...ISLAMIC BANKING INDUSTRY Course Title Instructor Institution City and State Date Abstract Islamic banking is on a steep rise in western countries. The increase is due to the management and the demand of Islamic financial products from both the Muslim and the non-Muslim residents in the United Kingdom. Another contributor to the increase in Islamic financing is the fact that the opponents are slowly joining and investing in the Islamic financial products due to their high demand. The United Kingdom has emerged to be the core of Islamic banking for over thirty years now. The reason behind the tremendous performance in the Islamic banking industry is the fact the Islamic population is greatly increasing offering ready market for the financial products. The purpose of this paper is to examine in details the major contributors to the expanding Islamic banking industry as well as the major setbacks that face the Islamic banking industry mostly in the United Kingdom. The findings were collected from random questionnaires given and also interview conducted on four major groups which are; Islamic banking staff, the Islamic banking competitors, the clients and also the non-clients. Background The paper presents the general background of the Islamic banking industry in the United Kingdom as well as the challenges. The Islamic banking started as a result of the Egyptians’ Mit Shamir, who opted to share profits and losses back in the year 1963. After three years of operation...
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...initiatives and implementation timelines. It had been estimated that globally, emergence of new technologies such as back office virtualization, cloud computing and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) will reduce absolute spending on IT. Key IT Solutions As part of implementation of strategic IT initiatives, Banks are deploying IT solutions to facilitate automation in transaction management, reporting and risk management. Business Intelligence and analytics initiatives are planned in the near term by Public Banks and in a two to three year window by Private Banks. The deployment of new technologies is gaining momentum, which has the potential to bring far reaching impact in the Banking industry as a whole. Process Improvement Models ISO 27001 seems to be the most actively adopted standard across the banking sector. A large fraction of the private sector banks, are actively adopting process improvement initiatives in line with Six Sigma, which indicates a growing focus on enhancing operational efficiencies. Risk Management Focus on reporting of risk and compliance has increased significantly in line with global as well as regional trends. Automated systems can help a proactive risk management approach, while reducing compliance costs. Banks have shown a fair interest in upgrading...
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...Banking Industry in Bangladesh: Bangladesh is a third world country with an under developed banking system, particularly in terms of the services and customer care provided by the government run banks. Recently the private banks are trying to imitate the banking structure of the more developed countries, but this attempt is often foiled by inexpert or politically motivated government policies executed by the central bank of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bank. The outcome is a banking system fostering corruption and illegal monetary activities/laundering etc. by the politically powerful and criminals, while at the same time making the attainment of services or the performance of international transactions difficult for the ordinary citizens, students studying abroad or through distance learning, general customers etc. The banking industry composed of 4(four) state owned commercial banks, five specialized banks, thirty nine private commercial banks, and nine foreign commercial banks. Banking Industry explained by Porter’s 5 factors: Michael E. Porter developed Five factors that act together to determine the nature of competition within an industry that affect a business ability to compete. These are: * Threat of new entrants to a market * Bargaining power of suppliers * Bargaining power of customers /buyers * Threat of substitute products * Degree of competitive rivalry They are discussing below: * Threat of new entrants to an industry In the banking...
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...The Indian Banking industry, which is governed by the Banking Regulation Act of India, 1949 can be broadly classified into two major categories, non-scheduled banks and scheduled banks. Scheduled banks comprise commercial banks and the co-operative banks. In terms of ownership, commercial banks can be further grouped into nationalized banks, the State Bank of India and its group banks, regional rural banks and private sector banks (the old/ new domestic and foreign). These banks have over 67,000 branches spread across the country. The first phase of financial reforms resulted in the nationalization of 14 major banks in 1969 and resulted in a shift from Class banking to Mass banking. This in turn resulted in a significant growth in the geographical coverage of banks. Every bank had to earmark a minimum percentage of their loan portfolio to sectors identified as “priority sectors”. The manufacturing sector also grew during the 1970s in protected environs and the banking sector was a critical source. The next wave of reforms saw the nationalization of 6 more commercial banks in 1980. Since then the number of scheduled commercial banks increased four-fold and the number of bank branches increased eight-fold. After the second phase of financial sector reforms and liberalization of the sector in the early nineties, the Public Sector Banks (PSB) s found it extremely difficult to compete with the new private sector banks and the foreign banks. The new private sector banks first...
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...SLEPT Analysis of Banking Industry Social Analysis Social environment of an organization plays an important role in the performance of an organization. The analysis which we have done also reveals the vital role of the culture and society in the success or failure of an organization. An organization must carefully observe the cultural and societal forces while performing its operations in that particular area. In our analysis of banking industry of Pakistan we analyzed the following facts : • Banks are open for every one and a person from any social class can utilize their facilities by completing their legal requirements. But majority of banks ( RBS, Samba, Bank Alfalah & UBL ) aretargeting the middle class and upper class. While some banks ( HSBC &Citi bank ) target the business class people and other big parties. • The Pakistani society is becoming more knowledgeable and educated about the latest trends in the world due to which they are readily adapting new technologies . They feel free and comfortable andsecure to use banking services. Most of the people think that the bank is the safest and most secure place for them to keep their money. • In the banking industry of Pakistan most of the players areforeign banks. People are not worried about the nationality of the bank ,they do not like or dislike a bank because of its country of origin. Butwhat people expect is that the foreign banks would provide them more better service as compared to the local banks...
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...Promoting Banking Services Biswa N Bhattacharyay In recent years, banks in India have not been able to mobilize surplus funds owing to the rapid emergence of competitive non-banking financial institutions. Non-fund based banking services have been underutilized by customers because of low awareness and this has affected banks' profitability. In this article, Bhattacharyay presents a marketing approach to promoting banking services and mobilizing deposits. Using primary data obtained from a country-wide survey of 19,000 households, Bhattacharyay has identified different segments of the customers which could be tapped by identifying their current and future needs and providing an appropriate range of services. Biswa N Bhattacharyay is Professor at the National Institute of Bank Management, Pune. After nationalization, banks in India have largely succeeded in mobilizing surplus funds in the Indian economy. Of late, however, the rate of growth of deposit mobilization has reduced considerably with the emergence of non-banking institutions and growth of competitive financial instruments. Banks have also failed to keep pace with the growth of surplus investible funds. If this present trend continues, banks may find it rather difficult to meet credit.obligations. At the same time, usage by customers of nonfund based miscellaneous banking services is quite low and has affected the profitability of the banking industry. There is also a sense of dissatisfaction with banking services in...
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...Consumer Preferences in the Indian Banking Industry - An Exploratory Study using Multidimensional Scaling ABSTRACT Banks are the essential part of a country’s economy and citizen’s life. Banking promotes saving and uses this money for borrowing purposes. All manner of people from the ordinary laborers and workers to the rich land owners and businessmen can keep their money safely in banks and earn savings on it. People decide which Bank to associate with depending upon its different features or attributes. The importance that customers give to each attribute, however, differs from one consumer to another. The ability to identify the importance of different attributes of banks from the consumers’ perspective is essential for improving an existing bank or establishing a new bank. The purpose of this study is to identify the positioning of major banks in India. The study makes use of the multidimensional scaling technique to identify (a) the dimensions underlying of customers’ evaluation of banks, and (b) the potential opportunities for the new bank in the perceptual map of the consumers’ mind. Keywords: Multi-Dimensional Scaling, Banks in India INTRODUCTION Banks are the heart of a nation’s economy. Firstly they promote savings through offering saving rates. Secondly, they invest this savings either through direct investment or loans to promote the economy of the country. In India, commercial banking has played a vital role in driving the economy for almost 200 years. Pre...
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...JOURNAL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, VOLUME 7, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2011 63 The Impact of Information Technology in Nigeria’s Banking Industry 1 Oluwagbemi Oluwatolani 2Abah Joshua and 3Achimugu Philip Abstract-Today, information technology (IT) has become a key element in economic development and a backbone of knowledgebased economies in terms of operations, quality delivery of services and productivity of services. Therefore, taking advantage of information technologies (IT) is an increasing challenge for developing countries. There is now growing evidence that Knowledgedriven innovation is a decisive factor in the competitiveness of nations, industries, organizations and firms. Organizations like the banking sector have benefited substantially from e-banking, which is one among the IT applications for strengthening the competitiveness. This paper presents the current trend in the application of IT in the banking industries in Nigeria and gives an insight into how quality banking has been enhanced via IT. The paper further reveals that the deployment of IT facilities in the Nigerian Banking industry has brought about fundamental changes in the content and quality of banking business in the country. This analysis and clarification of how Nigerian Banks have used IT to reengineer their operations is detailed through literature review and observation. Three categories of variables that relate to the use and implementation of information technology devices were considered...
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...CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Banking reached colonial Africa through the activities of colonial merchants, and the first bank in West Africa was established in 1894, that is the British Bank for West Africa (BBWA), which extended its operations to Ghana soon after in 1896. In Ghana, the Bank of Ghana is responsible for the banking sector. The Bank of Ghana was established in 1957 to oversee the health of the nation’s financial sector. Presently the Bank of Ghana is empowered by the banking act of 2004, Act 673 (amended in 2007) and the Bank of Ghana Act 2002, Act 612 to regulate banks in Ghana. The mission of the central bank is “to pursue sound monetary and financial policies aimed at price stability and create an enabling environment for sustainable economic growth.” In maintaining a stable banking industry, the Bank of Ghana ensures that banks playing a part in the pursuit of its goals are well leveraged to withstand any unforeseen circumstances. One way the central bank does this is to ensure that banks have capital adequacy to a certain level through the regulation of the minimum capital requirement. The issue of the minimum capital requirement, its increases and implications has always been an issue of hot debates amongst economists, and even politicians. The minimum capital requirement is the minimum level of security below which the amount of financial resources should not fall (European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 April...
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...When Bangladesh came into existence on the 16th December, 1971, the banking sector of Bangladesh was in a total disarray. With the exception of two local banks incorporated in then East Pakistan, all the bigger local banks became in operational. Starting with such a humble condition, the Banking Sector of Bangladesh has grown to a great extent. The banking industry in Bangladesh has flourished over the years, making double-digit profit percentages, sustaining growth and surviving cut-throat competition while providing attractive returns to shareholders. The number of banks in all now stands at 49 in Bangladesh. Out of the 49 banks, four are Nationalized Commercial Banks (NCBs), 28 local private commercial banks, 12 foreign banks and the rest five are Development Financial Institutions (DFIs). Sonali Bank is the largest among the NCBs while Pubali is leading in the private ones. Among the 12 foreign banks, Standard Chartered has become the largest in the country. The number of total branches of all scheduled banks is 6,038 as of June 2000. Of the branches, 39.95 per cent (2,412) are located in the urban areas and 60.05 per cent (3,626) in the rural areas. Of the branches NCBs hold 3,616, private commercial banks 1,214, foreign banks 31 and specialized banks 1,177. [pic] Janata Bank is a state-owned commercial bank of Bangladesh established in 1971. Its headquarter is situated at Motijheel in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Immediately after the emergence of Bangladesh...
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...Introduction The banking industry has always been susceptible to economic fluctuations. The subprime mortgages crisis, that started to be felt in 2007 and is still going on, is not an exception. Although it had consequences all over the world, the main effects were seen in American financial markets, followed by the European ones. The top ten banks of the world also suffered the consequences; these can be seen in the changes occurred among these leading institutions in terms of market capitalization and also total assets. After several years of believing in free markets, capitalism and no government intervention, the whole scene has changed. During this period, the governments, acting together with their respective central banks, assumed a more interventionist role, trying to regulate the economic fluctuations triggered by the crisis. It is interesting to analyse the effects all these changes had (and still have) on the banking industry. In the following paper, I am going to present a ranking of the world leading banks (by market capitalization and total assets) and analyze the results in order to observe the impact of the financial crisis on these banks’ drivers. Context From World War II until the late 70’s, banking was a stable activity that was not so sensitive to economic fluctuations. From there on, deregulation and liberalisation transformed banking into an unstable activity, completely responsive to changes in the economic environment. Technological change created...
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...MGT 333 CONSTRAINTS MANAGEMENT PROJECT – BANKING INDUSTRY Detailed description The banking industry in the United States has undergone significant changes, both in processes and services provided, in recent years. The main goal of these for-profit institutions and the changes they have endured is simple – to increase revenue. The backbones of these institutions are the customers. In order for different banks to compete for customers, they must take into considerations the various factors of their business. To insure they provide the best customer service, they most account for cost, flexibility, time, and quality in their services rendered. One service, the focal point of this paper, is the process of mortgage loans. Buying a home can be one of the most exciting experiences in the lives of adults, or it can be one of the most difficult. To ensure that customers are well equipped with the skills and means to take on such a task, banks go through a rigorous mortgage loan application process. This paper will focus on the process used by a bank located in the Midwestern region of the United States. Furthermore, it will provide an analysis of how by implementing the principles of the Theory of Constraints successfully improved the service rendered by the bank, thus providing a greater service to the customer. The mortgage loan process begins with a simple application. Each lender’s application requirements may differ. Generally, the formal application requires details about yourself...
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... Total Current Liabilities $3720 Long Term Debt 3000 | Net plant, property, Total liabilities $ 6,720and equipment $ 8,500 Common equity 9,030 | Total assets $ 15,750 Total liabilities and equity $ 15,750 | a. Calculate The Greek Connection’s net working capital in 2012. b. Calculate the cash conversion cycle of The Greek Connection in 2012. c. The industry average accounts receivable days is 30 days. What would the cash conversion cycle for The Greek Connection have been in 2012 had it matched the industry average for accounts receivable days? Solutions: a. Calculate The Greek Connection’s net working capital in 2012. Greek Connection = 7,250 – 3,720 = 3,530 b. Calculate the cash conversion cycle of The Greek Connection in 2012. CCC = Days inventory outstanding+ Days sales outstanding –Days payable outstanding = 1300/(20000/365) + 3950/(32000/365) – 1500/(20000/365) = 23.7 +...
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...BANGLADESH RESEARCH Swinging Banking : Not Very Promising August 13, 2002 Not too bad if you may claim so ….. The Bangladesh banking sector relative to the size of its economy is comparatively larger than many economies of similar level of development and per capita income. The total size of the sector at 26.54% of GDP dominates the financial system, which is proportionately large for a country with a per capita income of only about US$370. The non-bank financial sector, including capital market institutions is only 3.22% of GDP, which is much smaller than the banking sector. The market capitalization of the Dhaka Stock Exchange was US$1,025 million or 2.19% of GDP as at mid-June 2002. In contrast, the size of the total financial sector in India, including banks and non-banks as well as the capital market is 150% (March 2002) of its GDP, with commercial banks accounting for 58.3% of GDP. Access to banking services for the population has improved during the last three decades. While population per branch was 57,700 in 1972, it was 19,800 in 1991. In 2001 it again rose to 21,300, due to winding up of a number of branches and growth in population. Compared to India’s 15,000 persons per branch in 2000, Bangladesh is not far behind in this regard. This indicates that access to the banking system in the country is not a significant problem. However the story tells a different tale The finance sector remains predominantly bank-based, accounting for 96% of the sector’s resources...
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...Short Communications ERP FOR BANKING INDUSTRY Subodh Kesharwani Enterprise Resource Planning application software is appropriate for organizations in all economic sectors including banking industry. This wide applicability is largely possible as ERP offers considerable flexibility to customize the software by tailoring it to the individual organizational needs. In this short review paper, it is attempted to enumerate potential and prospects of ERP system in the banking industry which is generally done after its system integration with other IT and web-enabled banking systems. Downloaded From IP - 115.248.73.67 on dated 30-Nov-2010 Members Copy, Not for Commercial Sale www.IndianJournals.com INTRODUCTION Banking broadly covers deposits, lending services and money transmission. Banks play a crucial role in mobilizing and distributing a nation’s wealth to ensure a healthy growing economy. Banks normally have large branch networks, many of them comprising over a thousand branches. A bank customer can an individual or an organization with a current or similar account with the bank (Lipscombe & Pond, 2005). ERP systems in business are typically used with an internal perspective and less with external perspective. However, in banks the applications are more with external perspective as a bank deals with money that is transferred from person to person, from business to business and from country to country. A national banking system consists of thousands of individual...
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