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Financial Management in

the 21st Century


Prantik Ray

1980s vs 2010s: Change is the


order

1980s

Raising the Finances


Investment Functions
Financial Control
Chasing the Regulator
Managing Brick and Mortar
Assets
Accountable to the
Management
Dominated by CAs

2010s
Raising the Finances from a
Global Landscape
Investment beyond National
Boundaries
Regulatory Compliance
Facing Shareholder Activism
Managing Intangible Assets
Risk Control
Presence of MBAs, CFAs etc.

The Business
Environment
All countries have three
basic forms of business
Sole Proprietorships
organization:

Partnerships (general and limited)


Limited liability companies

The Business
Environment
Sole Proprietorship -- A business
form for which there is one owner.
This single owner has unlimited
liability for all debts of the firm.
Oldest form of business organization.
Business income is accounted for on
the owners personal income tax form.

Summary for Sole


Proprietorship
Advantages

Simplicity
Low setup cost
Quick setup
Single tax filing on
individual form

Disadvantages

Unlimited liability
Hard to raise
additional capital
Transfer of
ownership
difficulties

The Business
Environment
Partnership -- A business
form in which two or more
individuals act as owners.
Business income is accounted for on each
partners personal income tax form.

Types of
Partnerships

General Partnership

--

All partners
have unlimited liability and are liable for all
obligations of the partnership. Maximum
Number of Partners can be 20 (India)
Limited Partnership -- Limited partners
have liability limited to their capital contribution
(investors only). In some countries like USA, at
least one general partner is required and all
general partners have unlimited liability. In
some other countries, like India, all partners can
have limited liabilities.

Summary for
Partnership
Advantages
Disadvantages
Can be simple
Unlimited liability for the
general partner
Low setup cost, higher
Difficult to raise
than sole proprietorship
additional capital, but
Relatively quick setup
Limited liability for limited easier than sole
proprietorship
partners
Transfer of ownership
difficulties

The Business
Environment
Corporation -- A business
form legally separate from
its
owners.
An artificial entity that can own assets and incur
liabilities.
Business income is accounted for on the income
tax form of the corporation.

Summary for Corporation

Advantages
Disadvantages
Limited liability
Double taxation
Easy transfer of ownership
More difficult to
Unlimited life
establish
Easier to raise large
More expensive to
quantities of capital
set up and maintain

Financial Market

Capital Market
Securities of more than one
year maturity are traded.
Examples are equity, long
term bonds etc.
Regulator is SEBI.
Used for long-term
financing/investing of the
firms.
Yields are higher.

Money Market
Securities of less than one year
maturity are traded.
Examples are Treasury Bills,
Certificate of Deposits,
Commercial Papers.
Regulator is RBI.
Used for short-term
financing/investing of the firms.
Yields are lower.

Money Market Instruments

Treasury Bills
Commercial Papers
Certificate of Deposits
Repurchase Agreements
Bankers Acceptance

Capital Market Securities

Equity Shares
Bonds/Debentures
Secured Premium Notes
Preference Shares
Equity Shares With Detachable Warrants
Sweat Equity Shares
ABS/MBS
Equity Derivatives
Participatory Notes
ETFs- REITs and Gold ETFs

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