The Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI) was constituted on the recommendation of the committee under the Chairmanship of Shri S.S.Tarapore former Deputy Governor of RBI. It was registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act 1860 in February 2006. The primary objective of the BCSBI is a board for hassle-free service…
A trust is a fiduciary relationship between the trustor and the trustee. A Trustor is just the person who creates and opens a Trust. A trustee is a person or an entity created and entrusted with property/assets to deal with for the benefit of a certain person or persons called ‘beneficiaries’. A trust is created…
The sole proprietor is an individual owner of a business or contract. He/ She are liable to pay liability of the proprietorship as personal liability and also pay income tax on personal income earned through business. As such many businessmen do business or trade on their personal name as separate business name is not necessary.…
Factoring is commonly identified as accounts receivable factoring, invoice factoring, and sometimes accounts receivable financing. Factoring service is a service that covers (i).Collection of bills, (ii).discounting of bills (iii).maintenance of accounts books in domestic and international trade. Factoring enables companies to sell their outstanding book debts for cash. They sell invoiced receivables at a discount…
Though financial transactions involved in ‘factoring’ and ‘forfaiting’ appears alike, these two terms are different in their nature, perception and scope. From the below table, let us find out the key difference between factoring and forfaiting; FACTORING FORFAITING Factoring is a financial arrangement whereby a supplier of goods sells its trade receivables to the factor…
International factoring usually has two factors viz. export factor and import factor. The export factor looks at financing the exporter and collection of account receivables. The import factor evaluates the importer in respect of collecting the dues in time and assessment of chances of default by the importer. The exporter on receipt of export order…
The term forfaiting refers to a form of trade finance involving discounting of export bills receivables such as drafts drawn under LC, bills of exchange, promissory notes, or other instruments on without recourse basis. The export of capital goods involves account receivables of medium and long term maturities. It is a general practice that the…
When a company plans to raise money from the public, it needs to provide the offer document (prospectus) containing detailed information about the business and financials of the company including details about its promoters, reason for raising money, how the money will be used, risks involved with investing in the company and so on. The…
Selective credit control means control over bank finance against the security of sensitive commodities. In exercise of powers conferred by Section 21 & 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India issues directives to commercial banks from time to time, stipulating specific restrictions on bank advances against specified sensitive commodities. The…
In terms Banking Regulation Act, 1949, RBI provides a framework of the rules, regulations, and instructions with regard to bank lending. Accordingly it has issued following directions to scheduled commercial banks on statutory and other restrictions on loans and advances. A bank cannot grant any loans and advances on the security of its own shares.…