...www.pwc.com/journal The Journal Capital management in banking: The way forward Looking ahead, the future for banking is becoming clearer. It is a future of more capital, more liquidity and less risk. In this article we look into Basel III and the challenges firms will face as these changes come into operation. December 2010 The future of banking is becoming clearer. It is a future of more capital, more liquidity and less risk. And, inevitably, it is a future with lower returns on capital, higher costs of doing business and slower growth with ultimate effects to be felt by shareholders and end consumers. Greater scrutiny by investors, regulators and other stakeholders regarding balance sheet usage is also expected. Basel III is set to redraw the banking landscape. It will have a profound impact PwC (US) on profitability and force many banks to +1 (646) 471 5257 transform their business models. It will fernando.de.la.mora@us.pwc.com also require firms to undertake significant process and system changes. Fernando De La Mora challenges but also keep abreast of the competition. The markets have already started to price Basel III impact. As shown in Figure 1, the credit default swap (CDS) market already pays more attention to banks’ pro-forma capital adequacy levels under Basel III rather than to the current standards. As the equity markets better understand the return on equity (ROE) impact of new standards and bank strategies become more clearly articulated, investors...
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...(a) Introduction Financial derivatives are a financial instrument that value is depend upon or derived from price of underlying items such as commodity, indicator or index. Financial derivatives enable participants involved to trade specific financial risks for example, interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk, equity and commodity price risk and credit risk to other entities who are more willing or better suited to take or manage these risks (International Monetary Fund, n.d.). Even though there are some speculators are aim to earn profit by using the financial derivatives. The main categories of derivatives are forward and futures contracts, options and swaps. They are financial instruments that are mainly used to protect against and manage...
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...FIN 535 – International Finance COURSE DESCRIPTION Presents international financial tools, applications, and concepts used in formulating effective financial management strategies. Examines fundamental international financial relationships and transactions among firms, foreign exchange rate determination and forecasting, foreign exchange risk and exposure, balance of payment accounting, and evolution of the international monetary system. Analyzes special topics such as working capital management strategies, capital budgeting, cost of capital, and optimal capital structure in the context of international operations. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Required Resources Madura, J. (2012). International financial management (11th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western, Cengage Learning. Supplemental Resources Al Nasser, O.M. (2010). How does foreign direct investment affect economic growth? The role of local conditions. Latin American Business Review 11, 111-139. Kornecki, L. & E. M. Ekanayake. (2011). Inward FDI stock in the U.S. economy and state based determinants. Advances in Management, 4(6), 13-24. Ranjan, V. & Agrawal, G. (2011). FDI inflow determinants in BRIC countries: A panel data analysis. International Business Research, 4(4), 255-263. United Nations. (2011). Foreign Direct Investments in LDCs: Lessons learned from the decade 20012010 and the way forward. United National Conference on Trade and Development. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES 1. Compare multinational financial management...
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...International Journal of Marketing, Financial Services & Management Research Vol.1 Issue 11, November 2012, ISSN 2277 3622 Online available at www.indianresearchjournals.com INDIAN CURRENCY FUTURES: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF ITS PERFORMANCE DR. DEVAJIT MAHANTA* * Vice President-Benzcom Consulting Pvt. Ltd. 3A-Oberon Appartement, 6-Lamb Road Ambari, Guwahati-781001, Assam, India ABSTRACT Since its inspection in 2008, currency derivative trade in India had experienced explosive growth, both in volumes and value over the years across all the four currencies contracts that were in operation in INRUSD, INRGBP, INREUR and INRJPY. However in terms of the open interest currency derivatives trade in MCX is more as compared to the NSE. By consider both stock and commodity exchanges for launching currency futures contracts government of India has done a commendable job which is expected to increase the number of quality players, introduce healthy competition and boost trading volumes of Indian currency futures. The global markets (mainly USA) become active only after Indian markets close at 5.00 pm and as a result there is an evident fear about the risks associated with overnight fluctuations in the currency pair. Therefore the functioning as well as the profitability in Indian currency futures is effected by the current performance of the international currency futures market. It is imperative that any evaluation, projection on Indian currency futures market should be undertaken keeping...
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...years An in-depth discussion 4 Examining the implications IFRS affects US businesses in multiple ways What this means for your business 6 Anticipate and manage the change What companies can and should do now October 2012 The heart of the matter US financial reporting will continue to change over the next several years Although US companies will not when, and how IFRS might be be permitted to use International incorporated into the US financial Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) reporting system. for US public filings in the foreseeable • In May 2011, the SEC’s Office of future, IFRS has been affecting US the Chief Accountant published a companies for some time, primarily Staff Paper exploring one possible through engaging in cross-border method to incorporate IFRS merger-and-acquisition (M&A) into the US financial reporting activity, meeting the reporting needs system, involving an active of non-US stakeholders, and assisting Financial Accounting Standards with or monitoring of the IFRS Board (FASB) incorporating IFRS requirements of non-US subsidiaries. into US GAAP over an extended US companies are also becoming period of time (the “endorsement” increasingly aware of IFRS, as key method). Under this method, the aspects of US generally accepted FASB would remain the US stanaccounting principles (US GAAP) dard setter and potentially endorse and IFRS continue to be the focus of new IFRS into the US financial ongoing joint projects. reporting system...
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...Derivatives Debacles Case Studies of Large Losses in Derivatives Markets Anatoli Kuprianov To avoid all mistakes in the conduct of great enterprises is beyond man’s powers. Plutarch, Lives: Fabius. ecent years have witnessed numerous accounts of derivatives-related losses on the part of established and reputable firms. These episodes have precipitated concern, and even alarm, over the recent rapid growth of derivatives markets and the dangers posed by the widespread use of such instruments. What lessons do these events hold for policymakers? Do they indicate the need for stricter government supervision of derivatives markets, or for new laws and regulations to limit the use of these instruments? A better understanding of the events surrounding recent derivatives debacles can help to answer such questions. This article presents accounts of two of the costliest and most highly publicized derivatives-related losses to date. The episodes examined involve the firms of Metallgesellschaft AG and Barings PLC. Each account begins with a review of the events leading to the derivatives-related loss in question, followed by an analysis of the factors responsible for the debacle. Both incidents raise a number of public policy questions: Can government intervention stop such incidents from happening again? Is it appropriate for the government even to try? And if so, what reforms are indicated? These issues are addressed at the end of each case study, where the lessons and public policy...
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...International Journal of Marketing, Financial Services & Management Research Vol.1 Issue 11, November 2012, ISSN 2277 3622 Online available at www.indianresearchjournals.com INDIAN CURRENCY FUTURES: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF ITS PERFORMANCE DR. DEVAJIT MAHANTA* * Vice President-Benzcom Consulting Pvt. Ltd. 3A-Oberon Appartement, 6-Lamb Road Ambari, Guwahati-781001, Assam, India ABSTRACT Since its inspection in 2008, currency derivative trade in India had experienced explosive growth, both in volumes and value over the years across all the four currencies contracts that were in operation in INRUSD, INRGBP, INREUR and INRJPY. However in terms of the open interest currency derivatives trade in MCX is more as compared to the NSE. By consider both stock and commodity exchanges for launching currency futures contracts government of India has done a commendable job which is expected to increase the number of quality players, introduce healthy competition and boost trading volumes of Indian currency futures. The global markets (mainly USA) become active only after Indian markets close at 5.00 pm and as a result there is an evident fear about the risks associated with overnight fluctuations in the currency pair. Therefore the functioning as well as the profitability in Indian currency futures is effected by the current performance of the international currency futures market. It is imperative that any evaluation, projection on Indian currency futures market should be undertaken keeping...
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...Your Final Exam is scheduled for next Wednesday. You can take the exam beginning Wednesday Feb 8, 2012 at 12.00 Noon. The Exam window will close on Friday Feb 10, 2012 at 12.00 Noon. You will have two hours, at one sitting, to finish the exam. The current technology does not enable us to monitor the exam, so I will make it "open book". While you have three days to take the exam, I strongly recommend that you take it early on Wednesday or Thursday. In the past, students have encoutered numerous problems if they wait till the last minute such as technology failure, personal or family problems. You will answer a total of 5 questions (2 Problems and 3 short essay Questions). The problems will be focussing on Triangular Arbitrage, and Derivatives. The essay questions will be identical to the ones in the review sheet. More on this in the Adobe session scheduled for Thursday Feb 2, 2012. FINANCE 6644: Global Financial Strategy Krishnan Dandapani January 2012 Final Exam Review Questions Instructions A. Please be concise and precise in your answers. B. Practice answers for closed book, class room setting. C. Suggested length: minimum one page; maximum two pages per question. D. You would answer 5 questions or Problems in two hours in final exam. Questions 1. Ethical Standards a. Can a multinational firm adopt varying ethical standards [such as with regard to product safety...
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...SPEECH Indian Derivatives Market - A Regulatory and Contextual Perspective Shyamala Gopinath Indian Derivatives Market - A Regulatory and Contextual Perspective* Shyamala Gopinath Let me first thank Euromoney for inviting me for this seminar on Indian derivatives market. The esoteric world of derivatives has come into sharp focus in recent times precisely on account of their complexity and recent events have triggered a debate on their impact on the financial system stability. My discussion today will be confined to the regulatory framework in India in regard to forex, debt and credit derivative markets and the regulatory imperatives arising in dealing with these instruments and their future development, particularly in the context of global developments. The financial markets, including derivative markets, in India have been through a reform process over the last decade and a half, witnessed in its growth in terms of size, product profile, nature of participants and the development of market infrastructure across all segments - equity markets, debt markets and forex markets. Derivative markets worldwide have witnessed explosive growth in recent past. According to the BIS Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity as of April 2007 was released recently and the OTC derivatives segment, the average daily turnover of interest rate and non-traditional foreign exchange contracts increased by 71 per cent to US $ 2.1 trillion in April 2007...
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...GLOBAL AVIATION GROUP 2013 Airline Disclosures Handbook Financial reporting and management trends in the global aviation industry kpmg.com KPMG’s Global Aviation practice KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 156 countries and have 152,000 people working in member firms around the world. The independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. Through its member firms, KPMG has invested extensively in developing an experienced aviation team. KPMG’s understanding of the aviation industry is both current and forward looking, thanks to KPMG’s global experience, knowledge sharing, industry training and use of professionals with direct experience in the aviation industry. KPMG member firms serve many of the market leaders within the airline sector. We are leading providers of external audit services with 33% market share of the top 50 airlines by revenue. We also provide other services to over half of these top 50 airlines. KPMG member firms’ strength lies in our professionals and their knowledge and experience gathered from working with a large and diverse client base. KPMG’s airline industry experience helps the teams understand both your business priorities and the strategic issues facing your company. KPMG’s Global Aviation practice’s presence in many international markets, combined with industry knowledge, positions KPMG...
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...How Fair Value Measurement Changes Risk Management Behavior in the Insurance Industry JANUARY 2013 SPONSORED BY Financial Reporting Section Society of Actuaries PREPARED BY Bruce B. Rosner, FSA, MAAA Ernst & Young LLP Mark J. Freedman, FSA, MAAA Ernst & Young LLP The opinions expressed and conclusions reached by the authors are their own and do not represent any official position or opinion of the Society of Actuaries or its members. The Society of Actuaries makes no representation or warranty to the accuracy of the information. In addition, the discussion and examples presented in this paper are for educational purposes. They are not to be viewed as an authoritative statement by the Society of Actuaries or Ernst & Young LLP on the quality and/or appropriateness of an individual company’s practices or an indicator of “better” practice from one company relative to another. © 2013 Society of Actuaries, All Rights Reserved Acknowledgments We would like to acknowledge and thank a number of individuals who contributed to the success of this study: • Ronora Stryker and Jan Schuh from the Society of Actuaries for providing leadership and coordination The Project Oversight Group for guidance throughout this project: • Robert Baldwin • Mark Bergstrom • Jim Bridgeman • Joonghee Huh • Kathryn McCarthy (Chair) • James Norman • Jim Reiskytl • Doug Van Dam The companies that volunteered to be interviewed anonymously for this study Other members of the Ernst & Young team who...
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...Chapter 1 The Government and Not-For-Profit Environment ------------------------------------------------- Questions for Review and Discussion 1. The critical distinction between for-profit businesses and not-for-profits including governments is that businesses have profit as their main motive whereas the others have service. A primary purpose of financial reporting is to report on an entity’s accomplishments — how well it achieved its objectives. Accordingly, the financial statements of businesses measure profitability, their key objective. Financial reports of governments and other not-for-profits should not focus on profitability, since it is not a relevant objective. Ideally, therefore, they should focus on other performance objectives, such as how well the organizations met their service goals. In reality, however, the goal of reporting on how well they have achieved such goals has proven difficult to attain and the financial reports have focused mainly on financially-related data. 2. Governments and not-for-profits are “governed” by the budget, whereas businesses are governed by the marketplace. The budget is the key political and fiscal document of governments and not-for-profits. It determines how an entity obtains its resources and how it allocates them. It encapsulates most key decisions of consequence made by the organization. In a government the budget is not merely a managerial document; it is the law. 3. Owing to the significance of the budget...
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...................................................................................6 Introduction..............................................................................................................8 Summary ..................................................................................................................9 Part One The Growth in Mine Utilisation of Borrowed Gold ........................................11 The Case for Hedging ..........................................................................................15 Hedging Instruments – Their Development and Usage ................................19 Australia ................................................................................................................21 North America ....................................................................................................22 South Africa ..........................................................................................................23 Gold’s Price Decline in 1996/97 – Its impact on Hedging Strategies ..........25 Part Two The Supply of Leased Gold and Banking Risks in the Gold Forward Market ......................................................................................29 The Market...
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...Memorandum The Volcker Rule Introduction The regulation of financial institutions has long been a controversial subject in the United States of America, going through cycles of increasing or decreasing rigorousness. Following the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression, the US Congress enacted several laws designed to regulate financial institutions. One of these laws, the Banking Act of 1933, included four provisions limiting the ability of deposit-taking institutions to trade for their own benefit. These provisions are colloquially referred to as the Glass-Steagall Act. GlassSteagall forbade commercial banks from dealing, underwriting and investing in most securities. By the late 1990s, the resolve to enforce Glass-Steagall faded, shown particularly by the Fed’s blessing of the Citicorp/Travelers Group merger. In 1999, President Clinton signed the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act into law, effectively repealing the Glass-Steagall Act. Echoing the political landscape following the Great Depression, the aftermath of the Great Recession saw a resurgence in grassroots campaigns to reinstitute tougher regulations on banks and financial institutions. The bailouts given to many large banks fueled this public outrage, especially in the light of the million Americans losing their homes to foreclosure. A recently inaugurated Obama administration sought to prevent a reoccurrence of the financial crisis by tightening government regulation of financial institutions. This eventually manifested...
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...MNC Enters India Finance 535.003 Provide a brief summary of the business you chose. Nucor Corporation is one of the world’s largest steel manufacturing multinational corporations (MNCs) comprised of more than 20,000 employees worldwide (Nucor, 2013). The company is among the top 2 steel manufacturers in the United States, along with U.S. Steel Corporation, with more than 20 million tons of steel produced in 2012. Nucor’s mission is to take care of their consumers with the help of the corporation’s teammates (employees), by producing safe high quality steel at a low cost (Nucor, 2013). They will obtain this goal in conjunction with being most profitable and productive. The corporation has 22 locations in the U.S. and 9 locations in 8 countries, none of them being India (Nucor, 2013). Nucor is broken down into 4 main segments: steel mills, steel products, raw materials and all other (Nucor, 2013). While the company has remained profitable for years, with annual sales of $19.4 billion U.S. dollars, rising steel prices has plagued the steel industry resulting in many steel companies’ sales declining (Nucor, 2013). This can be attributed to steel producers being reluctant to cut prices in spite of lower demand. Many of these issues coming from declining sales have said to have been rooted from China’s inexpensive sales of cheap steel products (Gael, G., 2013). Nucor’s CEO has pleaded for restrictions to be made on trade of Chinese made steel (Gael, 2013). India is in...
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