Course Overview

Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) have rapidly emerged as an important segment of the Indian financial system. Moreover, NBFCs assume significance in the small business segment as they primarily cater to the credit requirements of the unorganized sector such as wholesale & retail traders, small-scale industries and small borrowers at the local level. NBFC is a heterogeneous group of financial institutions, performing a wide range of activities like hire-purchase finance, vehicle financing, equipment lease finance, personal loans, working capital loans, consumer loans, housing loans, loans against shares and investment, etc. NBFCs are broadly divided into three categories namely (i) NBFCs accepting deposits from banks (NBFC-D); (ii) NBFCs not accepting/holding public deposits (NBFC-ND); and (iii) core investment companies (i.e. those acquiring share/securities of their group/holding/subsidiary companies to the extent of not less than 90% of total assets and which do not accept public deposits.)

The segment has witnessed considerable growth in the last few years and is now being recognized as complementary to the banking sector due to implementation of innovative marketing strategies, introduction of tailor-made products, customer-oriented services, attractive rates of return on deposits and simplified procedures, etc.

While the functions of NBFCs are just like banks, there are few differences between both the institutions. These are: (i) NBFC cannot accept demand deposits; (ii) NBFC is not part of the payment and settlement system as well as it cannot issue cheques drawn on itself and (iii) deposit insurance facility of Deposit Insurance & Credit Guarantee Corporation is not available for NBFC depositors unlike in the case of banks.

While NBFCs have witnessed substantial growth over the years, there are few areas of concern which need to be addressed. For instance, while NBFCs have enjoyed an edge over banks in semi-urban & rural markets where banking network is not yet strong, they have limited spread in urban markets. Nonetheless, in recent years, NBFCs have begun to create niches for themselves that are often neglected by banks. These primarily include providing finance to non-salaried individuals, traders, transporters, stock brokers, etc.

In the past few years, the increased competition from banks in the retail finance segment has led to excess diversification by NBFCS from their core business activities. The sector has witnessed introduction of various innovative products such as used vehicles financing, small personal loans, three-wheeler financing, IPO financing, finance for tyres & fuel, asset management, mutual fund distribution and insurance advisory, etc. Besides, NBFCs are aspiring to emerge as a one-stop shop for all financial services.

NBFCs have also ventured into riskier segments such as unsecured loans, purchase finance for used commercial vehicles, capital market lending, etc. Moreover, NBFC’s customer profile is concentrated on the self-employed segment. The earlier mentioned factors increase their risk profile which could have adverse impact on the financial health of NBFCs.

Course Facilitator

Mr. Vinod Kothari

Director

Vinod Kothari Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

Qualification: Company Secretary & Chartered Accountant

Vinod Kothari is internationally recognized as an author, trainer and consultant on specialized financial subjects, viz., housing finance, securitisation, credit derivatives, accounting for financial instruments, structured finance, banking regulations etc. As such, he lectures all over the world. The locations where he has lectured on these subjects include New York, Washington, London, Milan, Frankfurt, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, Colombia (South America), South Africa, Malaysia, Jordan, Dubai, Kuwait, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, etc.

Mr. Kothari with his efficient team has handled very diverse groups - from rating agency professionals in Malaysia, to group of investors in Sydney, to tax officers in South Africa, to group of lawyers in India, to executives of the World's largest securitisation agency in Washington, to a group of quants in New York.

Vinod Kothari through his firm Vinod Kothari and Company is also engaged in practice of corporate laws for over 25 years. He is acclaimed for his deep understanding of the various facets of corporate laws and his expertise in areas of FEMA, leasing, NBFCs. He is renowned for offering services to a number of listed companies which not only include advisory or consultancy related services or conduct of due diligences, but also litigation related services.

He also has a vast experience in working with the various regulators like SEBI, NHB and Government of India and multilateral organisations like IFC and ADB.

Learning objectives:

  • Understanding concept of non-banking finance in India Assessing the basic law of secured lending
  • Evaluating credit and security interest
  • Structuring different forms of funding transactions
  • Defining financial leasing & hire purchase
  • Pricing of credit assets
  • Managing risks in NBFC business
  • Studying Basel II & regulatory capital
  • RBI regulations & revised regulatory framework for NBFCs
  • Corporate debt restructuring
  • Revitalizing distressed assets in the economy

Who should attend?

  • Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Chief Risk Officer
  • Chief Investment Officer
  • Company Secretary & Head of Legal / Regulatory Affairs
  • Head of Compliance
  • Head of Debt Markets
  • Head of Credit / Stressed Assets
  • Head of Strategy & Planning
  • Product & Business Heads
  • Head of Private Equity / Venture Capital
  • Head of Asset & Fund Management

From which organisations?

  • NBFCs into financing / leasing / credit
  • Micro-finance / SME credit
  • Asset Management & Mutual Funds
  • Financial Advisories & Consultants
  • Asset Reconstruction companies
  • Private Wealth managers
  • Stock brokers & traders

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