The Indian Financial System
Meaning of the Financial System
A set of sub systems of financial
institutions,
markets, instruments
and services
 Intermediates with the flow of funds
between savers and borrowers.
 Facilitates transfer and allocation of
scarce resources efficiently and
effectively
Indian Financial System

Indian
Financial
System

Formal
(organized
Financial
system)

Regulators;
MoF, SEBI,
RBI, IRDA

Financial
Institutions
(Intermediaries)

Financial
Markets

Informal
(Unorganized
financial
system)

Financial
Instrument

Financial
Services

Money lenders,
Local bankers,
Traders

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Formal and Informal Financial
System
• The financial systems of most developing countries
are characterized by co-existence and co-operation
between the formal and informal financial sectors.
• The formal financial sector is characterized by the
presence of an organized, institutional and regulated
system which caters to the financial needs of the
modern spheres of economy.
• The informal financial sector is an unorganized, noninstitutional and non-regulated system dealing with
traditional and rural spheres of the economy.

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Organised and un-orga

Organized

Non- Organized
Money lenders

Regulators
Financial Institutions
Financial Markets

Financial services

Local bankers
Traders
Landlords

Pawn brokers
Chit Funds
Organized Indian Financial System

Regulators

Financial
Instruments

Forex
Market

Financial
Markets

Capital
Market

Money
Market

Primary Market
Secondary Market

Money Market
Instrument

Capital Market
Instrument

Financial
Intermediaries

Credit
Market
Components of the Financial System
 Regulators
Financial Institutions
 Financial Markets
 Financial Instruments
 Financial Services
Regulators
• The formal financial system comes under the
regulations of the ministry of finance (MOF),
reserve Bank of India (RBI), Securities and
Exchange board of India (SEBI) and other
regulatory bodies.

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Financial Institutions
Financial
Institutions
(Intermediaries)

Banking
Institutions

Non-Banking
Institutions

Mutual Funds

Public sector

Insurance
and
Housing
Finance companies

Private Sector

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Types of Financial Institutions
 Banking: creators and purveyors of credit.
Types
Commercial Banks
Cooperative Banks
 Non-banking: purveyors of credit
Types
Developmental financial institutions
Mutual funds
Insurance companies
NBFCs
Functions of Financial Institutions
Provide three transformation services
 Liability, asset and size transformation
 Maturity transformation
 Risk transformation
Financial Markets
Types
 Money Market – A market for short-term debt

instruments
 Capital Market – A market for long-term equity and debt
instruments

Segments
 Primary Market – A market for new issues

 Secondary Market – A market for trading outstanding
issues
Link Between Primary and Secondary
Capital Market
 A buoyant secondary market is indispensable for

the presence

of a vibrant primary market.
 The secondary market provides a basis for the determination of
prices of new issues.
 Depth of the secondary market depends on the primary market.
 Bunching of new issues affects prices in the

secondary market.
Why Capital Markets Exist
• Capital markets facilitate the transfer of
capital (i.e. financial) assets from one owner
to another.
• They provide liquidity.
– Liquidity refers to how easily an asset can be
transferred without loss of value.

• A side benefit of capital markets is that the
transaction price provides a measure of the
value of the asset.
Role of Capital Markets
• Mobilization of Savings & acceleration of
Capital Formation
• Promotion of Industrial Growth
• Raising of long term Capital
• Ready & Continuous Markets
• Proper Channelisation of Funds
• Provision of a variety of Services
Financial Instruments
Financial
Instruments

Primary
Securities

Secondary
Securities

Equity,
Preference
shares, Debt

Time deposits,
MF units
Insurance policies
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Financial Services
Major Categories
Funds intermediation
Payments mechanism

Provision of liquidity
Risk management
Financial engineering
Key Elements of a Well-functioning
Financial System
A strong legal and regulatory environment
Stable money
Sound public finances and public debt management
A central bank

Sound banking system
Information system
Well-functioning securities market
Indian Financial System – An Overview
PHASES
* Upto 1951

Pvt. Sector

* 1951 to 1990

Public Sector

* Early Nineties

Privatisation

* Present Status Globalisation

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Pre 1951
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

9.

Control of Money Lenders
No Laws / Total Private Sector
No Regulatory Bodies
Hardly any industrialization
Banks – Traditional lenders for Trade and that too short
term
Main concentration on Traditional Agriculture
Narrow industrial securities market (i.e. Gold/Bullion/Metal
but largely linked to London Market)
Absence of intermediatary institutions in long-term
financing of industry
Industry had limited access to outside saving/resources.

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1951 to 1990
Moneylenders ruled till 1951. No worth-while Banks at that
time. Industries depended upon their own money. 1951
onwards
5 years PLAN commenced.
PVT. SECTORS TO PUBLIC SECTOR – MIXED ECONOMY
1st 5 year PLAN in 1951 – Planned Economic Process. As
part of Alignment of Financial Systems – Priorities laid
down by Govt. – Policies.
MAIN Elements of Fin. Organisations
i. Public ownership of Financial Institution
ii. Strengthening of Institutional Structure
iii. Protection to Investors
iv. Participation in Corporate Management
v. Organisational Deficiencies.
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1951-1990
Nationalization
RBI

1948

SBI
1956 (take-over of Imperial Bank of India)
LIC
1956 (Merges of over 250 Life Insurance Companies)
Banks
1969 (14 major banks with Deposits of over Rs. 50
Crs.nationalised)
1980 (6 more Banks)
Insurance 1972 (General Insurance Corp. GIC by New India,
Oriental, united and National.

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POST 1990s
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
Development Financial Institutions : (DFIs)
• Started providing Working Capital also
• Set up CREDIT RATING AGENCIES
CRISIL(IPO IN 1993-94; standard & poor acquires 9.68% in 1996-97 S & P acquires
shares / holding up to 58.46%)
ICRA Set up in 1991 by leading FIs/Banks/Fin. Ser. Cos. And Moody’s CARE
Set-up by IFCI/Banks.
FITCH a 100% subsidiary of FITCH Group.
•

Privatisation of DFI
Reduction in Govt. holding & Public Participation e.g. IFCI Ltd., IDBI Ltd., ICICI Ltd.
• Conversion into Banking / Merger into Banking Companies IDBI Bank & ICICI Bank
• Issuance of Bond by DFIs without Govt.’s Guarantees to mobilize resources.
• Reduction in holding of Govt. in Banks, i.e. Public Participation / Listing

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POST 1990
INDUSTRIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Rise & Growth of Service Sector industries.
Reliance & Dependence on technology.
E-mail & mobile made sea-change in communication, data collection etc.
Computerization – a catch phrase and inevitable need of an hour.
Dependent on Capital Market rather than only Debts dependency.
Scalability of operations through globally competitive size.
Broad basing of Board.
Professional Management.

NBFC
•
•

NBFC under RBI governance to finance retail assets and mobilize small/medium
sized savings.
Very large NBFCs are emerging (Shri Ram Transport Finance, Birla, Tata Finance,
Sundaram Finance, Reliance Finance, DLF, Religare etc.

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The indian financial system

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  • 2.
    Meaning of theFinancial System A set of sub systems of financial institutions, markets, instruments and services  Intermediates with the flow of funds between savers and borrowers.  Facilitates transfer and allocation of scarce resources efficiently and effectively
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    Indian Financial System Indian Financial System Formal (organized Financial system) Regulators; MoF,SEBI, RBI, IRDA Financial Institutions (Intermediaries) Financial Markets Informal (Unorganized financial system) Financial Instrument Financial Services Money lenders, Local bankers, Traders 3
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    Formal and InformalFinancial System • The financial systems of most developing countries are characterized by co-existence and co-operation between the formal and informal financial sectors. • The formal financial sector is characterized by the presence of an organized, institutional and regulated system which caters to the financial needs of the modern spheres of economy. • The informal financial sector is an unorganized, noninstitutional and non-regulated system dealing with traditional and rural spheres of the economy. 4
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    Organised and un-orga Organized Non-Organized Money lenders Regulators Financial Institutions Financial Markets Financial services Local bankers Traders Landlords Pawn brokers Chit Funds
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    Organized Indian FinancialSystem Regulators Financial Instruments Forex Market Financial Markets Capital Market Money Market Primary Market Secondary Market Money Market Instrument Capital Market Instrument Financial Intermediaries Credit Market
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    Components of theFinancial System  Regulators Financial Institutions  Financial Markets  Financial Instruments  Financial Services
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    Regulators • The formalfinancial system comes under the regulations of the ministry of finance (MOF), reserve Bank of India (RBI), Securities and Exchange board of India (SEBI) and other regulatory bodies. 8
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    Types of FinancialInstitutions  Banking: creators and purveyors of credit. Types Commercial Banks Cooperative Banks  Non-banking: purveyors of credit Types Developmental financial institutions Mutual funds Insurance companies NBFCs
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    Functions of FinancialInstitutions Provide three transformation services  Liability, asset and size transformation  Maturity transformation  Risk transformation
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    Financial Markets Types  MoneyMarket – A market for short-term debt instruments  Capital Market – A market for long-term equity and debt instruments Segments  Primary Market – A market for new issues  Secondary Market – A market for trading outstanding issues
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    Link Between Primaryand Secondary Capital Market  A buoyant secondary market is indispensable for the presence of a vibrant primary market.  The secondary market provides a basis for the determination of prices of new issues.  Depth of the secondary market depends on the primary market.  Bunching of new issues affects prices in the secondary market.
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    Why Capital MarketsExist • Capital markets facilitate the transfer of capital (i.e. financial) assets from one owner to another. • They provide liquidity. – Liquidity refers to how easily an asset can be transferred without loss of value. • A side benefit of capital markets is that the transaction price provides a measure of the value of the asset.
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    Role of CapitalMarkets • Mobilization of Savings & acceleration of Capital Formation • Promotion of Industrial Growth • Raising of long term Capital • Ready & Continuous Markets • Proper Channelisation of Funds • Provision of a variety of Services
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    Financial Services Major Categories Fundsintermediation Payments mechanism Provision of liquidity Risk management Financial engineering
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    Key Elements ofa Well-functioning Financial System A strong legal and regulatory environment Stable money Sound public finances and public debt management A central bank Sound banking system Information system Well-functioning securities market
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    Indian Financial System– An Overview PHASES * Upto 1951 Pvt. Sector * 1951 to 1990 Public Sector * Early Nineties Privatisation * Present Status Globalisation 19
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    Pre 1951 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Control ofMoney Lenders No Laws / Total Private Sector No Regulatory Bodies Hardly any industrialization Banks – Traditional lenders for Trade and that too short term Main concentration on Traditional Agriculture Narrow industrial securities market (i.e. Gold/Bullion/Metal but largely linked to London Market) Absence of intermediatary institutions in long-term financing of industry Industry had limited access to outside saving/resources. 20
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    1951 to 1990 Moneylendersruled till 1951. No worth-while Banks at that time. Industries depended upon their own money. 1951 onwards 5 years PLAN commenced. PVT. SECTORS TO PUBLIC SECTOR – MIXED ECONOMY 1st 5 year PLAN in 1951 – Planned Economic Process. As part of Alignment of Financial Systems – Priorities laid down by Govt. – Policies. MAIN Elements of Fin. Organisations i. Public ownership of Financial Institution ii. Strengthening of Institutional Structure iii. Protection to Investors iv. Participation in Corporate Management v. Organisational Deficiencies. 21
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    1951-1990 Nationalization RBI 1948 SBI 1956 (take-over ofImperial Bank of India) LIC 1956 (Merges of over 250 Life Insurance Companies) Banks 1969 (14 major banks with Deposits of over Rs. 50 Crs.nationalised) 1980 (6 more Banks) Insurance 1972 (General Insurance Corp. GIC by New India, Oriental, united and National. 22
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    POST 1990s IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS DevelopmentFinancial Institutions : (DFIs) • Started providing Working Capital also • Set up CREDIT RATING AGENCIES CRISIL(IPO IN 1993-94; standard & poor acquires 9.68% in 1996-97 S & P acquires shares / holding up to 58.46%) ICRA Set up in 1991 by leading FIs/Banks/Fin. Ser. Cos. And Moody’s CARE Set-up by IFCI/Banks. FITCH a 100% subsidiary of FITCH Group. • Privatisation of DFI Reduction in Govt. holding & Public Participation e.g. IFCI Ltd., IDBI Ltd., ICICI Ltd. • Conversion into Banking / Merger into Banking Companies IDBI Bank & ICICI Bank • Issuance of Bond by DFIs without Govt.’s Guarantees to mobilize resources. • Reduction in holding of Govt. in Banks, i.e. Public Participation / Listing 23
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    POST 1990 INDUSTRIES • • • • • • • • Rise &Growth of Service Sector industries. Reliance & Dependence on technology. E-mail & mobile made sea-change in communication, data collection etc. Computerization – a catch phrase and inevitable need of an hour. Dependent on Capital Market rather than only Debts dependency. Scalability of operations through globally competitive size. Broad basing of Board. Professional Management. NBFC • • NBFC under RBI governance to finance retail assets and mobilize small/medium sized savings. Very large NBFCs are emerging (Shri Ram Transport Finance, Birla, Tata Finance, Sundaram Finance, Reliance Finance, DLF, Religare etc. 24
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