Can I Major In Investment Banking?

August 31st, 2010 by Bank Loan | No Comments | Filed in Bank
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by Ken Lund

Can I Major In Investment Banking?

Over the years, because many of my students approach me with questions about careers in Investment Banking, I’ve written down a few stock answers. Here are my notes:

An investment banker is someone who works or is connected with an investment house. Such investment houses or companies are often called investment houses, brokerage houses, underwriters, or simply investment banks. Many investment bankers are employees, but others may function as agents or independent contractors.

Most investment bankers who are sales representatives (stock brokers) are licensed individuals and must pass a background investigation and several exams to obtain the required licenses. Having satisfied the requirements, the candidates become “registered representatives,” and may then buy and sell securities through the organized markets.

The body that supervises both investment banks and registered representatives is the NASD (National Association of Securities Dealers).

Investment banks raise money for the Government, institutions, individuals worldwide, and public corporations by arranging the sale of securities (stocks, bonds, and derivatives) to the public in the primary market. After an initial public offering (IPO), the purchase and sale of securities take place in the secondary markets.

Professional services offered by investment banks:

Lacking the expertise to raise capital on their own or through organized securities markets (NYSE, OTC, Nasdaq, or the American Stock Exchange), the corporation must rely on investment banks. Therefore, they contract these banks so that they can design and negotiate the company’s best strategy and to recommend the sale of either bonds (debt) or stock (equity).

The bank’s resident staff includes a legal department that makes sure all Government regulations are complied with and all the necessary documentation properly gathered and printed. An important aspect of this expertise is the research called “Due Diligence,” which certifies that a checklist of material facts have been scrutinized to protect investors, the bank, and the company that is issuing the securities.

For small corporations seeking finance, the investment banks will require a retainer, which varies from house to house, but usually around ,000. Since each deal is different and unique, the corporate controller must shop around to get a good idea as to what a reasonable fee may be.

With the deal settled, the investment bank proceeds to get the issue out. Initially they will prepare the Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) which contains a blueprint for marketing the issue.

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

Investment bankers also handle mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructurings. This is a very lucrative field for many investment bankers. By bringing together companies and either merging them or acquiring them (and letting them work independently), investment banks foster the growth of successful companies. Some companies achieve growth and earnings through mergers and acquisitions rather than through the operations of their main line of business. Take for example, General Electric. Investors no longer think of GE as a manufacturing electronics company, but as a conglomerate and finance company. Not only do investment banks bring together companies to form a larger company, but they also break them up into smaller companies, spinoffs, or carve-outs. In either case, the banks will make money.

Brokerage and proprietary trading

Proprietary Investing refers to the management of portfolios of high-yield bonds, leveraged loans and other publicly traded securities. The management teams use intense credit research and relative value analysis.  The “prop desk” handles the trades of stocks, bonds, options, commodities, swaps, and other derivatives.

Different strategies are employed for different clients. For example, less aggressive techniques and risk will be employed in the management of pension funds. Likewise, not-for-profit institutions will restrict the trading to safer techniques.

Although investment banks are viewed as businesses which assist other business and institutions in raising money in the capital markets, in fact they also do lots of trading for their own accounts. Part of their daily activities involve: index arbitrage, statistical arbitrage, merger arbitrage, and volatility arbitrage.

Management services and other services

Given their huge pool of skilled and talented employees, they can develop detailed plans for businesses to be successful.

Entire departments and managers specialize in industry sectors such as pharmaceutical, health, wind energy, etc. They develop divisional performance measurement: cost, revenue, profit, and investment and expense centers that determine which method is likely to be the most efficient for each client.

Not only do they design and develop strategies for senior executives to manage the cultures within their organizations, but also they recommend equity compensation instruments (stock options).   

For those corporations that are image-conscious, investment banks offer ‘corporate social responsibility’ programs that can enhance the company’s reputation and goodwill.

Students

Many of my students often ask me, can I start with a commercial bank and then transfer to an investment house? Yes. This happens all the time. But, human resources, and division heads in investment banks tend to look down on applicants with commercial bank experience. The action, they feel, is in investment banks. Another question that comes up: what college majors are preferred for investment banking? The answer is: finance, accounting, and economics. Yet, I’ve met successful investment bankers who majored in liberal arts. In fact, a friend of mine majored in French Literature. The ultimate major that is required is: intelligence, coupled with a flair for numbers, and excellent communication skills.

Retired. Former investment banker, Columbia University-educated, Vietnam Vet (67-68).
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Icb Amcl Third Nrb Mutual Fund Ipo Lottery Details

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by Center for American Progress

Icb Amcl Third Nrb Mutual Fund Ipo Lottery Details

ICB AMCL THIRD NRB MUTUAL FUND

ICB AMCL THIRD NRB MUTUAL FUND IPO is coming on March 2010.You Can found more information about ICB AMCL THIRD NRB MUTUAL FUND IPO and download ICB AMCL THIRD NRB MUTUAL FUND IPO application from, ICB AMCL THIRD NRB MUTUAL FUND IPO  prospects. IPO The Security Exchange Commission (SEC) took the decision at a meeting to approve floatation of ICB AMCL THIRD NRB MUTUAL FUND.

Subscription Opens March 28, 2010
Subscription Closes April 01, 2010

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Name:   ICB AMCL Third NRB Mutual Fund
Nature of the fund:  Close-end Mutual Fund of 10 (Ten) years tenure

For Non Resident Bangladeshi March 28, 2010 to April 10, 2010
Offer Price (in Taka) Tk. 10.00 per unit
Face Value (in Taka) Tk. 10.00 per unit
Market lot (in unit) 500 Units
Sponsors Portion (in unit) 10,000,000 units
Pre IPO Placement Portion (in unit) 10,000,000 units
Public Offer (in unit) 80,000,000 units
Size of the Scheme (in unit) 100,000,000 units
Size of the Scheme (in Taka) Tk. 1,000,000,000
Asset Manager ICB Asset Management Company
Limited
Sponsor ICB Capital Management Limited
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Bangladesh
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Ific Bank 1St Mutual Fund Ipo Lottery Result 2010

August 29th, 2010 by Bank Loan | No Comments | Filed in News
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by iluvrhinestones

Ific Bank 1St Mutual Fund Ipo Lottery Result 2010

The draw of the lottery for the IFIC Bank 1st Mutual Fund initial public offering (IPO) will be held on March 09, 2010 (10:30 AM)

Next at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre at the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka, President of the DSE Rakibur Rahman confirmed Wednesday. The trading of the GP shares on the bourses is expected to begin by November 15 next.

The Scheule for IFIC Bank First Mutual Fund Lottery:

Date:March 09, 2010

Time: (10:30 AM)

Venue: Bangabandhu International Conference Centre

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IIFIC Bank 1st Mutual Fund
SIZE OF THE FUND:Tk.1,200,000,000 divided into 120,000,000 units at par value of Tk. 10 each
SPONSOR’S CONTRIBUTION: 25,000,000 Units of Tk. 10 each at par for Tk. 250,000,000
PRE IPO PLACEMENT: 55,000,000 Units of Tk. 10 each at par for Tk. 550,000,000
PUBLIC OFFER : 40,000,000 Units of Tk. 10 each at par for Tk. 400,000,000
RESERVED FOR MUTUAL FUNDS: 4,000,000 Units of Tk. 10 each at par for Tk. 40,000,000
NON RESIDENT BANGLADESHIS: 4,000,000 Units of Tk. 10 each at par for Tk. 40,000,000
RESIDENT BANGLADESHIS: 32,000,000 Units of Tk. 10 each at par for Tk. 320,000,000
This Offer Document sets forth concisely the information
about the fund that a prospective investor ought to know
before investing. This Offer Document should be read
before making an application for the Units and should
be retained for future reference.
The particulars of the fund have been prepared in
accordance with  as amended till date and filed with
Securities and Exchange Commission of Bangladesh.
The Issue/Fund shall be placed in “A” category.
The Fund shall apply for listing with both the Stock
Exchanges.
SPONSOR :
IFIC Bank Limited
TRUSTEE:
Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB)
CUSTODIAN:
Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB)
ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY:
RACE Management PCL
Subscription
Subscription opens:February 7,2010
Subscription closes: February 11,2010
For Non-Resident Bangladeshis
subscription closes on February 20,2010
Date of Publication of Prospectus:January 11,2010
IFIC BANK 1ST MUTUAL FUND
Highlights
1. Name: IFIC Bank 1st Mutual Fund
2. Size of the Fund: Tk. 1,200,000,000 divided into 120,000,000 units at par value of Tk. 10.00
each. In future the fund size will not be changed.
3. Face Value: Tk. 10.00 per unit.
4. Nature: Closed-end Mutual Fund with a tenure of 10 years.
5. Objective: The objective of the Fund is to provide attractive dividend to the unit holders by investing the
proceeds in the various instruments in the Bangladeshi Capital Market and Money Market.
6. Target Group: Individuals, institutions, non-resident Bangladeshis (NRB), mutual funds and collective
investment schemes are eligible to apply for investment in the Fund.
7. Dividend: Minimum 70% income of the Fund will be distributed as dividend in Bangladeshi Taka only at the
end of each accounting year. The Fund shall create a dividend equalization reserve fund to
ensure consistency in dividend.
8. Mode of Distribution: The dividend will be distributed within 30 days from the date of declaration.
9. Transferability: Units are transferable. The transfer will be made by the CDBL under electronic settlement
process.
10. Encashment: The Fund will be listed with DSE and CSE. So investment in this Fund will easily be encashable.
11. Tax Benefit: Income will be tax free up to certain level, which is permitted as per Finance Act. Investment in
the Fund would qualify for investment tax credit under section 44(2) of the Income Tax Ordinance
1984.
12. Report & Accounts: Every unit holder is entitled to receive annual report together with the yearly and half-yearly
statements of accounts as and when published.
IFIC BANK 1ST MUTUAL FUND
Risk Factors
Investing in the IFIC Bank 1st Mutual Fund (hereinafter the Fund) involves certain considerations in addition to the risks normally
associated with making investments in securities. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives.
The value of the Fund may go down as well as up and there can be no assurance that on redemption, or otherwise, investors will
receive the amount originally invested. Accordingly, the Fund is only suitable for investment by investors who understand the
risks involved and who are willing and able to withstand the loss of their investments. In particular, prospective investors should
consider the following risks:
1. In General: There is no assurance that the Fund will meet its investment objective; investors could lose money by
investing in the Fund. As with all mutual funds, an investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the
Government of Bangladesh or any other government agency.
2. Market Price Risk: Stock prices and Mutual Fund prices generally fluctuate because of the interplay of the various
market forces that may affect a single issuer, industry, or market as a whole. The Fund may lose its value or experience
a substantial loss on its investments due to such market volatility.
3. NAV Risk: Stock market trends show that prices of many listed securities move in unpredictable directions, which may
affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio of listed securities. Depending on its exposure to such securities, the net asset
value of units issued under this Fund can go up or down depending on various factors and forces affecting the capital
markets. Moreover, there is no guarantee that the market price of unit of the Fund will fully reflect their underlying net
asset values.
4. Issuer Risk: In addition to market and price risk, value of an individual security can, in addition, be subject to factors
unique or specific to the issuer, including but not limited to management malfeasance, lack of accounting transparency,
management performance, management decision to take on financial leverage. Such risk can develop in an
unpredictable fashion and can only be partially mitigated, and sometimes not at all, through research or due diligence.
To the degree that the Fund is exposed to a security whose value declines due to issuer risk, the Fund’s value may be
impaired.
5. Legal Risk: The Honorable High Court, in its verdict on November 8th, allowed mutual funds to expand their capital
base by issuing bonus and rights shares or pay dividends through cash or bonus shares, without curbing the regulator’s
absolute power to determine which funds would be eligible to do so. However, although the case has been resolved by
the High Court, the Securities and Exchange Commission still has the provision to appeal against the verdict with the
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court and by exercising that option, the issue of dividends in any form may remain
pending once again.
6. Asset Allocation Risk: Due to a very thin secondary debt market in Bangladesh, it would be difficult for the Fund
Manager to swap between asset classes, if and when required. In addition, limited availability of money market
instruments in the market implies that there are only few opportunities for short term or temporary investments for
the Fund.
7. Lack of Diversification Risk: Due to small number of listed securities in both the stock exchanges, it may be difficult to
invest the Fund’s assets in a widely diversified portfolio.
8. Liquidation Risk: Market conditions and investment allocation may impact on the ability to sell securities during periods
of market volatility. The Fund may not be able to sell securities or instruments at the appropriate price and/or time.
9. Dividend Risk: If the companies wherein the Fund will be invested fail to pay expected dividend, it may affect the
overall returns of the Fund.
10. Investment Strategy Risk: The Fund is subject to management strategy risk because it is an actively managed
investment portfolio.The AMC will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for
the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these techniques and analyses will produce the desired results.
11. Socio-Political & Natural Disaster Risk: Uncertainties resulting from political and social instability may affect the value
of the Fund’s Assets. In addition, adverse natural climatic condition may hamper the performance of the Fund.
IFIC BANK 1ST MUTUAL FUND
1. PRELIMINARY
1.1. PUBLICATION OF PROSPECTUS FOR PUBLIC OFFERING:
RACE Management PCL has received Registration Certificate from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the
consistency in dividend.
5) The Asset Management Company shall dispatch the dividend warrants at the expense of the Fund, within 30 days of the
declaration of the dividend and shall submit a statement within next 7 (seven) days to the Commission, the Trustee and the
Custodian.
6) Before record of ownership by the CDBL, a transferee shall not possess the right to any dividend declared by the Fund.
Total NAV
——————————-
No. of units outstanding
IFIC BANK 1ST MUTUAL FUND
4. RISK CONSIDERATIONS
4.1. RISK FACTORS:
Investing in the IFIC Bank 1st Mutual Fund (hereinafter the Fund) involves certain considerations in addition to the risks normally
associated with making investments in securities. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment
objectives. The value of the Fund may go down as well as up and there can be no assurance that on redemption, or otherwise,
investors will receive the amount originally invested. Accordingly, the Fund is only suitable for investment by investors who
understand the risks involved and who are willing and able to withstand the loss of their investments. In particular, prospective
investors should consider the following risks:
1. In General: There is no assurance that the Fund will meet its investment objective; investors could lose money by
investing in the Fund. As with all mutual funds, an investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the
Government of Bangladesh or any other government agency.
2. Market Price Risk: Stock prices and Mutual Fund prices generally fluctuate because of the interplay of the various
market forces that may affect a single issuer, industry, or market as a whole. The Fund may lose its value or experience
a substantial loss on its investments due to such market volatility.
3. NAV Risk: Stock market trends show that prices of many listed securities move in unpredictable directions, which may
affect the value of the Fund’s securities of listed securities. Depending on its exposure to such securities, the net asset
value of units issued under this Fund can go up or down depending on various factors and forces affecting the capital
markets. Moreover, there is no guarantee that the market price of unit of the Fund will fully reflect their underlying net
asset values.
4. Issuer Risk: In addition to market and price risk, value of an individual security can, in addition, be subject to factors
unique or specific to the issuer, including but not limited to management malfeasance, lack of accounting transparency,
management performance, management decision to take on financial leverage. Such risk can develop in an
unpredictable fashion and can only be partially mitigated, and sometimes not at all, through research or due diligence.
To the degree that the Fund is exposed to a security whose value declines due to issuer risk, the Fund’s value may be
impaired.
5. Legal Risk: The Honorable High Court, in its verdict on November 8th, allowed mutual funds to expand their capital
base by issuing bonus and rights shares or pay dividends through cash or bonus shares, without curbing the regulator’s
absolute power to determine which funds would be eligible to do so. However, although the case has been resolved by
the High Court, the Securities and Exchange Commission still has the provision to appeal against the verdict with the
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court and by exercising that option, the issue of dividends in any form may remain
pending once again.
6. Asset Allocation Risk: Due to a very thin secondary debt market in Bangladesh, it would be difficult for the Fund
Manager to swap between asset classes, if and when required. In addition, limited availability of money market
instruments in the market implies that there are only few opportunities for short term or temporary investments for
the Fund.
7. Lack of Diversification Risk: Due to small number of listed securities in both the stock exchanges, it may be difficult to
invest the Fund’s assets in a widely diversified portfolio.
8. Liquidation Risk: Market conditions and investment allocation may impact on the ability to sell securities during periods
of market volatility. The Fund may not be able to sell securities or instruments at the appropriate price and/or time.
9. Dividend Risk: If the companies wherein the Fund will be invested fail to pay expected dividend, it may affect the
overall returns of the Fund.
10. Investment Strategy Risk: The Fund is subject to management strategy risk because it is an actively managed
investment portfolio. The AMC will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for
the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these techniques and analyses will produce the desired results.
11. Socio-Political & Natural Disaster Risk: Uncertainties resulting from political and social instability may affect the value
of the Fund’s Assets. In addition, adverse natural climatic condition may hamper the performance of the Fund.
IFIC BANK 1ST MUTUAL FUND
4.2. EXPECTED MARKET PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND:
1) It is expected that demand for the IFIC Bank 1st Mutual Fund units will always rule over supply.
2) Brand name of IFIC Bank Limited and Trustee, ICB’s track record in the successful marketing of several mutual funds in the
past may motivate investors to invest in this Fund.
3) World class investment management team of the RACE Management PCL as a new-generation Asset Management Company
(AMC) would attract investors to invest in this Fund.
4.3. WHO SHOULD INVEST AND HOW MUCH TO INVEST:
1) Individuals who do not have tolerance of bearing risk and know nothing about the functioning of the capital market need
not apply for the units of the Fund.
2) Individuals who are looking for long-term capital growth and consistent dividend payment and are comfortable with the
risks associated with equity investments should consider investing in the Fund.
3) An individual should also consider investing in the Fund if he/she can accept some variability of returns, have a moderate
tolerance for risk and are planning to invest in the Fund over the medium to long-term.
4) Considering other factors like the investment opportunities available in the market, return expectation, income level and
consumption pattern, one may put only a portion of his/her total portfolio into the Fund.
IFIC BANK 1ST MUTUAL FUND
5. FORMATION, MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
5.1. SPONSOR OF THE FUND:
IFIC Bank Limited is a first-generation private commercial bank with 82 (eighty two) branches across various regions in
Bangladesh. With its stock listed on both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges, IFIC Bank Ltd. offers a full range of commercial
banking products and services to corporate, middle-market and retail segments. Being one of the oldest private commercial
banks, IFIC Bank has unique insights into the dynamics in the corporate and financial sector. The Bank strongly believes that the
stock market in Bangladesh is entering a secular growth phase and is becoming an attractive destination for both savings and
investment capital in Bangladesh. As a result, IFIC is increasing its presence in the Bangladeshi stock market and has recently
started stock trading and brokerage services for its clients.
IFIC Bank is the first first-generation bank to sponsor a mutual fund, believing that IFIC Bank 1st Mutual Fund will play a positive
role in developing the Bangladeshi Mutual Fund industry. With that in mind, IFIC Bank has appointed RACE Management PCL as
the Fund Manager. RACE Management is a next-generation asset management company has successfully launched the EBL First
Mutual Fund, the first-ever bank sponsored mutual fund in Bangladesh.
5.2. TRUSTEE & CUSTODIAN OF THE FUND:
In order to ensure maximum trust and confidence of the investors, supervisory bodies and potential investors in the fund, the
Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) will act as the Trustee and Custodian of the Fund.
The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) was established on 01 October 1976, under “The Investment Corporation of
Bangladesh” Ordinance, 1976 (No. XL of 1976) to encourage and broaden the base of investment, develop the capital market,
mobilize savings, promote and establish subsidiaries for business development and provide for matters ancillary thereto. Over
the years, the activities of ICB have grown manifold, particularly in Merchant Banking, Mutual Funds operations and stock
brokerage activities. ICB is the biggest investment bank and the harbinger of mutual fund industry in the country. Out of
country’s 17 (seventeen) closed-end mutual funds, ICB and its subsidiary manage 13 (thirteen) mutual funds.
As of August 2009, ICB has acted as Trustee to the 11 debenture issuances involving Tk. 155.95 crores, issues of 8 bond issuances
involving Tk. 817 crores. ICB also performed the responsibilities of trustee and custodian to 9 closed-end mutual funds of Tk. 475
crores and 2 open-end mutual funds with initial capital of Tk. 40 crores.
5.3. ASSET MANAGER OF THE FUND:
RACE Management PCL (hereinafter RACE) will act as the Asset Manager of the Fund. RACE is a second-generation asset
management company, receiving its Asset Management license in September 2008 after fulfilling rigorous due diligence
requirements of the SEC. RACE Management has already established a successful track record by launching the first-ever
commercial bank sponsored mutual fund, EBL First Mutual Fund and is the only second generation asset management company
to have a mutual fund under management in Bangladesh.
The RACE Team: With about 30 professionals, RACE has one of the largest asset management teams in Bangladesh which
includes (1) senior Bangladeshi investment professionals with world-class training and over a decade of experience in
investment management and research in some of the worlds’ most developed capital markets; (2) Senior Bangladeshi
professionals from the local banking and financial services industry with strong operational experience and an extensive contact
base among the local business community; (3) a cadre of young professionals who have gained unique insights into the local
capital markets through the application of sophisticated investment techniques and on-the-ground research.
The investment management operation of RACE is managed by a team of investment professionals and is guided by an
Investment Committee. The Investment Committee reviews the Fund portfolio selection process to ensure compliance with the
objectives set out in the Trust Deed. In addition, the RACE Investment Committee pays special regard to guidelines regarding
restriction on investments/investment limits as prescribed from time to time; these restrictions relate to single company/group
investments, investments in associate companies, investments in unrated debt instruments etc. In addition, the RACE
Investment Committee also reviews the portfolio periodically to assess liquidity positions and evaluate the risk parameters and
will, from time to time, rebalance the portfolio.
IFIC BANK 1ST MUTUAL FUND
RACE Approach to Fund Management: Highly Process-Driven Investment Approach
A flexible yet disciplined investment process is the hallmark of a professional investment management fund. Incorporating the
intellectual capital and collective experience of the RACE’s senior investment professionals, RACE has developed a 7-step
investment process:
Step 1: Universe Selection. The first step of the investment process begins with identifying the universe of stocks. These
stocks are then classified in four categories based on RACE’s proprietary selection methodology.
Step 2: Focus List. The universe of stock is then narrowed down to build a prospective focus list. This step is usually done in
phases. The first phase involves narrowing down the list through RACE’s proprietary filtering process. The second phase
involves narrowing the list further through the fundamental research inputs.
Step 3: “Top Down” Analysis involves analysis of macroeconomic trends, analysis on broad market indices, analysis of fund
flow trend to formulate sector biases and sector allocations.
Step 4: “Bottoms Up” Company Analysis. This step involves a combination of individual security analysis based on multiple
parameters, including valuation, qualitative analysis to identify business trends, competitive outlook and corporate
management. These analyses are supplemented by company visits and information exchange with management.
Step 5: Portfolio Construction. The next step is to create an optimum portfolio with the goal of maximizing returns and
minimizing risk.
Step 6: Risk Management. This step applies the pre-determined position limits to the portfolio, limiting sector exposure and
individual stock exposure. Maintaining lower volatility is also an important concern; to this end, beta adjustment and other
sophisticated risk analysis is used.
Step 7: Trade Execution: RACE uses a combination of quantitative strategies and market information to maximize its trade
executions. To this end, RACE has selected a panel of brokers to execute its trades in an efficient and confidential manner.
5.4. AUDITORS:
The Trustee, ICB has appointed Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co. Chartered Accountants as the Auditor of the Fund for the first year.
It is one of the reputed and oldest audit firms of the country and is associated with world-renowned Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
The Trustee will continue to appoint the Fund Auditor throughout the tenure of the Fund.
5.5. LIMITATION OF EXPENSES:
1) The initial issue expenses in respect of the Fund shall not exceed 5% of the Fund to be raised, the details of which are
provided in this Prospectus.
2) The total expenses charged to the Fund except the amortization of initial issue expenses including transactions cost in the
form of stock brokerage against buy and sell of securities forming a part of acquisition or disposal cost of such securities,
transaction fees payable to the Custodian against acquisition or disposal of securities, CDBL Charges, listing fees payable to
the stock exchanges, the annual registration fees payable to the Commission, audit fees, cost for publication of reports and
periodicals, bank charge, etc., shall not exceed 4% of the weekly average net assets outstanding during any accounting year
or as may be determined by the Rules.
IFIC BANK 1ST MUTUAL FUND
5.6. FEES AND EXPENSES:
The Fund will pay the fees of Asset Management Company, the Trustee and the Custodian together with any other fees,
commissions and expenses as may arise from time to time. The Fund will bear its own costs and expenses incurred/accrued in
connection with its formation, promotion, registration, public offering, listing together with certain other costs and expenses
incurred in its operation, including without limitation, expenses of legal and consulting services, auditing, other professional fees
and expenses, brokerage, share/debenture registration expenses, guarantee or underwriting commission and fees due to the
SEC. The Fund will also bear all other incidental expenses including printing, publication and stationery relating to its smooth and
fair operation.
RACE has estimated the normal annual operating expenses of the Fund will not exceed 4% of the average NAV of the Fund.
However, there may be variation in the actual operating expenses of the Fund. Major expenses of the Fund are detailed as
follows:
1) Issue and Formation Expenses: Issue and formation expenses are estimated to be not over 5% of the total Fund size. The
expenses will be amortized within 10 (ten) years on a straight-line method. The estimated expenses for the issue and
formation of the Fund are presented below:
1. Banker to the issue fee/Collection Charge : 0.60 percent
2. Formation Fee Payable to AMC : 1.00 percent
3. Printing & Publication : 0.60 percent
3. Legal Expenses (Listing Fees, registration Fees etc.) : 1.20 percent
4. Other expenses : 0.80 percent
Total : 4.20 percent
2) Management Fee: As per ???????

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Indonesia’s Garuda to pick int’l underwriter next week

August 29th, 2010 by Bank Loan | No Comments | Filed in News

Indonesia’s Garuda to pick int’l underwriter next week
JAKARTA, Aug 27 (Reuters) – The Indonesian government has shortlisted six international investment banks as underwriters for the initial public offering of PT Garuda Indonesia, the national carrier, government officials said on Friday.
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Crucial vote on Pizitz building revamp before split Birmingham City Council
Incentives seen as key for renovation of former Pizitz building in Birmingham
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Silk’s dark side: Uzbek kids made to grow cocoons
For one month a year, from morning to night, Dilorom Nishanova grows silkworms, a painstaking and exhausting job. She has been doing it since she was 8.
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Venture Capitalists? Confidence Slips Slightly in Third Quarter of 2004, According to USF Index.

August 27th, 2010 by Bank Loan | No Comments | Filed in News

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 21, 2004

The University of San Francisco Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index released today came in at 4.05 on a 5 point scale for the third quarter of 2004. This number is slightly down from the first and second quarters when it came in at 4.3 and 4.1 respectively, but still suggests a high level of Bay Area financings and entrepreneurial activity in the coming months.

The USF index measures and reports the opinions of professional venture capitalists in their estimation of the high growth venture entrepreneurial environment in the San Francisco Bay Area over the next six to 18 months. The third quarter results are based on an October 2004 survey of 50 San Francisco Bay Area venture capitalists.

Mark Cannice, co-creator of the USF index, attributes this quarterÂ?s investor confidence to the assessment of real business factors including: strong M&A momentum, low overhead costs, increasing number of start-up activities, and the perception that more Asian, especially Chinese, companies are coming to the United States to seek capital, while many mid-cap U.S. companies are seeking opportunities in Asian markets.

However, compared with the first two quarters of 2004, some venture capitalists are less upbeat about the economy due to its slow recovery, uncertainty around the presidential election, cautious corporate spending, and concerns among large companies about doing business with start-ups. The first quarter brought expectations of improvement in the initial public offering market and the macroeconomic picture. Those have faded through the summer as the economy hit a Â?soft patch.Â?

Â?While there does seem to be a lot of activity, the economy also feels dampened while people wait to adjust accordingly based on their political views and the outcome (of the presidential election) in November,Â? said Brendan Richardson of Vision Capital.

Similarly, Mohanjit Jolly of Garage Technology Ventures offered, Â?Essentially, the spending environment Â?and I am speaking purely from an IT standpointÂ? is still fairly tight, with concerns among large enterprises about doing business with upstarts.Â?

VC companies that participated in the current survey include:

3I                         J. Sanford Miller

Acorn Campus                 T. Chester Wang

Asset Management Company     Skip Fleshman

August Capital                 David Hornik

BA Venture Partners         Eric Sigler

BA Venture Partners         Sharon Wienbar

Bay Partners                 Dino Vendetti

Canaan Partners                 Wende Hutton

Claremont Creek Ventures     Randy Hawks

Compass Technology Partners    David G. Arscott

Cresendo Ventures         Andy Brooks

Crosslink Capital, Inc.         Dave Epstein

De Novo Ventures         Joe Mandato

Diamondhead Ventures         Peter Wolken

Dominion Ventures         Michael K. Lee

Dynasty Capital Services     Randolph L. Tom

East Peak Advisors         David A. DeRuff

El Dorado Ventures         Charles Beeler

Garage Technology Ventures     Mohanjit Jolly

Geneva Venture Partners         Robert Troy

Globespan Capital Partners     Venky Ganesan

Granite Ventures         Standish O’Grady

Institutional Venture Partners Steve J. Harrick

Mayfield                 Thomas D. Fountain

Morgenthaler Ventures         Bob Pavey

New Enterprise Associates     Stewart Alsop

Nokia Venture Partners         Kwan Yoon

Novus Ventures, L.P.         Henry Wong

NTH Power Techonologies         Bryant J. Tong

Onset Ventures                 Shomit Ghose

SBV Venture Partners         Graham Burnette

SBV Venture Partners         Jacques Vallee

Selby Ventures Partners         Robert C. Marshall

Selby Ventures Partners         Marco DeMiroz

Sigma Partners                 Gregory Gretsch

Skyline Ventures         Stephen Sullivan

TechFund Capital         Kurt Keilhacker

U.S. Venture Partners         Casper de Clercq

U.S. Venture Partners         Anonymous

Vision Capital                 Brendan Richardson

Vision Capital                 Dag Syrrist

9 respondents wished to remain anonymous    

The index, published every quarter, is co-authored by Mark Cannice and Roger Chen, professors at the USF School of Business and Management. Please find the full report at: http://www.usfca.edu/sobam/nvc/cindex_3_2004.htm

For more information, media may reach Mark Cannice (Cannice@usfca.edu) or at cell: (650) 483-6846, or w: (415) 422-6785; or Roger Chen (chenr@usfca.edu) or at w: (415) 422-6546 or cell: (650) 269-7723. Otherwise, reach Monica Leifer, USF assistant director of media relations, at (415) 422-2697.

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BIG, El-Barbary Investment Group, Announces Approval of Listing on the Egyptian Stock Exchange

August 27th, 2010 by Bank Loan | No Comments | Filed in News


Cairo, Egypt (PRWEB) October 19, 2009

BIG, El-Barbary Investment Group, specializing in importing automotive spare parts, announced today that the Egyptian Stock Exchange has approved the listing of the company’s common stock. Shares of El-Barbary Investment Group will begin trading on the Egyptian Stock Exchange in December 2009. It is expected that the trading price will range between EGP 5 and EGP 7 per common share under the ticker symbol “BIGI.” This information will be determined in the coming months, most likely once December nears.

“The listing of BIG, El-Barbary Investment Group, on the Egyptian Stock Exchange is an important milestone marker in the long-term development and growth strategy of the Company. We anticipate that the increased liquidity and capital will enable us to move forward with our expansion and diversification plans,” commented Mansour El-Barbary, owner and CEO of BIG, El-Barbary Investment Group.

“Furthermore, listing on the Egyptian Stock Exchange will increase our visibility and showcase our attractiveness, which will expose El-Barbary Investment Group to new investors. This, in turn, would be considerably beneficial to both the Company and its shareholders,” added Mansour El-Barbary.

Based on the detailed application that BIG, El-Barbary Investment Group, submitted to the Egyptian Stock Exchange, the initial public offering will infuse the Company with the capital necessary for expanding its automotive parts stores and establishing a chain of one-stop automotive parts stores.

In addition to launching and implementing its planned strategic acquisitions, Mansour El-Barbary has already set the Company’s diversification plans in motion. Mansour El-Barbary’s diversification portfolio hinges on seeking global opportunities that will expand Company growth, on both a horizontal and vertical level, thus ensuring El-Barbary Investment Group’s competitiveness while maximizing shareholder value.

BIG has become the authorized agent for one of the main auto battery manufacturers. Mansour El-Barbary has already received approval from GAFI to set up manufacturing and assembly of auto batteries in the free zone, and plans are underway to implement this diversified activity.

About BIG, El-Barbary Investment Group:

El-Barbary Investment Group is an importer and global provider of automotive spare parts. For more information on BIG, El-Barbary Investment Group, Please contact:

BIG, Elbarbary Investment Group

Investment Relations Dept

Rania Elhinawy

5 Ansar Street

Dokki, Giza

Egypt

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Launch of Investment Banker’s Notice, a New Investment Banking Online Publication

August 26th, 2010 by Bank Loan | No Comments | Filed in News


Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) October 5, 2007

Investment Banker’s Notice announced today the launch of their on-line publication called Investment Banker’s Notice. This is a trade publication dedicated to delivering timely and accurate visually enhanced financial information in a graphically displayed format to the international investment banking community.

“Investment Banker’s Notice provides an excellent platform for the international banking community to highlight and provide graphical display of selected financial transactions to the world,” says Jeffrey Ward, Editor-in-Chief of Investment Banker’s Notice. “Our website offers investment bankers the ability to post a financial deal that they have completed on a site that offers a seven to thirty day life cycle with 24 hour viewing, as opposed to a one day, one page newspaper print announcement,” said Ward.

The Investment Banker’s Notice on-line publication has five areas of focus in which to display international financial transaction information, these areas are:

Capital Notes — displays debt offerings, floating rate notes, secondary offerings, bond issues, senior notes, etc.

Initial Public Offering — displays new corporate issues

Corporate Notices — displays corporate announcements, stock repurchases, etc.

Contracts/Tenders — displays corporate or government bids, contracts and tender offers

Mergers/Acquisitions — displays corporate mergers and acquisitions

Mr. Ward also adds that, “As the financial community continues to shift a lot of the information they disseminate from traditional old line print media to digital on-line publications such as ours we are posed to be a leading provider of this type of financial information.”

About Investment Banker’s Notice

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA-based company is a leading publisher of graphical displayed international financial transactions and business dealings in the investment banking industry. Investment Banker’s Notice assist underwriters, lead arrangers, book managers, corporate, and government entities in informing the financial community of global financial matters. To learn more about Investment Banker’s Notice visit www.invbn.com or www.investmentbankersnotice.com Investment Banker’s Notice is wholly owned subsidiary of JB Draw Enterprises, LLC.

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What is the difference between Corporate Finance and Investment Banking?

August 24th, 2010 by Bank Loan | 1 Comment | Filed in News
Finance
by historic.brussels

Question by itguru5354: What is the difference between Corporate Finance and Investment Banking?
I get confused all the time. Some people said that they’re totally different, but some said that corporate finance is one of the functions in investment banking. Can you please explain?

Best answer:

Answer by Ozzie
Corporate Finance has to do with the accounting internal to any corporation.

Investment Banking facilitates business expansions, acquisitions, mergers, Initial Public Offering, etc.

The biggest difference is . .. The Corporate Finance guy might make 6 figures. The Investment Banker, if successful, can make 8.

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Asian Stocks Gain, Debt-Default Protection Drops as U.S. Production Jumps

August 24th, 2010 by Bank Loan | No Comments | Filed in News

Asian Stocks Gain, Debt-Default Protection Drops as U.S. Production Jumps
Asian stocks rose and the cost of protecting bonds against default fell after a report showed U.S. industrial production jumped twice as much as forecast in July. The yen rose following yesterday’s decline against the euro.
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Southeast Asian Water Festival returns Saturday
LOWELL — The city will again host the 14th annual Southeast Asian Water Festival, which brings tens of thousands of visitors from throughout New England to the Mill City. The festival begins tomorrow night with traditional dancing beginning at 5:30, followed by the Floating Candles ceremony at 8.
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Foreigners back in local stock mart
THE PHILIPPINE stock market, one of the best performing in the region, is starting to attract a bigger share of foreign portfolio inflows to Asian emerging markets.
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GM’s Using Their IPO To Replace The U.S. Government With Strategic Asian Investors
A leaner, and hopefully meaner, GM is preparing its initial public offering, after having emerged from restructuring. Re-listing on the stock market will help the U.S. and Canadian governments offload their stakes in the company, which currently stand at 61% and 11.7% respectively.
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Stock Market Investing For Dummies

August 24th, 2010 by Bank Loan | No Comments | Filed in News
Investment
by thinkpanama

Stock Market Investing For Dummies

When you first start investing in the stock market you often feel as though you need a guide for stock market investing for dummies, but if you follow a few investing basics, it’s not all that difficult. Stock market investing is nothing more than buying a small share of a business. With that in mind, it gives you a few investing strategies.

Stock market investing for dummies is a misnomer because everyone shops, eats, drives a car or watches the media. You already have an idea of investing strategies if you know a little bit about the products that you use on a daily basis. If you saw a company that offered neat new technology, you might buy the product, or, even better, buy a share of stock in that company. If this was March of 1986 and the company was Microsoft, one share would cost you about .00. Now fast forward that to the present time. The shares of Microsoft sell for around . You probably think that the investment is awful. Well, instead of one share, you now own 576 shares because the stock split so many times. Along the way you also received over .00 per share from dividends, this was after the splits took place. Had you reinvested that money you would have an additional 92 shares. Therefore, at this point, your single share of stock grew to a value over ,000. That is not stock market investing for dummies, that’s a buy and hold investing strategy.

Buy and hold is one strategy for stock market investing. The problem with buy and hold is that you need to know which company to buy and hold and which company to release because it’s a dog. Krispie Kreme donuts went public in the year 2000 and everyone went crazy for the IPO (Initial Public Offering or when the stock first goes public.). This is quite typical. The price skyrockets and then often drops like a rock, particularly when the company is a craze. Donuts are good, and theirs are particularly tantalizing, but once the donuts saturated the market, they were no longer the novelty that people could only get on their vacation to the West. Today the price of is 1/10th of the original offering price. This one stock could cover several lessons of stock market investing for dummies.

Lesson number one of stock market investing for dummies from Krispie Kreme. Even though you love the product, if it’s a one trick dog, stay away from it. There will probably not be many innovations to the donut unless someone finds a way to make it a healthy coronary disease fighter and at this writing, that isn’t on the horizon. Although, the concept sounds like a delightful idea. People often go crazy when new trendy stock comes out and the IPO’s sell high only to drop later. Look at the type of product and estimate if the demand will increase or new products are on the horizon.

Lesson number two of stock market investing for dummies from the Krispie Kreme example is don’t buy and hold unless you get a bargain. If you bought the stock at , and saw it drop as boxes of the donuts hit every grocery store in America, take the short-term loss and dump it. You probably became a little less excited every time you bought another box and began to realize that the attraction for these donuts came from the short supply. Financial investing requires you to make hard decisions sometimes. These decisions sometimes require you to take a loss and salvage the money that you have.

Investing money doesn’t require a lot of market knowledge and stock market investing for dummies simply put is investing strategies designed for ways you want to invest. If you are a buy and hold person, select companies that produce products that maintain a level of consumption and don’t buy when it’s trendy, wait until the price drops. If investing money means buying and selling rapidly to you, learn the patterns of the stock you want to buy or find out everything about the company that you can and attempt to invest before they put out a new product, then sell it when the price goes up.

Stock market investing for dummies is nothing more than deciding what type of investing you want to do, long-term or short-term, and then paying attention to those companies or the way the stock moves.

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