A merchant banking is a financial institution that privides capital to companies in the form of share ownership in stead of Loans. Companies raise capital by issuing securities in the market. Merchant bankers act as intermediaries between tge issuers of capital and the ultimate investors who purchase these securities.
It is a function that facilitates the flow of capital in the market. They are not directly engaged in financial activities but bring together the parties who requires funds and the parties who want to invest funds. These banks are different from Commercial banks, as these banks do not provide usual banking services like deposits and transfer of funds and public lending.
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A cheque is an negotiable instrument. Section 6, of Negotiable Instrument Act 1881 defines a cheque as - A cheque is a bill of exchange drawn on a specified banker and not expressed to be payable otherwise than on demand and it includes the electronic image of a truncated cheque and a cheque in the electronic form"
In common parlance, the account holder draws a cheque favouring somebody or self with instruction to his bank (where he maintains an account) to pay when cheque is presented for payment
There are different types of cheques
Bearer cheque
Order cheque
Open cheque
Crossed cheque
Mutilated cheque
Stale cheque
Post dated cheque
Credit appraisal is assessing the credit worthiness or repayment capacity of a prospective borrower with major focus on his/her’s ability and his intention to pay back his loan. https://indianmoney.com/articles/what-is-credit-appraisal
The assessment of the various risks that can impact on the repayment of loan is credit appraisal. In short, you are determining "Will I get my money back?". Depending on the purpose of loan and the quantum,the appraisal process may be simple or elaborate. For small personal loans, credit scoring based on income, life style and existing liabilities may suffice. But for project financing, the process comprises technical , commercial, marketing, financial , managerial appraisals as also implementation schedule and ability.
Scheduled Banks in India constitute those banks which have been included in the Second Schedule of Reserve Bank of India(RBI) Act, 1934. RBI in turn includes only those banks in this schedule which satisfy the criteria laid down vide section 42 (6) (a) of the Act. https://indianmoney.com/articles/list-of-scheduled-banks-in-india
Banks not under this Schedule are called non-scheduled banks. Scheduled banks are usually private, foreign and nationalised banks operating in India. However, cooperative banks are allowed to seek scheduled bank status if they satisfy certain criteria.A scheduled bank is eligible for loans from the Reserve Bank of India at bank rate. They are also given membership to clearing houses.
Central bank has been given exclusive monopoly of note-issue in the interest of uniformity, better control, elasticity, supervision, and simplicity. It will also avoid the possibility of over-issue by individual banks.
The central banks, thus, regulate the currency of country and the total money-supply in the economy. The central bank has to keep gold, silver or other securities against the notes issued. The system of note-issue differs from country to country.
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