In banking and finance parlance, liquidity refers to the ability to convert one asset into another or to use assets to meet obligations. Liquidity indicates the degree to which an asset or security can be quickly bought or sold in the market without affecting the asset’s price. Market liquidity refers to stock market where the…
Today (16.02.2019) the convener of the UFBU has been informed by IBA that the negotiating committee of IBA with the representatives of the constituent workmen Union/Officers will be held on Thursday 21st February 2019 at 11.00 A.M in Mumbai. In the meantime, the convener of UFBU received letters from AIBOC,NOBW, BEFI INBEF and NOBO seeking…
The term ratio means a simple division of one number by another. It is measured by the number of times one number is contained by the other, either integrally or in fraction. The ratio analysis of financial statement means the process of calculating structural relations of different items and groups in the financial statements. Generally,…
A credit rating is an opinion of a particular credit agency regarding the ability and willingness of an entity (government, business, or individual) to fulfill its financial obligations in completeness and within the established due dates. A credit rating also signifies the likelihood a debtor will default. Credit ratings date back to the early 20th…
Deferred Payment Guarantee is a guarantee for a payment usually on installments which has been deferred or postponed. Banks issue DPG in the cases of purchase of capital goods/machinery where the seller offers credit to the buyer and buyer’s bank guarantees the due payments to the seller. Here the seller draws drafts of different maturities…
Corporate governance is the system of rules, practices and processes by which a company is directed and controlled. Corporate governance essentially involves balancing the interests between companies and their stakeholders, such as shareholders, management, customers, suppliers, financiers, government and the society. Corporate governance specifies the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants in the…
In simple words, if an investment is held till its maturity date, the rate of return that it will generate will be Yield to Maturity. YTM is the estimated internal rate of return earned by an investor who buys the bond today at the market rate on the assumption that it will be held until…
“Prudential norms” are the guidelines and general norms issued by the banking regulator (the central bank) of the country for the proper and accountable functioning of banks and financial institutions. The provisioning requirements for all types of standard assets, sub-standard assets, Doubtful assets and Loss assets stands as below. Standard assets: Banks should make general…
Any individual who is a subscriber of NPS can claim income tax deduction up to 10% of his/her gross income under Sec 80 CCD (1) within the overall ceiling of Rs. 1.5 lac under Sec 80 CCE. In addition to ₹ 1.5 lakh allowed under Section 80C investment of up to ₹ 50,000 by an…
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has today (Feb 7)announced its sixth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Rates for 2018-19 in Mumbai. The Monitory Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation at its meeting decided to reduce the policy repo rate under the liquidity…