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MONEY AND
BANKING
TOPIC: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BANKING STRUCTURES
OF PAKISTAN
INVESTMENT BANKS
DEVELOPMENTS BANKS
ISLAMIC BANKS
DISCOUNTS HOUSES
COMMERCIAL BANKS
A type bank providing checking and saving accounts, credit cards and business loans,
Such as bank include general public to deposit their savings in the banks and offers a
wide of services such as:
Deposits mobilizations
Money transfer
Financial working capital
Investing in government securities
Call money operations
These banks are of three categories
(i) Public sector Banks
(ii) Private Banks
(iii) Foreign Banks
INVESTMENT BANKS
Investment banks perform a veriety of functions. Primarily, they assist corporations to
raise equity-capital by underwriting the public issues. They also assist companies
desiring of mergers and acquisition and derivatives. In additions, they provides sevices
like trading of derivative, foreign exchange, fixed income instruments and shares listed
on the stock exchanges.
Such banks cannot take deposits. They mange their attairs by charging fees such as
(i) retainers fee
(ii) advisory fees based on the transactions,
(iii) commission on underwriting
BMA Capital Management Limited
Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited
IGI Investment Banks Limited
DEVELOPMENT BANKS
These banks provide guidance in section of industrial units and extend direct financial
assistance to party cover their financial requirments, such banks are responsible for
speeding up to party cover their financial requirement, such banks are responsible for
speeding up the pace of economic growth in the country in conformity in conformity
with the national objectives, plans and priorities.
Their core functions are:
Direct financial assistance
Mobilization of domestic savings
Expending entrepreneurial base by encourage new comers
Pak china investment Company Limited, Islamabad
Pak Kuwait Investment Company Limited
Pak Libya Holding Company Limited , Karachi
Pak Iran Investment Company limited , Karachi
MICROFINANCE BANK
A microfinance bank would cater to the credit needs of poor households and their small
enterprises. Thus microfinance bank provide credit to those poor who are not
considered creditworthy by the commercial banks and other financial institutions. They
provide basic training in star of small business, simple book-keeping and accounting.
The main aim of microfinance bank Limited
Khushali Bank Limited
Network Micro Finance Bank
ISLAMIC BANKS
In Islam, it is prohibited to charge interest in any loan. However, it is aceeptable to pass
on funds to a needy person or corporation for trade purpose in which case profit could
be shared on an agreed basis whereas loss should be shared according to the funds
invested.
AL Baraka Islamic Bank (merged into Baraka Bank ( Pakistan) Limited
Bank Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited
Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited Meezan Bank Limited-premier Islamic Bank In
Pakistan
DISCOUT HOUSES
These are firms which buys and discount bills of exchanged, bankers’ acceptance, commercial
paper, etc. Discount houses also tender for treasure bills, deal in short-dated government
bonds, and are an important part of the short-money markets.
First Credit and Discount Crops Limited
National Discounting Services Limited
Speedway Fordmetal (Pakistan) Limited
INSURANCE COMPANIES
Insurance is a hedge against the risk of a contingent and uncertain loss. In other words, it is the
Equatable transfer of the riskof the loss, from one entity to another, In exchange for payment.
For this service, the insurer charges a fee called premium depending upon the risk involved.
IGI Insurance Limited
East West Life Insurance Company
New Jubilee Insurance company Limited
Data Bank International Company
STOCK EXCHANGE
Stock exchange is a place where securities are bought and sold. Such securities include
share, derivate, units trusts and bonds. It also provides facilities for the issue and
redemption of securities. Prices of shares and bonds are influenced by their demand and
supply like in other commodities
Karachi Stock Exchange
Islamabad Stock Exchange
LEASING
It is a Contract where owner of an asset agrees to allow someone to use it for a fixed rental. It
can be fixed or in define period of time. It is a binding contract which sets out terms of lease
agreement between the owner and the user.
Asian leasing Corporation Ltd
ASKARI LEASING LIMITED.
MUTUAL FUNDS
It is a professionally managed type of pooled investment for acquiring securities securities like
stocks, bonds, marketable securities and commodities. The profit is distributed by the way of
dividend to all investors.
MODARBA
It is a form of internship which has two distinct parties:
(i) the financer
(ii) the manager
The financer takes no part of management of the business. The profits are distributed among
the subscriber while the mananger is paid the usual salary.
Modarba is one the modes of Islamic finance. It is like mutual funds minus its un-islamic
features.