A Study on Recruitment of Advisors and Sales of Financial Products Through Them and Collection of Desirable Premium

The liberalization of the Indian insurance sector has been the subject of much heated debate for some years. The policy makers where in the catch 22 situation wherein for one they wanted competition, development and growth of this insurance sector which is extremely essential for channeling the investments in to the infrastructure sector. At the other end the policy makers had the fears that the insurance premia, which are substantial, would seep out of the country; and wanted to have a cautious approach of opening for foreign participation in the sector.
As one of the rare occurrences the entire debate was put on the back burner and the IRDA saw the day of the light thanks to the maturing polity emerging consensus among factions of different political parties. Though some changes and some restrictive clauses as regards to the foreign participation were included the IRDA has opened the doors for the private entry into insurance.
Whether the insurer is old or new, private or public, expanding the market will present multitude of challenges and opportunities. But the key issues, possible trends, opportunities and challenges that insurance sector will have still remains under the realms of the possibilities and speculation. What is the likely impact of opening up India’s insurance sector?
The large scale of operations, public sector bureaucracies and cumbersome procedures hampers nationalized insurers. Therefore, potential private entrants expect to score in the areas of customer service, speed and flexibility. They point out that their entry will mean better products and choice for the consumer. The critics counter that the benefit will be slim, because new players will concentrate on affluent, urban customers as foreign banks did until recently. This seems to be a logical strategy. Start-up costs-such as those of setting up a conventional distribution network-are large and high-end niches offer better returns. However, the middle-market segment too has great potential. Since insurance is a volumes game. Therefore, private insurers would be best served by a middle-market approach, targeting customer segments that are currently untapped.

Contents:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION TO THE INDUSTRY
INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPANY
RECRUITMENT OF ADVISORS
SALES AND DISCRIPTION OF THE FINANCIAL PRODUCT
RECOMMENDATIONS
CHALLENGES IN LIFE INSURANCE SECTOR
BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

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A Study on Performance Evaluation of ICICI and SBI Using Fundamental and Technical Analysis

With the economy surging, things are getting better in the Banking Industry. There are plenty of changes occurs daily.
According to Reserve bank of India’s banking review of 2004 – 2005 there was a notable pick up in demand from industry for investments and a surge in exports. Evidently, the industry’s focus now is on scaling up both domestically and in markets abroad, widening the product and services port folio, and better using technology to make banking more accessible and efficient.
Most of researcher’s conclusion is, Whether or not the sectors actually opens up in 2009, banks should use that as an opportunity to get their growth strategies in place. Not Just through organic growth, but growth through mergers and acquisition.

What India need is not a large number of small banks, but a small number of large banks.
As the RBI’s deputy Governor, V.Leeladhar, said at Indian Banking Associations Jan 31 Seminar on “Indian Banks and the Global change” there is growing realization that the ability to cope with possible downside risks would depend among others on the soundness of the financial system and the strength of Individual participation”.India is still cagey about foreign investments in banks. Though a dramatic changes sweeping through the industry for some years now in the rise of India’s Public sector bank and private sector still it should fuel its grow to open up eyes towards open market.In this scenario, While we look at the sensex breach the 10,000 level for the first time it was yet another sign the India as a market for global liquidity had arrived. When,  We start co-relating the Gross Domestic product (GDP) growth of emerging markets are supposed to reflect the health of the economy where India emerges as a key player, India is arguably the best placed amongst the entire emerging market lot.
Form the Investors point of view earning growth, price-earning multiplies and of course the performance of the economy matters.

Contents:
Introduction
Company Profile
Product Profile
The Industry Growth
Background
Management
Shareholding & Liquidity
Key area of Operation
Strategy & New Developments
ICICI Profile
Chapter – 2
Scope of the study
Objective of the study
Period of the study
Limitation of the study
Methodology
Fundamental analysis
Economical  analysis
Industrial analysis
Banking Industrial analysis
Monitory Policy
CRR
Liquidity  Management
Indian Financial Sector SWOT analysis
Budget 2007 -2008 overview
Secure Banking
Key Ratio
Interpretation (SBI)
Interpretation (ICICI)
Chapter – 3
Technical analysis
ICICI Bank Outlook
SBIN Outlook
Finding
Suggestion

 

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A Study on Mutual Fund Companies in India with Special Reference to Reliance Mutual Fund and UTI Mutual Fund

A mutual fund is a scheme in which several people invest their money for a common financial cause. The collected money invests in the capital market and the money, which they earned, is divided based on the number of units, which they hold.
The mutual fund industry started in India in a small way with the UTI Act creating what was effectively a small savings division within the RBI. Over a period of 25 years this grew fairly successfully and gave investors a good return, and therefore in 1989, as the next logical step, public sector banks and financial institutions were allowed to float mutual funds and their success emboldened the government to allow the private sector to foray into this area.
The advantages of mutual fund are professional management, diversification, economies of scale, simplicity, and liquidity.
The disadvantages of mutual fund are high costs, over-diversification, possible tax consequences, and the inability of management to guarantee a superior return.
The biggest problems with mutual funds are their costs and fees it include Purchase fee, Redemption fee, Exchange fee, Management fee, Account fee & Transaction Costs. There are some loads which add to the cost of mutual fund. Load is a type of commission depending on the type of funds.
Mutual funds are easy to buy and sell. You can either buy them directly from the fund company or through a third party. Before investing in any funds one should consider some factor like objective, risk, Fund Manager’s and scheme track record, Cost factor etc.

There are many, many types of mutual funds. You can classify funds based Structure (open-ended & close-ended), Nature (equity, debt, balanced), Investment objective (growth, income, money market) etc.
A code of conduct and registration structure for mutual fund intermediaries, which were subsequently mandated by SEBI. In addition, this year AMFI was involved in a number of developments and enhancements to the regulatory framework.
The most important trend in the mutual fund industry is the aggressive expansion of the foreign owned mutual fund companies and the decline of the companies floated by nationalized banks and smaller private sector players.
Reliance Mutual Fund, UTI Mutual Fund, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, HDFC Mutual Fund and Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund are the top five mutual fund company in India.
Reliance mutual funding is considered to be most reliable mutual funds in India. People want to invest in this institution because they know that this institution will never dissatisfy them at any cost. You should always keep this into your mind that if particular mutual funding scheme is on larger scale then next time, you might not get the same results so being a careful investor you should take your major step diligently otherwise you will be unable to obtain the high returns.

Contents:
COMPANY PROFILE
INTRODUCTION OF MUTUAL FUND
WORKING OF MUTUAL FUND
MUTUAL FUND IN INDIA
RELIANCE MUTUAL FUND vs. UTI MUTUAL FUND
MUTUAL FUND vs. OTHER INVESTMENT
FUTURE PROSPECT OF MUTUAL FUNDS IN INDIA
MUTUAL FUND JARGON
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
FINDINGS AND SUGGESTION
CONCLUSION
QUESTIONNAIRE
BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

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A Study on Effectiveness of Employee Involvement and Work Environment in Hero Honda

“Hero” is the brand name used by the Munjal brothers in the year 1956 with the flagship company Hero Cycles. India's Hero Group and Japan’s Honda Motor Company merged in 19th Jan 1984. Japan has not only created the world's single largest two wheeler company but also one of the most successful joint ventures worldwide.
During the 80s, Hero Honda became the first company in India to prove that it was possible to drive a vehicle without polluting the roads. The company introduced new generation motorcycles that set industry benchmarks for fuel thrift and low emission. A legendary 'Fill it - Shut it - Forget it' campaign captured the imagination of commuters across India, and Hero Honda sold millions of bikes purely on the commitment of increased mileage. Over 19 million Hero Honda two wheelers tread Indian roads today. These are almost as many as the number of people in Finland, Ireland and Sweden put together.

Hero Honda has consistently grown at double digits since inception; and today, every second motorcycle sold in the country is a Hero Honda. Every 30 seconds, someone in India buys Hero Honda's top -selling motorcycle - Splendor. This festive season, the company sold half a million two wheelers in a single month-a feat unparalleled in global automotive history.

Chapter I – The Company
1.1 Company Profile
Chapter II – The Project
2.1 Purpose & Scope of study
2.2 Methodology
Chapter III – Collection & Analysis of Data
3.1 Data Collection
3.2 Data Analysis
Chapter IV – Findings & Recommendations
4.1 Calculations & Observations
4.2 Conclusion
4.3 Constraints / Limitations
4.4 Recommendations
4.5 Suggestions
Chapter V - Annexure
Chapter VI - Bibliography

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A Study of Consumer Awareness, Perception and Practice Regarding Mutual Fund Investment

Individual saving means spending less on consumption than available from one's disposable income.  What an individual saves can be held in many ways.  It can be deposited in a bank, put into a pension fund, used to buy a business, pay down debt, or kept under the mattress, for example.  The common element is the claim on assets that can be used to pay for future consumption.  If there is a return on the saving in the form of interest, dividend, rent, or capital gain, there can be a net gain in individual saving, and thus in individual wealth. In current scenario, the inflation rate is quite high and the interest rates are quite low so people don’t get satisfactory returns on their investments. While opting for traditional tax saving instruments like PPF and Fix Deposits the investor will get a return of 7% to 8% and sacrifice superior returns given by stocks. So study concentrate on Equity linked Saving Schemes offered by Mutual Funds.

A mutual fund’s business is to invest the funds thus collected, according to the wishes of the investors who created the pool. In many markets these wishes are articulated as “Investment mandates”. Usually, the investors appoint professional investment managers, to manage their funds. The same objective is achieved when professional investment managers create a “product”, and offer it for the investment to the investor. This product represents a share in the pool, and pre-states investment objectives. For Example, a mutual fund, which sells a “money market mutual fund,” is actually seeking investors willing to invest in a pool that invest predominately in money market

This healthy growth of saving has been boosted by the household sector which has contributed a substantially high percentage to total domestic savings. Traditionally, GIC, banks, LIC, and PFs have been intermediaries to mobilise domestic savings to the productive sectors of the economy. With the growth of capital markets and the emergence of alternative savings instruments, investors are tend to move towards liquid short term instruments as the units of the mutual funds along with corporate equities and debentures

Mutual funds have been the latest growing institution during this period in the household savings sector. Growing market complications and investment risk in the stock market with high inflation have pushed households further towards mutual funds.

CONTENTS:

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• INTRODUCTION TO MUTUAL FUND
• Structure consists of Sponsor
• Asset Management Company (AMC)           
• RISK-RETURN TRADE-OFF
• Return
• Risk                                   
• BENEFIT OF MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT
• Recent trends in mutual fund industry
• Structure of the Indian mutual fund industry       
• Mutual Fund Companies in India
• Major Mutual Fund Companies in India
• ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL FUND IN INDIA (AMFI)
• The objectives of AMFI
• Net Asset Value (NAV)
• TYPES OF MUTUAL FUNDS SCHEMES
• Open-end Funds
• Closed-ended Funds
• INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
• Equity Oriented Schemes
• Debt Based Schemes
• Hybrid Schemes
• Special Schemes
• Tax Saving schemes
• Liquid Income Schemes
• Money Market Schemes
• SNAPSHOT OF MUTUAL FUND SCHEMES
• THE OFFER DOCUMENT
• What is an Offer Document?
• Contents                               
• Regulation and Investors' Rights
• SEBI Guidelines                           
• Where to Obtain the Updated Offer Documents?
• Investor’s rights & Obligations
• Rights - Legal Limitations                   
• Obligations
• CHOOSING A FUND
• Benchmark returns
• Time period
• Market conditions
• Final checklist
• Compare funds that are similar
• HISTORY OF INDIAN MUTUAL FUNDS INDUSTRY
• First Phase – 1964-87
• Second Phase – 1987-1993 (Entry of Public Sector Funds)
• Third Phase – 1993-2003 (Entry of Private Sector Funds)
• Fourth Phase – since February 2003
• BROKERAGE
• Asset Management Business:
• Broking
• Mutual Fund
• Trends
• Nothing Speaks like Money
• Larger than Life
• When do you take a
• this a Sales Call?
• Fund Manager
• Research
• Marketing
• Sales
• Dealing
• Operations
• Technology
• SBI MUTUAL FUNDS
• Introduction
• Company Profile
• Product Profile
• Equity Schemes
• DEBT Schemes
• BALANCED SCHEMES
• SBIMF WAS FOUNDED WITH A VISION   
• Vision
• METHODOLOGY
• Research  Methodology
• SOURCE OF DATA COLLECTION
• Primary data
• Secondary data
• DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION    
• Interpretation           
• People who invest in mutual fund
• People who do not invest in mutual fund      
• LIMITATION
• RECOMMENDATION
• CONCLUSIONS
• QUESTIONNIRE SURVEY 

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