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Services Provided by the Government Banks

Fund based activities
The traditional services which come under fund based activities are the following.

1. Underwriting of or investment in shares, debentures, bonds etc. of new issue.

2. Dealing in secondary market activities.

3. Participating in money market instruments like commercial paper, certificates of deposit,

treasury bills, discounting of bills etc.

4. Involving in equipment leasing, higher purchase, venture capital, seed capital etc.

5. Dealing in foreign exchange market activities.

Non-Fund based activities:

Financial intermediaries provide services on the basis of non-fund based activities also. This can
also be called as ³Fee based activities´. Hence, a wide variety of services, are being provided
under this head. They include the following:

1. Managing the capital issue ± i.e. management of pre-issue and post- issue activities relating to
the capital issue in accordance with the SEBI guidelines and thus enabling the promoters to
market their issues.

2. Making arrangements for the placement of capital and debt instruments with investment
institutions.

3. Arrangements of funds from financial institution for the clients project cost or his working
capital requirements.

4. Assisting in the process of getting all Government and others clearances.

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Services Provided by Private Banks

NEW FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:

[c Merchant banking.

[c Leasing

[c Hire purchase

[c Venture capital

[c Mutual funds.

[c Credit cards.

[c Credit rating.
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Merchant Banking
merchant banking may be defined as,¶ An institution which covers a wide range of activities such
as Management of customer services, Portfolio management, Credit syndication, Counseling,
Insurance etc.

HIRE PURCHASE
Hire purchase is a method of selling goods. In a hire purchase transaction the goods are let out on
hire by a finance company (creditor) to the hire purchase customer (hirer). The buyer is required
to pay an agreed amount in periodical installments during a given period. The ownership of
property remains with creditor and passes on to hire on the payment of last installment.

LEASING
Leasing as a financing concept, is an arrangement between two parties, the leasing company or
lesser and the user or lessee, whereby the former arranges to buy capital equipment for the use of
the letter for an agreed period of time in return for the payment of rent. The rentals are
predetermined and payable at fixed intervals of time, according to the mutual convenience of
both the parties. However, the lesser remains the owner of the equipment over a primary period.
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VENTURE CAPITAL :
Venture capital is long term risk capital to finance high technology projects which involve risk
but at the same time has strong potential for growth. Venture capitalist pools their resources
including managerial abilities to assist new entrepreneur in the early years of the project. Once
the project reaches the stage of profitability, they sell their equity holdings at high premium.

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CREDIT CARDS
A Credit Card system is a type of retail transaction settlement and credit system, using a small
plastic card issued to users of the system. A user is issued a credit card after an account has been
approved by the credit provider with which he or she will be able to make purchase from
merchants accepting that credit card up to a pre-establish credit limit.
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Basic Banking Services Provided by Government And Private

Banks

The primary operations of banks include:

üc eeping money safe while also allowing withdrawals when needed

üc Issuance of checkbooks so that bills can be paid and other kinds of payments can be
delivered by post
üc Provide personal loans, commercial loans, and mortgage loans (typically loans to purchase a
home, property or business)
üc Issuance of credit cards and processing of credit card transactions and billing
üc Issuance of debit cards for use as a substitute for checks
üc Allow financial transactions at branches or by using Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs)
üc Provide wire transfers of funds and Electronic fund transfers between banks
üc Facilitation of standing orders and direct debits, so payments for bills can be made
automatically
üc Provide overdraft agreements for the temporary advancement of the Bank's own money to
meet monthly spending commitments of a customer in their current account.
üc Provide Charge card advances of the Bank's own money for customers wishing to settle
credit advances monthly.
üc Provide a check guaranteed by the Bank itself and prepaid by the customer, such as
a cashier's check or certified check.
üc Notary service for financial and other documentsc

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Other types of services provided by private banks.

üc Private banking - Private banks provide banking services exclusively to high net worth
individuals. Many financial services firms require a person or family to have a certain
minimum net worth to qualify for private banking services. Private banks often provide more
personal services, such as wealth management and tax planning, than normal retail banks.

üc Capital market bank - bank that underwrite debt and equity, assist company deals (advisory
services, underwriting and advisory fees), and restructure debt into structured
finance products.

üc Bank cards - include both credit cards and debit cards. Bank Of America is the largest issuer
of bank cards.

üc Credit card machine services and networks - Companies which provide credit card machine
and payment networks call themselves "merchant card providers".

Foreign exchange services provided by private banks

Foreign exchange services are provided by many banks around the world. Foreign exchange
services include:
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üc Currency Exchange - where clients can purchase and sell foreign currency banknotes.

üc Wire transfer - where clients can send funds to international banks abroad.

üc Foreign Currency Banking - banking transactions are done in foreign currency.