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ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE WINTER 2013
PROGRAM MBADS (SEM 3/SEM 5) MBAFLEX/ MBAN2 (SEM 3)
PGDBMN (SEM 1
SUBJECT CODE & NAME MA0038 - BANKING OPERATIONS
BK ID B1616
CREDITS 4
MARKS 60
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately
of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
Q. 1 Explain the process of intermediation in banks.
Ans: Explain the intermediation: Intermediation involves the "matching" of lenders with savings to
borrowers who need money by an agent or third party, such as a bank. If this matching is successful, the
lender obtains a positive rate of return, the borrower receives a return for risk taking and
entrepreneurship and the banker receives a return for making the successful match. If the borrower's
speculative play with the depositor's funds does not pay off, the depositor can lose the savings
borrowed by the borrower and the bank can face

2. Q. 2 Analyse the rate of interest paid on savings bank deposit and current account deposit of one
public sector bank and one private sector bank. Discuss the factors that has an impact on pricing of
deposit related services.
Ans: Analysis of interest rates: The Congressional Budget Office has been busy on its blog lately, posting
both snapshots of federal programs and also publishing responses to questions they have received from
Members of Congress at hearings. Their latest post from director Doug Elmendorf is the latter variety,
showing the sensitivity of budget projections to changes in interest rates. Of course, interest rates are a
big factor in a government's interest burden. As an example, the low interest rates the federal
government currently faces allow them to pay the same
Q.3 Discuss Asset Liability Management strategy and explain the ALM perspectives.
Ans: Asset Liability Management strategy: Initially pioneered by Anglo-Saxon financial institutions
during the 1970s as interest rates became increasingly volatile, asset and liability management (often
abbreviated ALM) is the practice of managing risks that arise due to mismatches between the assets and
liabilities.
The process is at the crossroads between risk management and strategic planning as is not just offering
solution to mitigate or hedge the risks arising from the interaction of assets and liabilities but is
conducting the bank from a long-term perspective (
Q.4 Analyse how factoring is different from forfaiting and bill discounting.
Ans: Explain Factoring forfeiting and bill discounting Factoring is a financial transaction in which a
business sells its accounts receivable (i.e., invoices) to a third party (called a factor) at a discount.A
business will sometimes factor its receivable assets to meet its present and immediate cash needs.
Forfaiting is a factoring arrangement used in international trade finance by exporters who wish to sell
their receivables to a forfaiter.

3. Q.5 Trace the history of RBS bank (merger story). Where is its head office located? List out the
locations of RBS bank branches in India.
Ans: History:
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is one of the world's leading financial services providers, and one of
the oldest banks in the UK.
Following the takeover of National Westminster Bank in 2000, the Group's global business has
continued to grow. In addition to a strong UK presence, we have offices in Europe, the USA and Asia. By
the end of 2002, we were the second largest bank in Europe and the fifth largest in the world by market
capitalisation.
In the UK, the RBS branch network
Q. 6 Differentiate between NEFT and RTGS as well as SWIFT
Ans: NEFT National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) NEFT is electronic funds transfer system, which
facilitates transfer of funds to other bank accounts in over 63000 bank branches across the country. This
is a simple, secure, safe, fastest and cost effective way to transfer funds especially for Retail
remittances.
FEATURES & BENEFITS
Customers can remit any amount using NEFT Customer intending to remit money through NEFT has to
furnish the following particulars:
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