Definition: Cash Flow Statement refers to an Analytical Reconciliation Statement, which shows the changes in the position of cash and cash equivalents between two periods. In addition to this, it emphasizes the reasons for such movement of cash. Cash equivalents are those investments which are short term as well as highly liquid in nature, that can be easily transformed into … [Read more...] about Cash Flow Statement
Change Agent
Definition: In business parlance, a change agent is an individual or group, who carry out the task of instigating and managing change in the organization. He/She is someone, who directly or indirectly influences change, i.e. the change agents are appointed by the organizations to transform the ways, the organization is managed, or the business is conducted. Types of Change … [Read more...] about Change Agent
IPO
IPO stands for Initial Public Offering, which is the first sale of the stock by a private or any government company that opens to the general public. The company which comes with an IPO can be new, a budding company or an old company which decides to be listed on an exchange and therefore, goes public. In an IPO the company can raise equity capital by issuing new shares to … [Read more...] about IPO
Demat Account
The word 'Demat' is the colloquial short word for 'Dematerialized account' which is a type of an account where shares and securities are held electronically to enable trading transaction & settlements in stock exchange, thereby eliminating the need of physical financial instrument. It was in the year 1996 when it was first introduced in India after the introduction of … [Read more...] about Demat Account
Measures of Central Tendency
Definition: Measures of Central Tendency helps in identifying the single value around which all the data in a group (observations) have a tendency to cluster. Simply, a measure of central tendency is the value considered as the most representative figure of the entire data set. A measure of central tendency helps in identifying the center of all the observations and … [Read more...] about Measures of Central Tendency
Fiscal Policy
Definition: The Fiscal Policy implies the decisions taken by the government with respect to its revenue collection (through taxation), expenditure and other financial operations to accomplish certain national goals. The government uses its expenditure and taxation programmes to generate the desirable effects or eliminate the undesirable effects on the production, employment … [Read more...] about Fiscal Policy
Moral Suasion
Definition: Moral Suasion refers to a method adopted by the central bank to persuade or convince the commercial banks to advance credit in accordance with the directives of the central bank in the economic interest of the country. Simply, the process in which the central bank requests or persuade the commercial banks to comply with the general monetary policy of the central … [Read more...] about Moral Suasion
Lending Margin
Definition: The Lending Margin refers to the gap between the value of the property mortgaged, against which the loan is borrowed, and the actual amount advanced to the borrower. In the above definition, Margin denotes the collateral that the investor has to deposit with a bank so as to cover some or all the credit risk as posed on the banks by the borrower. The risk arises … [Read more...] about Lending Margin
Credit Rationing
Definition: The Credit Rationing is a measure undertaken by the central bank to limit or deny the supply of credit based on the investor’s creditworthiness and an increased loan demand. In other words, a situation where the central bank denies credit to the borrowers who want funds and are willing to pay a higher interest rate is called a credit rationing. This situation … [Read more...] about Credit Rationing
Statutory Liquidity Ratio
Definition: The Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) refers to the proportion of deposits the commercial bank is required to maintain with them in the form of liquid assets in addition to the cash reserve ratio. In the definition, the liquid assets are the assets readily convertible into cash, includes government bonds, or government approved securities, gold, and cash reserve. … [Read more...] about Statutory Liquidity Ratio