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volUME4.12
ISSUE 74
September 16, 2010
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inteRnational news
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by ElIzabEth JoSE, II Mba-l
student’s caRtoonBy SAChIN, II MBA - M
• Hewlett-PackardCo. has agreed to buy the security software providerArcSight forabout $1.5 billion, as it extendsa recent spreeof acquisitions and the company islookingtogrowoutsidethelow-marginpersonalcomputermarket.Itagreedtobuythedata-storagemaker3Parfor$2.07billionjustafewweeksagoafterabiddingwarwithrivalDellInc.
• ForChinathebestmeanstoavoidtradefrictionwiththeU.S.iseconomicre-balancing,ashiftfromgrowthledbyexportstodomesticconsumption-drivengrowth,WorldBankPresidentRobertZoellicksaid.
• Globalregulators,aimingtopreventanyrepeatoftheinternationalcreditcrisis,toforcebankstomorethantripletheamountoftop-qualitycapitaltheymustholdinreserve.Thebiggestchangetoglobalbankingregulationindecades,knownas"BaselIII,"willrequirebankstoholdtop-qualitycapitaltotalling7percentoftheirrisk-bearingassets,upfromjust2percentundercurrentrules.
• TheUnitedStatesjusticedepartmentislookingintoGoogle’sInc’stakeoverofairlineticketingsoftwarefirmITAsoftwareInc,todeterminewhetherthedealwouldexerttoomuchinfluenceontheonlinetravelindustry.
• Britain's Financial ServicesAuthority has finedGoldmanSachs International nearly$27million for not disclosing its investigation by theU.S.Securities andExchangeCommission.
national news
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by ElIzabEth JoSE, II Mba-l
• PrivatesectorlenderICICIBankhasbeenawardedtheWorldFinanceAwards2010inthreecategories:ExcellenceinNRIservices-Worldwide,ExcellenceinRemittanceBusiness-WorldwideandExcellenceinPrivateBankingBusiness.
• Aftermonthsofdelay,RelianceIndustriesisfinallyreadytosigncontracttosupplynatu-ralgasfromitseasternoffshoreKG-D6fieldstoEssarOil'sVadinarrefineryinGujarat.Thegovernmenthadallocated0.6millionstandardcubicmetersperday(mmscmd)ofgasfromKG-D6fieldstoEssarOil'sVadinarrefinery.
• A63percentriseincapitalgoodsproductionpushedIndia'sindustrialoutputupto13.8percentinJuly,asagainst7.1percentinthepreviousmonth.
• BuoyedbytheBombayHighCourt'srecentfavourableverdictonVodafone'staxliabil-itycase,thegovernmenthasstartedexaminingsimilarmergerandacquisitiondealsforpossibletaxevasion.TheBombayHighCourtlastweeksetasideVodafone'spetitionchallengingthetaxliabilityof$2.6billiontowardscapitalgainsinits$11-billionacquisi-tionofHutchisonWhampoa's67-percentstakeinIndia.
• TheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)isconsideringfreeinguptheinterestrateonsavingsbankaccounts,whichiscurrentlyfixedat3.5%perannum.
• EmiratesTelecom,theUnitedArabEmiratesbiggestphonecompanysaiditsconsider-inginvestinginIdeaCellularLtdtoexpanditsbusinessintheworld’ssecondlargestwirelessmarket.
• Thegovernmentwillintroduceanewseriesofwholesalepriceindex(WPI)thatwillbebasedon2004-05prices.
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TheNationalBureauofEconomicResearch,anacademicgroupwithacommitteethatmarksthestartandtheendofrecessions,hasyettoannounceadatefortheendofthedownturnthatstartedinDecember2007,evenafterfourstraightquartersofgrowthintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.ThisinitselfisanindicationofthecontinuedrecessioninU.S.thatendangerstheglobaleconomicstabilityinthecomingquarters.
The August update of the USA TODAY/IHS Global InsightEconomic Outlook Index shows real GDP growth, at a six-month annualized growth rate, slowing to 1.3% in NovemberthroughJanuary.Theendofgovernmentstimulusspendingandinventorybuildupcombinedwithcontinuinghighunemployment,aweak housingmarket, tight credit and high debt are behindtheslowdown.TheindexpredictsfuturerealGDPgrowth(grossdomestic product, adjusted for inflation) based on 11 leadingeconomicandfinancialindicators.
TheObamaadministrationexpectsarecordbudgetdeficitthisyearofmorethan$1.5trillion,or10.6percentofGDP,accordingtoprojectionstheWhiteHousereleasedinFebruary.TheU.S.deficitisagreaterpercentageofGDPthananyothermajorindustrializednationexcepttheU.K.,whereitisestimatedtoreach11.4percent,andIreland,whereitwillbe12.2percent,accordingtoInternationalMonetaryFundprojectionsreleasedinApril.
Stimulus FailureThe quantitative easing (QE) by the Federal Reserve was great for big banks and ithelpedtolifttheU.S.stockmarket,butitdidn’thelpthebroadereconomyatall.Whilethemonetizationofdebthelpedtokeepinterestratesartificiallylowforthebroadereconomy,thereisjustnotmuchdemandforadditionalcreditbyindebtedandunemployedpeopleand struggling businesses. In themeantime, government stimulus programs likeCashforClunkers,HomeBuyerTaxCreditandconstructionprojectsservedasashort-termboost to the economy. The programswere designed as an incentive to buy cars andhousesimmediately,anditworked,withplentyofpeoplecollectingthefreemoneyfromthegovernment.Butitalsomeansthatthisconsumerdemandisnowgoneandthefuturedemandwillbeevenlower.
Rising Unemployment, Low demand and Weak Housing marketThe simple fact is that it is impossible to force companies and households to borrowmoremoneyinordertoinvestorspend.Already,25percentofAmericanshavearuinedcreditscore(duetodefaultingtheir loanpayments), disqualifyingthemfromborrowingaltogether.Thesepeoplewon’t buyhomesevenwith zeropercent interestmortgages.TheU.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.6% (U-3 rate) inAugust, but the government’sbroadermeasureofunemploymentroseevenmoreto16.7%(U-6rate),thehighestratesinceApril.Thecomprehensivemeasureoflabourunderutilization,knownasthe“U-6”,accountsforpeoplewhohavestoppedlookingforworkorwhocannotfindfull-timejobsbutmaybeemployedinpart-timejobs,whereastheU-3unemploymentrateiscalculated
no siGns oF RecoVeRY Yet…
by GayatrIlakShMI, II Mba ‘l’
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basedonpeoplewhoarewithout jobsandwhohaveactively soughtwork in thepriorfourweeksonly.Theweakjobmarkethasinhibitedgrowthinconsumerspending,whichaccountsforabout70percentoftheeconomy.Suchexpendituresroseata1.6percentpacelastquarter,downfroma1.9percentrateinthepreviousthreemonths.Thehousingmarkethasalsofalteredsinceafederaltaxincentiveforfirst-timehomebuyersexpiredinApril.Salesofpreviouslyownedhomesfell5.1percentinJunefromMay.
AdditionalstimulusmeasuresunderconsiderationInrecentmonths,Fedofficialshaveoutlinedthreespecificstimulus measures that could be used should the needarise:1)purchasemoresecurities,2)committolowerpolicyratesforlonger,and3)reducetheinterestrateonbankreserves.
The Fed’s last move in favour of easier policy came inMarch 2009, when policy makers agreed to buy $300billionofTreasuriesandmortgage-debtpurchasesto$1.45trillionwhilestartingapledgetokeepthebenchmarkrateclosetozeroforanextendedperiod.Butthisyearthecentralbankstoppedbuyingassets,raisedtherateondirectloanstobanksandshutemergency-lendingprogramsforcorporations,bonddealersandmoney-marketmutualfunds.
Accordingtoeconomists,theFed’sdecisionattheAugust10thmeetingtousecashfrommaturingmortgagebondsitholdstobuymoregovernmentdebtwashelpfulinthefaceofaweakeningeconomy.ThismovekeepstheFed’sbalancesheetfromrunningdown.Butwhatthenationreallyneedsisgrowthsupportedbyfiscalpolicythatincreasesemploymentwhichwilltranslateintomorespendingandeventuallyaturntowardsrecovery.
RescHedulinG oF aViation loans BY BanKs
By ANShuMAN ChAurASIA , II MBA ‘N’
“Rescheduledloans”refertoloans:(i) that have been restructured and renegotiated between authorised institutions andborrowersbecauseofadeterioration in thefinancialpositionof theborrowerorof theinabilityoftheborrowertomeettheoriginalrepaymentscheduleand(ii)forwhichtherevisedrepaymentterms,eitherofinterestortherepaymentperiod,arenon-commercialtotheauthorisedinstitutions.
IntheIndianAviationscenario, itsthefirstreasoncitedabove.Indianaviationsector issittingonpilesofdebtthathappenedduetoeconomicslowdownandalsoincreasedpriceslikeinfuel.Accordingtoanestimate,thecumulativedebtoftheairlineindustrystandsataboutRs60,000crores.AsofMarch,2010Air IndiahadaboutRs40,000croresdebt,whileKingfisherhadadebtofaboutRs6,000crores.SBI’saggregateexposureto theaviationsectorisaboutRs3,000croresandBankofIndia’sexposureisRs4,000crores.
InthelastweekofAugust,theRBIhadsentacommunicationtothebankswithregard
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todebtrestructuringforairlines.RBIhasdirectedthebankstobeawareof thevolatileaviationsectorandthattheycomeupwithaspecialconcessionalpackageforthesector.Bankshaverefusedtorestructureloansofairlines,estimatedatoverRs60,000crore,viatheCDR(CorporateDebtRestructuring)mechanism.Themainhurdleisthat75%ofthelenders toaparticularborrowerhave tocometogether to trigger theCDRmechanism.IndianBanksAssociationnowplanstoapproachtheRBItoallowbanksrescheduleloansofairlines—suchasKingfisherAirlines,ParamountAirwaysandAirIndiawithouttreatingthemasbadassets.Theywantairlinesloansshouldbeallowedtoberestructuredinsuchawaythatloanscontinuetobetreatedasperformingorstandardasset.
Banks want RBI to allow a simple restructuring of loans outside the CDR framework.Underdiscussionarea loweringof interest rate in thebeginningand recouping it laterwhentheairlinesbecomefinanciallystronger.Airlinesalsowanttoreplacetheirhighcostrupee loanswith low-costoverseas loans.TheRBIhasallowed in thecaseofaviationsectoraspecialconcession.Bankingindustrycouldonacase-by-casebasis,subjecttotheguidelinesandparametersgivenbyRBI,looktoseehowthisindustrycouldbehelpedbyareschedulingandrestructuring.
SBIchairmanOPBhattsaidthatrestructuringwouldhelpairlinesraisefreshequity.SBIplanstoreschedulesomeloansgiventotheaviationsector,includingtheoptionofconvertingsomeofthemintoequity.
The silver lining in the black cloud: Whiledebt and fuel costs remain key issues,recent growth in passenger volumes andoperationalimprovementscanputtheaviationsector on theprofit track.A series of positivenews flows over the last few weeks haveseen aviation stocks jump 11-30 per cent.Restructuringofloans,expansionofexistingfleet,capital-raisingplans,afallinaviationturbinefuelpricesandsteadydemandoverthelasttwoquartershavebeenwelcomedbythesector.Theairlineisfindingitswaybackintoprofitabilityonaccountofhighervolumesandoperationalefficiencies.Ifthebankrestructurestheloansoftheaviationcompaniesjudiciouslythenitwillbeahugeboostforthem.Thedebtriddencompaniescanchannelizetheirresourcesefficientlytoimprovetheiroperatingefficiencies.Thisstepwilldefinitelyprovebeneficialfortheairlinecompaniesinthelongterm.Thedaywillnotbefarwhenthesecompanieswillalsoshowprofitsintheirbooksofaccounts.
"Creativity comes from zeal to do something, generally it is to make some money." B. J. Gupta
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iPo noRms FoR non – liFe insuRance comPanies
After setting thehouse in order bydisciplining the insurance companiesonunit-linkedinsuranceproducts(ULIPS),theinsuranceregulatorhasnowsetitseyesonthenonlifeinsurancesector.Today insurance requirements haveexpanded in all directions, starting fromhealth in-surancetotraveltoweddinginsurance.Withtheincreasingprosperitycomesincreasedresponsibility in taking care of one’s possessions and fulfilling responsibilities.Non-lifeinsurersofferaplethoraofinsurancecoversthatalmostcoveranythingunderthesun.
Insuranceotherthan‘LifeInsurance’fallsunderthecategoryofGeneralInsurance.Gen-eralInsurancecomprisesofinsuranceofpropertyagainstfire,burglaryetc,personalin-surancesuchasAccidentandHealthInsurance,andliabilityinsurancewhichcoverslegalliabilities.TherearealsoothercoverssuchasErrorsandOmissionsinsuranceforprofes-sionals,creditinsuranceetc.
Thegeneralinsurancesectorhas21players,whichincludefourstate-ownedcompanies.Severalprivatesector insurers, includingRelianceLifeandHDFCStandardLife,haveshowninterestintappingthecapitalmarkettoaugmenttheirresourcebase.Theprivateplayersarewaitingtotaptheprimarymarketstoaugmenttheirresourcebase,asallof
themareyettobreakeven.
Currently,mostofthe22privatelifeinsurersand17non-lifeplay-ershaveforeignpartnersandtheInsuranceactcapsforeigndirectinvestmentat26percent.
AspertheInsuranceact,promotershaving26percentstakecanoffloadequityafter10yearsofoperation.Thelegislationalsoem-powersthegovernmenttoreducethemandatoryperiod.
ThesecompaniesareplanningtoraiseIPOfornon-lifeinsurancesoastoallowthemtoraisefundsfromthecapitalmarket.
AsregardstotheIPOofnon-lifecompaniestherearecertainaspectswhichwehavetofinaliseinIRDA.Thereareaspectswhichhavetobestrengthenedandimprovedalso.Theseis-sueswillbefinalizedinthenextthreeweeks.
TheIPO(InitialPublicOffering)guidelineswillbefinalizedbyapaneljointlysetupbytheSEBIandIRDA.IPOnormsfornon-life insurance firms are in the process of finalization beforetheywouldbesenttoSCADA,abodyconstitutedbySEBI,forapprovalfollowedbyafinalapprovalfromthemarketregula-tor.ThefinalguidelineswouldbereadybyearlyOctober.
by PrEEtI NathaN, II Mba ‘N’
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income tax issue oF VodaFone
BY:GARGEEMUKERJEE,IIMBA‘L’Nomatterwhichwayitgoes,theVodafoneversusITdepartmenttaxcasewillhaveanindelibleimpactontheMergers&AcquisitionsthattakeplaceinIndia.InMay2007BritishTelecomgiantVodafonepaidHutchisonTelecomInternationalLtd(HTIL)$11.08-billiontobuy67%stakeinIndiantelecomcompanyHutchisonEssar.Sincethedealwasoffshore,neitherparty thought itwas taxable in India.But the taxdepartmentdisagreedandsofiledapetitionwiththeBombayHighCourt.TheBombayHighCourtruledthatIndia’staxdepartmenthasjurisdictionovertaxbillsincross-bordermergers,dismissingthepetitionsettingaprecedentforoverseasfirmslookingtobuyintoIndiancompanies.VodafonehasnowmovedtotheSupremeCourtchallengingtheBombayHighCourt judgment,whichhadupheldtheincome-taxdepartment’sshowcausenoticeaskingittopayincometaxofabout$2billion.
FacTS oF THe caSe:Vodafone’s argument:ThedealwasnottaxableinIndiaas:-• ThefundswerepaidoutsideIndiaforthepurchaseofsharesinanoffshorecompany
thatthetaxliabilityshouldbebornebyHutch.• VodafonewasnotliabletowithholdtaxasthewithholdingruleinIndiaappliedonlyto
Indianresidence.• TherecentamendmenttotheITActofimposingaretrospectiveinterestpenaltyfor
withholdinglapseswasunconstitutional.
Income tax authority’s argument: EventhoughtheVodafone-Hutchdealwasoffshore,itwastaxable:-• AstheunderlyingassetwasinIndiaandsoitpointedoutthatthecapitalassetwhich
istheHutch-EssarornowVodafone-Essarjointventureissituatedhereandwascen-traltothevaluationoftheoffshoreshares.
• Throughthesaleofoffshoreshares,HutchhadsoldVodafonevaluablerights-inthattheIndianassetandthattheoffshoretransactionhadresultedinVodafonehavingoperationalcontroloverthatIndianasset.
• TheDepartmentalsoarguedthatthewithholdingtaxliabilityalwaysexistedandtheamendmentwasjustaclarification.
• Hutchistaxableontheprofittheymadefromthesale-thatisoneaspect.Thesec-ondaspectisthatVodafoneasapayerwasliabletodeducttaxatsourcebecausetheypaidincometoHutch.
The Bombay High court:Therulingisthat:–• Indiantaxauthoritieshavejurisdictionoverthe2007Vodafone-Hutchcross-border
dealthatcreatedVodafone-Essar.• ButthetaxliabilityonVodafone,thebuyer,wouldonlybetotheextentofincomeat-
tributabletotheassetsinIndia.• TherevenuesfromtheIndianassetshaveanindirectnexuswiththegovernmentof
Indiaandarehencetaxable.However,shareswereexchangedinCaymanIslands(overseas)andthecontrollinginterestisapartofshareholding,andhence,notsub-jecttotaxinIndia.
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anaLySIS:TheHighCourthasmadecertainobservationsonthecontractualarrangementbetweenthepartiesanddeducedthat:
• Whilerefutingthetheorythatthetransactionwasmerelyatransferofasingleshare,itwasobservedthattherightsandentitlementsflowingoutofholdingasharecannotbedissectedfromtheownershipoftheshare.Itobservedthattransferofasinglesharewasnottheintentofthepartiesbutitwastochangethecontrollinginterestinthebusi-ness.
• Theviewthattransferofrightsandentitlementsisintrinsictothistransactionandthattheserightsinthemselvesconstituteacapitalasset.ThenexusofcapitalassetwithIndiawascriticalindeterminingthetaxabilityofthetransaction.TheHighCourtalsoobservedthatSection9oftheActiswideenoughtocoverwithinitsambitthescopeoftheinstanttransaction.
• TheHighCourtobservedthatTDSismerelyatentativedeductionofincomesubjecttoregularassessmentandthereisnodetrimentindeducting/payingitatthisstageandconcludingtheassessmentinduecourseoftime.
ISSUeS noT aDDReSSeD:• TheHighCourtwhilenotinganextremelyimportantsubmissionoftheAssesseeregard-
ingthenon-taxabilityofthetransaction[shouldtheshareshavebeentransferredbyaMauritiancompanyonaccountoftheDoubleTaxationAvoidanceAgreement(‘DTAA’)betweenthecountries]didnotmakeanyobservationonsuchsubmissionthusitleavesscopefordebateincasesofidenticaltransactions.
• TheHighCourtalsodidnotgetintothedebateofappropriationofincomethatwouldbechargeabletotaxandleftthequantificationtothetaxofficer.Finally,whileadjudicatingonthepenaltyaspectincaseofnon-deductionofTDS,theHighCourthasagainnotmadeanyspecificobservations.
• A larger legalproposition thatemerges from thedecision is theelementof revenueloss.WhilethecourthasheldthatTDSisatentativedeductionofincomeandnotfinalassessment.Refunds,especiallytaxrefunds,inIndiaarefewandfarinbetweenandthepaceatwhichtaxassessmentsandlitigationsareconcludedisfarfromsatisfactory.
concLUSIon: ThedecisionisboundtohaveawidereachingimpactoncrossborderM&AtransactionsinvolvingIndianbusinessesforvariousreasons.TheHighCourtrulinghaslaiddownthefollowingtheoriesthattransferofinterestinabusinesswouldinitselfconstituteacapitalassetthatmaybesubjectedtotax.Section9oftheIncome-taxAct,1961iswideenoughtocoverwithinitsambitsuchtransferofinterestand‘TDS’ismerelybasedonprovisionalassessmentandaslongasnexuswithIndianfiscaljurisdictionisestablishedtherequire-mentofdeductingTDSwouldarise.ThetelecomgiantVodafonehasmovedtotheSupremeCourtchallengingtheBombayHighCourtjudgment;butitisofthebeliefthattheITdepartmenthasastrongcaseandtheHCjudgmentreflectsthesameandsotheSupremeCourtisalsolikelytoupholdthedecisionofBombayHighCourt.
deReGulation oF saVinGs BanK Rate
by NavEEN kuMar kulkarNI, I Mba N
“Economyisasavings-bank,intowhichmendroppenniesandgetdollarsinreturn.”Indianbankingsectorhasundergoneahugetransformationeversincetheindustryhasopenedup.Withtheinflationrisingonaregularbasis,RBIistakingmanystepstocounterinflationandmakethelifeofthepeoplebetterandreliable.IthastakenmanystepsinthewholeprocessandsomeofthestepstakenareincreasingthekeyrateslikeReporateandReverseReporate.OneofthenewstepstakenbyRBIisderegulatingofsavingsbankrate.InterestonsavingsbankrateistheonlytypeofdepositwhichisstillbeingregulatedbyRBI.SavingsrateisoneofthedriversofthegrowthinIndia.Thesavingsaccountfor32.5%ofGDP(2008-2009)whencomparedto22.3%tenyearsagoi.e.1998-1999andthehouseholdsector isoneoftheimportantsectorasitcontributes70%tosavings.InMarch2004, therewere59savingsandcurrentaccountsper100adultpopulations. InMarch2009,thenumberincreasedto59.ThisisoneofthemajorstepswhichwillbetakenbyRBIinthedirectiontoattaintheobjectiveoffinancialsectorreformsandtobringmorepeopleintheformalbankingsystem.
Till now, RBI used to regulate the savings bankrate.Ithasnowdecidedtofreethesavingsbankrateandgivethedecisiontothebanktodecidetherateontheirwish.Thesavingsbankrateatpres-entisfixedat3.5percentperannumfordepositsuptoRs.2LakhandfordepositsoverRs.2Lakh;itisderegulatedallowingbanktofixtheirownrate.The savings bank rate of 3.5% was fixed eightyearsagoandnot changed from then.Recently,RBIwantedthebankstogivethe interestratetotheircustomerscalculatedmonthly.
RBIAccordingtoRBI,thisisoneofthestepstakentochangethefinancialsectorandsmoothtransmissionofmonetarypolicyinthebankinterestrates.Ithasearlieraskedbankstocalculatetheirinterestratesonthedailybasis.Thiswillbeachallengetobanksandthecustomersmaynotgethighinterestrates.
BanKSThisisastepwhichwillhelpthebanks.Withthisstepthebankcannowattractcustomersandincreasetheirsavingsbankaccountholdersandcanattractmoredeposits.Itwillalsoincreasecompetitionamongthebankstooffermorevariantsofsavingproducts.
cUSToMeRSCustomerscannowhavethechoiceofgoingwiththebanktotakeasavingsbankaccountwhichgivesthemmoreinterestontheaccount.Thiswill leavethecustomerwithmany
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choicestochoosefrom.So,thederegulationofsavingsbankratewillhelpthecustomerinmanywaysbutwillbringinmorecompetitioninthebankingsector.Thebankswillnowtrytoattractmorecustomersandthebestwaytoreachthecustomersisthroughmedia.So,inthecomingdaysifthederegulationfinallygetsapprovedthenwecanseedifferenttypesofadvertisementsfrombankstoattractcustomers.Theadvertisementagencieswillbecomebusyandbanksmayalsopitchinbyendorsingabrandambassadortoadvertise.
concLUSIon:- However,ifabanklendsitsnameorfloatsormanageslargeprivatepoolsofcapital,thereisaneedforadditionalcapitalrequirementstotakecareofreputation,concentrationandotherrisks.Whileitmaybegoodnewsforthecustomers,itmaynotbesuchasmoothrideforthem.Bankscouldincreaseservicechargesorevenfixhiddenchargestomaintaintheirmargins.So,Ithinktheyaregoingtoseeinterestingyettestingtimes.
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Reliance communication and Gtl inFRa toweR deal
by NIvEDIta tIWary, II Mba M
InTRoDUcTIonTheproposeddeal tomerge the telecomtowerbusinessof India’s2nd largest telecomfirmReliancecommunication(Infratel)andGTLInfrastructurehasbeencalledoffbyGTLInfrastructure.ItissupposedtobeamajorsetbackforRCOMMasitwasmakingeffortstoreduceitsdebtbyapproximately$3.9billionfromtheproceedsofthisdeal.
a BRIeF LooK aT Key eVenTSInJan2010,RelianceCommunicationsgottheapprovalofthemarketregulatorsforitsproposedIPOofitstowerunitReliance Infratel. The company was valued at Rs 30,000croreinJuly2007.RCOMMwasplanningtoraiseRs.1500–2500crorebyselling3-5%stake.GTLannouncedtopayRs.48lakhpertowerforthe18000towers,anditvaluedthetowerbusiness toRs. 50,000 crore.ThedealwouldhavehelpedtheRCOMMtobidforthe3Gspectrumaggressively.InJune2010,boardofRCOMMapprovedtobringinvestorsintoitstowerunittosellasmuchas26%ofRelianceInfrateltostartaseparateinfrastructurebusiness.
RCOMMisexpectingtogetmorebusinessinthetowerindustrybyforminganindependentcompanyasitwouldbemucheasiertogetcontractsfromcompetitorsespeciallythesmallplayerswhohaverecentlyenteredthemarket,bothin2Gand3Gmarket.RCOMMtowershadatenancyratio(numberoftelecomoperatorssharingaparticulartower)of1:2andthisratioisexpectedtoreachthemarkof1:3bymid-2010,withtheentryofmanynewplayerssuchasSwan,UnitechWirelessetc.
IndusTowersistheworld’slargesttowercompanywithover100,000telecomtowers.ItisjointlyownedbyBhartiAirtel,VodafoneEssarandIdeaCellular.RelianceInfratelwhichcurrentlyownsabout50,000telecomtowersistargetingtocreatethelargestindependenttelecominfrastructurecompanynotcontrolledbyacarrier.
ForRCOMMinvestors,thelatestarrangementprovidestwobenefits—alowerdebtburdenandanopportunitytoholdsharesinanindependenttowercompanythatoperatesinthefast-expandingtelecominfrastructurefield.RCOMMhadnetdebtofnearly20,000crorerupeesasofend-March2010andpaid8600crorerupeesinMay2010for3Glicencesin13circles,takingthetotaldebttoalmostRs.33,000crorebymid-2010.
ByJune2010,RCOMMdecidedtosellitstelecomtowerstoGTLInfrastructure,theenter-prisewasvaluedover$11billionanditwouldownmorethan80,000towers.ThesharesofGTLInfrastructureroseby9percentfollowingthenews.ThedealwasexpectedtoreducethedebtofRCOMMbyapproximatelyRs18000crore.
OnSeptember6,2010GTL Infrastructureannounced that itsdealwithRelianceCom-
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municationshasbeencalledoff,givingaverybigblowtotheRCOMMeffortstoreduceitsdebt.Thenon-bindingtermsheetsignedbythecompaniesexpiredonAug31,GTLsaid“Subsequentlydespiteefforts,bothpartieshaveneitherextendedthetermsheetnorenteredintoanydefinitivetransactionagreements”.Itdidnotgivespecificdetailsaboutwhythedealwascalledoff.ThesharesofbothGTLandRCOMMsawared,withGTLgo-ingdownby4.1%andRCOMMslippingdownby0.3%.OntheothersideRCOMMhavealreadyinitiatedtalkswithotherfinancialinvestorstooffburdenthetowerbusinessandreducethecompany’sdebt.
concLUSIonItcanbeassumedthatRCOMMdecidedtodoawaywiththedealtoraisemorefundsandrepayhigherdebt.ThismightnothavebeenacceptabletoGTLInfraleadingtodealbe-ingcalledoff.ItmaynotimpactRCOMMbadlyastheyarelookingforotherinvestorswhomightstillvaluethetowerbusinessveryhigh.GTLInframightjustremainasmallplayerinthetowerbusiness.
did You Know? : deBt swaPs
By AMAr. G.M, II MBA-K
Debtswapisagenerictermforanexchangeofdebtwithsomeotherasset.Examplesofdebtswapsincludetheconvertiblebond,inwhichadebt–equityswapisinitiatedbythebondholder,andthedebt–equityswappioneeredbySalomonBrothersintheUSAintheearly1980s,whencorporationsreplacedoverUS$10billionofdebtwithUS$7billionofnewequity.Thelatter,however,disappearedafter1984,probablybecausethetax-relatedincentiveceasedtoexist.
Themostsignificantapplicationofdebtswapshasbeenininternationalfinance,particu-larlyasamechanismforsolvingthedebt-servicingproblemsoflessdevelopedcountries(LDCs).
TheLDCdebtcrisisexploded in1982withMexicodefaultingon its loanpayments, fol-lowedbyotherdefaults,mostlyLatinAmerican.Thecreditorsweregenerallyinternational(largelyUS)commercialbanks.Amongthevarioussolutionsproposed,themostpopularweremarket-basedstrategieslikedebtbuybacksandvariousdebtswapssuchasdebtfordebtanddebtforequity.
Inadebtfordebtswap,thecreditorbankexchangesitsoutstandingloansforUSdollar-denominatedbondsissuedbytheLDC'scentralbank.ThesebondsareknownasBradybondsaftertheUSTreasurySecretaryNicholasBrady,architectoftheBradyPlanof1989todealwiththedebtcrisis.TheBradyPlanwasthefirsttoacceptdebtreductionasnec-essaryforapermanentsolution;therefore,Bradybondshavelongermaturitiesandlowercouponsthantheoriginal loans.However, theyhavecertainattractivefeaturessuchasliquidity,collateralization,androllingguarantees.Theliquidityisaresultofanactivesec-ondarymarket,withavolumeofUS$100billioninmid-1994.MostBradybondsalsohavecollateralizationofprincipalandimmediatecoupons,thecollateralusuallybeingUSTreasuryinstrumentsoftheappropriatematurity,andpaidforpartlybyWorldBankand
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IMFloansandpartlyfromtheLDC'sownreserves.Theinterestguaranteesarerolledfor-wardcontinuously.Becauseofthiscollateralbacking,BradybondsarenormallyseniortootherLDCloans.
Adebt–equityswapisanexchangeofoutstandingLDCdebtforanequitystakeinapri-vatecorporationintheLDC,asfollows:LDCdebtispurchasedonthesecondarymarketfromthebankatthemarketprice,usuallyatadiscountfromfacevaluebyamultinationalcorporation(MNC).TheMNCthentradesthedebtclaimtothe LDC's central bank for the full face value in the localcurrency(lessthecentralbank'scut),whichittheninvestsina localcompany,veryoftenanewlyprivatizedcorpora-tion.Theinvestmentinlocalequitymustbemaintainedforaminimumnumberofyears.TheadvantagefortheMNCisthattheinvestmentismadeatasignificantdiscount,sincethediscountsprevailinginthemarketcanbequitehigh.TheLDC'sadvantageisthattheswapreducesexternaldebtwithnooutflowofforeigncurrency,andexternaldebtisreplacedbyforeigndirectinvestment.Theswapconvertsforeigndebtintoforeignequity;thisisequivalent,inacorporatefinancesetting,toreducingleverageandtherebyimprovingcreditrating.
Adisadvantage for theLDC is that its liquiditypositionmightworsenbyallowingdirectforeigninvestmentthroughswapsinsteadoffreshcapitalinflows.Theswapsmaybesub-sidizingforeigninvestmentsthatwouldhavebeencarriedoutanyway,andnotgeneratinganyadditionalinvestment.Furthermore,swapscanactuallyreduceinvestmentintheLDCthroughtheireffectoninterestrates,inflation,andothermacroeconomicvariables.Forthecreditorbanks,thereistheusualmoralhazardproblem;byencouragingswaps,theymaybehelpingreducethevalueofthedebtbyprovidingincentivestodebtorcountriestodelayrepayments.
Debt–equityswapshavebeenthemostimportanttypeofdebtreductioninstrument,ac-countingforoverUS$35billion(oralmost40percentofthetotalvolumeofdebtconver-sionsofalltypes)from1985to1993.Sincetheestablishmentofthefirstinstitutionalizeddebt–equityswapprograminChilein1985,ithasbecomeanintegralpartofexternaldebtmanagementand reduction. It startedslowlywithconversionsworthUS$500million in1985,andpeakedin1992withavolumeofUS$9.2billion.After1992,therewasadeclineinthevolume,partlybecausemarketdiscountsonLDCdebtweremuchsmaller.
Howeffectivewasthedebtconversionprograminresolvingthedebtcrisis?Onepointofviewisthatitwasverysuccessful,and"LatinAmericanborrowershaverecoveredfromthedebtcrisis".Attheotherextreme,somebelievethattheprogramhasnottackledtherootcausesofthedebtproblem.SothatwasaboutDebtSwaps.
“It isn’t so much that hard times are coming; the change ob-served is mostly soft times going. ”
~Groucho Marx
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commoditY tRadinG sYstem - a candlesticK siGnal FoRte
By MooKAMBIGAI.G, II MBA M
UtilizingCandlesticksignalscanhelpaninvestordevelopahighlyprofitablecommoditytrading system. Japanese rice traders used the signals to develop the first commoditytradingsystem.Commoditiesareeasier totradethanstocksusingCandlesticksignals.Thereason issimple.Thereare feweroutside influences toaffectcommodityprices.Asuccessfulcommoditytradingsystemcanbeimplementedthroughsimplevisualanalysis.Thesignalsusedinconjunctionwithsimpleconfirmingindicatorssuchasstochasticspro-duceahighprobabilitycommoditytradingsystem.AsillustratedintheJulyWheatchart,whenthepriceofWheatwasanoversoldcondition,aBullishHaramiillustratedthetimetobuy.
Thetrendofacommoditywillusuallyremainsteadyinonedirectionuntilthestochasticsindicateanextremecondition,eitheroverboughtoroversold.ApplyingCandlesticksignalstothetrendanalysisintheseextremeconditionsmakescommoditytradingsystemverysimple.TheprobabilitiesbecomehighinthefavoroftheCandlestickinvestor.
NotehowJulyWheatstarteditsuptrendwhenthestochasticswereintheoversoldcondi-tion.ABullishHarami/SpinningTopwasthereversalsignalatthebottom.JulyWheatnowisapproaching theoverboughtarea.The indecision,SpinningTopsandDoji's, indicatelessconvictiontotheupside.ABearishEngulfingsignalshouldsignifyanuptrend.
TheCandlesticksignalsmakeforahighprofitcommoditytradingsystembecauseoftheimmenseamountofinvestmentinformationprovidedineachofthesignals.Pricesmovebasedoninvestorsentiment.
Commoditytrendshaveonebasicadvantageoverstocktrends.Onceacommoditytrend
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isidentified,thetrendwillpersistinmuchbetteridentifiablemovesthanastockprice.Thereasonforthisisthatcommoditiesusuallyhavemuchfeweroutsideinfluencesthanastockprice.Acommoditypriceusuallymovesbasedonsupplyanddemand.Astockpricewillmovebasedonchangesinfundamentalelements,thestockmarketdirectioningeneral,interestratemoves,oramultitudeofotherinfluencesthatcanchangeinvestorsentiment.BeingabletoidentifystrongreversalpatternsusingCandlesticksignalsisoneofthebestcommoditytradingplatformsavailable.Commoditiesusuallymovebasedonsupplyanddemand.Theseinfluenceshaveaminimalnumberofaspects.Grainsandthesoftcom-moditiescanbeaffectedbyweather.Currenciescanbeaffectedbyeachother.ThedollarwillusuallyactinverselytotheBritishpound,theEurodollar,andtheSwissfranc.
HighlyprofitablecommoditytradingplatformscanbedevelopedwhenyouhaveCandle-sticksignalsillustratingdefinitereversalsintrends.AsillustratedintheJulyCorncontract,aDojiatthebottomfollowedbyagap-up,whenstochasticswereintheoversoldcondition,
made forahighprobability,profitable trade.Beingable to identify theobvious reversalsignalsallowstheCandlestickinvestortotakeadvantageofenteringtradesattheoptimalprices.
ThecenturiesofidentifyinghighprofitreversalsignalsarebuiltintoCandlestickformations.Thisinformationcanbeusedtoouradvantage.Whethertradingstocksorcommodities,thesignalsputtheprobabilitieshighinfavouroftheinvestor.Verysimpleandprofitablecommoditytradingplatformscanbethusestablished.
by MohIl kaPoor II Mba l
alumni sPeaK
Inthisedition,wehavewithusMr.RejoiceDanielJohn
Name: RejoiceDanielJohnNameoftheOrganizationcurrentlyworking:
FuturesFirstInfoServicesPvt.Ltd
Designation: AssociateWhatdoestheworkinvolve/WorkProfile:• ResearchreportswithdaypositionalcallsforS&P500,Eurostoxx,Crude
Oil,EuroswissInterestRate,andCrudeOilSpreads.• Intradaycallsonthemarketfortheaboveproducts.• TradingEquityOptions(BuyandWritingOptions).• LongtermpositiontradinginEnergyandEquityFutures.WorkExperience(months): 49MonthsYearofPassingout: 2006Areaofinterest: AutomatedTradingStrategywithspecific
referencetoequityanddebtmarketinstruments.
chaanakya: Canyouexplainindetailaboutyourroleandresponsibilitiesinthetradingdepartment?
Mr. Rejoice:PresentlymyprimaryrolecomprisesofheadingtheresearchdeskforCrudeoilandEquitymarkets.Dailyreportsaresentoutacrossallofficesasandwhenmarketsopen.Apartfromthesame,takeuplongertermcallsonthemarketbasedonfundamentalsandlongertermanalyticsonthemarketbasedonstrategiesmadeovertheyears.Optionstradingtakeupmostofmypartoftradecallonadailybasis.Whenjoiningtheorganization,theprimaryroleforthepersonwouldbeinintradaytradinginthemarket.She/hewillbeassignedaparticularmarketwhereonewillberequiredtotakecallson themarketbasedonpersonalviewsandavailable resources(all requiredsupportwillbeprovidedforthesame).
chaanakya: Whatatethevariousskillsthatthestudentsneedtogetequippedwithforthisrole?
Mr. Rejoice:Agoodin-depthknowledgeregardingthefunctioningofcashandderivativemarkets is a must when you begin. Fundamental understanding of how the economyfunctionsandtheflowofmoneyduringeventsdoesprovidetheindividualanaddededgeoveranewcomerinthemarket.Thestudentshouldbecapableofhandlingpressureatalltimes.Forthesameifshe/hehastheunderstandingofhowmarketsfunctionandhowtheyareinter-correlateddoesprovideamuchneededadvantage.
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chaanakya:Howdoyouexpectthestudentstoapproachthegame-Trademogul?Howfarisitconnectedtotherealmarkets?
Mr. Rejoice: Theanswertothesamewouldbetreatingitveryseriouslyandasrealaspossible.Youwouldnotbeabletogetanyclosertotheactualmarketthantradingitasacareer.Thisgameprovidesyouaplatformtoexperiencetheexhilaratingfeelingwhenthemarketsarevolatileorforotherswhenit’squiet.
chaanakya:CanyoupleaseprovideuswiththeaspectsthatyouconsiderfortheintradaytradinginS&P500,Eurostoxx,CrudeOil,EuroswissInterestRate,andCrudeOilSpreads.
Mr. Rejoice: Ipersonallybelieve inabalanceapproach to theseverymaturemarkets.Many are pure technical or fundamental traders but I try and take the best from bothworlds.Priceactioncontinuesandremainsmymajoraspectwhilebothpreparingreportsand taking position in thesemarkets.Technicalswould provide an edge over others. Ipersonallybelievethattechnicalsshouldnotbethebasisoftakingatradebutareasonforconfirmingthetrade.Weshouldtryandunderstandthatallmarketsarecorrelatedinonewayortheotherandasuddenmovementinonewouldhaveanimpactintheothermarkets.Thereforebalancingananalysisofwhatcanandshouldhappenduetoasuddenchangeinsentimentsisquitecrucialinbeingabletobethefirstonetotakeacallonthemarketandhavetheadvantageasafirstmover.
chaanakya:AsanAssociatewhatareyourjobresponsibilities?
Mr. Rejoice: WouldbeeasierifIlistthemout
1.HeadingtheEquityandEnergyResearchDeskintheorganization.2.ResearchReportsforvariousmarkets.3.OptionsandlongertermcallsonthemarketandHedgingstrategies.4.AdvancedResearchintovariousmarketsandNewtradeideas.5.TestingandAutomatingTradeideas.6.RecruitmentandTraining.7.Others.
chaanakya:Whatarethedifferentcertificationsthatwillhelpstudentstounderstandthejobroleandthetrading?
Mr. Rejoice:Understandingtherigorouscoursethatthestudentsundertakeduringtheireducation.AnFRMwouldhelpthestudentandwillnotaddtothepressureoftheirongoingeducationcourse.AfterwhichaCFAwoulddefinitelyhelpalongtheway.
chaanakya:Canyoushareyourexperienceregardinganyofthechangesingovernmentregulationsandworldwidepoliticalscenariochangingyourstrategyintrading?
Mr. Rejoice: Mostoftheeffectiswitnessedintheformofliquidityinthemarket.Theliquiditycouldandwoulddryupovertimewhichwouldhaveanimpact intermsof thevolumesthatcanbetraded.Onmostoccasionswehavewitnessedthatthemarketsusuallyhasdiscountedmostofthepossibilitieswayaheadintimebeforeitactuallyhappensandwould
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haveshiftedfocustothenextbestsubstituteovertime.RussianregulationonexportsoffoodgrainsovertheperioddidhaveashorttermimpactinthemarketbutthishasseentradersshifttheirfocustotheUSmarkettobeabletograbopportunityofthepossibilitiesonCME.
chaanakya: Asyoudealwithlongtermpositiontradinginenergyandequityfutures.Whataccording toyou is thepresentsituation in theU.SandEuropeanmarketsanddoyouhaveanymodelwhichtriestoassessthefutureofderivativemarkets?
Mr. Rejoice:TheUSismuchweakerthanwhatmostpeopleexpectandwewouldextendthatthisweaknessistoremainforsometime.TheEuropeanUnionisyettoshowcaseitselfasagroupandthiswilldetermineoverthecomingmonththeriseorfallofEuroasaglobalcurrency.WatchoutforpayrollandemploymentfigurerollingoutoftheUS,whichwouldgivealeadindicationtowhatishappeningintheeconomyaheadofarecoveroradoubledip.
LetusjustsaythatIwouldbetbiggeronafallatthispointratherafullrecovery.
chaanakya:AnyMessagefortheStudents.........
Mr.Rejoice:Keepyourheadsupandbereadytotakeontheopportunity.Themarketsarechangingandtheyareneverwrong,understandthatwehavetochangealongwithit.
Thereisandwillalwaysbeaworldofopportunitytomakemoneyaheadandwouldalwayssay“neverbotheraboutmakingbackthemoneyyouhavejustlostbecauseyoucan’t...
‘youonlymakenewmoney’...”
ReadandkeepyourselfupdatedonallwhatishappeningandneverbescaredtoaskQuestions.
Wishyouguysalltheverybest.
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one night Stand InvestmentBuyingasecuritywiththeintentionofholdingitforthelongterm,butsubsequentlypanick-ingandsellingitthefollowingday.
one-Stop ShopAcompanyoralocationthatoffersamultitudeofservicestoaclientoracustomer.Theideaistoprovideconvenientandefficientserviceandalsotocreatetheopportunityforthecompanytosellmoreproductstoclientsandcustomers.
opinion ShoppingAcompany'sactionofsearchingforanauditorwhowillgiveapositiveopinionofthecom-pany'saccountingpractices(eventhoughtheymightnotdeserveit).
Pac ManAformofdefenseusedinahostiletakeoversituation.Thetargetfirmturnsaroundandtriestotakeoverthecompanythathasmadethehostilebid.
Painting the TapeAnillegalactionbyagroupofmarketmanipulatorsbuyingand/orsellingasecurityamongthemselves to createartificial tradingactivity,which,when reportedon the ticker tape,luresinunsuspectinginvestorsastheyperceiveanunusualvolume.
Ponzi SchemeAfraudulentinvestingscamthatpromiseshighratesofreturnatlittlerisktoinvestors.Theschemegeneratesreturnbyacquiringnewinvestors.
Poison PillAstrategyusedbycorporationstodiscourageahostiletakeoverbyanothercompany.Thetargetcompanyattemptstomakeitsstocklessattractivetotheacquire.
PotTheportionofastockorbondissuethatinvestmentbankersreturntotheunderwritersotheportioncanbesoldtoinstitutionalinvestors.
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1.WhichFinanceMinisterhaspresentedtheBudgetthemaximumnumberoftimes?
2.`Oneclientatatime’isthetaglineusedbywhichglobalfinancialservicesplayer?
3.NiftyfuturesaretradedonthestockexchangeofwhichcountryapartfromIndia,intheNationalStockExchange?
4.Thehundred-dollarnote is thehighestdenominatedcurrency in theUS.What is itpopularlyknownas?
5.Therearesevenstocks—ONGC,Reliance,NTPC,TCS,Infosys,BhartiTele-VenturesandWipro—thatnowhaveamarketcapitalisationinexcessofRs50,000crores.Whichwasthefirststockthatcrossedthismilestone?
6.Thisexchangeenablesyoutotakebetsonpoliticsincludingelectionoutcomes,currentevents,entertainment,financialindicators,legalissuesandweather,tonameafewoftheuniquecontractsonoffer.Namethisweb-basedtradingfacility.
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