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Financial Services-1
Financial Services-1
Financial Services-1
Module –I
Financial Services: Nature and Scope
Institutions Providing Financial Services
Types of Financial Services
Financial System
Financial Products
Financial Services
Financial Markets
Financial Institutions
Financial Products
Sale of Money
Return in Investment
Example: Bonds
Share
Banking Products like Savings & Current A/c
Financial Services
Activities, Benefits, and Satisfaction connected with
the sale of money that offers users and customers
value in return.
Services that ensure smooth floe of functional
activities in an economy
Services that cater to the need of financial
institutions, financial markets, financial instruments
and are geared to serve individuals and institutional
investors.
Financial Markets
Money Market - Call Money, Treasury Bill, Certificate
of Deposit, Commercial Papers etc.
Non- Intermediaries
Functions of Financial Markets
1. Economic Functions
-Transfer of real economic resources from lenders to
borrowers
-Lenders earn interest/ dividend
- Increase in income of borrowers
2. Financial Functions
-Provides liquidity & flow of funds
-Borrowers receive funds for business venture
-Lenders earn Interest on Investment
Characteristics of Financial Services
Intangibility
Perish ability
Heterogeneity
Dynamic
Information Based
Types of Financial Services
Asset/ Fund Based Services
1. Leasing Finance
2. Hire Purchase and Consumer Credit
3.Bill Discounting
4.Venture Capital
5. Housing Finance
6.Insurance Services
7. Factoring etc.
Cont…
Fee/ Advisory Based Services
1. Issue Management
2.Portfolio Management
3.Loan Syndication
4. Credit Rating
5. Stock Broking etc.
Providers of Financial Services
Banks and Financial Institutions
Finance Companies
Housing Societies, Unit Trust, Investment Trust,
Mutual Funds
Insurance and Credit Card Companies
Stock Exchanges and Leasing Companies.