...DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVE MARKETS IN EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES1 A. Background Derivatives are commonly used for managing various risk exposures, including foreign exchange, interest rate, and credit risks. By allowing investors to unbundle and transfer these risks, derivatives contribute to a more efficient allocation of capital, in many cases reduce market and portfolio volatility, facilitate cross-border capital flows, and create more opportunities for portfolio diversification. Despite rapid growth over the past several years, Emerging Market (EM) derivatives account for only about 10 percent of the total outstanding notional values in global derivatives markets. Compared to mature markets, the ratio of outstanding notional value of derivatives to market capitalization of the underlying asset markets is fairly small in most emerging economies and is mainly focused on sovereign risks. The most common issues that challenge the development of local derivatives markets are (i) relatively underdeveloped markets for the underlying assets; (ii) lack of adequate regulatory, legal and market infrastructure, and (iii) restrictions on the use of derivatives by local and foreign entities.2 The problem of misuse of derivatives is perceived to be more acute in emerging market countries where prudential regulation, credit information infrastructure, and risk management practices are not fully developed and maybe in conflict with reasonable economic, investment or portfolio objectives. This...
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...THE GLOBAL DERIVATIVES MAGAZINE ROUNDTABLE Malaysia derivatives Global access through a global partner Held on September 18, 2012 in Singapore In association with 2 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2012 THE FOW ASIA ROUNDTABLES: BURSA MALAYSIA DERIVATIVES Sponsored by: VIP invite Date: 18 September an Bursa Malaysia Derivatives: Derivatives ccess through a Global Partner targets international growth Location: Marina Mandarin, Singapore Time: 14:45 (15:00 start) the West falter, investors are increasingly looking overseas for s mostAs established markets in The panellists will be: exciting growth markets Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD) Chong Kim Seng, growth Malaysia Derivatives trading opportunities. After a decade of CEO, Bursa and a landmark deal with the CME Group and 2011 following a deal with Goh Ching Yin, targeting Devt, Securities Commission e exchange to Globex traders. in 2009, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is ED Strategy &diversification and increasing its growing Shamsuddin bin Mohd Mahayidin, Director Foreign international participation. At the Asia Roundtables, Negara onofSeptember 18, William Mitting held Malaysia Exchange Administration Department, Bank its markets to foreign investors and ith new contract launches, more leading market participants in the Malaysian market to discuss the met with a group of Natarajan Narayanasamy, Executive Director, present themselves for international LT International Futures (M) Sdn Bhd Azila Abdul Aziz,...
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...An Overview of the Malaysian Banking Sector FINA0501 ASIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TERM PAPER LEE JUNHONG, JEREMY 2010540826 I. Introduction Malaysia has been an important player in the Asian economy since the early days of independence, and even before that, as a British protectorate. It is currently the third largest economy in Southeast Asia, and is the 28th largest economy in the world in terms of purchasing power parity according to the World Bank. Malaysia has also successfully diversified its role by focusing her economy on both the traditional sphere of primary agricultural produce as well as being a hub for light manufacturing in consumer durables and electronics. Strong economic planning and farsighted vision by both the government and central bank has been instrumental in maintaining a strong growth rate of her economy; her combined year on year growth since independence in 1957 has averaged 6.6%, which is no doubt a stellar record and one of the highest in Asia. The financial institutions and their functions have been instrumental in this success, and this paper will strive to highlight the strengths and weaknesses, as well as a general overview of the Malaysian banking sector. I. Historical background The earliest beginnings of the banking sector in Malaysia dates back to the early 19th Century under British influence and the expatriate (mainly British) merchant communities. The Straits Settlements comprising of Singapore, Malacca and Penang were administered...
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...Mr Tan Ngiap Joo, Deputy President of OCBC, is a member of the Strategic Management Team of a bank based in Singapore, the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC). Mr Tan Ngiap Joo is writing a memorandum to his task force, relating to the strengths and weaknesses of one of OCBC’s strategies at present and a report containing internal and environmental audits of OCBC. From these audits, he will develop a strategy to counter the strong competition OCBC is facing, both locally and regionally. The report will be discussed at an SMT meeting. Table of Contents Contents Page Memorandum……………………………………………….. 4 Appendix to Memorandum…………………………………. 9 Report……………………………………………………….. 12 References…………………………………………………... 22 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited Memorandum To: Team members of task force From: Tan Ngiap Joo, Deputy President, member of Strategic Management Team Date: 13 June 2007 Subject: Objectives in the planning process Introduction You will assist in the planning process of OCBC as members of the new task force. In order to this well, I will outline the role objectives play in the planning process and how to set them. The Role of Objectives in the Planning Process Objectives tend to evaluate the behavior of OCBC’S employees. Its management uses these objectives to help focus on employees efforts. This is crucial because OCBC...
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...Issues and Concerns of Commodity Derivative Markets in India: An Agenda for Research Nilanjan Ghosh 1. Introduction Commodity derivative markets have traditionally been a contentious issue at various policy forums across the world, particularly with the imbroglio created by allegations from various corners that they encourage excessive speculation and are therefore responsible for the recent commodity price escalation. While this suspicion of excessive speculation in the commodity markets has always been there among policymakers in developing nations like India, it has become more widespread since 2008 in the wake of worldwide inflationary pressures on food and energy. The sudden deflation in the value of various assets underlying different derivatives, which includes commodity derivatives, in the wake of the global meltdown has provoked greater apprehension about the economic utility of futures markets. The suspicion has reached such a high that even the U.S., the biggest proponent of market forces with the most active commodity exchanges in the world, is considering new modes of regulation, and is also investigating the role of commodity derivative trading in the steep rise in prices of wheat, rice, and crude oil. On the other hand, ever since commodity derivative trading was allowed in India in the new millennium, there has always been a hue and cry against such markets, with the alleged notion of excessive “speculation”, though there has rarely been any evidence for it. Rather...
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...FIN 3103 FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS– SECTION 1A AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ASIAN EQUITY MARKET & ITS EXCHANGES SAMUEL TOW WEE YAP (A0102724U) LIEW KUANG CHEN JOEL (A0004624U) ANG CHUAN HWEN JEREMY (A0080928X) LIAW YIH HANG (A0091535E) WU GUIYAN (A0100395N) ZHAO CHUANYI (A0105563L) Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Objectives of the Stock Market ................................................................................................................................................................. 4 2.1 Capital Formation ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Connecting Traders ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.3 Security............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 2.4 Economic Indicator ...................................................................................................
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...The Growing Demand for Palm Oil in India With the world’s second largest population of 1.2 billion and its oils and fats consumption estimated at 17.8 million tonnes in 2010, India becomes one of the world’s leading oils and fats economies. India is one of the largest producers of oilseeds in the world, both in terms of the area and output. However, India is the third world’s leading importer of oils and fats in 2010. India’s oils and fats production have not been able to keep pace with the large demand in the country. Estimates indicate that while the oils and fats output grew at about two percent per annum over the past four years, consumption has grown at some seven percent per annum; hence import of oils and fats is necessary to fill the gap between production and consumption. The total consumption of oils and fats for 2010 was 17.8 million tonnes while local production was only able to cater 9.0 million tonnes. Palm Oil – Continue to be Major Importing Oil by India Palm oil has been the major imported oil by India which has become the world’s largest importer of palm oil. In 2010, a total of 6.58 million tonnes of palm oil were imported and it constituted about 70% of India’s total imports. Most of the palm oil imported into India is in the form of crude palm oil. The main two exporters of palm oil to India are Malaysia and Indonesia with Indonesia having the market share of 80% approximately. The large market share of palm oil in India’s oils and fats imports is driven...
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...Universiti Putra Malaysia TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 | INTRODUCTION | | 1 | 2 | MISSION AND VISSION STATEMENT | | 2 | 3 | MARKET POSITIONING MAP | | 5 | 4 | KLK CORPORATE STRUCTURE | | 6 | 5 | FIRM’S OPERATIONS MAP LOCATION | | 8 | 6 | FINANCIAL ANALYSIS | | 9 | 7 | COMPETITORS’ ANALYSIS | | 18 | 8 | STRATEGY FORMULATIONSWOT ANALYSISInternal Factor Evaluation (IFE) MatrixExternal Factor Evaluation (EFE) MatrixCompetitive Profile Matrix (CPM)SWOT MatrixSPACE MatrixBOSTON CONSULTING GROUP (BCG) MATRIXINTERNAL EXTERNAL MATRIXQUANTITATIVE STRATEGIC PLANNING MATRIX (QSPM)GRAND STRATEGY MATRIXEPS/EBIT ANALYSIS BALANCE SCORECARD | | 21212223252629323435394041 | 9 | CONCLUSION | | 42 | INTRODUCTION Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK) is a Malaysian multinational company involved in plantation, manufacturing, retailing and property development. While plantation remains KLK's core business, it has expanded downstream into resource-based manufacturing, in particular oleochemicals, cocoa processing and rubber processing and employs more than 35,000 employees worldwide. As at 30 September 2011, KLK is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and has a market capitalization of approximately RM22.5 billion. From a humble plantation company established more than 100 years ago in Malaysia and through strategic acquisition and sound management, the Group’s oil palm and rubber plantations today stand at approximately 250,000 hectares in Malaysia and Indonesia...
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...HONG KONG/CHINA Bosideng International A warm and cosy stock A dominant brand with household recognition We initiate coverage on Bosideng with an Outperform, with 35% upside to our target price. Bosideng dominates China’s down jacket market with an estimated 37% market share in CY10. Its top brand is ranked the 13th most valuable consumer brand in China. We expect core revenue CAGR of 13% in FY12-14 on the back of continued penetration of down jackets in China. Additionally, Bosideng is building out a menswear business. While this makes up only 10% of revenues in FY12E, we expect it to generate organic revenue CAGR of 33% with the potential for further upside from acquisitions. High free cash flow and dividend yield Photo taken by the report’s lead analyst in rural China. “A Christmas to remember” – December 2010 3998 HK Price 27 Oct 11 12-month target Upside/Downside Valuation - PER Outperform HK$2.07 HK$ % HK$ 2.80 35.3 2.80 Bosideng is currently sitting on HK$2.8bn net cash and we forecast a free cash flow yield of 6% in FY12, rising to 10% in FY14. With a 75% payout ratio, Bosideng should generate a dividend yield of 8% in FY12. Bosideng is looking to make acquisitions in the highly fragmented menswear market. Past acquisitions have been successful and we don’t think it is likely the company will make any acquisition that depletes more than half of the cash pile at most; thus we think the dividend is secure. Market concerns are overdone Six out of...
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...Table of Contents Introduction …………………………………………………………………….....1 Analysis of the Financial Crisis and Emerging Markets………………………….1 Conclusions………………………………………………………………………..8 List of Tables and Figures…………………………………………………….......9 References……………………………………………………………………......10 Introduction In the last years we all heard about financial crisis, economic crisis or even strong words like recession or depression. The goal of this paper is to define these terms and to analyze the effects that they produce in the economy. Another objective is to understand the emerging markets and compare then with developed economies. The effects of the crisis are different from country to country but also have some similarities at a global level. I. Analysis of the Financial Crisis and Emerging Markets The term financial crisis is used when financial institutions or assets suddenly lose a large part of their value. This can result in a loss of paper wealth and not as a change in the real economy, unless a recession or depression follows which is the case here. So we can say that the recession is the result of the financial crisis that started in U.S in 2008 from the burst of housing bubble and the subprime lending. There are more types of financial crises: banking crises (bank runs – when depositors withdraw their money suddenly. This type of behavior can result in bankruptcy), speculative bubbles and crashes (when...
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...2. Oil and gas sector This chapter begins with an overview of the oil and gas industry in Malaysia. Description of the value chain of the industry is given in section 2.2, followed by the industry’s economic performance in section 2.3. Section 2.4 focuses on the scope of the inquiry regarding issues in the oil and gas industry. 2.1 Oil and gas industry in Malaysia This section provides an overview of the oil and gas industry in Malaysia. 2.1.1 History Oil and gas production have been a mainstay of Malaysia’s growth since oil was first drilled in 1910 in Miri, Sarawak. The first oil well (known as The Grand Old Lady) which was discovered by Shell, started with a production of 83 barrels per day (bbls/d) and reached a maximum of 15,000 bbls/d in 1929. There were no other drilling activities elsewhere in Borneo or Peninsular Malaya until the 1950s. [1, 2, 3] Petroleum activities began increasing significantly in 1960s due to the discovery and development of offshore fields in Borneo. The late 1960s saw the beginning of offshore oil exploration in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. In the 1970s, some oil fields in Malaysia were producing 90,000 to 99,000 bbls/d. [2] In the early days, foreign oil companies dominated the oil and gas industry in Malaysia with Shell and Esso being the two major players. This was followed by several other foreign companies such as Conoco, Mobil, Aquitaine, Oceanic and Teiseki. The national company, Petronas came on to the scene in...
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...MGT657 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT GROUP PROJECT THE ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF THE WINNING STRATEGIES OF A GLOBAL OR WELL-KNOWN MALAYSIA COMPANY (PETRONAS) FOR ITS SURVIVAL IN THE NEAR FUTURE THE ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF THE WINNING STRATEGIES OF A GLOBAL OR WELL-KNOWN MALAYSIA COMPANY (PETRONAS) FOR ITS SURVIVAL IN THE NEAR FUTURE Introduction PETRONAS vision was "To be A Leading Oil and Gas Multinational Company of Choice" and it stated the globalization effort in 1994. PETRONAS global operation had extended to Africa countries, Confederate Independence of Soviet Union (CIS), Middle East and Asia Pacific countries. Some of the Africa countries included Sudan, South Africa (downstream Engen), Libya and Algeria. The investments in CIS were Turkmenistan and Kazarkstan. The investment in Middle East countries included Iran, Syria and Iraq. In the Asia Pacific, the oversea portfolios extended to Vietnam, Mynmar, China and Australia (both Upstream and downstream). The oversea upstream activities were undertaken by its subsidiary PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) through its oversea subsidiary companies. When PETRONAS started its globalization efforts, the environmental factors were very much favorable. However, in 1997 and 1998 there were adverse changed in these environmental factors and had affected PETRONAS globalization efforts. Some of these factors were the regional and world economic turmoil, regional financial and currency devaluation...
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...rather than individual markets. This includes national, regional, and global economies. Macroeconomic is a factor that is pertinent to a broad economy at the regional or national level and affects a large population rather than a few select individuals. Macroeconomic factors are key indicators of economic performance and are closely monitored by governments, businesses and consumers. Macroeconomic factors are the factors which affect the wider economy. In other words these factors seem to summarize the picture of economy. Macroeconomic variables include economic output, unemployment, inflation, interest rates, money supply, exchange rate, foreign reserves, savings and investment. Variables used in study: • Consumer Price Index (CPI) Inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. When the general price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services. Consequently, inflation also reflects erosion in the purchasing power of money – a loss of real value in the internal medium of exchange and unit of account within the economy. A chief measure of price inflation is the inflation rate, the annualized percentage change in a general price index (normally the CPI) over time. A consumer price index (CPI) measures changes in the price level of consumer goods and services purchased by households. It captures the retail price movement for different sections of consumers. In India, the Consumer Price Index...
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...[pic] ACFI 3217 International Development in Accounting Comparing of the performance of Malaysia Airlines and China Southern Airlines Summary The purpose of this report was discovering and analyzing the performance of Malaysia Airlines and China Southern Airlines; and the benefits and problems in the U.S. adopting of IFRS will be mentioned. First, it evaluates the performance of Malaysia Airlines and China Southern Airlines through five ratios analysis which is profitability, liquidity/solvency, working capital efficiency, long term financial structure and investors’ perspective. Next, on basic of part one analysis, discuss the limitations of financial reporting, meanwhile, companies from different countries which are using different accounting standards should be noticed. Follow on; depend on the situation of financial report, using the SWOT methods to analyze the primary challenges faced by Malaysia Airlines and China Southern Airlines. Finally, discuss the positive and negative of U.S. adopting IFRS. Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Ratio analysis of the MAS and CZ 1 3. SWTO analysis of the MAS and the CZ 12 3.1. Strengths 12 3.2. Weaknesses 13 3.3. Opportunities 15 3.4. Threats 16 4. The benefits and problems if US adopt IFRS 18 5. Conclusion 26 6. Reference 27 7. Appendices 36 7.1. Appendices 1—Analysis Current Ratio 36 7.2. Appendices 2—Analysis Quick Ratio 36 7.3. Appendices...
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...second-largest quoted tobacco company by market share (after Philip Morris International), and has a leading position in over 50 countries and operations in more than 180 countries. Its brands include Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall. BAT has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. As of 26 December 2011 it had a market capitalization of £59.2 billion, the sixth-largest of any company listed on the London Stock Exchange. It has a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. They are leading more than 50 countries and have their presence in more than 180 countries with approximately 50,000 employees. BAT is committed to providing consumers with pleasure through excellent products, and to demonstrating that they are meeting their commercial goals in ways that are consistent with reasonable societal expectations of a responsible tobacco group in the 21st century. BAT is designed to deliver their vision and build shareholder value. It is based on growth, funded by productivity and delivered by a winning organization that acts responsibly at all times. History Born international O n 29 September 1902 the UK’s Imperial Tobacco Company and the American Tobacco Company of the United States form a joint venture, the British American Tobacco Company, in a bid to end an intense trade war. Under the agreement, the two companies will not trade in each other’s domestic markets and acquire the right to use each other’s...
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