Reference No: BP0409TECPages: 10Published on: 29, March, 2017
Abstract: Bank guarantee’ and ‘Performance guarantee’ are familiar financial instruments. More often than not, a party wants a demand bond and not a guarantee. A demand bond is payable on demand while a guarantee is payable only when a breach is established by a court. The rights and obligations of the ... More
Reference No: MAR0416(A)Pages: 28Published on: 21, September, 2010
Abstract: The case tries to capture the dynamics of growth of a diversifying financial services company in the Indian context through the years 1996 to2009. The company moved through four phases expanding its products and services., It studies and evaluates how the firm used various forms of communication and internal procedures; and ... More
Reference No: BP0438Pages: 10Published on: 10, December, 2019
Abstract: The cases of Standard Chartered v. Directorate of Enforcement (2005), Iridium India v. Motorola Inc & Ors. (2011), and Sunil Bharti Mittal v. Central Bureau of Investigation represent a significant development in India’s corporate criminal liability jurisprudence. Standard Chartered reconciled mandatory imprisonment (as prescribed for punishing many offences under Indian law) with ... More
Reference No: F&A0571Pages: 32Published on: 15, July, 2022
Abstract: Essar Steel India Limited was one of the first 12 firms admitted for insolvency resolution under a newly created law in India—the lnsolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The case describes the challenges faced by the professional turnaround firm Alvarez and Marsal India (A&M) that was appointed by the committee of ... More
Reference No: MAR0525Pages: 24Published on: 27, May, 2022
Abstract: Razorpay, a payments solution providing company in India, achieved Unicorn status in the Fiscal Year 2021(FY 21). It had entered the payments industry with the goal of democratising the payments. However, it diversified its services and started offering capital support and neo-banking services to its customers. Demonetization had accelerated digital payments ... More
Reference No: CIIE0025(B)Pages: 8Published on: 3, December, 2021
Abstract: This case describes the entrepreneurial journey of two college friends — Anchal Taatya and Abhiram Nukalapati. While studying at IIM Ahmedabad, they saw an opportunity for aggregating credit card discounts and launched a pilot in February 2019 under the name Circles. Circles helped discount seekers and credit card holders to connect and ... More
Reference No: MAR0414Pages: 13Published on: 26, March, 2010
Abstract: The case deals with Allegiance Corp Bank's Private Banking Function. Allegiance Corp Bank is a Private Sector bank operational in India since early 90's. Private Banking, at Allegiance Corp Bank is a function that caters to High Networth Individuals and cross sells investment products to them. Services include free of ... More
Reference No: HRM0249Pages: 12Published on: 25, March, 2021
Abstract: Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) was established as a private sector bank in 1926 in Tamil Nadu. It was set up to serve the financial needs of the people working in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). LVB got into trouble after shifting focus from funding SMEs to funding big corporates. Initially, it ... More
Reference No: CMA0461(A)Pages: 11Published on: 15, February, 1978
Abstract: Part A raises the following issues: 1) What factors would a rural borrower consider in his decision to substitute formal lenders for informal ones in an area like Dharampur? and 2) What should be the objectives and broad content of the credit policies of the formal lenders who are required to substitute ... More
Reference No: CIIE0018Pages: 22Published on: 22, July, 2020
Abstract: Eko India Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. started in 2007 as a business correspondent (BC) for banks, providing account-opening and cash-in/cash-out (CICO) services for non/underbanked Indian customers. Brothers Abhishek and Abhinav Sinha co-founded Eko. Over the years, responding to multiple opportunities that presented themselves and changing regulations, Eko developed a ... More
Reference No: IS0142Pages: 8Published on: 15, November, 2021
Abstract: Milaap is a popular medical crowdfunding platform in India, enabling interaction between those who want to raise funds and those who want to donate. To achieve the critical mass Milaap had to increase the trust among the donors and ensure a higher success rate of the campaigns. Milaap provided two ... More
Reference No: P&IR0207Pages: 22Published on: 31, March, 2009
Abstract: The Indian Insurance Industry is facing tough times not only in the business front but also in attracting and retaining talent in the sales function. Aviva India had re-entered the Indian life insurance market in 1995, but started business operations a few years later. In addition to the bank assurance business ... More
Reference No: COMM0006(A)Pages: 7Published on: 26, February, 2010
Abstract: The case deals with the branding exercise undertaken by Bank of Baroda in June 2005. It sets the context of the changing industry environment, and describes how the bank took the decision to undertake a repositioning exercise through a major transformation. At the same time, the top management recognized that changes ... More
Reference No: CMA0631Pages: 7Published on: 1, January, 1986
Abstract: Describes the phenomenon of delinquency in formal lending. It also contains the responses of borrowers (defaulters and non-defaulters) to a set of hypotheses developed to identify willful default. Important characteristics of one hundred defaulter cases are presented to devise methodology for the identification of willful and involuntary default. ... More
Reference No: CIIE0021Pages: 16Published on: 15, October, 2020
Abstract: This case describes the evolution of MHFC, a player in the Indian informal housing sector. As a new entrant offering micro home loans to the financially excluded lower income families of urban India in 2008, MHFC had grown to an annual number of 18,000 loans worth INR 8 billion with an average ticket ... More
