Step 5 Find Annual Depreciation Step 6 Find Annual DTS = Annual depreciation x Tax rate Step 7 Find Total TS = Step 4 + Step 6 Step 8 Find Annual installment amount = Total HP amount + (HP amount x flat rate of interest) / No. of HP years Step 9 Find PV of salvage value of assets = SV x PVF Step 10 Find Net Cash Outflow of HP = Step 8 Step 7 HIRE PURCHASE LEASING 1. It is a Tripartite agreement, involving the seller, finance company and the purchaser/hirer 2. Depreciation is claimed by the purchaser/hirer 3. The agreement is entered for the transfer of ownership after a fixed period. 1. It is a bipartite agreement involving lessor and lessee. 2. Depreciation is claimed by the lessor in the lease agreement. 3. In finance lease the ownership will get transferred. While in operating lease, the ownership is not transferred. Step 11 Find PV of net cash outflow of HP at the appropriate discount rate Step 12 Find Total PV net cash outflow of HP = Step 11 Step 9 Step 13 Find Tax shield on annual ease rentals = Annual Lease rental x Tax rate Step 14 Find Net cash outflow of Leasing = Annual lease rental Step 13 Step 15 Find Total PV of net cash outflow of Leasing at the approp. discount rate = Net cash outflow of Leasing x PVAF Step 16 Make a decision : HP is desirable if total PV of net cash flow of HP is
Less than that of leasing 1.3.11 Tax Implication Tax Benefits in Hire purchase transaction A hire purchaser can claim the benefits by claming depreciation on the good which are use in his business. Such tax benefits are applicable to sole trader, partnership firms, as well as Joint Hindu firms. Depreciation can be claimed on the entire purchase price. Income Tax Deductions could be made on account of interest charged e.g. In the purchase of house on hire purchase basis, the initial payment of interest charges will be totally waived form income tax as per the new regulations. Even the principal amount is entitled for 20% deduction under Section 80( C) of the Income Tax Act. Sales Tax Sales Tax is levied on the total value of the goods and not on the installment payment. The respective State is benefited when there are more sales under hire purchase transactions as they get more revenue. HP Transactions Benefits in Income Tax Benefits in Sales Tax Benefits in interest Tax Interest Tax It is the tax payable by the Hire Purchase Companies on Interest under the Interest Tax Act 1974. However the tax is treated as a tax deductible expense for the purpose of computing taxable income under the Income Tax Act.
UNIT V OTHER FUND BASED FINANCIAL SERVICES INTRODUCTION: A consumer may obtain loan for the purchase of a vehicle, refrigerator, washing machines, etc., when a bank or any other financial agency provides loan to a consumer for the purchase of consumer durables it is called as consumer credit. The consumer with his income is not in a position to repay the full value of consumer durables but would like to take advantage of his future earning and purchase them through installment payment to his creditor. By doing so, he not only enjoys the product, but he is also in a position to repay the value of the product. Hence, through consumer credit banks provide loans to enable the consumer to purchase valuable goods. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Once you finish this unit, you should be able to understand: Consumer Finance and its transactions Nature of Consumer Classes in India Importance of Consumer Credit in India CONSUMER CREDIT It is a finance to consumers For the purchase of semi durables and durables by paying a part of the total price Reavis Cox, an authority on economics of consumer finance defines consumer finance as Business procedure through which the consumers purchase semi-durables and durables
other than real estate, in order to obtain from them a series of payments extending over a period of three months to five years, and obtain possession of them when only a fraction of the total price has been paid. According to E.R.A. Seligman, an authority on consumer finance, the term consumer finance refers to a transfer of wealth, the payment of which is deferred in whole or in part, to future, and is liquidated piecemeal or in successive fractions under a plan agreed upon at the time of the transfer. CHARACTERISTICS OF CONSUMER CREDIT The nature of consumer credit may be the transfer of wealth to consumers for purchase of semi durables or durables except real estate where the payment is deferred in whole or in part upon agreed terms the agreed terms for repayment may be in the form of EMIs Consumer Finance Transactions The nature of consumer finance transactions may be (a) Parties and structure of the transaction The parties and the structure of the transaction may be either (i) Bipartite (ii) Tripartite. A bipartite transaction involves two parties i.e. 1. dealer-cum-financer and 2. Borrower or customer. A tripartite transaction involves three parties 1. The dealer 2. The financier 3. Borrower or customer Transactions can either be structured in the form of hire purchase, conditional sale or credit sale, but a majority of the tripartite consumer finance transactions are of the hire purchase type. (b) Payment for the transaction The payment for specific transactions is divided into two categories: (i) Down Payment Schemes (ii) Deposit Linked Schemes The down payment varies from initial payments ranging from 20%-25% of the value of goods and financing is available for 75%-80% or as the case may be. In a deposit-linked scheme, the down payment in the form initial deposit varying from 15% and 25% of the total value of the asset. The financier pays the full amount to the seller. Deposits carry a prescribed interest rate. Zero Deposit schemes are also available, under which the Equated Monthly Installment (EMI) is higher than the EMI under normal deposit schemes. (c) Repayment Period The repayment period ranges from 12-60 months. Finance companies notify the customer indicating the amount of equated monthly installments to be paid through postdated Cheques. (d) Security
The asset is secured through first charge on it for the credit provided. The borrower is prohibited from disposing, pledging or hypothecating the asset during above said credit period. (e) Eligibility Criteria for Borrowers There is no specific criteria for borrowers, all the borrowers in the form of individuals, partnership firms, private and public limited companies are eligible to borrow. Nature Of Consumer Classes In India MIDDLE-INCOME CLASSES IN INDIA The middle income class refers to that class of people between the lower income groups and higher income groups. The need to study the middle income class in India was felt because the consumer finance was absolutely designed to meet their financial requirements and in turn upgrade their standard of living. Moreover the total population of middle class in India exceeds more than 2/3 rd of the total population. India has registered a very impressive growth of its middle class a class which was virtually nonexistent in 1947 when India became a politically sovereign nation. At the start of 1999, the size of the middle class was unofficially estimated at 300 million people. The middle class comprises of three sub-classes: the upper-middle, middle-middle and lower-middle classes. The upper-middle class has an estimated 40 million people. The middle-middle class has an estimated 150 million people, The lower middle class comprises an estimated 110 million people. CONSUMING CLASS IN INDIA: Source : National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). Estimated households by annual income Structure of the Indian consumer market (1995-96) 1. Data on income distribution of households is insufficient in determining market size for different consumer product in India. a. This because of the lack of homogeneity of the consuming class and the varying prices of a single product in different parts of India. b. Consumption habits of households are therefore better determinants of consumer market size than income distribution. 2. While determining market size for a consumer product, the structure of the consuming class as seen in the above, can be both revealing as well as misleading depending on the kind of product. For example, any specific consuming class would be fit to be a market for consumer products like tea or soap, but a product such as vacuum cleaners would find market largely only in the consumers and rich segments of the market as defined in the above table . 3. Identifying a plausible market size for a consumer product is therefore a hazardous task in a heterogeneous country like India. Yet, the marketer needs some data to come as close to the real picture as possible. For this purpose, it can be cautiously assumed that purchasing power is proportional to income despite variables such as location, taste etc. Companies are therefore advised to plan their consumer product marketing strategies on an area-by-area basis, rather than on the country as a whole.
Annual income (in Rupees) at 1994-95 prices No. of households (in million) <25,000 25,001-50,000 50,001-77,000 77,001-106,000 >106,000 Total no. of households: 80.7 50.4 19.7 8.2 5.8 164.9 million Number Annual income of households (in million) (In Rupees) at 1994-95 Prices Classification Urban Rural total <16,000 16,001-22,000 22,001-45,000 45,001-215,000 >215,000 Total no. of households Destitute Aspirants Climbers Consumers The rich 5.3 7.1 16.8 16.6 0.8 46.6 27.7 36.9 37.3 15.9 0.4 118.2 33.0
44.0 54.1 32.5 1.2 164.8 4. Income data is insufficient. Therefore, it must be supplemented by product-specific information regarding its existing stock in the marketplace (in the case of consumer durables) and existing rate of purchases. 5. It is also advisable to further refine the plausible market size by taking into account details based on social, cultural and demographic factors. 6. Marketing a super-premium product such as a Rolex watch is relatively easy. Just go for the income class above Rs.2,15,000 per annum (in 1995-96) as per Table above. This class, the table shows, comprises 5.8 million households. But the problem lies in the fact that the 5.8 million households are spread all over India. 7. The prime market for consumer products in India is aware of the cost-benefit or value for money aspect. Their concept of value incorporates socio-cultural benefits in addition to product utility. For example, many households in the consumers class and the rich class (as defined in Table ) may have two television sets, but both the sets may not be top-of-the-line. Thus, while there may be demand for an additional TV set in many households in the two mentioned classes, it must not be mistaken as demand for the higher-priced TV models. The prime consumer market in India therefore is not a market for absolute premium products, but for something between the high end popular brands to the premium brands. 8. The class described in the previous paragraph is actually the consumers class defined in Table. This class comprises 33.5 million households as at 1995-96 and it owned and consumed most of the expensive consumer products such as refrigerators and washing machines as well as premium expendables. At 1994-95 prices, their annual household incomes ranged between Rs.45,000 and Rs.2,15,000 (to calculate the latest income statistics, use an annual inflator of 5 percent). In addition to this class, the climbers and aspirant classes (defined in the Table ) totaling 23.9 million households in urban India, also have the socio-cultural traits of the consumers class and, with time, will join the consumers class. Medium-to-long-term marketing strategy must therefore aim at the aspirants and the climbers as well. This is based on the safe assumption that, except for the destitute class as defined in Table , the other classes are on the way to the next higher class. For companies with long-term marketing plans in India, the consumers (urban + rural), climbers (urban only) and aspirants (urban only) classes can be clubbed together to give a market size of around 57 million households which can be said to be the prime segment of the Indian consumer market. This becomes even truer as consumer finance and the credit card culture picks up. Fine-tuning between the classes is of course important. 9. Suppose you are marketing washing machines. Go for two broad types : fully automatic and semi-automatic. Target the fully automatic machines at the consumers class and the semi-automatic at the aspirant class, the climbers class will then overlap the market for both the types of washing machines. 10. All of the above may be confusing, but the marketing strategist has to live with it
because thats how the Indian consumer market is in reality. There is hardly a characteristic that applies across the market. It would be more accurate to describe it as a collection of distinct consumer markets. Latest Developments In Consumer Credit Changing Consumer Behavior The behavior of the consumers in India witnessed a remarkable change esp. the attitude. The Indian consumer is fast changing his habits, borrowing money to buy the products he wants, not content with buying what he can afford. The resultant consumer boom is what market strategists explain as the key to the success of the Indian consumer finance market. a. Consumer finance today helps everyone to upgrade his standard of living right now instead of waiting for years for his savings to accumulate. For manufacturers, it stimulates demand and lowers inventory For middlemen, its a sales boosting device For players of consumer finance, its a means of profit generation. b. The culture of buy-now-pay-later is fairly present in India, evolving through various forms like consumer lending, consumer credit, consumer loans, friendly and family borrowings, daily payment schemes etc. c. The basic objective of consumer financing is that the consumers present spending habits tend to be geared to expectations of future income. They are losing their fear of borrowing of consumer finance. d. Along with buying a home, consumers prefer consumer finance to buy home appliances and vehicles, opting for finance based on the rate of interest, administrative fee, processing fee, commitment charges, pre-payment penalty, types of facilities, standard and kind of services mix other terms and conditions. e. These are members of a growing breed of normally conservative middle-class Indians who are opting for consumer finance loans despite the high interest cost being charged. IMPACT OF CONSUMER FINANCE GROWTH ON CONSUMER DURABLES MARKET: The impact of consumer finance has a direct impact on the fortunes of the consumer durables market including two wheelers and passenger cars. This correlation is already clear from the surge in demand in recent times. Sales of cars would grow at an even faster 20% annualized, as the gradual decline in excise duties makes the vehicles more affordable. (a) Passenger Cars and Two-wheelers Sales of passenger cars increased by 26.5% in the first half of this fiscal, owing to the lowering of excise duties in the general budget. The two-wheeler industry grew by 8.9% during this period, much slower than the heady high-teens growth over the past two years, as the agricultural slowdown last year hit rural incomes. Two-wheeler sales are expected to increase at a compounded 15.6% . Car sales would rise at an even faster 20%. (b) Key Issues and Success Factors For the consumer finance companies to flourish, there is need to develop a credit information system, which will ease the process, making it faster and easier to determine the creditworthiness of customers. Ability to offer simple, convenient and innovative consumer finance products, a wide distribution network and choice of repayment tenor, documentation and loan
offer. As a result of the large number of players, market pressures, increased competition, increased awareness and wider offerings consumer-financing activities need to become customer-oriented and user-friendly. One of the perceived problems relating to consumer finance is the absence of credit bureaus to rate the creditworthiness of consumers. As of now, the advent of information technology has paved way for sharing data about defaulters among private sector banks. Any loan proposal is based on this shared information before further process. (c) Innovative Solutions The banks are lending against collateral and have concentrated on small potential borrowers to achieve disbursal targets. The Vijaya Bank offers V stock for loans against shares; V equip loans to help professionals acquire equipment and vehicles; and V-cash to enable clean loans against salaries after getting an employers guarantee. Judges, cops and teachers can now get cheaper loans with banks spinning out of new products to cash in on the great retail rush. The countrys largest commercial bank, State Bank of India, will charge lower interests to these set of borrowers for buying a home, car, two-wheeler or simply opting for personal or festival loans. Concessions would be give to them on interest rate, processing fees and margins under three new schemes; teacher plus, police plus and justice plus. The move, SBI officials say, is aimed at capturing the market share in different segments. The bank aims to tie-up with various organizations, to put in place a structure, where the EMI or (equal monthly installment) for servicing the loan will be debited from the salary accounts of the borrower. A tie-up would minimize default risk. On home loans, teachers, policemen and judges will be charged 0.25% lower than interest charged to other borrowers. At present, the normal SBI home loan rates are 9.25% for 10 to 20 years. Similarly, car loans will also be charged 0.25% lower than the usual rate, currently pegged at the medium-term lending rate (MTLR) of 11.25%. For scooter and motorcycle loans, the rates will be 0.35% lower. SBI normally charges a spread of 0.85% over its MTLR, but for teachers, policemen and judges, the spread will be 0.50%. Effectively, they would be charged 11.75% as against 12.1% for other customers. In case of personal loans, the spread over MTLR will be reduced to 2% against 2.23%. Effectively, these three special categories of borrowers would be required to pay 13.25%, instead of 13.6% For festival loans, SBI would be offering a spread of 2.25% over the MTLR, as against 2.5% charge to its regular customers. Thus, the festival loans would cost 13.5%, as against 13.75%. Again, the processing fee on personal and two-wheeler schemes will stand reduced to 0.75%, as against 1% charged to its regular customers. The absolute fee for festival loan schemes has been reduced from Rs.100 to Rs.75. Margins are also being relaxed. For home loans, it has been brought down from 15% to 10%, and for repair and renovation, it will be reduced from 20% to 15%. In case of car loans, the margins are pegged at 10%, against 15% for cars priced up to Rs.4 lakhs and 20% margins, while a 2-4 years old car will attract 30% margin. For
scooters and motorcycles up to Rs.50,000, the margin would be 5% as against 10% for regular customer and 10% (as against 20%) for over Rs.50,000. The bank does not charge any margin for festival and personal loans. (d) Credit Constraint in Rural India for Consumer Durables According to a new survey, Role of Consumer Finance in Rural India conducted by Chennai-based Anugrah Madison and Delhi-based Marketing and Research Team (MART), the future growth for consumer durable is Rural India. The constraints involved are the reluctance of banks to provide finance and the lack of electricity in 2/3rd of the homes. Penetration of consumer durables would be cheaper in rural India if banks were ready to finance them. Banks have shown reluctance in this sector and restrict themselves to tractors and diesel pumps. While the consumer durables market is facing a slowdown due to saturation in the urban market, rural consumers are ready to put their money on the counter if consumer finance is made available and basic infrastructure requirements such as electricity and voltage are ironed out. Currently, rural consumers purchase their durables from the nearest towns, leading to increased expenses due to transportation, Hence, purchase is necessarily only done during the harvest, festive and wedding seasons April to June and October to November in North India and October to February in the South, believed to be months good for buying. The question remains as to why the Banks shy away from financing rural consumers. (e) Consumer Preferences Indian consumers identify ease and speed of the loan application and approval process, as well as flexibility of evaluation procedures, as the key drivers of financing satisfaction. Consumer financing Satisfaction performance is measured by four factors : Application process (44 %); Approval and documentation (22 %) Finance advisor (18 %); and Loan value (16 %). Customers who obtained their loans from a nationalized bank are relatively more satisfied than those choosing a non-banking finance company (NBFC) or a foreign bank. Low interest rates and the reputation of the finance company are among the key reasons for customers who opted either for an NBFC or a foreign bank. In comparison, past experience and personalized service are the main reasons indicated by those opting for a nationalized bank. Furthermore, more than 50% of NBFC and foreign bank customers obtained their financing at an automobile dealer or through a direct selling agent of the finance provider. In contrast, more than 90% of nationalized bank customers obtained their financing directly through the bank. The car finance market has reached a new level of maturity, so much so that the carmaker, the automobile dealer and the financier now work together to provide better features and funding options for the buyer. Depending on the manufacturer, tenure of the loan and credit history of the car buyer, interest rates, on a reducing balance basis in the 10-13.5 % range for new cars compared to 13-16.5 % for old cars. There is an increased preference for financing car purchases through loans. Importance of Consumer Credit In India The following best explains the importance of consumer credit in India.
(a) Increasing Risk in Corporate Lending Increasing risk in corporate lending, banks are forced to opt for an alternative spot for finance . The supernormal growth in retail finance has made it the primary driver of banks asset books. It is expected to capture 40-50% of banks incremental lending by end of financial year 2004. Banks share in incremental retail advances (%) FY2003 FY2004 State Bank of India 39.1 40.4 HDFC Bank 39.1 62.9 ICICI Bank 209.7 174.1 Corporation Bank 72.0 64.3 Andhra Bank 48.8 48.8 Union Bank of India 23.5 21.3 Punjab Nation Bank 0 0 ING Vysya Bank 28.1 22.8 Oriental Bank of Commerce 107.0 66.2 Bank of Baroda 75.3 29.4 Canara Bank 25.6 35.7 (b) Housing Loans Housing loans have been the product of choice for state-owned banks because of their attractive profitability, low risk weight-low delinquency history, and the ease of processing loans. All the state-owned banks have recorded explosive growth in their mortgages; this has vastly expanded the market. (c) Consumer Durables Banks have entered almost all the segments in retail finance. They are gaining share from NBFCs. Private Banks have started offering loans for low-ticket items like consumer durables and two-wheelers, besides personal loans. Some schemes of some banks are given below : SBI has struck a preferred-financier arrangement with carmaker Maruti, and now markets these can loans from more than 2,000 branches. The bank has also tied up with Bajaj Auto and TVS Motors to finance two-wheelers. SBI is offering 3-year two-wheeler loans at an interest rate of 10% across all sales outlets of these companies. These alliances are significant, because they have extended the availability of car and two-wheeler finance to second-and third-tier towns. Axis Bank has tied up with Ford Credit as a preferred financer for Ford cars. Punjab National Bank has struck a similar arrangement with Hyundai. More such alliances are expected between carmakers and state-owned banks. These arrangements will drive strong growth in car finance market over the years to come. (d) Reduction in Interest Rates Falling interest rates, coupled with increasing loan durations, have substantially reduced the EMIs on retail loans, thereby making them affordable to more people than ever before. The table below shows the fall in interest Rates :
Table sharply falling interest costs Year to 31 March 1999 2002 Current Rates Cars Basic IRR (%) Less manufacturer subventions (%) Dealer (%) DSA (%) Net rate to customer (%) Housing For 10-15-year loans (%) Tax benefit on interest payment Net rate (%) 2 wheelers Basic IRR (%) Commercial vehicles Basic IRR (%) 18 1-1.5 16.5-17 15.0-15.4 75,000 12.75-13.1 25 18-18 13.5 1-1.5 1.5 1 9.5-10 10.5-11 150,000 7.3-7.7 20-23 13-13 9.5 1.5 1.5 1 5.5 7.75 150,000 5.4 17 8.5 (e) Expanding Target Market : Loans becoming more affordable The target market for retail loans have grown the fastest because the incomes of middle and upper-middle class households have grown substantially. The table below
shows the expanding market in loan products.. Loan Products FY1996 FY2002 CAGR (%) FY2005E FY2007E Mortgages 22.9 35.4 9.1 48 51.1 Car 9.5 17.2 12.6 29.6 31.7 2-wheeler 62.8 77.3 4.2 98.3 102.8 Consumer Durables 65.1 83 5 90.4 106.1 Personal 12.9 22.7 11.9 30.2 32.7 Credit cards 12.9 22.7 11.9 30.2 32.7 INTRODUCTION The commercial banks extends different functions to customers. The most important in the modern days are credit card facilities to customers. These facilities are not extended to not only customers in the urban areas or cities but also to customers residing in rural areas. Agriculturist are enjoying the facility of credit card and the card extended to them are called as green card. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Once you finish this unit, you should be able to understand: Types of Credit Cards The importance of Credit cards Future of Consumer Credit in India CREDIT CARDS A credit card is given by the banker to the customer in which the name of the customer is embossed in block letters. The name of the bank and the date of issue and expiry are also mentioned on the face of the card. The reverse side of the card will bear the specimen signature of the customer. A list of vendors or sellers will be gibe by the banker to the customers. A credit card is a thin plastic card, usually 3 1/8 inches x 2 1/8 inches in size that contains identification information such as signature or picture or both and authorizes the person named on it to charge for purchases or services to his account. In addition to this, the card can be used in automated teller machines for withdrawing cash and the machine stores the information and also transactions through electronic date processing system. Origin of Credit Cards In India The usage of Credit Cards in India is less when compared to the usage of credit cards in China, Taiwan and Malaysia. It picked up only in the last 10 years until then the Indian looked it as a luxury. The idea of owning a credit card has had its roots in the minds of millions of Indians. They started viewing the card as a convenient substitute to carrying cash. The change in mindset is clear from the growth, both in terms of absolute numbers and growth rates. The industry has grown at the rate of 30% and strongly counts for steady years to come. Source : Chartered Financial Analyst, Jan. 2004. Credit Cards in India According to Visa International an average Indian cardholder uses his card 9.3 times, spending about Rs.23,000 per year. A number of card owners do not use their cards and almost 20-23% cards are inactive. In India, two players dominate the credit cards industry. Visa and Master Cards and 15 out of 17 banks provide credit card services through Visa or Master Cards.
The importance of having a pie in the credit cards segment was not lost on any bank, and most banks started their credit card operations. Currently, there are more than 20 banks offering credit cards, but the market share of the top five exceeds 75%. Credit card is a low margin, high volume business. The initial investments required by a bank are very high. The income per card is low, thereby requiring large volumes in terms of cards issued and the transactions finance to make the operations profitable. Another reason for the inability of players to upstage the well-entrenched ones is lower patronage by the merchant and business outfits. The bigger businesses and merchants are already acquired by the existing players, so far new banks, braking into this business and convincing a merchant is increasing because the banks are shifting towards lower end merchants. Secondly, because of competition in acquiring business, new categories of merchants are coming up. The foreign banks have a dominant share due to various reasons like having been in the field for decades, sound operational and financial strength, strong brand recognition etc. They were catering to the upper segments and charged high annual fees. Later, with aggressive entry of SBI, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, the rules of the game changed. The cards were positioned in manners which gave an impression that the cards can be acquired by people from not only the upper class, but also the middle income categories. This was the strategy followed by SBI-GE as a result of which it is the third largest issuer of credit cards today. It positioned itself in a segment as to be of mass appeal and at the same time reinforced a clean and dependable image of the bank. Source : Chartered Financial Analyst January 2004 Table : Major players and their ranks The new private banks like ICICI and HDFC are also aggressively increasing their share. They adopted a strategy of reaching lower down the income strata by lowering down their eligibility norms. Of course, the credit limits are set at lower levels as compared to the foreign banks. As a result of this strategy, the credit cards base is widening day by day with the increase of base in B-grade cities. Types of Credit Cards Types of Cards : 1. Charge Card 2. Debit Card 3. Deferred Debit card 4. Affinity card 5. Standard card 6. Classic card 7. Gold card 8. Platinum card 9. Best Platinum credit card 10. Fleet Platinum credit card 11. Next card Platinum credit card 12. Titanium card 13. Secured card 14. Smart card __________________________________________________________________
No. of Cards (in Lakhs) -------------------------------------Banks 2001 2002 2003 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Citibank 14.00 16.00 20.00 StanChart 12.50 14.00 18.00 SBI-GE 6.00 9.03 13.00 HSBC 4.73 5.88 7.40 ICICI 2.50 5.00 8.0 AMEX 2.90 3.53 7.00 1. Charge card In this card, the cardholder has to make full payment of the charge by the due date. Unlike other credit cards, here dues are not allowed to carry forward. It is meant for people who spend responsibly. 2. Debit Card : A debit card is different from credit card. Debit card is issued by a bank. The following are the differences between credit and debit cards : 3. Deferred debit card When a debit card carries the benefit of the credit card, allowing the payment after certain period, it is called deferred debit card. Credit Card Debit Card 1 It is issued by an agency such as Master or Visa 1. A debit card is issued by a bank in which the customer has an account. 2. A credit card allows certain period for making payment for the purchases made which may vary from 30 to 45 days. 2. The bank account in a debit card is debited immediately the moment the card is used. They have no credit period. 3. The credit worthiness of the customer is based on incomeeligibility criteria on the basis of which the credit card is issued . 3. There is no such income criteria but the credit balance, maintained in the account is the criterion. 4. A credit card holder has a ceiling limit For his purchases and also for his cash withdrawals through ATM. 4. A debit card holder has his purchases restricted to his credit
balance. 5. Credit card can be used for withdrawing money only from ATMs. 5. A debit card can be used even for with drawing money from the bank and hence it is account holders mobile 6. When the purchase are made by using The Credit Card, the retail seller swipes the card over an electronic terminal at his outlet, and enters the personal identification number (PIN) and the transactions are recorded by the card issuing authority. 6. Any use of debit card by a similar method will be immediately recorded by the bank and the account of the customer is debited. Thus, it is an online transaction. 7. Loss of credit card should be reported to the issuing agency. 7. Loss of debit card should be reported to The issuing bank. 4. Affinity card A card offered by two organizations of which one is a lending institution and the other a non-financial group. Here, schools, non-profit groups, airlines, petroleum companies issue affinity cards. These cards carry special discounts. 5. Standard Card It is a normal credit card which carries limit on transactions, according to the credit worthiness of the card holder. 6. Classic card A credit card issues by Visa, carrying the logo of Visa. 7. Gold card A higher line of credit is given than a standard card. The income eligibility for getting this card is higher. Gold card is given to very rich customers or persons with high social status. 8. Platinum card In order to distinguish credit cards belonging to certain companies, platinum credit cards are issued. Some companies use these to denote their best premium credit card. 9. Best Platinum credit card Companies which set highest standard in customer service issue these cards. There is lowest interest rate for the outstanding, and the cards will have no annual fee or application fee and can be applied online in seconds. 10. Fleet Platinum credit card
It is a zero liability guarantee for purchases. It protects the credit card holder from any unauthorized use. 11. Next card platinum credit card This is given to those with a good credit and it offers a low introductory rate. 12. Titanium card A card which has a higher credit limit than a platinum card. 13. Secured card A credit card is given to a card holder who has Savings deposit which will take care of his outstanding balance, in case of his default on payment. 14. Smart card The revolution in Information Technology is responsible for the invention of Smart card. The development in semiconductors has advanced so much that computing power that was available in a computer matching a room size in the early days, is now available on a visiting card-sized plastic. Kit is an embedded micro-chip card and it can store 1280 times more data than the magnetic strip card. The can store data for more than 10 years and can be read or written for more than 1 lakh times. For example : Visa is converting 22 million Brazilian debt and credit cards to Smart cards. Sim card in the mobile phone is an example for the use of Smart cards in the telecom sector. There are 3 types of Smart cards. 1. Storage/memory cards 2. Intelligent cards and 3. Hybrid cards. Storage card has an inherent monetary value associated with it. Intelligent card acts as a store-house of information. Hybrid card contains a micro processor chip and a magnetic strip and bar coding. Use of smart cards 1. A smart card can be used for multiple applications. Government agencies are a big target for Smart card manufacturers. 2. Gemplus and Schlumberger are the major players in the Smart card market. In India, Bharat Petroleum and Indian Postal department have introduced this. 3. Smart cards can be used by government agencies for large data storage such as driving license, vehicle registration and national permit for commercial vehicles, etc. Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh have already introduced this. IDBIs Banks Money Smart card, a stored value card for even small transactions such as buying coffee and Bharat Petroleums pre-paid perto-card are some of the examples of Smart cards. 4. Other applications of smart cards consist of : (a) Public telephone (b) e-Commerce (c) Electronic wallet (d) Cable TV (e) Internet banking (f) Transportation This card can be used in different modes of transport. (g) In health card, a patients blood pressure, sugar, blood group and other Vital data could be obtained. (h) Miscellaneous, such as insurance, club subscription and school fees, etc. Benefits Of Credit Cards Benefits derived from credit card The following persons derives benefits from the credit card system : (1) Customer (2) Seller
(3) Wholesaler (4) Manufacturer (5) Commercial banks (6) Central bank (7) Government (8) Economy 1. Customer i. A customer can make purchases at any time ii. One need not carry cash for making purchases iii. In case of losing credit card, one can immediately inform the bank and prevent misuse by others iv. One can take benefit of lower prices by purchasing goods before the hike in prices. v. During inflation period, credit card benefits customers as the payments are made after one month from the date of purchase. vi. Railway ticket or Air ticket reservation can be done by using credit card even during night when banking facility is not available. vii. Credit card can be used even through computers and purchases can be made by sitting at home. viii. More customers will come forward to avail banking facility ix. At any point of time, the customer will be able to know the available credit even after purchases. x. Credit card can be used even for withdrawing cash through ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) up to a certain limit. xi. The holders of credit card are given insurance cover by the banks. (2) Seller The benefits to seller are as follows : i. Sales are affected throughout the year. ii. With increasing sales, the turnover of the seller increases. iii. The seller can go for competitive price as he can get credit from the bank. iv. Due to credit card facility, he can attract customers from far off places also. v. Durable goods can be sold easily through credit card. vi. Bad debts can be avoided as the bank arranges for payment under credit card. vii. Sellers extending sales through credit card can also extend additional credit to customers as they can receive payment in installment through the credit card. (3) Wholesaler i. The wholesaler will be getting more orders from the retailer as the sales will go up due to credit card. ii. The wholesaler will be dealing products of different manufacturers due to credit extended by them iii. The wholesaler will also be given credit by the banks. iv. The wholesaler will be able to place orders throughout the year and hence can get trade credit as well as cash credit from the manufacturers. (4) Manufacturer i. With orders continuously received from the wholesalers, the manufacturer can increase his production. ii. Due to large scale production, the cost of production will come down and the manufacturer will be able to sell at a lower price.
iii. Since the orders are received throughout the year, there will be continuous production even for goods which are seasonal in nature. Example : Manufacture of umbrellas. iv. The manufacturer will also diversify his production due to the goodwill he has enjoyed due to increased production. v. The profit of the manufacturer will also increase and he will extend a higher commission to his wholesalers. (5) Commercial banks Due to credit card facility i. More customers will avail the banking facility. ii. There will not be cash withdrawals from the bank as most of the customers use credit card for their purchase. iii. The bank, by extending credit to customer, retailer, wholesaler and manufacturer is able to earn interest on the credit. iv. The credit facility is extended only in the books of accounts and there will be no cash withdrawals. The account of the customer is debited for the purchases while the account of the seller is credited. Both the parties are given credit and the bank enjoys interest on the loan. v. All the transactions in the country are done through the banking system, as a result of which, the role of money lenders and other financiers is reduced. vi. The profit of the bank will also increase due to the extension of credit to different parties. (6) Central bank It is a national bank that provides financial and banking service for its countrys government and commercial banking system and issues currency. Central bank for India is Reserve Bank of India. i. A better control on the banking system is evolved by the Central bank. ii. During inflation, the Central bank can control the price level by instructing the head office of commercial banks to reduce the quantum of credit extended to customers under credit card. This will reduce the demand and thereby prices will come down. iii. Central bank is able to take instantaneous action on the economy as credit card provides information regarding purchases and sale in the country. iv. The activity of Non Banking Financial Companies will also be reduced due to the credit card facility extended by commercial banks. So, the Central bank need not control NBFCS. v. By extending credit card facility to agriculturists, agricultural finance is improved and this relieves the farmers from the clutches of money lenders. (7) Government i. Whenever any sale is made, it is properly billed. That means sales tax, commercial tax due to the government will not be evaded. ii. It prevents the growth of unaccounted money as all transactions are recorded. iii. It improves the revenue of the government due to increase in production by the manufacturers. Excise duty will be paid to the government. iv. Government employees can also avail credit card facility against their salaries.
(8) Economy Economy gets benefited in all its different sectors like primary, secondary and territory sectors. . Transport system will improve with movement of goods to different places. Exports will improve, increasing the earnings of foreign exchange. Employment opportunities will increase not only in production centers but also in the service sector. Marketing will develop with increasing advertisements. Stiff competition will bring out good products for the benefit of consumers. Credit card which was considered to be a luxury, has become one of necessity. It was considered to be used only by higher income group. But today, with development in banking and trading activities, fixed income group or salaried class has also started using the same. There may be the criticism that it induces far more purchases or makes people Spend-thrift. This may be so in the initial stage, but when once a customer gets used to the credit card, he/she will know how to use the same in a discretionary manner.
INTRODUCTION The Real Estate financing has become so popular, that the procedure for obtaining a loan has become so simplified that housing loans are easily available. This may be attributed to the change in the housing policy of both the Central and Sate Governments. A redeeming feature of Indian real estate finance is the recent entry of real estate commercial banks in a big way. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Once you finish this unit, you should be able to understand: Factors determining the Real Estate finance The different sources of finance Future of Real Estate Financing REAL ESTATE FINANCING It is financing for the purchase of real property, where real property refers to land or buildings. Its a set of all financial arrangements that are made available by housing finance institutions to meet the requirements of housing. Housing finance institutions include banks, housing finance companies, special lousing finance institutions, etc. Factors Determining the Real Estate Finance Assistance Real estate finance companies consider the following factors before making any financial assistance for housing : 1. Loan Amount 2. Tenure 3. Administrative and processing costs, etc. 4. Pre-payment charges 5. Services 6. Value Addition 7. Sources of finance like HFCs and Banks 8. EMI calculation methods 1. The Loan Amount
The amount of loan that any HFC decides to provide to a loan seeker depends on the following variables : 1. Customers repayment capacity 2. Rate of interest charged 3. Term of the loan 2. Tenure Repayment is done through EMI, which includes principal and the interest. As a rule, an HFC fixes the EMI between 30 and 40 percent of the customers gross monthly income, or 50 percent of the net monthly income. For instance, considering a loan of Rs.10, 00,000/- for 10 years, at 13 percent flat interest rate, the EMI would be Rs.19,166.66/-. This way the gross earnings of the loan-seeker must be Rs.54,761.88 per month, where the installment to income ratio is 35 percent. The general trend in the market is that customers try to obtain loans for longer tenures, without realizing that the longer the duration the more will be the amount paid by them. An increase in the tenure from 10 to 15 years increases the amount payable by 28 percent. In case the tenure of the loan is decreased from 15 years to 10 years, the monthly EMI becomes Rs.16,388.77/-. 3. Administrative and processing cost The effective cost of the loan depends on the type of method used by banks or finance companies. Based on the method, the principal component, which is paid monthly, is deducted from the outstanding principal amount. The two methods, which banks and finance companies generally follow, they are: a. Monthly rest system Under this system, the principal amount is deducted every month from the outstanding amount, and the interest for the following month is calculated on the outstanding amount. This is illustrated as follows: Loan Amount (Rs.) Tenure (Years) Interest (%) EMI (Rs.) Total Payment (Rs.) 1,00,000 5 13 2,275 1,36,500 1,00,000 10 13 1,493 1,79,160 1,00,000 15 13 1,265 2,27,700 b. Annual rest system Under this system, although the principal amount is paid every month, it is accounted only at the end of the year. This is illustrated as follows: c. Fixed and Floating Rate Customers should check whether the rates offered are fixed or floating (varies with PLR). Floating rates are better in a falling rate scenario, but expensive in an increasing rate scenario. The borrower should check whether it is viable to shift the loan from fixed rate to the floating rate in a decreasing rate scenario by carrying out a cost benefit analysis. 4. Pre-payment Charges
This is an important factor to be considered, especially in situations where the ability to repay the loan matters. There are certain HVCs which charge pre-payment, in case the loan is repaid before schedule. This pushes up the cost of fund of the borrower. Borrowers who desirous of repaying ahead of schedule should approach HFCs which do not have a pre-payment charge. 5. Value addition The value addition includes the additional or supplementary services that HFCs provide, such as fast disbursals of loan, legal services, meeting with brokers, builders etc., 3.3.2 Sources Of Finance 1. THE NATIONAL HOUSING BANK (NHB) The National Housing Bank (NHB) was set up in July 1988, under an Act of Parliament, and is wholly owned by RBI, NHB, at present, has a paid-up capital of Rs.350/- Crores. It was conceived and promoted to function as the apex institution in the housing sector. The need to set up this institution stemmed from the fact that the housing sector had not received the attention it required, not only in terms of finance for individual loans, but also in terms of buildable or serviced land, building materials and cost effective technology. Loan Amount (Rs.) Tenure (Years) Interest (%) EMI (Rs.) Total Payment (Rs.) 1,00,000 5 13 2,370 1,42,200 1,00,000 10 13 1,536 1,84,320 1,00,000 15 13 1,290 2,32,200 2. LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATE HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED (LICHFL) The corporation was set up under the Companies Act, 1956. Incorporated on 19th June 1989, it is recognized by NHB. It commands about 25 percent market share in the housing finance industry. It has a wide network in the industry with 67 Area/Unit Offices and 6 Regional Offices across the length and breadth of the country besides about 5,000 LIC Agents trained for housing finance. 3. HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF INDIA (HUDCO) Incorporated on 25th April, 1970, HUDCO was an expression of the concern of the Central Government towards the deteriorating housing conditions in the country, and a desire to assist various agencies in dealing with it in a positive manner. The principal mandate of HUDCO was to ameliorate the housing conditions of all groups and with a thrust to meet the needs of the low-income group and economically weaker sections. SUMMARY Thus the different financial institutions are accomplished with the major objective of promoting a sound, healthy, viable and efficient housing finance system to cater to all segments of the populations, promote savings from housing , make housing more affordable , upgrade
the housing stock in the country, and enable the housing finance system to access the capital market for resources. INTRODUCTION: Bills of exchange that are used in the course of normal trade and commercial activities are called commercial bills. Bill financing, is an ideal mode of short-term financing available to business concerns. It imparts flexibility to the money market, besides providing liquidity within the banking system. It also contributes towards the effective-ness of the monetary policy of the central bank of a country. According to the Indian Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, Bill of Exchange is an instrument in writing containing an unconditional order, signed by the marker, directing a certain person to pay a certain sum of money only to, or to the order of, a certain person, or to the bearer of that instrument. The bill of exchange is essentially a trade-related instrument, and is used for financing genuine transactions. Bill financing, is an ideal mode of short term financing available to business concerns. It imparts flexibility to the money market, besides providing liquidity within the banking system. It also contributes towards the effectiveness of the monetary policy of the central bank of a country. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Once you finish this unit, you should be able to understand: Bill discounting Steps in Bills Discounting Bill Systems BILL DISCOUNTING When the seller (drawer) deposits genuine commercial bills and obtains financial accommodation from a bank or financial institution, it is known as bill discounting. The seller, instead of discounting the bill immediately may choose to wait till the date of maturity. Commercial, the option of discounting will be advantageous because the seller obtains ready cash, which can be used for meeting immediate business requirements. However, in the process, the seller may lose a little by way of discount charged by the discounting banker. Features Following are the salient features of bill discounting financing: 1. Discount charge : The margin between advance granted by the bank and face value of the bill is called the discount, and is calculated on the maturity value at rate a certain percentage per annum. 2. Maturity : Maturity date of a bill is defined as the date on which payment will fall due. Normal maturity periods are 30, 60,90 or 120 days. However, bills maturing within 90 days are the most popular. 3. Ready finance : Banks discount and purchase the bills of their customers so that the customers get immediate finance from the bank. They need not wait till the bank collects the payment of the bill. 4. Discounting and purchasing : The term discounting of bills is used for demand bills, where the term purchasing of bills is used for usance bills. In both cases, the bank immediately credits the account of the customer with the amount of the bill, less its
charges. Charges are less in case of purchasing of bill because the bank can collect the payment immediately by presenting the bill to the drawee for payment. Charges are, however, higher in the case of discounting of bill because the bank charges include not only the charges for service rendered, but also the interest for the period from the date of discounting the bill to the date of its maturity. In addition, there are also charges when bills are dishonored. In such circumstances, the bank will debit the account of the customer with the amount of the bill along with interest and other charges. Since the bank is granting advance to the customers in both the discounting and purchasing of bills, bills discounted and purchased are shown as advances (Schedule 9) by a bank in its balance sheet. Steps In Discounting And Purchasing Following steps are involved in the discounting and purchas8isng of commercial bills of exchange : 1. Examination of Bill : The banker verifies the nature of the bill and the transaction. The banker then ensures that the customer has supplied all required documents along with the bill. 2. Crediting Customer Account After examining the genuineness of the bill, the banker grants a credit limit, either on a regular or on an adhoc basis. The customers account is credited with the net amount of the bill i.e. value of bill minus discount charges. The amount of discount is the income earned by the bank on discounting / purchasing. The amount of the bill is taken as advance by the bank. 3. Control over Accounts : To ensure that no customer borrows more than the sanctioned limit, a separate register is maintained for determining the amount availed by each customer. Separate columns are allotted to show the names of customers, limits sanctioned, bills discounted, bills collected, loans granted and loans repaid. Thus, at any given point in time the extent of limit utilized by the customer can be readily known. 4. Sending Bill for collection : The bill, together with documents duly stamped by the banker, is sent to the bankers branch (or some other banks branch if the banker does not have a branch of its own) for presenting the bill for acceptance or payment, in accordance with the instructions accompanying the bill. 5. Action by the Branch : On receipt of payment, the collecting bank remits the payment to the banker which has sent the bill for collection. 6. Dishonor : In the event of dishonor, the dishonor advice is sent to the drawer of the bill. It would be appropriate for the collecting banker to get the protested for dishonor. For this purpose, the collecting banker or branch of the bank maintains a separate register in which details such as date on which the bills are to be presented, the party to whom it is to be presented, etc. are recorded. The banker then presents them for acceptance or payment, as required. The banker debits the customers (drawer / borrower) account with the amount of the bill and also all charges incurred due to dishonor of the bill. Such a bill should not be purchased in the event of its being presented again. However, the banker may agree to accept it for collection. BILL SYSTEMS
There are essentially two systems of bills, the drawer bill system and the drawee bill system, which are explained blow : Drawer Bills System Drawer Bills System is characterized by : 1. Bills being drawn by the sellers of goods on the buyer of the goods 2. Bills being discounted or purchased at the instance of the drawer of the bills 3. The banker primarily taking into consideration the credit of the drawer of bill, while discounting or purchasing these bills This system of financing goods is quite popular in our country. Drawee Bills System Drawee Bills System is characterized by : a. The banker accepting the bill drawn by the seller at the instance of the buyer (the drawee) b. The banker providing assistance, primarily on the strength of the creditworthiness of the buyer The two types of the drawee bills system are as follows : 1. Acceptance credit system : Under this system, the buyers banker accepts the bill of exchange for the goods purchased by the drawee. Such a bill may either be drawn on the buyer or the banker. The banker also requires the borrower to show separately, the goods purchased under acceptance credit in periodical stock statements submitted to the banker. 2. Bills discounting system : Under this system, the seller directly draws the bill on the buyers bank. The buyers bank discounts the bill and sends the proceeds to the seller. The buyers banker will show the bill as bill discounted. Under both the systems, the banker keeps a record of the bills, both accepted and still outstanding. This is to ensure that the advance sanctioned does not exceed the credit limit. The main advantages of the Drawee bill scheme are as follows : 1. Assured payment : Since the banker has accepted the bill, the seller is assured of payment. Moreover, if the seller decides to get it discounted, the discount rate will be lower because the drawee is the banker itself. 2. Buying advantage : Due to the surety and standing of the banker, it is possible for the buyer to obtain goods at competitive rates. 3. Safety of funds : There is hardly any risk for the buyers bank because the bill is accepted or discounted against the security of the goods purchased by the buyer. Moreover, the goods are under the control of the banker. It is equally advantageous for the sellers bank, since the discounted bill may be rediscounted with any other financial institution. This is because, a banker has accepted the bill. SUMMARY Thus commercially, the option of discounting will be advantageous because the seller obtains ready cash, which can be used for meeting immediate business requirements. However, in the process, the seller may lose a little by way of discount charged by the discounting banker. INTRODUCTION An important development in the Indian factoring services took place with the RBI
setting up a Study Group under the chairmanship of Shri C.S. Kalyanasundaram in January, 1988. The study group aimed at examining the feasibility and mechanism of organizing factoring business in India. The group submitted its report in January 1989. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Once you finish this unit, you should be able to understand: The characteristics of Factoring and Forfaiting The different types of Factoring The major distinction between Factoring and Forfaiting FACTORING AND FORFAITING Peter M. Biscose defines the term Factoring in his treatise Law and Practice of Credit Factoring as a continuing legal relationship between a financial institution (the factor) and a business concern (the client) selling goods or providing services to trade customers, whereby the factory purchases the clients book debts, either with or without recourse to the client, and in relation thereto, controls the credit extended to customers, and administers the sales ledger. C.S. Kalyansundaram, in his report (1988) submitted to the RBI defines factoring as, a continuing arrangement under which a financing institution assumes he credit and collection functions for its client, purchases receivables as they arise (with or without recourse for credit losses, i.e., the customers financial inability to pay), maintains the sales ledger, attends to other book-keeping duties relating to such accounts, and performs other auxiliary functions. According to the study Group appointed by the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROTT), Rome, 1988". A domestic factoring means an arrangement between a Factor and his client, which includes at least two of the following services to be provided by the Factor. a. Finance b. Maintenance of accounts c. Collection of debts d. Protection against credit risk. FORFAITING A form of financing of receivables arising from international trade is known as forfaitng. Within this arrangement, a bank/financial institutions undertakes the purchase of trade bills/ promissory notes without recourse to the seller. Purchase is through discounting of the documents covering the entire risk of non-payment at the time of collection. All risks become the full responsibility of the purchaser. Forfaiter pays cash to the seller after discounting the bills/notes. Features of Factoring The characteristics of Factoring are as follows : 1. The Nature The nature of the Factoring contract is similar to that of a bailment contract. Factoring is a specialized activity whereby a firm converts its receivables into cash by selling them to a factoring organization. The Factor assumes the risk associated with the collection of receivables, and in the event of non-payment by the customers/debtors, bears the risk of a bad debt loss. 2. The Form
Factoring takes the form of a typical Invoice Factoring since it covers only those receivables which are not supported by negotiable instruments, such as bills of exchange, etc. This is because, the firm resorts to the practice of bill discounting with its banks, in the event of receivables being backed by bills. Factoring of receivables helps the client do away with the credit department, and the debtors of the firm become the debtors of the Factor. 3. The Assignment Under factoring, there is an assignment of debt in favor of the Factor. This is the basic requirement for the working of a factoring service. 4. Fiduciary Position The position of the Factor is fiduciary in nature, since it arises from the relationship with the client firm. The factor is mainly responsible for fulfilling the terms of the contract between the parties. 5. Professionalism Factoring firms are professionally competent, with skilled persons to handle credit sales realizations for different clients in different trades, for better credit management. 6. Credit Realizations Factors assist in realization of credit sales. They help in avoiding the risk of bad debt loss, which might arise otherwise. 7. Less Dependence Factors help in reducing the dependence on bank finance towards working capital. This greatly relieves the firm of the burden of finding financial facility. 8. Recourse Factoring Factoring may be non-recourse, in which case the Factor will have no recourse to the supplier on non-payment from the customer. Factoring may also be with recourse, in which case the Factor will have recourse to the seller in the event of non-payment by the buyers. 9. Compensation A Factor works in return for a service charge calculated on the turnover. Actor pays the net amount after deducing the necessary chares, some of which may be special terms to handle the accounts of certain customers. 5.3.2 Types of Factoring Factors take different forms, depending upon the type of specials features attached to them. Following are the important forms of factoring arrangements: 1. Domestic Factoring Factoring that arises from transactions relating to domestic sales is known as Domestic Factoring. Domestic Factoring may be of three types, as described below. 2. Disclosed factoring In the case of disclosed factoring the name of the proposed actor is mentioned on the face of the invoice made out by the seller of goods. In this type of factoring, the payment has to be made by the buyer directly to the Factor named in the invoice. The arrangement for factoring may take the form of recourse, whereby the supplier may continue to bear the risk of non-payment by the buyer without passing it on to the Factor. In the case of non-recourse factoring, Factor, assumes the risk of bad debt arising from non-payment.
3. Undisclosed factoring Under undisclosed factoring, the name of the proposed Factor finds no mention on the invoice made out by the seller of goods. Although the control of all monies remain with the Factory, the entire realization of the sales transaction is done in the name of the seller. This type of factoring is quite popular in the UK. 4. Discount factoring Discount Factoring is a process where the Factor discounts the invoices of the seller at a pre-agreed credit limit with the institutions providing finance. Book debts and receivables serve as securities for obtaining financial accommodation. 5. Export Factoring When the claims of an exporter are assigned to a banker or any financial institution, and financial assistance is obtained on the strength of export documents and guaranteed payments, it is called export factoring. An important feature of this type of factoring is that the Factor=-bank is located in the country of the exporter. If the importer does not honor claims, exporter has to make payment to the Factor. The Factor-bank admits a usual advance of 50 to 75 percent of the export claims as advance. Export factoring is offered both as a re-course and as a non-recourse factoring. 6. Cross-border Factoring Cross-border Factoring involves the claims of an exporter which are assigned to a banker or any financial institution in the importers country and financial assistance is obtained on the strength of the export documents and guaranteed payments. International factoring essentially works on a non-recourse factoring model. They handle exporters overseas sales on credit terms. Complete protection is provided to the clients (exporter against bad debt loss on credit-approved sales. The Factors take requisite assistance and avail the facilities provided for export promotion by the exporting country. When once documentation is complete, and goods have been shipped, the Factor becomes the sole debtor to the exporter. 7. Full-service Factoring Full-service factoring, also known as Old-line factoring, is a type of factoring whereby the Factor has no recourse to the seller in the event of the failure of the buyers to make prompt payment of their dues to the Factor, which might result from financial inability/ insolvency/bankruptcy of the buyer. It is a comprehensive form of factoring that combines the features of almost all factoring services, especially those of non-recourse and advance factoring. 8. With Recourse Factoring The salient features of the type of factoring arrangement are as follows 1. The Factor has recourse to the client firm in the event of the book debts purchased becoming irrecoverable 2. The Factor assumes no credit risks associated with the receivables 3. If the consumer defaults in payment, the resulting bad debts loss shall be met by the firm 4. The Factor becomes entitled to recover dues from the amount paid in advance if the customer commits a default on maturity 5. The Factor charges the client for services rendered to the client, such as maintaining sales ledger, collecting customers debt, etc.
9. Without Recourse Factoring The salient features of this type of factoring are as follows : 1. No right with the Factor to have recourse to the client 2. The Factor bears the loss arising out of irrecoverable receivables 3. The Factor charges higher commission called del credere commission as a compensation for the said loss 4. The Factor actively involves in the process of grant of credit and the extension of line of credit to the customers of the client 10. Advance and Maturity Factoring The essential features of this type of factoring are as follows : 1. The Factor makes an advance payment in the range of 70 to 80 percent of the receivables factored and approved from the client, the balance amount being payable after collecting from customers 2. The Factor collects interest on the advance payment from the client 3. The Factor considers such conditions as the prevailing short-term rate, the financial standing of the client and the volume of turnover while determining the rate of interest 11. Bank Participation Factoring It is variation of advance and maturity factoring. Under this type of factoring, the Factor arranges a part of the advance to the clients through the banker. The net Factor advance will be calculated as follows : (Factor Advance Percent x Bank Advance Percent) 12. Collection / Maturing Factoring Under this type of factoring, the Factor makes no advancement of finance to the client. The Factor makes payment either on the guaranteed payment date or on the date of collection, the guaranteed payment date being fixed after taking into account the previous ledger experience of the client and the date of collection being reckoned after the due date of the invoice. Difference Between Factoring And Forfaiting The following are differences between factoring and forfeiting HAVE YOU UNDERSTOOD QUESTIONS? Sl. No. Characteristic Factoring Forfaiting 1. Suitability For transactions with short-term maturity For transactions with medium-term maturity period 2. Recourse Can be either with or without recourse Can be without recourse only 3. Risk Risk can be transferred to seller
All risks are assumed by the forfaiter 4. Cost Cost of factoring is usually borne by the seller Cost of forfeiting is borne by the overseas buyer (importer) 5. Coverage Covers a whole set of jobs at a predetermined price Structuring and costing is done on a case-to-case basis 6. Extent of Financing Only a certain percent of receivables factors is advanced Hundred percent finance is available 7. Basis of financing Financing depends on the credit standing of the exporter Financing depends on the financial standing of the availing bank 8. Services Besides financing a Factor also provides other services such as ledger administration etc. It is a pure financing arrangement 9. Exchange fluctuations No security against exchange rate fluctuations A forfeiter guards against exchange rate fluctuations for a premium charge 10. Contract Between seller and Factor Between exporter and Forfaiter SUMMARY
Factoring in India is still in the infant stage. If we have to improve factoring organizations in the country, there should be more credit investigating agencies so that they can recommend genuine business transactions. However, factoring service has a very bright future in India. In fact, it will be a boon for small scale sector. INTRODUCTION An entrepreneur, with a good technical knowledge, raising of capital in the conventional method will be very difficult. So, by a new technique of financing, long term capital is provided to small and medium sector through an institutional mechanism. So capital assistance against high growth oriented along with managerial assistance was felt necessary. This gave to the birth of Venture Capital Assistance. LERNING OBJECTIVES Once you finish this unit, you should be able to understand: The financing by venture capital institutions The present status of venture capital in India Guidelines for providing venture capital The investment pattern in venture capital VENTURE CAPITAL VENTURE A business enterprise involving considerable risk VENTURE CAPITAL It is a long term capital invested in companies which involves high risk. The financing involves high risk but is compensated by high return. FEATURES OF VENTURE CAPITAL The following are the features of venture capital 1. It is the financing of capital for new companies. 2. This finance can also be loan-based or in convertible debentures 3. Providers of venture capital aim at capital gain due to the success achieved by the borrowing concern. 4. Venture capital is always a long-term investment and made in companies which have high growth potential. 5. The venture capital provider take part in the business of borrowing concern simultaneously provides managerial skill. 6. Venture capital financing contains risks. But the risk is compensated with a higher return. 7. It involves financing mainly small and medium size firms, which are in their early stages. When the assistance of venture capital, these firms will stabilize and later can go in for traditional finance. Objectives To finance new companies who find it difficult to go to capital market To provide long term finance to small and medium scale industries To provide managerial assistance To bring in rapid growth in the business Financing By Venture Capital Institutions Before going in for venture capital finance, the venture capital institution will have to assess the potentiality of the borrowing concern by a proper appraisal. This appraisal will be similar to the project appraisal undertaken by commercial banks. There are three
stages involved in the venture capital finance. 1. Seed capital It is the capital provided for testing the product and examining the commercial viability of the product. It enables the venture capital institution to find out the technical skill of the borrowing concern and its market potentially. So, we can say seed capital is more of a product development and all the finance required at this stage is provided by the venture capital institution. 2. Start up Start up of the product refers to the is tested in the market and after being satisfied with its acceptability by the market, financing will be provided for further development of the product and marketing of the product. The start up may be classified into four categories : 1. A new high technology, introduced by the entrepreneur. 2. A new business started by an entrepreneur who has a thorough working knowledge and experience normally started by persons who were working in an established firm and having gained sufficient experience. 3. New projects started by existing companies. Example: Retail business started by Hindustan Lever Limited. 4. A new company promoted by existing company. Here, the venture capital institution is keen to have a first-rated management which may have a second rated product. But not vice versa i.e., venture capital will not be provided for a concern having a second-rated management but a first-quality product. 3. Second round finance It is the second round of finance after the initial stage after being commercially successful for want of some more finance. 4. Later stage financing It is the financing after second round finance. The business concern which has borrowed venture capital has now become a well established business. But still, it is not able to go in for public issue of shares. At this stage, the venture capital institution will provide finance. 5. Messanine capital This is a stage where the borrowing company is not only well established but has overcome the risks and has started earning profits. But they have to go for some more year before reaching the stage of self sustenance. This finance is used by the borrowing company for purchase of plant and machinery, repayment of past debts, and entering new areas. 6. Bridge capital A capital of medium term finance ranging from one to three years and used for extending a business Example : bridge loan for acquiring other firms. 7. Management Buy-outs (MBO) It is the capital used for acquiring all the shares and the voting rights to remove external control. Example : An Indian companys shares may be purchased by NRIs at the initial stage and after sometime these shares are bought back by the company with the help of profits and finance by venture capital institutions. 8. Management buy-in (MBI)
Management buy in is the case where the funds are provided for an outside group to buy an on going company. 9. Turn Arounds Turn around may be Financial Turn around : When the company is able to improve its conditions financially, it is called financial turn around, which is due to the financial assistance by venture capital institution. Management Turn around : similarly, when the management of the company makes a turn around by becoming self dependent and is able to face the challenges of business, it is called management turn around. Infrastructure financing Incubators : Incubators are non profit entities providing consultancy services in promoting venture capital. To encourage venture capital industry, it is necessary to develop proper infrastructure for venture capital, as being done in foreign countries. Consultancy may be about office environment, finance and other complimentary resources. Incubators are promoted normally by government or professional organizations interested in developing small companies. The venture capital fund companies also have their own incubators and they provide in-house incubators. The job of incubators will be to provide early support to young entrepreneurs so that the enterprise is converted into a successful commercial venture at the earliest. For this purpose, proper financial support and managerial support are given. There are two successful incubator models. These are : 1. Small Business Investment Company Programme (SBIC), administrated by Small Business Administrator (SBA) 2. Bilateral Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD). SBIC, USA provides venture capital to private investment managers who promote small companies. SBIC provides two-third of the capital and the remaining one-third is provided by insurance companies, endowments, foundations, etc. The capital supplied by SBA requires rate of return which is much lower than the market rate. SBIC will also raise capital from the open market. 45% of the total equity is provided by venture capital firms in America for the small enterprises. This method can be adopted in India also. The second model, BIRD is introduced by Israel The Israeli government with international corporation, could mobilize funds for providing venture capital fund. The fund provides not merely financial assistance but infrastructure development, assistance for manufacturing and for selling innovative products. Venture Capital In India The venture capital institutions (VCIs) in India can be broadly classified into 5 types. 1. Venture Capital companies promoted by Development Banks 2. State level Venture capital companies 3. Commercial banks promoted Venture capital companies 4. Private sector Venture capital companies 5. Foreign venture Capital funds. 1. VC companies promoted by Development banks
a) IDBI VFC (Venture Fund Company) : IDBI promoted venture fund company in the year 1986. It is promoted by the Technology Development Wing of IDBI. b) TDICI - Technology Development and Information company of India Ltd. This was started in January 1988 with the support of ICICI and UTI. This is the countrys first venture fund (Venture Capital Unit Scheme). It was started with an initial fund of Rs.20 Crores and it has financed nearly 37 small and medium scale enterprises. At present, it has a total fund of Rs.120 crores. The initial fund has yielded a return of Rs.16 crores. c) RCTC Risk Capital and Technology Finance Corporation Ltd.: It is a subsidiary of IFCI, started in January 1988. Its resource base has Rs.30 crores which has contributions from UTI, IFCI and World Bank. 2. State level Venture Capital companies There are two state-level venture fund companies in India. They are 1. Gujarat Venture Finance Ltd. 2. Andhra Pradesh Venture Capital Limited (AVCL). Gujarat Venture Finance Ltd : Gujarat Industries Investment Corporation Ltd., along with Gujarat Lease Finance Corporation Ltd., Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd., and Gujarat State Fertilizer Ltd., promoted Gujarat Venture finance Ltd. It has a venture fund of Rs.24 crores and was started in 1990. Andhra Pradesh Venture Capital Limited (AVCL) : This was promoted by APIDC (Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation), IDBI, Andhra Bank and Indian Overseas Bank. 3. Venture Capital Companies promoted by Commercial Banks Notable among the venture companies promoted by the commercial banks i. Canara Bank venture Capital Fund (CVCF) : ii. Grind lays Bank has promoted India Investment Fund and Second India Investment Fund. iii. SBI Capital Venture Capital Fund. 4. Private sector Venture Capital companies In private sector, we have Larazd Credit Capital Venture Fund and Indus Venture Management Ltd. (IVML). 5. Foreign Venture Capital funds The Hong Kong Bank has promoted venture fund. Alliance Capital of U.S.A. has also promoted venture capital fund. Guidelines For Providing Venture Capital The venture capital companies have been given certain guidelines for providing venture capital. Accordingly, the venture capital companies must obtain a detailed report from the borrowing company. The report should contain the following details : 1. History of the borrowing company 2. Available facility for the borrowing company 3. Description of the products manufactured by the company 4. Market trend of the products 5. Cash flow position of the concern 6. Operating profit 7. key personnel.
It takes about 6 months for a venture capital company to process the application during which period, aspects such as the organizational structure, competition for the companys product, etc., are studied. Investment Pattern In Venture Capital The investment plan will consist of 3 stages a) Basic stage b) Operating stage c) Exit stage Basic stage involves the study and evaluation of the project. Operating stage deals with monitoring the functioning of the management of the borrowing concerns and advice for providing new round of finance. In the course of studying the managerial skill, the following aspects will be taken a) product quality b) Market size c) rate of return d) venture location e) growth potential f) state of entrepreneur Exit stage The borrowing company may be sold to a third party or the company may be left to look after itself. While studying the managerial skill, he following aspects will be taken : a) Product quality b) Market size c) Rate of return d) Venture location e) Growth potential f) State of entrepreneur SUMMARY In spite of the major steps taken by SEBI to encourage venture capital investor there is still slow growth of venture capital companies in India. They are due to a. Lack of understanding of venture capital b. The companies act s not in favor of venture capital fund c. No proper exit policy d. Lack of training to employees of venture capital companies e. Unfavorable tax regulations f. Too many restrictions on foreign venture capital companies g. Lack of clarity in the calculation of equity of borrowing companies. h. Lack of capital market support i. Failure to revive sick companies by the venture capital companies.
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