What next after CAIIB?

 What next after CAIIB?

15 Certificate Exams in Finance and Banking useful for Bankers::

Introduction
As per IBA settlement, bankers who have passed JAIIB and CAIIB exams are entitled to salary increments. The Banks which are following IBA Salary structure is giving this benefit to their employees. After passing JAIIB, Clerks are eligible to receive one increment and Officers are also eligible for one increment. Passing the CAIIB examination gives two increments to clerks while officers get one increment. Apart from these associate exams, there are Certificate Exams in Finance and Banking which are very helpful for development of bankers knowledge.

Whats next after CAIIB?
I know and felt your struggles and endeavours to pass the CAIIB for getting those increments. But now you have completed; Your sala1ry has increased and you have rejoiced for your success. There is no ending for knowledge gathering in our Industry. Our banking industry is vast and it is very dynamic. We need to update ourself regularly. Also we have to expand our knowledge to other related areas; So that we have our chances in Banking Industry. Institutions such as IIBF, NISM and NCFM are providing many useful Certificate Exams in Finance and Banking for development of knowledge to the bankers. Among them 15 Certificate Exams in Finance and Banking are very useful for bankers and the persons who cleared CAIIB must try to clear these exams.

List of Certificate Exams Offered by IIBF in Banking :
Indian Institute of Banking & Finance is offering many Certificate courses for benefit of Bankers, IT Employees and BPO Companies. The following courses are important and useful certificate courses for bankers.

Important Specialized Courses by IIBF:
Based on the recommendation from RBI Capacity Building Committee, IBA has identified the following blended courses offered by Indian Institute of Banking & Finance. The specialized courses will be made mandatory for bankers working in those specalized areas from 01.04.2018

S.No
Areas where certification has been identified by RBI
Course offered by IIBF and identified by IBA
1 Risk management – credit risk, market risk, operational risk, enterprise-wide risk, information security, liquidity risk
Risk in Financial Services
2 Treasury operations- Dealers, Mid office operations
Certified Treasury Dealer
3 Credit management- credit appraisal, rating, monitoring, credit administration
Certified Credit Officer

I have written a seperate detailed article for above courses read 4 Important Capacity Building Courses must do for Bankers

Other Useful Certification Courses
MSME Finance For Bankers
Certificate Exam in AML/KYC
Certificate In International Trade Finance,
Certificate Exam in Customer Services and Banking Codes & Standards
Certificate Exam in Foreign Exchange
MSME

Certificate In International Trade Finance

Certificate Examination In Information System Banker

Certificate Examination in AML/KYC

Customer Service & Banking codes and standards

Certificate Examination In It Security

Certificate Examination In Rural Banking Operations

Certificate Examination In Prevention Of Cyber Crimes And Fraud Management

Certificate Examination In Foreign Exchange Facilities For Individuals

Certificate Examination In Microfinance

Card Operations (for Employees of I.T. and BPO Companies)

Functions of Banks (for Employees of I.T. and BPO Companies)

Basics of Banking (for Employees of I.T. and BPO Companies)

Certificate Examination For DRA

Certificate Examination For DRA Telecallers

Business Correspondents / Facilitators

Certificate Course In Foreign Exchange

Certificate Course In Digital Banking

Introduction to Banking(for sub-ordinate staff of banks)-IN ENGLISH AND HINDI MEDIUM

Certificate Course for Non Banking Financial Companies

Certificate Examination For Small Finance Banks

List of Certificate Exams offered by NISM:

National Institute of Securities Market (NISM) is conducting various certificate exams for persons engaging in various segments of Indian Security Market. Almost all commercial Banks are providing DP services to their customers. So as a banker we need to know about Security markets. SEBI has mandated the NISM series exams.

Currency Derivatives
Equity Derivatives
Depository Operations
Merchant Banking
Mutual Fund Distributor Module.
Each module has series of examinations and passing them makes us specialized in Securities Market. For more details about examination fee and procedure visit NISM Certifications

List of Certificate Exams offered by NCFM

NSE Acadamy Certification in Financial Market (NCFM) conducts exams to test the expertise in different fields of the Financial Market. The following are important areas of financial market.

Modules in Commodities Market
Modules in Capital Market Module
Modules in Securities Market Module
Modules in Derivative Market Module
Modules in FIMMDA – Debt Market Module
Each module has Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced Modules which makes us to get expertise in the particular segment of the Financial Market. For more details about the exam visit NCFM Modules

Uses of Certificate Exams:
These are professional certificate exams conducted by reputed professional agencies in our Industry. So it has been recognized all over India by all Banks and other financial institutions.
These certificate course are very helpful for our vertical career development.
Some of these courses makes us specialized in particular segment of finance and banking. Thus we will be qualified to work in specialized areas.
During yearly appraisal and promotion appraisal marks are given to above courses under Special Qualifications.
Some Banks provides one time refund of examination fee after successful completion of the exams.
Conclusion:
Though there is no salary increment for the above examinations; They are helpful for bankers in many ways. The above lists of exams are not exhaustive, I have mentioned only the few important exams.

Caiib BFM numericals

 Caiib bfm very important:::

Bank Financial Management Numericals

A bak has computed its Tier I capital -Rs. 1000 Crores. Tier-II Capital -Rs 1200 Crores. RWAs for Credit Risk -Rs 15,000 Crores. Capital charge for market risk -Rs 600 Crores. Capital charge for operational risk -Rs 400 Crores.
What would be the bank's total RWAs?

18,889 Crores
21,161 Crores
26,111 Crores
26,141 Crores
Ans -3

Solution : RWAs for Credit Risk = Rs 15,000 Crores RWAs for Market Risk = Rs 600/.09 = Rs 6,667 Crores RWAs for Operational Risk = Rs 400/.09 = Rs 4,444 Crores Total RWAs = 15000+6667+4444 = Rs 26,111 Crores

Tier I Capital = Rs 1,000 Crores Tier II Capital = Rs 1,200 Crores Total Capital = Rs 2,000 Crores Maximum tier II capital that can be taken into account for the purpose of CRAR is 100% of tier I capital. Tier-I CRAR = (Eligible Tier I capital funds) / (Total RWAs) = 1000/26111 = 3.83%. Total CRAR = (Eligible total capital funds) / (Total RWAs) = 2000/26111 = 7.66%.

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A claim of Rs. 49 lacs has been settled by ECGC in favour of a bank against default of Rs. 70 lacs. Subsequently the bank realizes Rs. 15 lacs with the collaterals available to the loan. What will be actual amount settled by ECGC after realization of security by the bank?

Rs. 49 lacs
Rs. 42.5 lacs
Rs. 38.5 lacs
Rs. 34 lacs
Ans -3

Explanation :
ECGC had settled Rs. 49 lacs on default of 70 Lacs (That is 70% of the default amount). But Subsequent to that settlement, Rs. 15 lacs was realised through the security held, So, the claim amount from ECGC should be, 55 Lacs only from ECG

And the ECGC had settled only 70 % of the claim amount. So, the settlement amount will be,

70% of Rs. 55 lacs = 5500000 x 70/100 = 38.5 lacs So, actual amount settled by ECGC = Rs. 38.5 lacs

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Spot Rate -35.6000/6500 Forward 1M=3500/3000 2M=5500/3000 3M=8500/8000 Transit Period -20 days. Exchange Margin -0.15%. Find 2 M Forward Buying Rate.

31.1971
34.1971
31.6976
34.6976
Ans – 4

Explanation :

Bcz, it is having Transit Period -20 days and 2 M Forward, 3 Month Forward Buying Rate will be applied, 20 days + 2M.

Spot Rate = 35.6000 Less Forward Discount of 3M (.8500) Less Exchange Margin (.0521)

i.e. 35.6000-.8500-.0521(0.15% of 34.7500) = 34.6979 Ans.

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What would be the issue price of a CP (Face value of Rs. 100) carrying an interest rate of 10 % and maturity of 1 year expressed as % of notional value?

100
96.15
90.90
92.50
Ans -3

Explanation :

Interest rate = 10 % annual

CPs are issued at discount prices. . So if face value is 100, then

Issue price × (1+10%) = 100 Issue price × 1.10 = 100 Issue price = 100/1.10 = 90.9090 = 90.90

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Asset in doubtful category for 2 years – Rs. 500000/Realization value of security – Rs. 300000/What will be the provision requirement?

Rs. 500000/-
Rs. 320000/-
Rs. 200000/-
Rs. 175000/-
Ans -2
Explanation:

Provision for secured portion of Doubtful Cat for 2 years = 40% Provision for unsecured portion of Doubtful Cat for 2 years = 100%

Here, Secured portion = Rs. 300000 Unsecured portion = Rs. 200000

Provision = (300000 * 40/100) + 200000 = 120000 + 200000 = 320000

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Inflow of USD 200,000.00 by TT for credit to your exporter's account, being advance payment for exports (credit received in Nostro statement received from New York correspondent). What rate you will take to quote to the customer, if the market is 55.21/25?

55.21
55.21-Bank commission
55.25
55.25-Bank commission
Ans -2

Explanation :

It will be purchase of USD from customer for which USD will have to be sold in the market. Say when

USD/Rs is being quoted as 48.09/11, meaning that market buys USD at Rs 48.09 and sells at Rs 48.11.

We shall have to quote rate to the customer on the basis of market buying rate, i.e. 48.09, less our

margin, as applicable, to arrive at the TT Buying Rate applicable for the customer transaction.

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Retirement of import bill for GBP 100,000.00 by TT Margin 0.20%, ignore cash discount/premium, GBP/USD 1.3965/75, USD/INR 55.16/18. Compute Rate for Customer.

76.5480
76.6985
77.1140
77.2682
Ans -4
Explanation :

For retirement of import bill in GBP, we need to buy GBP, to buy GBP we need to give USD and to get USD, we need to buy USD against Rupee, i.e. sell Rupee.

At the given rates, GBP can be bought at 1.3975 USD, while USD can be bought at 55.18. The GBP/INR rate would be 77.1140. (1.3975 x 55.18), at which we can get GBP at market rates. Thus the interbank rate for the transaction can be taken as 77.1140.

Add Margin 0.20% 0.1542.

Rate would be 77.1140 + 0.1542 = 77.2682 for effecting import payment. (Bill Selling Rate).

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Given that Tier I capital is Rs. 500 crores and Tier II capital Rs. 800 crores and further given that RWA for credit risk Rs. 5000 crores, capital charge for market risk and operational risk Rs. 200 crores and Rs. 100 respectively, answer the following questions if the regulatory CAR is 8%. Based on the data given above, answer the following questions.

What are the total risk weighted assets?

Rs. 7250 crores
Rs. 8750 crores
Rs. 9000 crores
Rs. 7800 crores
Ans – 2

RWA of mkt risk =200/.08=2500

RWA ops risk =100/.08=1250

Total RWA = RWA credit risk+ RWA mkt risk+ RWA ops risk

= 5000+2500+1250

= 8750

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Data relating to balance sheet as on 14 Mar 2015 banks reveals its capital at Rs. 1110 cr, Reserve 2150 cr, demand deposit 6500 cr, SB deposit 20500 cr, term deposits from banks 1300 cr, term deposit from public 30800 cr, borrowing from RBI nil, borrowing from other institutions 200 cr, refinance from NABARD 150 cr, bills payable 50 Cr, accrued 20 cr, sub ordinatted debt 200 cr and credit balance in suspense a/c 30 cr (Total Being 63000)

1.Total amt of liabilities not to be included in computing DTLs in RS

3250 cr
3300 cr
4600 cr
4700 cr
Ans -4

(1100+2150+150+1300=4700) In time liabilities capital and reserve + refinance from NABARD + term deposit of banks are not to be included

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2.Total amount of DTL on which CRR is to be maintained

58100 cr
63000 cr
58300 cr
67100 cr
Ans -3

=6500+20500+30800+200+50+20+200+30 =58300 other than those not included while calculating DTL

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3.Bank would require to maintain average CRR amounting to ...... , if the rate of CRR is 5%

2915
2905
1749
3150
Ans -1

5% of amt of DTL that is 58300 and 5% is 2915

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NET WORTH RS. 1500 CRS T1 + T2 CAPITAL RS 3500 CRS RSA RS 22500 CRS RSL RS 21000 CRS DA WT MODIFY DURATION OF ASSETS 1.80 DL WT MODIFY DURATION OF LIABILITY 1.10

DURATION OF GAP FOR BANK IS ESTAMATED AT

0.77
0.73
0.62
NONE
Ans -1

Solution:

DWAP = DA-W*DL = FIRST CALCULATE W=RSL/RSA=21000/22500=.933 = 1.80-.933*1.10 = 0.77

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LEVERAGE RATIO IS

6.43
15
14.33
6.14
Ans -1

LEVERAGE RATIO = RSA/(TIER1+TIERII) 31 = 22500/3500 = 6.428

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MODIFY DURATION OF EQUITY IS

4.97
5.99
3.68
9.56
Ans -2

Modified duration = DGAP*leverage ratio = 0.933*6.43 = 5.99

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Mr. X purchases a put option for 300 shares of A with strike price of Rs. 2000 having maturity after 02 months for Rs. 50. On maturity, shares of A were priced at Rs. 1900. What is the profit/lost for the individual on the transaction (without taking the interest cost and exchange commission into calculation)?

Profit of Rs. 30000
Profit of Rs. 15000
Loss of Rs. 30000
Loss of Rs. 15000
Ans: 2

Explanation.

This is put option, so it is assumed that, He will sell 300 shares of A at a price of 2000 Total value of shares is = 600000

Then he will buy the total shares in the market at a price of 1900. 300 × 1900 = 570000 So profit of 30000 in the transaction. .

But he has to paid Rs. 50 per share to buy put options. =300 × 50 = 15000 Total profit or loss = 600000 -570000 -15000 = 15000

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12% government of India security is quoted at RS 120. If interest rates go down by 1%, the market price of the security will be?

120
133.3
109
140
Ans – 2

Explanation :

Current Yield = Coupon Rate x 100/CMP Current Yield = 12 x 100/120 = 10%

Now, Interest rate goes down by 1% (That is 9%). By applying the same formula, we get : 9 = 12 x 100/CMP CMP = 1200/9 = 133.3

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Case study for calculation of capital for market risk

Bank has paid up capital 100 free res. 300 prov and conti res 200 reveluation of res. of 300 p n c p share 400 subordinate debt 300

r.w.a for credit and operational risk 10000 for market risk 4000 Based on the data given above, answer the following questions.

1.Tier-1 capital ?

900
800
750
610
Ans – 2

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2.Tier-2 capital ?

900
800
750
610
Ans –4

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3.Capital fund ?

895
1250
1410
1575
Ans – 3

hint : Formula : Tier 1 + Tier 2

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4.Capital adequacy ratio ?

9%
9.75 %
10.50 %
10.07 %
Ans – 4

CAR = T1+T2/RWA

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5.Minimum capital to support credit and opr. risk ?

900
950
1000
1250
Ans – 1

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Spot Rate -35.6000/6500 Forward 1M=3500/3000 2M=5500/3000 3M=8500/8000 Transit Period -20 days. Exchange Margin -0.15%. Find Bill Buying Rate

33.1971
34.1971
35.1971
36.1971
Ans -3

Solution :

Ans: Bill Buying Rate (Ready) : Bill Date +20 days Spot Rate = 35.6000 Less Forward Discount 1M (0.3500) Less Exchange Margin 0.15% (0.529)

i.e. 35.6000-.3500-.0529(0.15% of 35.2500) = 35.1971

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On 15th June, Customer presented a sight bill for USD 100000 for Purchase under L

Transit period is 20 days and Exchange margin is 0.15%. The spot rate is 34.80/90. Forward differentials: July -.65/.57 Aug -1.00/.97 Sep -1.40/1.37 How much amount will be credited to the account of the Exporter?
28.0988
34.0988
40.0988
44.0988
Ans: 2

Solution :

Bill Buying rate will be applied Spot Rate = 34.80 Less discount .65 = 34.15 Less Exchange Margin O.15% i.e. .0512

=34.80-0.60-0.0512 =34.0988

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Inflow of USD 200,000.00 by TT for credit to your exporter's account, being advance payment for exports (credit received in Nostro statement received from New York correspondent). What rate you will take to quote to the customer, if the market is 55.21/25?
55.21
55.21-Bank commission
55.25
55.25-Bank commission
Ans: 2

Explanation :

It will be purchase of USD from customer for which USD will have to be sold in the market. Say when USD/Rs is being quoted as 55.21/25, meaning that market buys USD at Rs 55.21 and sells at Rs 55.25.

We shall have to quote rate to the customer on the basis of market buying rate, i.e. 55.21, less our margin, as applicable, to arrive at the TT Buying Rate applicable for the customer transaction.

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A textile exporter, with estimated export sales of Rs. 300 lacs during the last year and projected sales of Rs.500 lacs for the current year, approaches the bank for granting credit facilities. The bank sanctions following facilities in the account:

PCL/FBP/FUBD/FBN Rs. 100.00 lacs

Sub limits:

PCL (25 % margin on fob value) Rs. 50.00 lacs FBP (10 % margin on bill amount) Rs. 50.00 lacs FUBD (15 % margin on bill amount) Rs. 50.00 lacs FBN (nil margin) Rs. 100.00 lacs.

He gets an order for USD 50,000.00 CF, for exports of textiles-dyed/hand printed, to UK, with shipment to be made by 15.9.2014.

On 2.6.2014 he approaches the bank for releasing PCL against this order of USD 50,000.00. The bank releases the PCL as per terms of sanction.

On 31.8.2014, the exporter submits export documents for USD 48,000.00, against the order for USD 50,000.00. The documents are drawn on 30 days usance

(D/A) as per terms of the order The bank discounts the documents at the days applicable rate, adjusts the PCL outstanding and credits the balance to the exporter's account, after recovering interest up to notional due date. Interest on PCL recovered separately.

The documents are realized on 29.10.2014, value date 27.10.2014, after deduction of foreign bank charges of USD 250.00. The bank adjusts the outstanding post shipment advance allowed against the bill on 31.8.2014.

Bank charges interest at -PCL-8.50 % upto 180 days, and post shipment at 8.50 % upto 90 days and

10.50 % thereafter. Overdue interest is charged at 14.50%. The USD/INR rates were as under:

2.6.2014: Bill Buying 48.20, bill Selling 48.40.

31.08.2014: TT buying 47.92, Bill buying 47.85, TT selling 48.08, Bill selling 48.15., premium for 30 days was quoted as 04/06 paise. Now answer the following:

1. What is the amount that the bank allows as PCL to the exporter against the given export order, considering insurance and freight costs of 12%. (i) Rs. 15,90,600 (ii) Rs. 24,10,000 (iii) Rs. 21,20,800 (iv) Rs. 18,15,000

2. What exchange rate will the bank apply for purchase of the export bill for USD 48,000.00 tendered by the exporter: (i) 47.89 (ii) 47.85 (iii) 47.91 (iv) 47.96

3. What is the amount of post shipment advance allowed by the bank under FUBD. for the bill submitted by the exporter: (i) Rs. 19,54,728 (ii) Rs. 19,52,280 (iii) Rs. 19,53,912 (iv) Rs. 22,98,720

4. What will be the notional due date of the bill submitted by the exporter: (i) 30.10.2014 (ii) 30.9.2014 (iii) 25.10.2014 (iv) 27.10.2014

5. Total interest on the export bill discounted, will be charged up to; (i) notional due date 25.10.2014 (ii) value date of credit 27.10.2014 (iii) date of realisation 30.10.2014 (iv) date of credit to nostro account 29.10.2014

Ans. 1: USD 50,000.00 @ 48.20 = Rs.. 2410000.00 -less 12% for insurance and freight cost i.e Rs. 289,200 = Rs.21,20,800.00 (for value of the order.

Less margin 25% i.e. Rs.530,200.00 balance Rs 15,90,600.00)

Ans. 2: 47.89 -Bill buying rate on 31.8.2008 -47.85 plus 4 paise premium for 30 days, this being a DA bill.

Ans 3: USD 48,000.00 @ 47.96 =Rs. 23,02,080.00, less 15% margin on DA bill, i.e. Rs. 345312.00 = Rs 19,56,768.00

Ans 4: Bill submitted on 31.8.2014-drawn on 30 days DA plus normal transit period of 25 days 31.8.2014 plus 30 days plus 25 days, i.e. total 55 days from 31.3.2014 i.e. 25.10.2014

Ans 5: Interest is charged up to the date the funds have been credited to the banks nostro account, the

effective date of credit is the value date of credit, i.e. 27.10.2014.

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A bank has compiled following data for computing its CRAR as on 30 Sep 2014

Tier I capital 2500 Tier ii capital 2000 RWA for credit risk other than retail assets (include 2000 crores of commercial real estate -35,500 Exposure on retail assets -8,700 Total eligible financial collaterals available for retail assets -1200 Capital charge for general market risk net position -450 Capital charge for specific risk -190 Vertical adjustment -15 Horizontal adjustment -10 Total capital charge for options -70 Gross income for the previous year -495 Gross income for the year before previous year -450 Gross income for 2nd year before previous year -390

Based on the data given above, answer the following questions.

The capital required for credit risk at minimum required rate as per RBI is ......

Rs. 4585 Crores
Rs. 4383 Crores
Rs. 3701 Crores
Rs. 3508 Crores
Ans -3

= 8700-1200=7500 @ 75% =5625 35500+5625=41125 9%= 3701 Crs

Total weighted assets for operational risk is ……

Rs. 4944 Crores
Rs. 4323 Crores
Rs. 9553 Crores
Rs. 7156 Crores
Ans -1

1335/3 =885/.09 =4944

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The CRAR of the bank as on 30th Sept 2013 is ……

7.35 %
8.05 %
9.22 %
10.23 %
Ans -2

41125+9833+4944 = 55902 4500/55902 = 8.049

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The bank compares its tier I CRAR with minimum require tier I CRAR And finds

Its tier I CRAR is more and exceeds requirement by 675 Crs
Its tier I CRAR is more and exceeds requirement by 355 Crs
Its tier I CRAR falls short by Rs 854 Crs
None of these
Ans -3

(As per RBI, Tier I capital adequacy ratio should be atleast 6 %) RWA is 55902 6 % of 55902 = 55902 x 6/100 = 3354. Tier I capital is 2500. So, 3354-2500=854 Tier I capital will be short fall by Rs. 854 Crores.

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A bank’s G sec portfolio has 100 day VaR at 95% confidence level of 4% based on yield What is the worst case scenario over 25 days?

Increase in yield by 0.4%
Decrease in yield by 0.4%
Increase in yield by 2%
Decrease in yield by 2%
Ans -3

Solution :

100 day VaR is 4 %. So one day Var is, 4 = one day VaR × square root of 100 4 =one day VaR × 10 One day VaR = 0.4 %

25 day VaR = 0.4 × suare root of 25 = 0.4 ×5 = 2% In worst case scenario yield will always increase. . Because this will decrease the market price or value. . Answer is increase in yield by 2 %

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A bond having a McCauley’s duration of 8 Yr is yielding 10% at present. What will be the modified duration?

8.8181
8.2323
7.5353
7.2727
Ans -4

Modified duration is McCauley's duration discounted by one period yield to maturity Here we are talking McCauley's duration is 8 years. Modified duration =McCauley's duration / ( 1 + yield ) = 8 /(1 + 10%) = 8/(1 +0.1) = 8/(1.1) = 7.2727

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What will be the annualized yield of the treasury bill face value Rs. 1 lac with maturity after 85 days which is being traded at Rs 98000/-?

8.59
8.76
8.19
8.26
Ans -2

Explanation : Fv-pp/pp x 365/85 [(100000-98000)/98000) x (365/85) = 8.76

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An exposer of Rs 100 lakhs is backed by lien on fixed deposit of Rs 30 lakhs. There is no maturity mismatch. What should be Hair cut for credit risk mitigation?

70 lakhs
0.70 lakh
0.00 lakh
30 lakhs
Ans -3

Hair cut for collateral under banks FDR is 0.

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What is the risk capital if the traded value is of 200 million and volatility is 8%?

18.67 million
37.28 million
16.00 million
39.12 million
Ans -2

Explanation :

Risk capital = 200 million* 0.08*2.33= 37.28 million

2.33 is the factor to be used while calculating risk capital

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If the YTM is 6% and the coupon rate of 7% is payable semi-annually, the value of the bond to be ? (PVIFA (3%,14)=11.296, PVIF (3%,14)=.661

Rs 1451.72
Rs 1056.36
Rs 1112.84
Rs. 1231.04
Ans -2

Explanation :

Bond valuation=i (PVIFAkd,n) + F (PVIFkd,n) Since, it is semi annually, 1000*7% / 2 = 35. So, 35*11.296 + 1000 * 0.661 = 395.36 + 661 = 1056.36

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ABC co has following data as on 31-03-2015 Value in cr

Paid up capital (for 2 crore share with face value of Rs 10) -20 Reserve -60 Long term Loans -80 PBIDT -50 Paid interest -12 Depreciation -10 Tax -08 Price earning ratio -10

1.On this basis, ans the following qtns

Its net profit would be ......

Rs. 38 Cr
Rs. 40 Cr
Rs. 42 Cr
Rs. 20 Cr
Ans – 4

PBIDT-I-D-T = 50-12-10-8 = 20 cr

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2.Book value of shares of the company as on 31-03-2015

Rs. 10 cr
Rs. 30 cr
Rs. 40 cr
Rs. 80 cr
Ans – 3

Book value of shares = (paid up capital + reserve)/no of shares = (20+60)/2 = 40

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3.The earning per share would be ......

Rs. 40 cr
Rs. 30 cr
Rs. 20cr
Rs. 10cr
Ans – 4

EPS=NPAT/paid up capital* face value = 20/20*10 = 10

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Market price of the share of the co......

Rs. 50 cr
Rs. 100 cr
Rs. 200 cr
Rs. 300 cr
Ans –2

Market price = PER * EPS = 10*10 = 100

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Data relating to balance sheet as on 14 Mar 2015 banks reveals its capital at Rs 1110 cr, reserve 2150 cr, demand deposit 6500cr,SB deposit 20500 cr, term deposits from banks 1300 cr, term deposit from public 30800 cr, borrowing from RBI nil, borrowing from other institutions 200 cr, refinance from NABARD 150 cr, bills payable 50 Cr, accrued 20 cr, subordinated debt 200 cr and credit balance in suspense a/c 30 cr (Total Being 63000)

Answer the following based on the data given above.

Total amt of liabilities not to be included in computing DTLs in Rs

3250 cr
3300 cr
4600 cr
4700 cr
Ans -4

In time liabilities capital and reserve + refinance from NABARD + term deposit of banks not to be included

1100+2150+150+1300

=4700

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Total amount of DTL on which CRR is to be maintained

Rs. 58100 cr
Rs. 63000 cr
Rs. 58300 cr
Rs. 67100 cr
Ans – 3

6500+20500+30800+200+50+20+200+30=58300

other than those not included while calculating DTL

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Bank would required to maintain average CRR amounting to, if the rate of CRR is 5%

2915
2905
1749
3150
Ans – 3

= 5% of 58300

= 2915

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What are the risk weighted assets for market risk?

Rs. 1000 crores
Rs. 1500 crores
Rs. 2000 crores
Rs. 2500 crores
Ans –4

200/.08 =2500

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What are the risk weighted assets for operational risk?

Rs 1000 Cr
Rs 2000 Cr
Rs 1250 Cr
Rs 2500 Cr
Ans – 3

100/.08 = 1250 Ans

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What is the Tier-I CRAR?

10.29 %
11.42 %
5.71%
14.85 %
Ans -3

TIER-I CRAR=Eligible tier-1 capital/(Total RWAs) = 500/8750 = 5.71%

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What is the total capital adequacy ratio?

0.1486
0.1111
0.1143
0.1282
Ans –3

Total CRAR = Eligible Total capital/(Total RWAs) = 1000/8750 = 11.42 %

(Remember here tier-II capital does not exceed 100 % of tier-I capital. So, Tier-II of Rs. 500Crore is taken for calculation (500+500=1000).

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If there is an assets of Rs. 120 in the doubtful-I cat and the realization value of security is Rs. 100 only, what will be the provision requirement?

Rs. 40
Rs. 45
Rs. 50
Rs. 60
Ans – 2

Since it a doubtful-I cat asset, so 25% of realization value Rs.100 i.e Rs. 25 and 100% of short Fall that is 120-100=20 so ans will be 20+25=45

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A bond having duration of 8 Yr is yielding 10% at present. If yield increase by .60%, what would be the impact on price of the bond?

Bond price would go up by 4.36%
Bond price would fall by 4.36%
Bond price would go up by 2.82%
Bond price would fall by 2.82%
Ans -2

Modified duration is McCauley's duration discounted by one period yield to maturity Here we are talking McCauley's duration is 8 years. Modified duration =McCauley's duration / ( 1 + yield )

8 /(1 + 10%) = 8/(1 +0.1) = 8/(1.1) = 7.2727

% change in price =-modified duration × yield change

= -7.2727× (0.60%) = (-)4.3636 % = (-) 4.36% ( -)means decrease in price

4.36 % decrease in price. .

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Mr. Raj purchases a call option for 400 shares of A with strike price of Rs. 100 having maturity after 03 months for Rs. 20 and also buy a put option for 200 shares of B with strike price of Rs. 200 having maturity after 03 months for Rs. 30. On maturity, shares of A were priced at Rs. 130 and shares of B were priced at Rs. 180. What is the profit/lost for the individual on the transaction (without taking the interest cost and exchange commission into calculation)?
Profit of Rs. 4000
Profit of Rs. 2000
Loss of Rs. 4000
Loss of Rs. 2000
Ans -2

Explanation.

First one is a call option, so it is assumed that, He will purchase 400 shares of A at a price of 100 Total value of shares is = 40000 Then he will sell the total shares in the market at a price of 130. 400 × 130 = 52000 But he paid the premium for call options @ 20 × 400 = 8000 So profit in this first transaction will be 52000 -40000 -8000 =4000 (Profit of Rs. 4000)

Second one is a put option, so it is assumed that, He will sell 200 shares of A at a price of 200 Total value of shares is = 40000 Then he will buy the total shares in the market at a price of 180. 200 × 180 = 36000 But he has to paid Rs. 30 per share to buy put options. =30 × 200 = 6000

So profit in this transaction will be 40000 -36000 -6000 = -2000 (loss of Rs. 2000)

So taking both the transactions, 4000-2000 = 2000 (Profit of Rs. 2000)

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The balance sheet of x bank provide the following information as on 31 mar 2013 Rs , Cr) capital 1000, reserves-6000, current account deposit 30000, saving bank deposit 3000, term deposit, term deposit 30000 and borrowings 3000 on the assts side the cash -6900, bal with banks-15000, investment-15000, bills purchased =-20000, cash credit-20000, term loans-20000 and fixed assets 3100. Total-100000. Earning assets out of total assets are 90000 cr. Cash credit , bill purchased and investments are affected by change in interest rate. Term loans carry fixed interest rate . SB an d TD are affected by change in interest rate.

1.Rate sensitive assts of the bank are

55000
75000
85000
none
Ans -1

2.A Rate sensitive liabilities of the abnk are

63000
93000
60000
none
Ans -3

3.The above bank has ......

positive gap
negative gap
marginal gap
zero gap
Ans -2

4.Tier-I capital of the bank

1000
7000
10000
none
Ans -2

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A company enjoys cash credit account with a bank. It also has a term loan account with o/s balance of Rs. 15 Crores as on 31-03-2015. The bank has also subscribed to the bonds issued by the borrower company amounting to Rs. 3 Crores. As on 31-03-2015, the CC account with o/s balance of Rs 1.20 Crs is required to be classified as NPA. There is no default in payment of interest and installment in the term loan and bonds. What will be the amount that will become NPA on account of this company?

Rs. 1.20 Crores
Rs. 4.20 Crores
Rs. 16.20 Crores
Rs. 19.20 Crores
Ans -4
= 15+3+1.20 = 19.20

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If there is an assets of Rs. 150 only in the doubtful-III cat and the realization value of security is Rs. 100 only, what will be the provision requirement.

Rs. 50
Rs. 95
Rs. 110
Rs. 150
Ans – 4

Since it a doubtful-III Cat asset,

100% provision is required for the entire asset.

So, 150 is the right ans.

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If there is an assets of Rs. 120 only in the doubtful-II cat and the realization value of security is Rs. 100 only, what will be the provision requirement ?

Rs. 40
Rs. 50
Rs. 60
Rs. 70
Ans – 3

Since it a doubtful-II Cat asset, so 40% realization value of Rs. 100 i.e Rs.40 and 100% of short Fall that is

120-100=20 so ans will be 40+20=60

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Retirement of import bill for GBP 100,000.00 by TT Margin 0.20%, ignore cash discount/premium, GBP/USD 1.3965/75, USD/INR 55.16/18. Compute Rate for Customer.

76.5480
76.6985
77.1140
77.2682
Ans -4

Explanation :

For retirement of import bill in GBP, we need to buy GBP. To buy GBP we need to give USD and to get USD, we need to buy USD against Rupee, i.e. sell Rupee. At the given rates, GBP can be bought at 1.3975 USD and USD can be bought at Rs. 55.18. The GBP/INR rate would be 77.1140. (1.3975 x 55.18), at which we can get GBP at market rates. Thus the interbank rate for the transaction can be taken as 77.1140. Add Margin 0.20% 0.1542. Rate would be 77.1140 + 0.1542 = 77.2682 for effecting import payment.

(Bill Selling Rate).

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ABC Ltd Option Quotes. Stock Price : Rs. 350

Calls Puts Strike Price Jan Feb March Jan Feb March 300 50 55 ---- 320 36 40 43 3 5 7 340 18 20 21 8 11 - 360 6 9 16 18 21 23 380 4 5 6 -43 -

-A blank means no quotation is available

1. List out the options which are out-of-the-money. 2. What are the relative pros and cons (i.e. risk and reward) of selling a call against the 5000 shares held, using (i) Feb/380 calls versus (ii) March 320/ calls ? 3. Show how to calculate the maximum profit, maximum loss and break-even associated with the strategy of simultaneously buying say March/340 call while selling March/ 360 call?

4. What are the implications for the firm, if for instance, it simultaneously writes March 360 call and buys March 320/put? 5. What should be value of the March/360 call as per the Black-Scholes Model? Assume that t=3 months, risk-free rate is 8 percent and the standard deviation is 0.40 6. What should be the value of the March/360 put if the put-call parity is working? Solution:

1) Calls with strike prices 360 and 380 are out –of –the-money. 2) (i) If the firm sells Feb/380 call on 5000 shares, it will earn a call premium of Rs.25,000 now. The risk

however is that the firm will forfeit the gains that it would have enjoyed if the share price rises above Rs. 380.

(ii) If the firm sells March 320 calls on 5000 shares, it will earn a call premium of Rs.215,000 now. It should however be prepared to forfeit the gains if the share price remains above Rs.320.

3) Let s be the stock price, p1 and p2 the call premia for March/ 340 and March/ 360 calls respectively. When s is greater than 360, both the calls

will be exercised and the profit will be { s-340-p1} – { s-360-p2 } = Rs. 15 The maximum loss will be the initial investment , i.e. p1-p2 = Rs.5 The break even will occur when the gain on purchased call equals the net premium paid

i.e. s-340 = p1 – p2 =5 Therefore s= Rs. 345

4) If the stock price goes below Rs.320, the firm can execute the put option and ensure that its portfolio value does not go below Rs. 320 per share.

However, if stock price goes above Rs. 380, the call will be exercised and the stocks in the portfolio will have to be delivered/ sold to meet the

obligation, thus limiting the upper value of the portfolio to Rs. 380 per share. So long as the share price hovers between R. 320 and Rs. 380, the

firm will lose Rs. 1 (net premium received) per pair of call and put.

5) S0 =350 E =360 t =0.25 r = 0.07 s =0.40

350 (0.40)2 ln + 0.07+ x 0.25 360 2 d1 =0.40 x Ö0.25 = ( -0.0282 + 0.0375) / 0.2 = 0. 0465 d2 = 0.0465 -0.40 v.0.25.. = -0.1535

Using normal distribution table N (0.00) = 1-0.5000 = 0.5000 N (0.05) = 1 – 0.4801 = 0.5199 Therefore N( 0.0465) = 0.5000 + (0.0465/0.0500) x (0.5199 – 0.5000) = 0.5185 N ( -0.20) = 0.4207 N ( -0.15) = 0.4404

Therefore N ( -0.1535) = 0.4207 + ( 0.0465/0.0500) x(0.4404 – 0.4207) = 0.4390 E /ert = 360 / e0.07 x0. 25 = 360 / 1. 01765 = 353.75 C0 = 350 x 0.5185 – 353.75 x 0.4390 = 181.480 – 155.30 = Rs. 26.18

6) If put-call parity is working, we have P0 = C0 – S0 + E/ert Value of the March/360 put = 26.18 -350 + 353.75 = Rs.29.93

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you have given the following information, in summary about the profit & loss a/c of the c bank

Interest earning Rs 120000 cr Other income Rs 1800 cr Profit on sale of fixed assets Rs 120 cr Income from sale of third party products Rs 80 cr

On expenses side Interest expenses are Rs 8200 cr Operating expences Rs 3400 cr Provisions of Rs 1600cr

Answer following

Operating profit for the bank ......

Rs 800cr
4400 cr
2400 cr
2800 cr
Ans -3

Gross income for the purpose of working out capital charge for operational risk under Basel II would be
6000 cr
4400 cr
4000cr
2600cr
Ans -1

Under basic indicator approach the bank would be required to allocate capital for operational risk under Basel-ii based on operations for one year as.

900 cr
600 cr
300 cr d 1200 cr
Ans -1

The risk weighted assets for operational risk under basel-II in the above case would be:

11250 cr
90000 cr
5000 cr
6000 cr
Ans -1

The allocation of capital for market risk under basel-II would be ......

296 cr
592 cr
444 cr
Insufficient data to calculate the capital required
Ans - 4

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Mr. Raj purchases a call option for 500 shares of A with strike price of Rs. 140 having maturity after 03 months at a premium of Rs. 40. On maturity, shares of A were priced at Rs. 180. Taking interest cost @ 12% p.a What is the profit/lost for the individual on the transaction?
Profit of Rs. 20000
Profit of Rs. 600
Loss of Rs. 20600
Loss of Rs. 600
Ans -4
Explanation.

This is call option, so it is assumed that, He will purchase 500 shares of A at a price of 140 Total value of shares is = 70000

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Mr. Raj purchases a call option for 500 shares of A with strike price of Rs. 140 having maturity after 03 months at a premium of Rs. 40. On maturity, shares of A were priced at Rs. 180. Taking interest cost @ 12% p.a What is the profit/lost for the individual on the transaction?

Profit of Rs. 20000
Profit of Rs. 600
Loss of Rs. 20600
Loss of Rs. 600
Ans -4

Explanation.

This is call option, so it is assumed that, He will purchase 500 shares of A at a price of 140 Total value of shares is = 70000

Then he will sell the total shares in the market at a price of 180. 500 × 180 = 90000 So profit of 20000 in the transaction. . But he has to pay the premium for call options. Which is 40 × 500 = 20000 And the fund interest cost will be, 12% p.a So for 03 months 12/4=3%) = 20000 × 3/100 = 600 Total premium + premium cost = 20000 + 600 = 20600

In total, = 20000 -20600 = -600

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An advance of Rs. 400000/-has been declared sub standard on 31/05/2015. It is covered by securities with realizable value of Rs. 250000/-. What will be the total provision in the account as on 31/03/2015?
150000
75000
55000
50000
Ans -2

Explanation :

Sub standard assets will attract provision of 15 % for secured portion and 25 % for unsecured portion.

Please refer “http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/notification/PDFs/62MCIRAC290613.pdf” Page -25, Para – 5.4. So,

= 15% of 250000 + 25% of of 150000

= 37500 + 37500

= 75000

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XYZ Bank’s foreign correspondent maintaining a Nostro Rupee account with XYZ bank, wants to fund his

account by purchase of Rs. 10.00 million, against US dollars. Assuming that the USD/INR interbank market is at 56.2380/2420, what rate would be quoted to the correspondent, ignoring exchange margin?

56.2380
56.2400
56.2420
56.2425
Ans -1

The transaction is to sell Rs 10.00 million, against US dollars, and hence the XYZ Bank would quote the

lower of the two rates, i.e. 56.2380 (Sell low maxim).

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XYZ Bank’s foreign correspondent maintaining a Nostro Rupee account with XYZ bank, wants to fund his

account by purchase of Rs. 10.00 million, against US dollars. Assuming that the USD/INR interbank market is at 56.2380/2420, what rate would be quoted to the correspondent, ignoring exchange margin? Calculate amount of USD XYZ Bank would receive in its USD Nostro account, if the deal is struck.

175438.60
177803.07
177815.71
178571.43
Ans -3

Explanation :

The transaction is to sell Rs 10.00 million, against US dollars. Hence the XYZ Bank would quote the lower of the two rates, i.e. 56.2380. If the deal is struck, the foreign bank would pay Rs. 10000000/56.2380 = USD 177815.71 to XYZ Bank USD Nostro account.

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A bank borrows US $ for 03 months @ 3.0% and swaps the same in to INR for 03 months for deployment in CPs @ 5%. The 3 months premium on US $ is 0.5%.

What is the margin(gain/loss) generated by the bank in the transaction?

2%
3%
1.5%
2.5%
Ans -3

Explanation :

Bank borrows US $ for 3 months @ 3% Same it will invest in CP for 3 months @ 5% So, it gains 2% by interest rate margin here. But when bank repay its borrowing in $, it has pay 0.5% extra because US $ will be costly by 0.5% as US $ is at premium. So it will reduce bank gain by 0.5%. 2.0%-0.5% = 1.5%

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A bond with a coupon rate of 9% maturing in 2015 and trading at Rs 180 will have yield of …...
4%
5%
6%
7%
Ans -2

Explanation :

Current yield = Coupon rate/Prevailing market value

= 9/180= 5%

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Gist of Important FEDAI Rules

 Gist of Important FEDAI Rules

Rule 1: Hours of Business
1.1 The exchange trading hours for Inter-bank forex market in India would be from
9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. No customer transaction should be undertaken by the
Authorised Dealers after 4.30 p.m. on any working day. 1.2 Cut-off time limit of 05.00 p.m. is not applicable for cross- currency transactions.
In terms of paragraph 7.1 of Internal Control Guidelines over Foreign Exchange
Business of Reserve Bank of India (February 2011), Authorised Dealers are
permitted to undertake cross-currency transactions during extended hours, provided
the Managements lay down the extended dealing hours. 1.3 For the purpose of Foreign Exchange business, Saturday will not be treated as
a working day. 1.4 “Known holiday” is one which is known at least 4 working days before the date. A holiday that is not a “known holiday” is defined as a “suddenly declared holiday”. Rule 2: Export Transactions
2.1. Post-shipment Credit in Rupees
(c) Application of exchange rate: Foreign Currency bills will be
purchased/discounted/ negotiated at the Authorised Dealer’s current bill buying rate
or contracted rate. Interest for the normal transit period and/or usance period shall
be recovered upfront simultaneously. (d) Crystallization and Recovery:
(ii) Authorized Dealers should formulate own policy for crystallization of foreign
currency liability into rupee liability, in case of non-payment of bills on the due
date. (iii) The policy in this regard should be transparently available to the customers. (iv) For crystallization into Rupee liability, the Authorised Dealer shall apply its TT
selling rate of exchange. The amount recoverable, thereafter, shall be the
crystallized Rupee amount along with interest and charges, if any.

(v) Interest shall be recovered on the date of crystallization for the overdue period
at the appropriate rate; and thereafter till the date of recovery of the
crystallized amount. (vi) Export bills payable in countries with externalization issues shall also be
crystallized as per the policy of the authorised dealer, notwithstanding receipt
of advice of payment in local currency. (d) Realization of Bills after crystallization: After receipt of advice of realization,
the authorised dealer will apply TT buying rate or contracted rate (if any) to convert
foreign currency proceeds. (e) Dishonor of bills: In case of dishonor of a bill before crystallization, the bank
shall recover:
(ii) Rupee equivalent amount of the bill and foreign currency charges at TT selling rate. (iii) Appropriate interest and rupee denominated charges. 2.2. Application of Interest
(c) Rate of interest applicable to all export transactions shall be as per the
guidelines of Reserve Bank of India from time to time. (d) Overdue interest shall be recovered from the customer, if payment is not
received within normal transit period in case of demand bills and on/or before
notional due date/actual due date in case of usance bills, as per RBI directive. (e) Early Realization: In case of early realization, interest for the unexpired period
shall be refunded to the customer. The bank shall also pay or recover notional swap
cost as in the case of early delivery under a forward contract. 2.3. Normal Transit Period:
Concepts of normal transit period and notional due date are linked to concessional
interest rate on export bills. Normal transit period comprises the average period
normally reckoned from the date of negotiation/purchase/discount till the receipt of
bill proceeds.
It is not to be confused with the time taken for the arrival of the goods at the destination. Normal transit period for different categories of export business are laid down as below:
(c) Fixed Due Date: In the case of export usance bills, where due dates are fixed, or are reckoned from date of shipment or date of bill of exchange etc, the actual due
date is known. Therefore, in such cases, normal transit period is not applicable. (d) Bills in Foreign Currencies – 25 days
(e) Exports to Iraq under United Nations Guidelines – Max. 120 days
(g) Bills drawn in Rupees under Letters of Credit (L/C)
(i) Reimbursement provided at centre of negotiation - 3 days
(ii) Reimbursement provided in India at centre different from centre of
negotiation - 7 days
(iii) Reimbursement provided by banks outside India - 20 days
(iv) Exports to Russia under L/C where reimbursement is provided by RBI - 20 days. (h) Bills in Rupees not under Letter of Credit - 20 days
(i) TT reimbursement under Letters of Credit (L/C)
(i) Where L/C provides for reimbursement by electronic means - 5 days
(ii) Where L/C provides reimbursement claim after certain number of days
from the date of negotiation - 5 days + this additional period. 2.4. Substitution/Change in Tenor:
(o) In case of change in the usance of a bill, interest on post-shipment credit shall
be charged to the customer, as per RBI guidelines. In addition, the bank shall
charge or pay notional swap difference. Interest on outlay of funds for such
swaps shall also be recovered from the customer at rate not below base rate
of the bank concerned. (p) It is optional for banks to accept delivery of bills under a contract made for
purchase of a clean TT. In such cases, the bank shall recover/pay notional
swap difference for the relative cover. Interest at the rate not below base rate
of the bank would be charged on the outlay of funds. 2.5. Export Bills sent for collection:
(a) Application of exchange rates: The conversion of foreign currency proceeds of
export bills sent for collection or of goods sent on consignment basis shall be
done at prevailing TT buying rate or the forward contract rate, as the case
may be. The conversion to Rupee equivalent shall be made only after the
foreign currency amount is credited to the nostro account of the bank. (b) On receipt of credit advice/statement of nostro account and compliances of
guidelines, requirements of the Bank and FEMA, the Bank shall transfer funds
for the credit of exporter’s account within two working days. (c) If the above stipulated time limit is not observed, the Bank shall pay
compensation for the delayed period at the minimum interest rate charged on
export credit. Compensation for adverse movement of exchange rate, if any, shall also be paid as per the compensation policy of the bank.

Rule 3: Import Transactions
3.1 Application of exchange rate:
(a) Retirement of import bills - Exchange rate as per forward sale contract, if
forward contract is in place. Prevailing Bills selling rate, in case there is no
forward contract. (b) Crystallization of Import - same as above bill (vide para 3.3 below)
(c) For determination of stamp - As per exchange rate provided by the duty on
import bills authority concerned. 3.2. Application of Interest:
(a) Bills negotiated under import letters of credit shall carry commercial rate of
interest as applicable to banks’ domestic advances from time to time. (b) Interest remittable on interest bearing bills shall be subject to the directive of
Reserve Bank of India in this regard. 3.3. Crystallization of Import Bill under Letters of Credit. Unpaid foreign currency import bills drawn under letters of credit shall be
crystallized as per the stated policy of the bank in this respect. Rule 4 Clean Instruments:
4.1. Outward Remittance: Outward remittance shall be effected at TT selling rate of
the bank ruling on that date or at the forward contract rate. 4.2. Encashment of foreign currency notes and instruments, Foreign currency
travelers’ cheques, currency notes, foreign currency in prepaid card, debit/credit
card will be encashed at Authorised Dealer’s option at the appropriate buying rate
ruling on the date of encashment. 4. 3. Payment of foreign inward remittance, Foreign currency remittance up to an
equivalent of USD 10,000/- shall be immediately converted into Indian Rupees. Remittance in excess of equivalent of USD 10,000 shall be executed in foreign
currency. The beneficiary has the option of presenting the related instrument for
payment to the executing bank within the period prescribed under FEMA. 4.4. The applicable exchange rate for conversion of the foreign currency inward
remittance shall be TT buying rate or the contracted rate as the case may be. 4.5. Compensation for delayed payment: Authorised Dealers shall pay or send
intimation, as the case may be, to the beneficiary in two working days from the date
of receipt of credit advice / nostro statement. In case of delay, the bank shall pay
the beneficiary interest @ 2 % over its savings bank interest rate. The bank shall
also pay compensation for adverse movement of exchange rate, if any, as per its
compensation policy

Rule 5 Foreign Exchange Contracts:
5.1. Contract amounts: Exchange contracts shall be for definite amounts and
periods. When a bill contract mentions more than one rate for bills of different
deliveries, the contract must state the amount and delivery against each such rate. 5.2. Option period of delivery: Unless the date of delivery is fixed and indicated in
the contract, the option period may be specified at the discretion of the customer
subject to the condition that such option period of delivery shall not extend beyond
one month. If the fixed date of delivery or the last date of delivery option is a known
holiday, the last date for delivery shall be the preceding working day. In case of
suddenly declared holidays, the contract shall be deliverable on the next working
day. Contracts permitting option of delivery must state the first and last dates of
delivery. For Example: 18th January to 17th February, 31st January to 29th Feb. 2012. “Ready” or “Cash” merchant contract shall be deliverable on the same day. “Value next day” contract shall be deliverable on the working day immediately
succeeding the contract date. A spot contract shall be deliverable on second
succeeding working day following the contract date. A forward contract is a contract
deliverable at a future date, duration of the contract being computed from spot value
date at the time of transaction”. 5. 3. Place of delivery: All contracts shall be understood to read “to be delivered or
paid for at the Bank” and “at the named place”. 5.4. Date of delivery: Date of delivery under forward contracts shall be:
(i) In case of bills/documents negotiated, purchased or discounted - the date of
negotiation/purchase/ discount and payment of Rupees to the customer. However, in case the documents are submitted earlier than, or later than the
original delivery date, or for a different usance, the bank may treat it as proper
delivery, provided there is no change in the expected date of realization of
foreign currency calculated at the time of booking of the contract. No early
realization or late delivery charges shall be recovered in such cases. (ii) In case of export bills/documents sent for collection - Date of payment of
Rupees to the customer on realization of the bills. (iii) In case of retirement/crystallization of import bills/documents - the date of
retirement/ crystallization of liability, whichever is earlier?
5.5. Option of delivery: In all forward merchant contracts, the merchant, whether a
buyer or a seller will have the option of delivery. 5.6. Option of usance: The merchant purchase contract should state the tenor of
the bills/documents. Acceptance of delivery of bills/documents drawn for a different
tenor will be at the discretion of the bank

5.7. Merchant quotations: The exchange rate shall be quoted in direct terms i.e. so many Rupees and Paise for 1 unit or 100 units of foreign currency. 5.8. Rounding off: Rupee equivalent of the foreign currency Settlement of all
merchant transactions shall be effected on the principle of rounding off the Rupee
amounts to the nearest whole Rupee i.e. without paise. RULE 6 Early Delivery, Extension and Cancellation of Foreign Exchange
Contracts
6.1. General
(i) At the request of a customer, unless stated to the contrary in the provisions of
FEMA, 1999, it is optional for a bank to: (a). Accept or give early delivery; or
(b). Extend the contract. (ii) It is the responsibility of a customer to effect delivery or request the bank for
extension / cancellation as the case may be, on or before the maturity date of
the contract. 6.2. Early delivery: If a bank accepts or gives early delivery, the bank shall
recover/pay swap difference, if any. 6.3. Extension: Foreign exchange contracts where extension is sought by the
customers shall be cancelled (at an appropriate selling or buying rate as on the date
of cancellation) and rebooked simultaneously only at the current rate of exchange. The difference between the contracted rate, and the rate at which the contract is
cancelled, shall be recovered from/paid to the customer at the time of extension. Such request for extension shall be made on or before the maturity date of the
contract. 6.4. Cancellation
(i) In case of cancellation of a contract at the request of a customer, (the request
shall be made on or before the maturity date) the Authorised Dealer shall
recover/ pay, as the case may be, the difference between the contracted rate
and the rate at which the cancellation is effected. The recovery/payment of
exchange difference on cancellation of forward contracts before the maturity
date may be either upfront or back-ended at the discretion of banks. (ii) Rate at which cancellation is to be effected:
(a) Purchase contracts shall be cancelled at T.T. selling rate of the
contracting Authorised Dealer
(b) Sale contracts shall be cancelled at T.T. buying rate of the contracting
Authorised Dealer

(c) Where the contract is cancelled before maturity, the appropriate forward
T.T. rate shall be applied. (bi) Notwithstanding the fact that the exchange contract between the customer
and the bank becomes impossible of performance, for whatever reason,
including Government prohibitory orders, the exchange contract shall not be
deemed to have become void and the customer shall forthwith apply to the
Authorised Dealer for cancellation, as per the provisions of paragraph 6.4.(i)
and (ii) above. (iv)
(d) In the absence of any instructions from the customer, vide para 6.1(ii), a
contract which has matured shall be cancelled by the bank on the 7th working
day after the maturity date. (e) Swap cost, if any, shall be recovered from the customer under advice to him. © When a contract is cancelled after the maturity date, the customer shall not be entitled
to the exchange difference, if any, in his favour, since the contract is cancelled on
account of his default. He shall, however, be liable to pay the exchange difference
against him. 6.5. Swap cost/gain:
(ii) In all cases of early delivery of a contract, swap cost shall be recovered from
the customer, irrespective of whether an actual swap is made or not. Such
recoveries should be made either back-ended or upfront at discretion of the
bank. (iii) Payment of swap gain to a customer shall be made at the end of the swap period. 6.6. Outlay and Inflow of funds:
Authorised Dealer shall recover interest on outlay of funds for the purpose of
arranging the swap, in addition to the swap cost in case of early delivery of a
contract.
If such a swap leads to inflow of funds, interest shall be paid to the customer. Funds
outlay / inflow shall be arrived at by taking the difference between the original
contract rate and the rate at which the swap could be arranged. The rate of interest
to be recovered / paid should be determined by banks as per their policy in this
regard.

Forex individual and operations exam differences

 IIBF certifications maximum members getting this doubt??

What is the difference between forex exchange for individuals and forex operations ??

1.Both Certifications are different

2.Foreign remittance facilities for individuals is a part of forex operations.

3. First one deals only with retail operations but in forex operations you will be learning about trade as well as trade finance

4. If you want to learn trade you can try forex operations.

One Member Review for CAIIB Exam: Nice review for New Comers

 Maiden attempt of CAIIB and I am through. I dnt mean to boast about myself by writing this post here. Here am I sharing my strategy of studies... 

1) Dint apply some magical tricks or shortcut,so you must be thinking I must have studied way too hard or probably must have prepared for a long time. The answer is no and neither m I a genius.

Simple it is: Went through Macmillan text books 

1 week of proper study per subject is sufficient provided you practise the practical questions. If you are working in credit it will help you answers questions in ABM with ease.
I found ABM relatively tougher this time compared to BFM as it involved lot of practical questions from statistics which I had ignored.So advise is do not ignore statistic portion's sums. 
BFM requires little more hours are required as the course is lengthy and people with non finance background will have to give little extra time compared to people who are MBA or basically from financial background.The sums here needs little practice and understanding, mugging up won't help. So read the text first, create a base and then you will be able to answer questions based on concept. As I came across many questions this time asked on concepts. These questions are not available in the book readily. I started preparation a week before, so that doesn't mean you also have to do that. 
I repeat it depends on your liking and understanding on the subject. And finally Retail is just a cake walk, in mine case it was a day before exam and if you have studied marketing in your PG/MBA, it would be easier to answer questions based on your understanding and yes, logic works!! 
And finally the questions posted by other members who had appeared during the morning sessions helped me answer many questions.Many were repeated. Thanks to all the members here and congratulations to everyone who made it. Those who couldn't better luck next time. As they say "Its ok to fall but the moment you fall, you have to have the motivation to rise again, but this time higher!!!! Thanks to Sir for all your support and guidance. You deserve a bow!!! And here it is . All smiles 

Quasi credit (Non Fund based):

 Quasi credit (Non Fund based):

Quasi Credit signifies financing for trade, and it concerns both domestic and
international trade transactions. A trade transaction requires a seller of goods and
services as well as a buyer. Various intermediaries such as banks and financial
institutions can facilitate these transactions by financing the trade
Non Fund Business
Bank Guarantee: As a part of Banking Business, Bank Guarantee (BG) Limits are
sanctioned and guarantees are issued on behalf of our customers for various
purposes. Broadly, the BGs are classified into two categories:
i) Financial Guarantees are direct credit substitutes wherein a bank irrevocably
undertakes to guarantee the payment of a contractual financial obligation. These
guarantees essentially carry the same credit risk as a direct extension of credit i.e.
the risk of loss is directly linked to the creditworthiness of the counter-party against
whom a potential claim is acquired. Example – Guarantees in lieu of repayment of
financial securities/margin requirements of exchanges, Mobilization advance,
Guarantees towards revenue dues, taxes, duties in favour of tax/customs/port/excise
authorities, liquidity facilities for securitization transactions and deferred payment
guarantees.
ii) Performance Guarantees are essentially transaction-related contingencies that
involve an irrevocable undertaking to pay a third party in the event the counterparty
fails to fulfill or perform a contractual obligation. In such transactions, the risk of loss
depends on the event which need not necessarily be related to the creditworthiness
of the counterparty involved. Example – Bid bonds, performance bonds, export
performance guarantees, Guarantees in lieu of security deposits/EMD for
participating in tenders, Warranties, indemnities and standby letters of credit related
to particular transaction.
Though, BG facility is a Non-fund Facility, it is a firm commitment on the part of the
Bank to meet the obligation in case of invocation of BG. Hence, monitoring of Bank
Guarantee portfolio has attained utmost importance. The purpose of the guarantee is
to be examined and it is to be spelt out clearly if it is Performance Guarantee or
Financial Guarantee. Due diligence of client shall be done, regarding their experience
in that line of activity, their rating/grading by the departments, where they are
registered. In case of Performance Guarantees, banks shall exercise due caution to
satisfy that the customer has the necessary experience, capacity and means to
perform the obligations under the contract and is not likely to commit default. The
position of receivables and delays if any, are to be examined critically, to understand
payments position of that particular activity. The financial position of counter party,
type of Project, value of Project, likely date of completion of Project as per
agreement are also to be examined. The Maturity period, Security Position, Margin
etc. are also to be as per Policy prescriptions and are important to take a view on
charging BG Commissions

Branches shall use Model Form of Bank Guarantee Bond, while issuing Bank
Guarantees in favour of Central Govt. Departments/Public Sector Undertakings. Any
deviation is to be approved by Zonal Office. It is essential to have the information
relating to each contract/project, for which BG has been issued, to know the present
stage of work/project and to assess the risk of invocation and to exercise proper
control on the performance of the Borrower. It is to be ensured that the operating
accounts of borrowers enjoying BG facilities route all operations through our Bank
accounts. To safeguard the interest of the bank, Branches need to follow up with the
Borrowers and obtain information and analyze the same to notice the present stage
of work/project, position of Receivables, Litigations/Problems if any leading to
temporary cessation of work etc.
The Financial Indicators/Ratios as per Banks Loan Policy guidelines are to be
satisfactory. Banks are required to be arrived Gearing Ratio (Total outside
liabilities+proposed non-fund based limits / Tangible Networth - Non Current Assets)
of the client and ideally it should be below 10.
In case where the guarantees issued are not returned by the beneficiary even after
expiry of guarantee period, banks are required to reverse the entries by issuing
notice (if the beneficiary is Govt. Department 3 months and one month for others) to
avert additional provisioning. Banks should stop charging commission on expired
Bank Guarantees with effect from the date of expiry of the validity period even if the
original Bank Guarantee bond duly discharged is not received back.
Letter of Credit: A Letter of Credit is an arrangement by means of which a Bank
(Issuing Bank) acting at the request of a customer (Applicant), undertakes to pay to
a third party (Beneficiary) a predetermined amount by a given date according to
agreed stipulations and against presentation of stipulated documents. The
documentary Credit are akin to Bank Guarantees except that normally Bank
Guarantees are issued on behalf of Bank’s clients to cover situations of their non
performance whereas, documentary credits are issued on behalf of clients to cover
situation of performance. However, there are certain documentary credits like
standby Letter of Credit which are issued to cover the situations of non performance.
All documentary credits have to be issued by Banks subject to rules of Uniform
Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCPDC). It is a set of standard rules
governing LCs and their implications and practical effects on handling credits in
various capacities must be possessed by all bankers. A documentary credit has the
seven parties viz., Applicant (Opener), Issuing Bank (Opening of LC Bank),
Beneficiary, Advising Bank (advises the credit to beneficiary), Confirming Bank –
Bank which adds guarantee to the credit opened by another Bank thereby
undertaking the responsibility of payment/negotiation/acceptance under the credit in
addition to Issuing Bank), Nominated Bank – Bank which is nominated by Issuing
Bank to pay/to accept draft or to negotiate, Reimbursing Bank – Bank which is
authorized by the Issuing Bank to pay to honour the reimbursement claim in
settlement of negotiation/acceptance/payment lodged with it by the paying /
negotiating or accepting Bank. The various types of LCs are as under:
i) Revocable Letter of Credit is a credit which can be revoked or cancelled or
amended by the Bank issuing the credit, without notice to the beneficiary. If a credit
does not indicate specifically it is a revocable credit the credit will be deemed as
irrevocable in terms of provisions of UCPDC terms.
ii) Irrevocable Letter of credit is a firm undertaking on the part of the Issuing
Bank and cannot be cancelled or amended without the consent of the parties to letter
of credit, particularly the beneficiary.
iii) Payment Credit is a sight credit which will be paid at sight basis against
presentation of requisite documents as per LC terms to the designated paying Bank.

iv) Deferred Payment Credit is a usance credit where payment will be made by
designated Bank on respective due dates determined in accordance with stipulations
of the credit without the drawing of drafts.
v) Acceptance Credit is similar to deferred credit except for the fact that in this
credit drawing of a usance draft is a must.
vi) Negotiation Credit can be a sight or a usance credit. A draft is usually drawn in
negotiation credit. Under this, the negotiation can be restricted to a specific Bank or
it may allow free negotiation whereby any Bank who is willing to negotiate can do so.
However, the responsibility of the issuing Bank is to pay and it cannot say that it is
of the negotiating Bank.
vii) Confirmed Letter of Credit is a letter of credit to which another Bank (Bank
other than Issuing Bank) has added its confirmation or guarantee. Under this, the
beneficiary will have the firm undertaking of not only the Bank issuing the LC, but
also of another Bank. Confirmation can be added only to irrevocable and not
revocable Credits.
the amount is revived or reinstated without requiring specific amendment to the
credit. The basic principle of a revolving credit is that after a drawing is made, the
credit reverts to its original amount for re-use by beneficiary. There are two types of
revolving credit viz., credit gets reinstated immediately after a drawing is made and
credit reverts to original amount only after it is confirmed by the Issuing Bank.
ix) Installment Credit calls for full value of goods to be shipped but stipulates that
the shipment be made in specific quantities at stated periods or intervals.
x) Transit Credit – When the issuing Bank has no correspondent relations in
beneficiary country the services of a Bank in third country would be utilized. This
type of LC may also be opened by small countries where credits may not be readily
acceptable in another country.
xi) Reimbursement Credit – Generally credits opened are denominated in the
currency of the applicant or beneficiary. But when a credit is opened in the currency
of a third country, it is referred to as reimbursement credit.
xii) Transferable Credit – Credit which can be transferred by the original
beneficiary in favour of second or several second beneficiaries. The purpose of these
credits is that the first beneficiary who is a middleman can earn his commission and
can hide the name of supplier.
xiii) Back to Back Credit/Countervailing credit – Under this the credit is opened
with security of another credit. Thus, it is basically a credit opened by middlemen in
favour of the actual manufacturer/supplier.
xiv) Red Clause Credit – It contains a clause providing for payment in advance for
purchasing raw materials, etc.
xv) Anticipatory Credit – Under this payment is made to beneficiary at preshipment
stage in anticipation of his actual shipment and submission of bills at a
future date. But if no presentation is made the recovery will be made from the
opening Bank.
xvi) Green Clause Credit is an extended version of Red Clause Credit in the sense
that it not only provides for advance towards purchase, processing and packaging
but also for warehousing & insurance charges. Generally money under this credit is
advanced after the goods are put in bonded warehouses etc., up to the period of
shipment.
Other concepts
i)Bill of Lading: It should be in complete set and be clean and should generally be
to order and blank endorsed. It must also specify that the goods have been shipped
on board and whether the freight is prepaid or is payable at destination. The name of
the opening bank and applicant should be indicated in the B/L.

iv) Deferred Payment Credit is a usance credit where payment will be made by
designated Bank on respective due dates determined in accordance with stipulations
of the credit without the drawing of drafts.
v) Acceptance Credit is similar to deferred credit except for the fact that in this
credit drawing of a usance draft is a must.
vi) Negotiation Credit can be a sight or a usance credit. A draft is usually drawn in
negotiation credit. Under this, the negotiation can be restricted to a specific Bank or
it may allow free negotiation whereby any Bank who is willing to negotiate can do so.
However, the responsibility of the issuing Bank is to pay and it cannot say that it is
of the negotiating Bank.
vii) Confirmed Letter of Credit is a letter of credit to which another Bank (Bank
other than Issuing Bank) has added its confirmation or guarantee. Under this, the
beneficiary will have the firm undertaking of not only the Bank issuing the LC, but
also of another Bank. Confirmation can be added only to irrevocable and not
revocable Credits.
the amount is revived or reinstated without requiring specific amendment to the
credit. The basic principle of a revolving credit is that after a drawing is made, the
credit reverts to its original amount for re-use by beneficiary. There are two types of
revolving credit viz., credit gets reinstated immediately after a drawing is made and
credit reverts to original amount only after it is confirmed by the Issuing Bank.
ix) Installment Credit calls for full value of goods to be shipped but stipulates that
the shipment be made in specific quantities at stated periods or intervals.
x) Transit Credit – When the issuing Bank has no correspondent relations in
beneficiary country the services of a Bank in third country would be utilized. This
type of LC may also be opened by small countries where credits may not be readily
acceptable in another country.
xi) Reimbursement Credit – Generally credits opened are denominated in the
currency of the applicant or beneficiary. But when a credit is opened in the currency
of a third country, it is referred to as reimbursement credit.
xii) Transferable Credit – Credit which can be transferred by the original
beneficiary in favour of second or several second beneficiaries. The purpose of these
credits is that the first beneficiary who is a middleman can earn his commission and
can hide the name of supplier.
xiii) Back to Back Credit/Countervailing credit – Under this the credit is opened
with security of another credit. Thus, it is basically a credit opened by middlemen in
favour of the actual manufacturer/supplier.
xiv) Red Clause Credit – It contains a clause providing for payment in advance for
purchasing raw materials, etc.
xv) Anticipatory Credit – Under this payment is made to beneficiary at preshipment
stage in anticipation of his actual shipment and submission of bills at a
future date. But if no presentation is made the recovery will be made from the
opening Bank.
xvi) Green Clause Credit is an extended version of Red Clause Credit in the sense
that it not only provides for advance towards purchase, processing and packaging
but also for warehousing & insurance charges. Generally money under this credit is
advanced after the goods are put in bonded warehouses etc., up to the period of
shipment.
Other concepts
i)Bill of Lading: It should be in complete set and be clean and should generally be
to order and blank endorsed. It must also specify that the goods have been shipped
on board and whether the freight is prepaid or is payable at destination. The name of
the opening bank and applicant should be indicated in the B/L.

ii) Airway Bill: Airway bills/Air Consignment notes should always be made out to
the order of Issuing Bank duly mentioning the name of the applicant.
iii)Insurance Policy or Certificate: Where the terms of sale are CIF the insurance
is to be arranged by the supplier and they are required to submit insurance policy
along with the documents.
iv) Invoice: Detailed invoices duly signed by the supplier made out in the name of
the applicant should be called for and the invoice should contain full description of
goods, quantity, price, terms of shipment, licence number and LC number and date.
v) Certificate of Origin: Certificate of origin of the goods is to be called for. Method
of payment is determined basing on the country of origin.
vi) Inspection Certificate: Inspection certificate is to be called for from an
independent inspecting agency (name should be stipulated) to ensure quality and
quantity of goods. Inspection certificate from the supplier is not acceptable
Co-acceptance Facilities : RBI Guidelines, Co-acceptance of
Bills covering supply of Goods & Machinery
Bills co-acceptance Co-acceptance is a means of non-fund based import finance
whereby a Bill of Exchange drawn by an exporter on the importer is co-accepted by a
Bank. By co-accepting the Bill of Exchange, the Bank undertakes to make payment to
the exporter even if the importer fails to make payment on due date
RBI guidelines on co-acceptances:
In the light of the above, banks should keep in view the following safeguards:
(i) While sanctioning co-acceptance limits to their customers, the need therefor should
be ascertained, and such limits should be extended only to those customers who enjoy
other limits with the bank.
(ii) Only genuine trade bills should be co-accepted and the banks should ensure that the
goods covered by bills co-accepted are actually received in the stock accounts of the
borrowers.
(iii) The valuation of the goods as mentioned in the accompanying invoice should be
verified to see that there is no over-valuation of stocks.
(iv) The banks should not extend their co-acceptance to house bills/ accommodation
bills drawn by group concerns on one another.
(v) The banks discounting such bills, co-accepted by other banks, should also ensure
that the bills are not accommodation bills and that the co-accepting bank has the
capacity to redeem the obligation in case of need.
(vi) Bank-wise limits should be fixed, taking into consideration the size of each bank for
discounting bills co-accepted by other banks, and the relative powers of the officials of
the other banks should be got registered with the discounting banks.
(vii) Care should be taken to see that the co-acceptance liability of any bank is not
disproportionate to its known resources position.
(viii) A system of obtaining periodical confirmation of the liability of co-accepting banks
in regard to the outstanding bills should be introduced.
(ix) Proper records of the bills co-accepted for each customer should be maintained, so
that the commitments for each customer and the total commitments at a branch can be
readily ascertained, and these should be scrutinised by Internal Inspectors and
commented upon in their reports.
(x) It is also desirable for the discounting bank to advise the Head Office/ Controlling
Office of the bank, which has co-accepted the bills, whenever such transactions appear

to be disproportionate or large.
(xi) Proper periodical returns may be prescribed so that the Branch Managers report
such co-acceptance commitments entered into by them to the Controlling Offices.
(xii) Such returns should also reveal the position of bills that have become overdue, and
which the bank had to meet under the co-acceptance obligation. This will enable the
Controlling Offices to monitor such co-acceptances furnished by the branches and take
suitable action in time, in difficult cases.
(xiii) Co-acceptances in respect of bills for Rs.10,000/- and above should be signed by
two officials jointly, deviation being allowed only in exceptional cases, e.g. nonavailability
of two officials at a branch.
(xiv) Before discounting/ purchasing bills co-accepted by other banks for Rs. 2 lakh and
above from a single party, the bank should obtain written confirmation of the concerned
Controlling (Regional/ Divisional/ Zonal) Office of the accepting bank and a record of the
same should be kept.
(xv) When the value of the total bills discounted/ purchased (which have been coaccepted
by other banks) exceeds Rs. 20 lakh for a single borrower/ group of
borrowers, prior approval of the Head