Core banking solution refers to the connectivity of the various branches of a particular bank so as to enable anytime-anywhere banking for the customer. In different words it is the facility that the bank gives to its customer to operate transaction from any branch of the bank irrespective of where the customer holds an account. This facility enables a customer to make account enquiries, check debit –credit entries, encash a cheque, deposit a cheque, deposit cash, transfer funds, get drafts etc made from any of the branches in the core banking solution network.
The core banking solution translated into a world class banking experience to the customer by easy accessibility and time saving. It also enables a bank to have a better customer interaction interface which enable officers in the branch to render better quality services to their walk in customers. Core Banking Solutions also enables banks to provide other services like enhanced ATM service, bill payments and internet banking.
July 12th, 2010 | Posted in Finance | No Comments
Collateral Management refers to the management of the collateral assets that the bank mortgage to secure loans to the individuals and institutions. The collateral manager is the individual who has the skill required to mediate between the borrower and the lender and takes the security of the asset which is up as collateral. Use of a collateral manager by the lending institutions ensure that the assets which have been mortgaged by the borrower to secure a loan are mobilized in a fast and correct manner in case of the delinquency in performance by the borrower.
Thus the role of the collateral manager involves the obligation in making the borrower understand the risk borne by the lender in securing the loan and the need for regular repayment, to secure the asset being held as a collateral, assignment of the asset to a suitable warehouse and issuing warehouse receipts, insurance of the secured asset and finally timely mobilization and sale of the asset in case of default to recover losses to the maximum.
July 12th, 2010 | Posted in Finance | No Comments
With the change in the social structure and the resulting financial insecurity more and more people are enrolling themselves into the pension plans. Pension plans not only ensure that you have a steady flow of income once you are done with your employment; these plans also offer a security in case of a financial emergency. Once someone has chosen a pension plan they need to ensure they are updated on its performance regularly as in the end it is their money and future at risk.
The answers to 5 most frequent questions on pension performance are summed up here. Pension fund is the contribution that an individual makes to secure the financial requirements of the time when he is not working. The performance on these funds is the degree of gain these funds are making towards achieving the retirement goals. The pension calculator is the financial tool that enables you to get a fair idea as to how much the pension fund would grow up to at maturity. One can encash the pension funds before time in case of emergency but it usually comes with a penalty clause and finally one can never give an exact figure to the value of pension fund at maturity.
July 12th, 2010 | Posted in Finance, Personal Finance | No Comments
Thanks to recession and fall of certain big financial giants, US of A was forced to take certain drastic economic decisions. Dollar has been losing its foothold it used to have with trampling effect. Sadly, its greater dip has taken its toll on many dependent economies of the world. Moreover, countries with huge repositories in USA like China are facing the brunt of having their assets devalued all the time.
It may take a miracle or something close to that in bringing dollar to its previous glory. There are many global meetings going on to either strengthen dollar through crude policies or look for other alternatives in solving this.
There are even talks of creating a global currency but that is too far-fetched an option. Since for that, each abiding country has to be equated to a base level financially. Whatever happens in near future, for now dollar is no longer the king.
June 8th, 2010 | Posted in Finance | No Comments
For businessmen with resources and enough profits to play with, tax evasion becomes a necessity. That is where tax havens come into importance. There are countries and nationalities in the world which levy little or no tax on certain infrastructures. The former businessmen make use of these short shrifts by passing their profits through these channels.
Bahamas, Switzerland, Dubai, Monaco are certain places where double tax structure is in regulation. There is great leeway given to non-residents, mainly to invite cash inflow. This tends to help both sides.
These people save a lot skin off their bodies, merely by transacting in foreign currencies which have good conversion records like pounds and dollars. Often, they go scot-free in these countries by passing their finances as gifts or capital gains.
These places are getting expensive and yet, for the economic strongholds, that is little headache when one concerns the amount of taxes one tends to save.
May 30th, 2010 | Posted in Finance, Taxation | No Comments