INTERNSHIP REPORT ON
HABIB BANK LIMITED PAKISTAN
SUBMITTED BY:
MUHAMMAD IRFAN ALI
LOGID: mc070402338
Phone# 0313-6747208
Mail address: syedirfanmw@yahoo.com
& mc070402338@vu.edu.pk
Address: Ward # 2 Mohala Chah Kurai
MBA (FINANCE)
2007-09
SUPERVISED BY:
MAHER AMEER MUHAMMAD
DATE OF FINAL REPORT
10-04-2009 to 10-06-2009
NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY
VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY OF PAKISTAN
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DEDICATION
Allah Almighty ( whose claim (to obedience) cannot be satisfied by those who
attempt to do so”)
& His Beloved People.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Thanks to ALLAH Almighty for giving me such a beautiful opportunity and enabling me
to complete my project. Thanks to my loving parents and guardian who help me a lot at
every phase of my life, encouraged me in the days of depression and sacrificed for my
better future.
I am very thankful to Mr. Maher Ameer Muhammad my supervisor, who has helped me a
lot in finding an appropriate project and for his reviews, encouragement, and support.
I am thankful to all of my teachers and my class fellows and friends whom
Cheerfulness and guidance is an asset for me .I am especially thankful to the bank staff
and particularly.
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Executive Summary
HBL established operations in Pakistan in 1947 and moved its head office to
Karachi Our first international branch was established in Colombo, Sri Lanka in
1951 and Habib Bank Plaza was built in 1972 to commemorate the bank’s 25th
Anniversary. HBL has the largest Corporate Banking portfolio in the country with an
active Investment Banking arm. It encompasses product offerings and services in Retail
Banking and, in recent years, Consumer Banking as well.
Satisfying customers are the only way to stay competitive in today's Market
Place. The balancing act between what customers want and what the HBL can provide
must be optimized in order to maximize HBL’s long-term profits.
HBL is expanding its presence in principal international markets including the UK, UAE,
South and Central Asia, Africa and the Far East.
With a domestic market share of over 40%, HBL was nationalized in 1974 and it
continued to dominate the commercial banking sector with a major market share in
inward foreign remittances (55%) and loans to small industries, traders and farmers.
International operations were expanded to include the USA, Singapore, Oman, Belgium,
Seychelles and Maldives and the Netherlands.
HBL is currently rated AA (Long Term) and A-1+ (Short term). HBL is the first
Pakistani bank to raise Tier II Capital from external sources.
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Internship certificate
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Table of content
Introduction
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Brief history& Overview of the organization
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Nature of the organization
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Business volume
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Product lines
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Competitors
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Organizational structure
41
Organizational Hierarchy chart
43
Number of employees
44
Main offices
44
Comments on the organizational structure
45
Plan of your internship program
47
A brief introduction of the branch where I did your internship
47
Starting and ending dates of your internship
48
The departments in which I got training and the duration of your training 48
Training program
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Introduction of all the departments
49
Detailed description of the department you worked in
49
Structure of the Finance Department
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Department hierarchy
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Accounting system of the organization
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Finance system of the organization
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Mobilization of funds
73
Generation of funds
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Sources of funds
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Critical analysis
Ratio analysis
Organization analysis in comparison with itscompetitors
Future prospects of the organization.
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SWOT analysis of organization in the business sector
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Conclusion & recommendations for improvement
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Reference & Sources used
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ANNEXES
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Introduction
Habib Bank Ltd is a Banking HBL which is engaged in Commercial &
Retail Banking and related services domestically and overseas. HBL Enjoy
20% of the market Share in Pakistan. Today HBL is truly the bank of the people
Providing its customers convenience and Satisfaction all Over the world. Habib
Bank Plaza, the tallest building in Pakistan, is the proud symbol of HBL leadership
In Pakistan’s corporate ground. HBL is currently uses rate AA and A1+.
ESTABLISHMENT:
Habib Bank Limited was established by Mr.Ismail
Habib (Late) on August 25, 1942 at Bombay. It was the first
Muslim Bank of the sub-continent. It was Established with a
Paid up capital of Rs. 2.5millon
BRANCHES:
Numbers of branch of HB L 1437.in the form of 1408 retail
Banking branch 18 commercial banking division 10
Corporate center 1 Islamic banking.
Registered office:
Habib Bank Limited 4th Floor, Habib Bank Tower
Jinnah Avenue Islamabad, Pakistan.
Phone: 051-2872203 &051-2821183
Fax: 051-2872205
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Head office:
Habib Bank Plaza I.I. Chundrigar Road
Karachi – 75650 Pakistan.
Phone: 2418000 [50 Lines]
Fax: 021-921751
Auditors:
Taseer Hadi Khalid & co.
(A member firm of KPMG International)
Sh. Sultan Trust Bidg. No. 2
Beaumont Road
Karachi-75530
Pakistan
A.F. Ferguson & Co.
(A member firm of price water house coopers)
State Life Building 1-C
I. I. Chundrigar Road Karachi
Pakistan.
Audit Committee:
Mr. Sikandar Mustafa Khan
Chairman
Mr. Ebrahim Sidat
Member
Mr. Ansar Hussain Shamsi
Member
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Board of Directors:
Sultan Ali Allana
Chairman
Moez Jamal
Director
Ahmad Jawad
Director
R.Zakir Mehmood
President & CEO
Yasin Malik
Director
Sajid Zahid
Director
Mushtaq Malik
Director
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Sohail Malik
Group Executive, Risk Management
Management
Nauman K. Dar
Group Executive, International Banking
& CEO, Habib Allied International Bank
Plc.,UK
Abid Sattar
Group Executive,
Retail & Consumer Banking
Zafar Aziz Osmani
Group Executive, Human
Resources & Organizational Development
Mudassir H. Khan
Group Executive,
Chief Compliance Officer
Salim Amlani
Group Executive, Audit,
BRR & Investigation
Aslam Gadit
Group Executive,
Asset Remedial Management
Yousuf Nasir
Group Executive,
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Information Technology
Nausheen Ahmad
HBL Secretary
R. Zakir Mahmood
& Head of Law Division
President & CEO
Sima Kamil
Group Executive,
Corporate Banking
Ayaz Ahmed
Group Executive,
Chief Financial Officer
Jamil Iqbal
Group
Executive,
MISYS
/
Business Process Re-engineering
Jamil A. Khan
Group Executive,
Global Operations
Faizan Mitha
Group Executive,
Global Treasurer
Mirza Saleem Baig
Group Executive,
Commercial Banking
Kashif Shah
Group Executive,
Investment Banking
Aly Mustansir
Head of Marketing
& Brand Management
Overview of the Organization
History
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The branches of Habib Bank in Pakistan
HBL Plaza in Karachi
Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founding father, realized the importance of financial
intermediation while he was campaigning for the creation of a separate homeland for the
Muslims of India. He persuaded the Habib family to establish a commercial bank that
could serve the Indian Muslim community. His initiative resulted in the creation of Habib
Bank in 1941, with HO in Bombay (now Mumbai), and fixed capital of 25,000 rupees.
The bank played an important role in mobilizing funds from the Muslim community to
finance the All-India Muslim League's campaign for the establishment of Pakistan. Habib
Bank also played an important role in channeling relief funds to the people hurt in the
communal riots and violence that preceded the departure of the British from India.
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After Pakistan was born in 1947, Habib Bank, at the urging of Governor-General Jinnah,
moved its headquarters to Karachi, Pakistan's first capital. This gave Karachi its first
commercial bank of the newly formed Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The Habib family
owned and managed the bank until the Pakistan government nationalized it on 01 January
1974.
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1951 HBL opened the first of 3 branches in Sri Lanka.
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1952 HBL established Habib Bank (Overseas).
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1956 HBL opened first of 5 branches in Kenya.
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1957 or 1958 HBL opened a branch in Aden.
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1961 HBL opened the first of what would become 6 branches in the UK.
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1964 HBL opened the first of 4 branches in Mauritius and a branch in
Beirut.
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1966 HBL opened the first of 8 branches in the UAE.
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1969 HBL opened first of 3 branches and an OBU in Bahrain. However,
HB’s branch in Aden is nationalized.
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1971 HBL opened an OBU in Singapore and a branch in New York.
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1972 HBL opened the first of 11 branches in Oman. HBL constructed
Habib Bank Plaza in Karachi to commemorate the bank’s 25th
Anniversary.
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1974 The government of Pakistan nationalized HBL and HBL merged
with Habib Bank (Overseas).
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1975 HBL opened a branch in Belgium. HBL also merged with Standard
Bank, a Pakistani bank.
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1976 HBL opened a branch in the Seychelles, the first of two branches in
Bangladesh, and a branch in the Maldives.
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1979 HBL opened a branch in the Netherlands.
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1980 HBL opened a branch in Paris and another in Hong Kong.
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1981 HBL established Nigeria Habib Bank with 40% ownership. HBL
also opened a representative office in Teheran.
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1982 HBL opened a branch in Khartoum.
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1983 HBL opened branch in the Karachi EPZ and a branch in Istanbul.
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1984 HBL established Habib American Bank in New York with a branch
each in Manhattan and Queens, and a US International Banking Facility.
HBL also opened a branch in California.
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1987 HBL opened in Australia.
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1991 The Habib Group established a separate private bank, the Bank AL
Habib, after private banking was re-established in Pakistan. HBL opened a
branch in the Fiji Islands, and took over the Paksistani branches of failed
bank, BCCI.
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1992 In Nepal HBL acquired 20% of Himalayan Bank.
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1995 HBL established a representative office in Cairo.
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1990s HBL established Habib Finance (Australia), and Habib Finance
International Limited, Hong Kong.
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2000 HBL established Habib Canadian Bank.
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2002 On June 13, 2002 Pakistan's Privatization Commission announced
that the Government of Pakistan had granted the Aga Khan Fund for
Economic Development (AKFED), a subsidiary of the Aga Khan
Development Network, rights to 51% of the shareholding in HBL, against
an investment of PKR 22.409 billion (USD 389 million).
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HBL's UK operation came close to being shut down due to regulatory
issues with the Financial Services Authority. The issue was resolved by
converting the operations to a subsidiary. Then Habib Bank Limited and
Allied Bank of Pakistan merged their operations (Habib contributed its 6
branches and Allied its 4), into a new bank, called Habib-Allied
International Bank, in which Habib Bank has a 90.5 percent shareholding,
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while Allied Bank has 9.5 percent. Simultaneously with the transfer of
business to the new bank, both allied and Habib Bank close down all
independent operations in the UK.
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2003 HBL received permission to open a branch in Afghanistan.
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2004 On February 26, the Government of Pakistan handed over
management control of Habib Bank to AKFED. The Board of Directors
was reconstituted to have four AKFED nominees, including the Chairman
and the President/CEO and three Government of Pakistan nominees
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2006 HBL sold the operations that it had established in Fiji in 1991 to
Bank of South Pacific.
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Vision
Simply the vision of Habib Bank is mass banking. At the time of formation it
changed its motto from class banking to mass banking. Expedite the economic
growth of the country through spreading the banking services to the doorsteps of
mass people so that they get institutional financial help and participate in the
economic activities of the country.
Mission
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To be the trendsetter for innovative banking with excellence and
perfection.
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To be the best performing bank in the country and the region.
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To exceed customer expectations through innovative financial products &
services and establish a strong presence to recognize shareholders'
expectations and optimize there rewards through dedicated workforce.
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Keeping ahead of other competitors in productivity and profitability. To
attain budgetary targets fixed in each area of business.
Objectives
Like other business organization the core desire of Habib Bank is to maximize
the profit through saving & loaning money to the life of the common people.
The Objectives of the Habib Bank is given below:
I.
Broad Goal:
As a nationalized commercial organization, Habib Bank belongs to the people.
It implies that it stands for meeting the banking needs of the mass people of
the society.
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II.
Operating Goal:
In compliance with the very nature of the organization, the objective in mind
the bank aims at excelling quality and diversified services. To fulfill its
mission Habib Bank has its main objectives as followings:
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To provide banking services to people.
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To earn profit.
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Act as a media of exchange.
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To contribute to gross domestic product (GDP).
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Maintain a satisfactory deposit mix.
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To promote and boost up business sector inside the country.
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To help to grow entrepreneurship.
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Increase loan portfolio diversification and geographical coverage.
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To mitigate unemployment problem.
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Provide finance specialized services to the export.
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To help to boost economic development.
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To help in development and industrialization of the country
Service Attitudes:
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Habib Bank is a service organization. It will live and prosper on the
quality of service it provides. Hence quality of service must be maintained
at all levels.
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Banks image with people should be identified on the quality and diversity
of services that the people aspire to receive.
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As a dynamic bank it will remain in search of new field of activity in line
with people economic need. Suggestions by customers and other people
shall receive proper attention so as to help identify new activity or
improve upon present activities.
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The bank shall maintain healthy competition with other banks aiming at
excelling services in meeting economic needs of the people.
Nature of the organization
Accepting Deposits
The primary function of HBL is to accept and receive surplus money from the people,
which they willingly deposit with the Bank. Like all other Banks, HBL also take
incitation to attract as much depositor’s as it can. They offer different deposit
schemes to its customers, which includes the following types. These schemes as
follow.
Current Deposits
This type of account is often maintained by the business
Current deposits are those deposits on which Bank offers no interest but it allows the
account holders to withdraw their money at any time they want without giving any
prior notice to the community, which requires large sums of money very often for
their business transaction.
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Profit and loss sharing account (Saving)
Saving deposits or PLS is those accounts on which Bank offers a lower rate of
interest. After the Islamization of the Banking system in the country it has been given
the name of PLS saving account. The Bank undertakes to repay deposits on demand
up to a certain amount.
Fixed deposits
Fixed deposits are those which can be withdrawn only after the maturity period. In this
type of deposits the Bank allows high rates of interest depending on the time period of
deposits. The shorter the period of deposits, the less will be the interest and vice versa.
Making Loans and advances
The second most important function of HBL is to provide financing facility to its
customers. These loans and advances are usually made against document of title to
goods, marketable securities, and personal securities. HBL charges different interest rates
on these loans and advances depending on the terms and conditions settled with the
customers. Following types of loans and advances are made available to the customers.
Demand Finances
Demand finances are those finances which are given to the borrowers for specified period
and can be called back without any prior notice. It is a single transaction finance. It can
be long term, medium term and short term. Mark up is also charge. Here the amount can
be withdrawn once at the time of disbursement.
Running Finance
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HBL provides these finances against the security of current assets like shares, bond, cash
crops like cotton and other cashable commodities. The borrower’s account is opened with
the Bank with the amount of the total loan provided or allowed to the borrower. The
borrower is allowed to withdraw any amount from his account within the specified limit
and interest is charged only on the amount actually withdrawn.
Over Draft
This type of facility is usually given to very loyal clients. This allows them to withdraw
over and above the amount held by them in their account, and interest is charged only on
the amount, which is withdrawn in excess of the amount actually held in their account.
Discounting bills of exchange
Discounting bills of exchange can also be considered as a form of loan because it allows
the holder to get the bill encased before the maturity period. A bill of exchange is usually
issued by the importer of goods to the exporters, which allows them to be paid in their
own currency after three months time. If the exporter needs the money before the
maturity of the bill of exchange, he can get his money from the Bank by discounting the
bill of exchange. The Bank utilizes their surplus funds by discounting the bills of
exchange at their market worth i.e. Bank pay to the holders of the bill on amount equal to
their face value after deducting interest at the current rate for the maturity period of the
bill. Our stated objective of being a premier emerging market bank.
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Business volume
Habib Bank Limited (HBL), Pakistan’s biggest IPO of Rs 12 bn in terms of value,
will be formally listed today at the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE). This listing would
further add Rs 162 bn to the banking sector market capitalization of nearly Rs 3,700
bn if we simply take the offer price of Rs 235/share as a proxy. Pakistan’s banking
sector has already got the biggest share of 29% in the market capitalization of KSE
and with this listing it will increase up to 33%.
We have signaled our positive outlook for the bank in our detailed ‘Pakistan’s
banking jewel’ IPO report on HBL mainly due to 1) our forecasted CY07 ROE of
27% which is also in line with high performing peer banks viz. MCB Bank & United
Bank (UBL) 2) satiating 10% yield on earning assets 3) presence of more than 80%
low cost deposits and mere 4.2% weighted average cost on remunerative deposits 4)
greater market share of fee-based income of 16% vis-à-vis peer banks 5) management
thrust on retail banking 6) strong brand equity. On the flipside, recent draft circular by
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) regarding withdrawal of forced sale value (FSV)
facility on illiquid securities in taking provision coverage against non-performing
loans (NPLs) is a blow to HBL. HBL has relatively low provision coverage against
historical NPLs and we expect the bank to make more provisioning to the tune of Rs
5.2 bn that could impair our CY07 EPS forecast of Rs 26.85/share.
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Product Lines
Services / Products Offered by the bank
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Car to car
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Car Loan
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Credit Cards
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Deposit Accounts
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Bancassurance
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Debit Card
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Phone Banking
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Mutual Funds
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1.
Credit Cards
Welcome to a world of convenience, flexibility and opportunity. The HBL Credit Card
will add simplicity and excitement to your life. Accepted at over 24 million merchants
worldwide, HBL Credit Card makes shopping fun and paying simple. Make the most out
of your shopping experience with your very own HBL Credit Card.
Gold Card
i.
Convenience
ii.
Security
iii.
Affordability
iv.
Cash Advance
v.
Balance Transfer Facility
Green Card
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vi.
Internet shopping
i.
Convenience
Instead of paying with cash, simply present your HBL Credit Card to the
shopkeeper and pay for anything you want.
 Bill Payments
We'll pay your bills on your behalf and charge the amount to your HBL Credit
Card. You can give one-time standing instructions to pay your monthly bills.
Check the amount in your monthly card statement and make the payment with
your regular card payment.
 SMS Alerts
For all transactions, an SMS alert will be sent to you on your mobile phone to
confirm that the transactions have been conducted by you. A nominal fee will be
charged for this service.
 E-Statements
You can enroll for an e-statement with a simple call. An e-statement with details
of all your transactions will be sent to your specified email address every month.
You won’t have to wait for your paper statement any more or have to worry about
storing it.
 Statement by Fax
HBL Credit Card also offers the facility of receiving your card statement by fax.
Just give us a call and your last card statement will be faxed to you at the fax
number specified by you
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ii.
Security.
Your HBL Credit Card ensures your money stays completely secure. You cannot
lose cash if you don’t carry it. In the unlikely event that your card is stolen, call us
at HBL Phone Banking and your card will be blocked immediately.
iii.
Affordability
 Buy Now, Pay Later
HBL Credit Card gives you the flexibility to buy what you want, when you want
and pay for it later. A credit card statement will be sent to you every month with
details of all your purchases. You will have 21 credit free days to make the
payment from the statement date. Please pay at least 3 days in advance if you
make your payment by cheques to allow enough time for clearance.
 Pay As Much As You Want
You have the freedom to pay the entire outstanding amount on your card
statement or as little as 5% of the outstanding balance in your statement. The
remaining amount will be transferred to next month’s statement. A nominal
service charge will be applied to the unpaid amount each month.
 Lower Rate Every Year
Just make sure all your HBL Credit Card payments are made before the due date
and you will benefit from a reduction in the rate of service charges at the end of
each year.
iv.
Cash Advance
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If you require cash urgently, you can go to any specified HBL branch and
withdraw cash at the counter. You can also go to any 1 Link ATM in Pakistan and
more than 780,000 ATMs and financial institutions worldwide displaying the
Visa/Plus logo. You can withdraw cash up to the available cash advance limit on
your HBL Credit Card. For Cash Advance, nominal service charges will be
applied from the withdrawal date.
v.
Balance Transfer Facility
With your HBL Credit Card Balance Transfer Facility, you have the opportunity
to pay off balances you owe to other banks through your HBL Credit Card at
lower service charges.
vi.
Internet shopping
Enjoy a hassle free shopping experience and shop from a choice of online
merchants, all from the comfort of your home. To activate /de-activate the service
please call 111-111-425
2. HBL Car Loan
HBL Car Loan helps you get your preferred car through a simple and hassle-free
process, backed by superior service and support. Now you can drive a car you
always wanted.
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Car Showroom
Car Navigator
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Choice of either a new local/imported car or a reconditioned imported car.
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Repayment options ranging unto 7 years.
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Upton 85% of financing for the car of your choice.
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Insurance at all times for complete peace of mind and security.
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Round the clock support available through
3.
HBL Phone Banking;
PHONE BANKING
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Your bank is just a phone call away. You can now call HBL Phone Banking and save a
trip to the branch. Your query will be resolved in a single telephone call from anywhere
and at anytime.
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You can place your requests and queries, track the status of your repayment/loan
account and avail other value-added services through HBL Phone Banking.
Eligibility Criteria
Salaried
Individuals
Self-Employed
Business persons/Professionals
Citizenship
Pakistani
Pakistani
Age
22-60 years
22-65 years
Minimum
monthly income
Rs. 20,000
Rs. 25,000
Documentation
Salaried Individuals
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Copy of CNIC
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2 recent passport size photographs
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Latest original salary slip and personal bank statement for last 3 months
Self-Employed Business persons/Professionals
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Copy of CNIC
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2 recent passport size photographs
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Bank statement for last 6 months and bank letter confirming details of account
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Proof of business
Home Loan
HBL yet not offered home loan in the future the management of the HBL will
offered Home loan also.
Types of accounts offered by the bank
Term Accounts
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HBL’s Term Accounts are offered in a variety
of tenure with deposits as low as Rs.10, 000.
HBL Advantage Account
Term
Profit
10 year
18%
5 year
15%
3 year
14%
1 Year
12%
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Multiple options for tenure and profit payout
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Loan facility up to 90% of deposit
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Minimum required investment as low as Rs. 25,000
Special Notice Time Deposit
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7 days or 30 days (and over) notice
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Minimum deposit of Rs. 10,000
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Balances less than Rs. 1 million

Balances equal to and greater than Rs. 1 million
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Returns range from 0.75% to 4% depending on notice period and amount
Term Deposit Receipts
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3 month term deposit

Minimum balance of Rs. 10 million

Returns range from 0.75% to 2.25%
IPDC
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
Minimum investment of Rs. 20 million except in the case of 1 month where
minimum investment is Rs. 100 million
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Available in 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, 12 month and 3 year terms

Profit paid on maturity

Rates on IPD are conveyed on a daily basis by the Treasury Division
Remittance Munafa plus Deposit (Certificates)
 Available in 1 year, 3 year and 5 year certificates
 Profit disbursement is monthly, quarterly, bi-annually, annually and on
maturity
 Profit paid on maturity
 Returns range from 7.8% to 11%
Current Account
 Non-profit bearing
 No transaction limits
 Minimum balance of Rs. 10,000. If the average balance falls below this
amount, then service charges will be deducted
No restriction on anyone opening a Current Account (as long as regulatory
guidelines are met)
Basic Banking Account (BBA)
 No minimum balance
 No service charges
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Savings Account
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Profit paid bi-annually

Minimum average balance of Rs. 10,000

5% profit per annum
HBL Value Account

7% profit per annum*

Profit credited every 3 months

Deposit ranges from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 100,000

Flexibility of withdrawals
HBL Supervalu Account

7.25% profit per annum*

Profit credited every 3 months
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Deposit ranges from Rs. 100,000 to Rs. 500, 00
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Flexibility of withdrawals
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Remittance Munafa Plus Saving Account
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Remittance Based (no credit allowed except remittance)
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Daily Basis Product
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Tiered
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Monthly profit
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Minimum average balance of Rs. 10,000
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Less than Rs. 20,000 earns 0.10% profit
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Rs. 1 million and above earns 5% profit
Special Saving Bank Deposit Scheme
 Daily Basis Product
 Tiered
 Monthly profit
 Minimum balance of Rs. 20,000
 Returns unto 8%
Daily Munafa plus Deposit Account
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Daily Basis Product

Tiered

Monthly profit
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Minimum balance of Rs. 50,000
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Returns unto 8%
FC-SB
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Savings Account offered in 3 currencies, USD (US dollar), EUR (Euros) and
GBP (UK pound)
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Tiered product, with rates depending on choice of currency
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To earn profit, minimum balance in USD, EUR and GBP is 1,000
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Interest is payable on a quarterly basis
HYFFD (High Yield Foreign Currency Fixed Deposit)
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Available in 1 month, 2 month, 3 month, 6 month and 12 Month in USD,
EUR and GBP
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Tiered product, with rates depending on choice of currency and term

Profit paid on maturity only. No interim interest is payable.
Tabeer – Children Education:
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An insurance plan that enables parents to cover education and marriage costs.
DEBIT CARD
HBL Visa Debit Card allows you to pay for your purchases directly from your bank
account. You don’t have to carry cash and your monthly statement provides you with a
complete record of all your transactions so you can manage your expenses with ease.

No Interest

Ease & Security
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No Liability
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International Recognition& Acceptability
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Spending Limits
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Free Account Statement
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24 hour Customer Service
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Global Customer Assistance Service
HBL has a long history of being a partner of growth for business and industry. We
provide tailored banking solutions to business customers of all sizes in a wide range of
industries.
We cater to the needs of a broad spectrum of clients. To do this, the business banking
group is segregated by the size of the customer. For customers with an annual turnover
between PKR 50 million to PKR 300 million, our Commercial Banking group provides a
wide range of products that meet specific customer needs.
The Corporate Banking Group focuses on personalized services to large corporate
borrowers who need tailored facilities. The Corporate Bank manages a diverse portfolio,
being an active player in a multitude of sectors including textiles, sugar, leather,
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pharmaceuticals, fertilizer, petrochemicals, power, aviation, automotive, telecom, oil and
gas and FMCGs.
The Investment Banking Group is a market leader. It provides innovative capital strategy
solutions to major local and multinational entities.
HBL offers a wide range of products and services for its business customers. They are as
follows:
Competitors
Local Private Banks in Pakistan

Allied Bank of Pakistan Limited

Arif Habib Rupali Bank Limited

Askari Commercial Bank Limited
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Bank Al Habib
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Bank Al Falah Limited

Faysal Bank Limited
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MCB Bank

United Bank Limited
Foreign Banks in Pakistan
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Citibank NA
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ABN AMRO Bank NV
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HSBC
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American Express Bank Limited
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Emirates Bank
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Doha Bank
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Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi Limited
However Habib Bank feels that its major competitors are as follows:

United Bank Limited (UBL)

MCB Bank

Citibank

Askari Bank
As far as UBL is concerned, Habib Bank feels that it is a competitor because UBL itself
is a sister HBL of Habib Bank as the Abu Dhabi Group has stake in UBL and so there is
always a comparison between them.
Furthermore, Askari Bank is a competitor because of the fact that the product and
services that it offers is fairly similar to that of Habib Bank and its markup rates are
similar as well. MCB, after being privatized has also introduced a wide variety of
services and with its large number of account holders, it is also a big competitor.
Citibank is a foreign bank that has been established in Pakistan for a long period of time
and has introduced a number of first class services and as Habib Bank is also competing
in the services industry, it needs to benchmark its product and services to a bank with a
stature to that of Citibank
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Their Goals and Strategies
United Bank Limited
UBL was established in 1959, to provide banking facilities to the nation, after its
nationalization in 1971, the bank became an inefficient enterprise, however after its
privatization in 2000; the whole face of UBL has been changed.
Today UBL stands on a solid network of more than 1000 branches nationwide and 15
overseas branches and with an experience of 46 years its main goal is to become the
leading bank of Pakistan.
To achieve its goal, UBL has introduced innovative products in the banking sector to
facilitate the general public. It was one of the very first banks to introduce internet and
SMS banking to its customers. It has divided its banking into three divisions, each having
customized products to satisfy the needs of that particular division:

Consumer: for individual customers

Commercial: for small and medium enterprises

Corporate: for large national and multinational companies
These strategies have helped UBL to raise its image in the banking sector. Its long term
credit rating is ‘AA+1’.
MCB Bank
In 1974, MCB was nationalized along with all other private sector banks. This led to
deterioration in the quality of the Bank’s loan portfolio and service quality. Eventually,
MCB was privatized in 1991. The vision of MCB is
‘Challenging and Changing the Way you Bank.’
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The main strategies of the bank have concentrated on growth through improving service
quality, investment in technology and people, utilizing its extensive branch network,
developing a large and stable deposit base and managing its non-performing loans via
improved risk management processes.
In 2006, MCB Bank was awarded the Euro money Award for the ‘best bank in Pakistan’,
which shows its commitment of changing the way you bank.
Askari Bank
Askari Commercial Bank was established in 1992, with the vision of maintaining
excellent standards of banking quality and service, so as to serve its customers better.
With time Askari Bank has also changed its identity, changing its name to a shorter
‘Askari Bank’, a new logo and a new slogan ‘Ask Us’.
Askari Bank has a wide variety of product and services that cater to need of all type of
customers. It also developed a wide variety of products for the ‘Ksaans’ or farmers of
Pakistan, a segment of Pakistani’s neglected by the baking sector of Pakistan. Askari
bank was also the first bank in Pakistan to introduce ATM machines on a third party
basis.
Askari Banks long term rating of ‘AA+’ by Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited
(PACRA) also shows its commitment of developing excellent standard of products and
services for its customers.
Citi Bank
Citi Bank was established in Pakistan in 1990 and since then has been using its
international roots and knowledge to make a name in the Pakistani banking sector. Its
main vision is to provide right financial solutions - every time, all the time and to fulfill
their vision Citi Bank has used its ability to identify market needs and develop products
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which are unique in concept and fulfill customer requirements. Every customer is served
by a versatile team of relationship managers who ensure in-depth knowledge of trends
and opportunities while synchronizing their financial activities.
Some of the innovative products introduced by Citi Bank or the very first time in the
Pakistani Banking sector are as follows:

CitiGold Priority Banking

Photo Credit Card

First to launch Personal Loans in Pakistan

First foreign bank to launch MasterCard in Pakistan

Complaint Tracking System (CTS) launched
Organizational structure
A well-developed and properly coordinate structure is an important requirement for
the success of any organization. It provides the basic framework within which
functions and procedures are performed. Any organization needs a structure, which
provides a framework for successful operations. The operation of an organization
involves a number of activities, which are related to decision making, and
communication of these decisions. These activities must be well coordinated so that
the goals of the organization are achieved successfully.
STRUCTURE OF HBL
At present the Bank operates through one central and 23 Regional Offices and 1439
branches, all over Pakistan. The president and Executives Committee look after the
affairs of the Bank. Each Regional Head Quarter is headed by a Chief Executive and
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assisted by General Manager Operations and General Manager Support Services. The
Regional Head Quarter controls the branches in their area. Overseas operations
consist of 65 main branches, two affiliates, two representative offices and two
subsidiaries. President, from Head Office at Karachi controls the officers of the Bank
with the help of the senior management. Functional responsibilities of the Banks are
broken into seven groups known as 1) International Operations Group2) Corporate
Banking and Treasury Investment Group3) Retail Banking and Operation Group
Finance, Audit and Administration Group5) Assets Remedial Management Group6)
Credit Policy Group7)Corporate Bank, Financial Institutions and Project Finance
Group. In addition to the overall controlling authority, president also manages the
International Operations Group individually. While the Senior Executive Vice
Presidents supervise rest of the functional groups. Each Senior Executive Vice
President is individually responsible for the group which is assigned to him. At the
level of provinces there are Regional Head Quarters headed by Regional Chief
Executives (RCE). Each RCE is assisted by GM operations and GM Support
Services. Branches are also controlled by the RCEs. Circle Offices of the past times
have been removed to reduce Managerial Layers, which were working under the
control of Zonal Offices. This happened as a result of policy of beginning new
changes in the organizational structure.
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Organizational Hierarchy chart
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Chairman
President
Board of Directors
SEVP International
Operation
SEVP Finance, Audit &
Administration
SEVP Corporate Banking
& Treasury
SEVP Asset Remedial
Management
SEVP Retail Banking &
Information Technology
SEVP Credit Policy
SEVP Corporate Banking, financial
institute & Project finance
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Number of employees
HBL Profile:
Habib Bank Limited
Ticker:
HBL
Exchanges:
KAR
2008 Sales:
73,498,000,000
Major Industry:
Financial
Sub Industry:
Commercial Banks
Country:
PAKISTAN
Employees:
14123
Main offices
Habib Bank Plaza I.I. Chundrigar Road
Karachi – 75650 Pakistan.
Phone: 2418000 [50 Lines]
Fax: 021-921751
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Comments on the organizational structure
The purpose of an organizational structure is to help in creating an environment for
human performance. It is then, a management tool and not an end in its own. Although
the structure must define the task to be done, the rules so established must also be
designed in the light of abilities and motivation of the human recourse available. By
analyzing the organizational structure of HBL presence of the following elements can be
found in its structure.
Centralized Decision Making
By looking at the organizational structure of HBL would be found that the structure at
HBL is a critical one. All the decisions are made at the top management level and the
subordinates have to obey these decisions. This trend in the decision making shows a
pattern of rigidity in structure of HBL.
Downward Communication
Communication is the process by which information is exchanged and understood by two
or more people, usually with the interest to motivate or influence the behavior of others in
the organization. Downward communication is the message and information sent from
top management to subordinates in a downward direction. Managers can communicate
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downward to the employees through speeches, massages in HBL publications,
information leaflets, tucked into pay envelops material on bulletin boards, policy and
procedure mandates. The same pattern is followed at HBL. No doubt it’s a very
traditional approach but it can create problems because it ignores the receiver of the
communication because the issuer
Of policies and procedures does not ensure communication. In reality may the messages
communicated downward are not understood perfectly.
Chain of Command
The chain of command is an unbroken line of authority that links all persons in an
organization and shows who reports to whom. By analyzing the organizational structure
it can be found that there is a scalar principle followed with in the Bank because each and
every person knows to whom can one report. The authority and responsibility for
different tasks and duties are different, as well as every one knows the successive levels
of management all the way to the top.
Authority and Responsibility
The chain of command illustrates the authority structure of HBL. Authority is the formal
and legitimate right of the manger to make decisions, issues orders and allocates
resources to achieve organizational desired outcomes. By analyzing the chain of
command of HBL, one can come to the conclusion that, as there is scalar pattern
followed at the organizational setup of HBL therefore it is implied that everyone in his
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position knows that what is one’s authority and what is the responsibility and the
authority it allocated.
Delegation
Delegation is the process, which managers use to transfer the authority and responsibility
to position below in the hierarchy. Most organizations today encourage managers to
delegate authority to the lowest possible level to provide maximum flexibility to meet
customer needs and adapts to the environment. But at HBL no such system prevails the
managers try to keep as much of the authority as they can and if some authority is
delegated it is sure that it will be misused
Plan of your internship program
A brief introduction of the branch
Habib Bank Limited main branch chubara road Layyah is the center of the employee of
different organizations, cotton and grain business. According to its location majority of
its accounts holders are businessmen and employees of different organizations and as
well as it has huge accounts of the farmers those are the brokers of wheat and cotton. This
Branch work under the very experienced Manager Chudary Sarwer.He is very talented
and hardworking person he tries to make hard to improve the progress of the branch by
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leaps and bunds. He manage his employees very efficiently also motivated them
according to his work and encourage them. The employees of this branch are also well
experienced. Every employee of the branch guide the customers properly.As
the
working of the branch is organized so different are made in order to make the working
easier and error free. Every person of the branch done his duty beautifully.
Starting and ending dates of internship
I start my internship at HBL from 10-04-2009 to 10-06-2009. I completed two month in
the HBL and in this two month I get great experience from different departments of the
HBL.
The departments in which I got training and the
duration of training
These are departments where I get training
1. Remittance Department
2. Finance Department
3. Account services Department
4. AgriFinance Department
Sr.#
Name of the Department
Duration
From
To
1
Remittance Department
10-04-2009
25-04-2009
2
Finance Department
26-04-2009
10-05-2009
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Account services Department
11-05-2009
25-05-2009
4
AgriFinance Department
26-05-2009
10-06-2009
Training program
Introduction of all the departments
There are some Names of the departments
1.
Account Department
2.
Remittance Department
3.
Utility bills
4.
CD In charge Department
5.
Finance department
6.
Cash Department
7.
Agri -Finance Department
Detailed description of the department I worked
These are those departments where I worked
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1. Remittance Department
2. Finance/Advance Department
3. Account services Department
4. AgriFinance Department
These are detail of there department.
1. Remittance Department
As it is the function of the Bank to the money to any place where there is a
Bank. It is the most easiest and safe way to send money to any place. Bank
charges menial amount as a commission for the remittance. Here in the Habib
Bank Limited Chubara Road Layyah Branch there is also remittance
Department. There are mostly four methods to remit the money. They Are
i.
Demand Draft (DD)
ii.
Mail Transfer (MT)
iii.
Pay Order (PO)
i.
Demand Draft
It is the most commonly method used for remittance of money. It is very
simple, firstly a form is to be filled in which all details are specified that
where and it which branch the draft is to be sent then the money is depositor
which is called draft and money can by drawn after showing to the bank of the
specified branch of the Bank. Only specified person can draw the money on
that draft. Another method to secure the payment of the draft could be the
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crossing of the draft, which means that it will only be deposited in the payee's
account.
To make it more secured and safe the Bank has coded the amount exceeding
Rs. 15000. Only the banker or the person known the actual amount of the draft
in return bank gets a commission which is its mode of earning.
ii.
Mail Transfer (MT)
The money is transferred through mail. One Branch of the bank sends
advice to the branch of the same bank to credit the account of payee. In this
type of transfer the payee must has the Bank account. For example, now
days PTV's licenses are made all over the Pakistan.
Bank also gets
commission on the mail transfers.
iii.
Pay Order (PO)
Pay order is less expensive method of transfer money. Normally this method
is used to transfer money inside the city. If it is used city wide, it takes a
long time. The bank charge Rs. 10 which is flat fee the pay order and an
excise duty of Rs, 1 per leaf with holding tax of 20% on the sum is also
taken from the party.
Now if the pay order is to be cancelled or duplicate of the pay order is to be
needed is case of misplacement Rs.20 is to be paid.
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2. Finance/Advance Department
This department has been working under the supervision of knowledge
experienced & well qualified banker. Mr. Nadeem who has been serving this
bank for last 22 years.
This department has been playing one of the primary function of the bank
because a bank is the organization that accept deposits & give advances.
Advances department is one of the most sensitive and important departments
of the bank. The major portion of the profit is earned through this department.
The job of this department is to make proposals about the loans.
The Credit Management Division of Head Office directly controls all the
advances. As we known bank is a profit seeking institution. It attracts surplus
balances from the customers at low rate of interest and makes advances at a
higher rate of interest to the individuals and business firms. Credit extensions
are the most important activity of all financial institutions, because it is the
main source of earning. However, at the same time, it is a very risky task and
the risk cannot be completely eliminated but could be minimized largely with
certain techniques.
Any individual or company, who wants loan from HBL, first of all has to
undergo the filling of a prescribed form, which provides the following
information to the banker.
There are basically two types of loans.
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Fund base
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Non-fund base
In fund base the cash is involved while in non-fund base cash is not
involved.
These are following types of advances those are given by the bank.

Cash Finance

Running Finance
Any individual or HBL, who wants loan from HBL, first of all has to undergo the
filling of a prescribed form, which provides the following information to the
banker.
Name and address of the borrower.
a)
Existing financial position of a borrower at a particular branch.
b)
Accounts details of other banks (if any).
c)
Security against loan.
d)
Exiting financial position of the HBL. (Balance Sheet & Income
Statement).
e)
Signing a promissory note is also a requirement of lending, through this
note borrower promise that he will be responsible to pay the certain amount of
money with interest.
Principles of Advances
There are five principles, which must be duly observed while advancing money to
the borrowers.
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Safety
Liquidity
Dispersal
Remuneration
Suitability
a.
Safety
Banker’s funds comprise mainly of money borrowed from numerous customers
on various accounts such as Current Account, Savings Bank Account, Call
Deposit Account, Special Notice Account and Fixed Deposit Account. It indicates
that whatever money the banker holds is that of his customers who have entrusted
the banker with it only because they have full confidence in the expert handling of
money by their banker. Therefore, the banker must be very careful and ensure that
his depositor’s money is advanced to safe hands where the risk of loss does not
exist. The elements of character, capacity and capital can help a banker in arriving
at a conclusion regarding the safety of advances allowed by him.
b.
Character
It is the most important factor in determining the safety of advance, for there is no
substitute for character. A borrower’s character can indicate his intention to repay
the advance since his honesty and integrity is of primary importance. If the past
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record of the borrower shows that his integrity has been questionable, the banker
should avoid him, especially when the securities offered by him are inadequate in
covering the full amount of advance.
It is obligation on the banker to ensure that his borrower is a person of character
and has capacity enough to repay the money borrowed including the interest
thereon.
c.
Capacity
This is the management ability factor, which tells how successful a business has
been in the past and what the future possibilities are. A businessman may not have
vast financial resources, but with sound management abilities, including the
insight into a specific business, he may make his business very profitable. On the
other hand if a person has no insight into the particular business for which he
wants to borrow funds from the banker, there are more chances of loss to the
banker.
d.
Capital
This is the monetary base because the money invested by the proprietors
represents their faith in the business and its future. The role of commercial banks
is to provide short-term capital for commerce and industry, yet some borrowers
would insist that their bankers provide most of the capital required. This makes
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the banker a partner. As such the banker must consider whether the amount
requested for is reasonable to the borrowers own resources or investment.
e.
Liquidity
Liquidity means the possibilities of recovering the advances in emergency,
because all the money borrowed by the customer is repayable in lump sum on
demand. Generally the borrowers repay their loans steadily, and the funds thus
released can be used to allow fresh loans to other borrowers. Nevertheless, the
banker must ensure that the money he is lending is not blocked for an undue long
time, and that the borrowers are in such a financial position as to pay back the
entire amount outstanding against them on a short notice. In such a situation, it is
very important for a banker to study his borrower’s assets to liquidity, because he
would prefer to lend only for a short period in order to meet the shortfalls in the
wording capital. If the borrower asks for an advance for the purchase of fixed
assets the banker should refuse because it shall not be possible for him to repay
when the banker wants his customer to repay the amount. Hence, the baker must
adhere to the consideration of the principles of liquidity very careful.
f.
Dispersal
The dispersal of the amount of advance should be broadly based so that large
number of borrowing customer may benefit from the banker’s funds. The banker
must ensure that his funds are not invested in specific sectors like textile industry,
heavy engineering or agriculture. He must see that from his available funds he
advances them to a wide range of sector like commerce, industry, farming,
agriculture, small business, housing projects and various other financial concerns
in order of priorities.
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Dispersal of advances is very necessary from the point of security as well,
because it reduces the risk of recovery when something goes wrong in one
particular sector or in one field.
g.
Remuneration
A major portion of the banker’s earnings comes form the interest charged on the
money borrowed by the customers. The banker needs sufficient earnings to
meet the following:
a)
Interest payable to the money deposited with him.
b)
Salaries and fringe benefits payable to the staff members.
c)
Overhead expense and depreciation and maintenance of the fixed assets of
the bank.
d)
An adequate sum to meet possible losses.
e)
Provisions for a reserve fund to meet unforeseen contingencies.
f)
Payment of dividends to the shareholders.
h.
Suitability
The word “suitability’ is not to be taken in its usual literary sense but in the
broader sense of purport. It means that advance should be allowed not only to
the carefully selected and suitable borrowers but also in keeping with the overall
national development plans chalked out by the authorities concerned. Before
accommodating a borrower the banker should ensure that the lending is for a
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purpose in conformity with the current national credit policy laid down by the
central bank of the country.
Cash Finance
Cash finance is the biggest loan given to the businessmen, industrialists. After
the proper investigation and documentation these finances are given and
genuine property is pledged as a matter of security. These loans are taken for the
purchase of stocks etc. the bank appoints its staff of two or three persons at the
place where that stock is lying. This is a very common form of borrowing by
commercial and industrial concerns and is made available either against pledge
or hypothecation of goods, produce or merchandise. In cash finance a borrower
is allowed to borrow money from the banker up to a certain limit, either at once
or as and when required. The borrower prefers this form of lending due to the
facility of paying markup/services charges only on the amount he actually
utilizes. If the borrower does not utilize the full limit, the banker has to lose
return on the un-utilized amount. In order to offset this loss, the banker may
provide for a suitable clause in the cash finance agreement, according to which
the borrower has to pay markup/service charges on at least on self or one
quarter of the amount of cash finance limit allowed to him even when he does
not utilize that amount.
Bank also keeps three records of the stock and current position. a notice is
also written at the place that the stock are pledged with the bank To get these
types of loan prior permission from the zonal office of the HBL is also
required the bank gets back its principal amount and also markup for the loan.
The rate of markup is Rs. 0.521/1000 per day.
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Document Required For the Loan
1. Demand Promissory Note DP Note
This document is filled in by the party that promises to pay the amount
whenever it is demanded.
2. Facility Letter
This is the requisition of the finance facilities to the bank by the party.
3. Balance Confirmation
After the approval of loan this letter is written by the party that such amount is
in the account of the party.
4. Letter of Pledge (IB26)
For the getting of the cash finance a letter of pledge is to be given to the bank
that such property is to be pledged with the bank as a security.
5. Letter of Guarantees (IB 29)
A letter for the personal guarantees is also required, in which the guarantee
from a sound person to the party is attached with the application.
6. Agreement for Financing (IB 6)
This agreement for the short term medium term/long term on the markup
basis. At most these are the documents required in attaining of the loan.
Running Finance
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When a customer borrows from a banker a fixed amount repayable either in
periodic installments or in lump sum at a fixed future time, it is called a
“loan”. When bankers allow loans to their customers against collateral
securities they are called “secured loans” and when no collateral security is
taken they are called “clean loans”.
The amount of loan is placed at the borrower’s disposal in lump sum for the
period agreed upon, and the borrowing customer has to pay interest on the
entire amount. Thus the borrower gets a fixed amount of money for his use,
while the banker feels satisfied in lending money in fixed amounts for definite
short periods against a satisfactory security.
This is the most common form of bank lending. When a borrower requires
temporary accommodation his banker allows withdrawals on his account in
excess of the balance which the borrowing customer has in credit, and an
overdraft thus occurs. This accommodation is generally allowed against
collateral securities. When it is against collateral securities it is called
“Secured Overdraft” and when the borrowing customer cannot offer any
collateral security except his personal security, the accommodation is called a
“Clean Overdraft”. The borrowing customer is in an advantageous position in
an overdraft, because he has to pay service charges only on the balance
outstanding against him. The main difference between a cash finance and
overdraft lies in the fact that cash finance is a bank finance used for long term
by commercial and industrial concern on regular basis, while an overdraft is a
temporary accommodation occasionally resorted to.
Demand Financing/Loans
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When a customer borrows from a banker a fixed amount repayable either in
periodic installments or in lump sum at a fixed future time, it is called a
“loan”. When bankers allow loans to their customers against collateral
securities they are called “secured loans” and when no collateral security is
taken they are called “clean loans”.
The amount of loan is placed at the borrower’s disposal in lump sum for the
period agreed upon, and the borrowing customer has to pay interest on the
entire amount. Thus the borrower gets a fixed amount of money for his use,
while the banker feels satisfied in lending money in fixed amounts for definite
short periods against a satisfactory security
3. ACCOUNT DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT: It controls the following activities:
a)
A/C opening.
b)
Issuance of cheque book.
a)
Current a/c
b)
Saving a/c
c)
Cheque cancellation
d)
Cash
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Account opening
The opening of an account is the establishment of banker customer relationship.
Before a banker opens a new account, the banker should determine the
prospective customer’s integrity, respectability, occupation and the nature of
business by the introductory references given at the time of account opening.
Preliminary investigation is necessary because of the following reasons.
i.
Avoiding frauds
ii.
Safe guard against unintended over draft.
iii.
Negligence.
iv.
Inquiries about clients.
There are certain formalities, which are to be observed for opening an account
with a bank.

Formal Application

Introduction

Specimen Signature

Minimum Initial Deposit

Operating the Account
1.
Pay-In-Slip Book
2.
Pass Book
3.
Issuing Cheque Book
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a) Qualification of Customer
The relation of the banker and the customer is purely a contractual one,
however, he must have the following basic qualifications.

He must be of the age of majority.

He must be of sound mind.

Law must not disqualify him.

The agreement should be made for lawful object, which create legal
relationship

Not expressly declared void.
b) Types of Accounts
Following are the main types of accounts
1)
Individual Account
2)
Joint Account
3)
Accounts of Special Types

Partnership account

Joint stock HBL account

Accounts of clubs, societies and associations
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Agents account

Trust account

Executors and administrators accounts

Pak rupee non-resident accounts

Foreign currency accounts1
Issuing of cheque book:
This department issue cheque books to account holders.
Requirements for issuing cheque book
a) The account holder must sign the requisition slip
b) Entry should be made in the cheque book issuing book
c) three rupees per cheque should be recovered from a/c holder if not then debit
his/her account.
Current account
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These are payable to the customer whenever they are demanded. When a banker
accepts a demand deposit, he incurs the obligation of paying all cheques etc.
drawn against him to the extent of the balance in the account. Because of their
nature, these deposits are treated as current liabilities by the banks. Bankers in
Pakistan do not allow any profit on these deposits, and customers are required to
maintain a minimum balance, failing which incidental charges are deducted from
such accounts. This is because the depositors may withdraw Current Account at
any time, and as such the bank is not entirely free to employ such deposits.
Until a few decades back, the proportion of Current Deposits in relation to Fixed
Deposits was very small. In recent years, however, the position has changed
remarkably. Now, the Current Deposits have become more important; but still the
proportion of Current Deposits and Fixed Deposits varies from bank to bank,
branch to branch, and from time to time.
Saving account
Savings Deposits account can be opened with very small amount of money, and
the depositor is issued a cheque book for withdrawals. Profit is paid at a flexible
rate calculated on six-month basis under the Interest-Free Banking System. There
is no restriction on the withdrawals from the deposit accounts but the amount of
money withdrawn is deleted from the amount to be taken for calculation of
products for assessment of profit to be paid to the account holder. It discourages
unnecessary withdrawals from the deposits.
In order to popularize this scheme the State Bank of Pakistan has allowed the
Savings Scheme for school and college students and industrial labor also. The
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purpose of these accounts is to inculcate the habit of savings in the constituents.
As such, the initial deposit required for opening these accounts is very nominal.
Cheque cancellation:
This department can cancel a cheque on the basis of;
a)
Post dated cheque
b)
Stale cheque
c)
Warn out cheque
d)
Wrong sign etc
Cash
This department also deals with cash. Payment of cheques, deposits of cheques
etc.
4.
AgriFinance Department
At HBL Agri Finance we understand the peaks and troughs of farming. That’s
why we have designed our lease, loan and hire-purchase agreements to match
your income situation. On an arable or dairy farm, for example, cash flow is tight
early in the year when you are buying stock and feed. You may have a surplus at
harvest time or when you receive the single farm payment.
We simply arrange to take high repayments when cash flow is good and lower
ones at quieter periods. If necessary, you can even hold off payments during
periods when your income is under pressure.
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Flexible loan
Our lease, loan and hire-purchase agreements do not just apply to farms. We also
help finance equipment used by local authorities, landscape gardeners and sports
clubs in caring for grounds. Unlike buying equipment outright, this allows you to
spread your payments over several yearly budgets. If club membership is an issue,
it means you can spread costs fairly between present and future members. For
more information, contact your local HBL Agri Finance
Area sales executive
Multiple equipment purchase
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If you need a range of different pieces of equipment or vehicles over period of
time, we may be able to arrange a credit line for you. We can make an agreed
amount of finance available to you to draw down (take) as you need. Ask your
Agri Finance area sales executive about credit lines and agency purchasing.
Outright purchase
If you want to buy equipment outright, our hire-purchase agreement is the flexible
and cost-effective alternative to overdrafts or term loans. Full ownership passes to
you at the end of the agreed term. On the other hand, with a loan agreement, you
will own the equipment from the beginning. This can be useful in grant-aided
projects, for example, where you need an invoice in your own name. Hire
purchase and loan agreements offer:

fixed repayments, making budgeting easy;
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repayments which you can time to suit the income pattern
Of your farm;

the option to claim capital tax allowances on the equipment;

interest on your repayments which is tax-deductible ;

A flexible deposit;

VAT which you can claim back immediately on the whole purchase
Price (except for motor vehicles); and

with a hire-purchase agreement, no need for extra security or to repay
On demand (unlike bank loans).
Ask your HBL Agri Finance area sales executive to explain
The benefits to you in detail.
Lease agreements
Leasing is an efficient way of paying for the use of equipment over a set
Period of time. You negotiate the purchase of the equipment you want and we
will pay
The supplier and keep legal ownership of the equipment. You then rent the
equipment from us over an agreed term - from five up to seven years for tractors.
You can then choose from the following options.

Carry on using the equipment for a small yearly rental fee.

Sell the equipment as our agent and keep all the sales proceeds.

Trade it in as a repayment against new equipment.
Other benefits of leasing include:

Fixed rentals making budgeting easy;

Rentals you can time to suit your income;

Using the equipment just as if you owned it;

Rentals which are fully tax-deductible (except for motor vehicles);
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Using an overdraft facility for other purposes;

You do not usually need extra security which you would for a bank loan;
And

a flexible first rental payment.
Your HBL Agri Finance sales executive will tell you more about
The benefits of leasing. Talk to your accountant about which leasing
Product is most suitable for you.
The key to our success is our focus and dedication to agriculture. We know that
our business depends on farming - a unique industry with unique problems and
challenges. As a result, we make it our business to understand the needs of Irish
farmers. Our field service is one of a kind - a team of dedicated area sales
executives, covering the whole country and backed by teams at regional offices.
Our nationwide network of branches means we understand the rural economy.
We always try to make sure our service and products meet your needs. We work
with agricultural dealers and manufacturers to provide a quality service to the
farming community.
Agriculture finance is defined as a subset of rural finance dedicated to financing for
agricultural related activities viz. input supply, production, processing, and
marketing.
understood as the outstanding practice in the particular process or function, i.e.
producing
the best results, among those in the same industry. Rural finance, as defined by the
World Bank(WB Report-2004), includes a range of financial services such as
savings, credit,
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payments and insurance to rural individuals, households, and enterprises, both farm
and
non-farm, on a sustainable basis. It includes financing for agriculture and agro
processing/agribusiness.
Microfinance is the provision of financial services for poor and low income people
and also covers the lower ends of both rural and agriculture finance. It includes
financing
both in rural and urban areas. Consistent with these operational distinctions,
agricultural microfinance can be defined as referring to the overlap of agriculture
finance andmicrofinance dedicated to providing financial services to poor agricultural
households.
Importance of AgriFinance
Availability of agrifinance is a prerequisite for enhancing productivity and
improving standard of living by breaking the vicious circle of poverty of small
farmers. It has been observed that farmers usually utilize the credit facility to meet
short term credit needs mostly for purchase of inputs. The banks are also interested
in extending short term credit. The experience of developed economies shows that
agri/rural credit for investment in the form of machinery, equipment and
infrastructure has played major role in increasing productivity and future cash
flows. Therefore, banks need to increase the supply of credit in the form of medium
to long term investment in the farm and nonfarm sector. Farmers can also avail the
opportunity to transform their lands into mechanized farming units to reduce cost
and increase profitability.
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Structure of the Finance Department
Departmental hierarchy
Finance Department
Chief Executive Officer
(CEO)
Chief Financial Officer
(CFO)
Ayaz Ahmed
Treasurer
Finance director
Investment G.E
Accountant Executive
Budgeting G.E
Auditor Executive
Capital Structure
G.E
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Functions of the Finance Department
Accounting system of the HBL
HBL has some accounting system's functions
• Balance inquire
• Product inquire
• Transaction history
• Statement requests
• Cheque book request
• Stop payment
• Pay order / DD request
• Balance certificate
• Fund transfers
• A/ C maintains
• Verification / generation / change of TPIN numbers
• Utility bill payments
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These are some detailed of these
During the course of daily business of the branch, a number of cheques are
presented by customer for cash payment, though transfer, delivery and clearing
cheques at the counter. Also a number of new accounts are opened and cash is
deposited by the customers. A number of new vouchers are passed by the branch by
debiting, one account and crediting another account.
So in order to ensure that during the day all the transactions have properly been
recorded and they are complete in all respects and are recorded in proper books by
the branch this recording is done on daily basis and maintained by account section.
Balancing the cash book means that all the transactions have properly been
recorded and there is no mistake in any of these vouchers.

Arrangement of voucher.

Preparation of suplimentaries.

Preparation of summary.

Agreement of total of the summary, with the total of transfer book.
To Judge the performance of branches, the Head Office requires periodic statements
from them. Through these statements the top management watches the progress of
the branches and they provide them necessary guidance, The top management
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decisions depend upon these statements also. The following are the important
statements prepared by the account section: 
Balance sheet on daily basis.

Pak account on daily basis.

Provisional income and expenditure statement on monthly basis.
Finance system of the HBL
• Demand finance
• Fixed assets financing (FAF)
• House Finance
• Running finance
• Cash Finance
• Musharika Financing
• LMM Finance (Local Manufactured Machinery)
• Hire Purchase Financing
• Bridge finance
Mobilization of funds
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The business of accepting deposits of money and lending and/or investing of such monies
is an activity governed by specific laws. The Central Bank has, in terms of the provisions
of the Banking Act No. 30 of 1988 or the Finance Companies Act No. 78 of 1988,
authorized the following three categories of institutions to carryon such business:

Licensed commercial banks

Licensed specialized banks

Registered finance companies
Only the following categories of institutions/organizations are exempted from the
requirement to obtain a license from the Central Bank for the purpose of carrying on the
business of.
By these activitires we can mobilized our bank' funds

Improving member services and patronage

Consider use of outside funding

Improving operating efficiency

Promoting patronage

Giving priority to mobilizing member funds

Too much institutional capital
Cooperatives need to find ways to increase member funding, since this provides the
lowest cost, lowest risk form of capital for operations and investment. As government
and donor support continues to decline, increasingly this also becomes the only practical
source of funding for cooperatives. Even where outside support is still available, the
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advantage of increased reliance on member funding is that it gives greater autonomy to
the cooperative and lowers the risk of eventual withdrawal of outside funding.
The strategy for increasing member funding depends on the particular circumstances of
the cooperative, the type of activity it is engaged in and its scale of operation. Among the
strategies to consider are:
Improving member services and patronage
Most strategies for cooperative development require increased funds. The strategy for developing
the cooperative so that it maintains or expands its market position should focus on operational
efficiency and on patronage, on how the cooperative can maintain existing business and attract
more business and new members. Increased patronage provides an important source of member
capital. However, it also usually requires more working capital for the operation of the business
of the cooperative and may require more investment in fixed assets such as buildings and
equipment.
Consider use of outside funding
In simple terms, the higher the institutional and member capital, the more outside lenders such as
HBL and suppliers will be willing to loan funds to the cooperative. Care should be taken in
borrowing, however since the higher the outside funding as a proportion of funds used, the higher
the risk if something goes wrong. (This risk is measured by the gearing ratio - an increased
gearing ratio meaning a higher risk). If more funds are required, a low gearing ratio can be
maintained if member contributions are also increased. For example, if the cooperative owns
$1000 and needs an additional $1000, it will be highly geared (50% gearing ratio4) if all funds
come from a loan. Alternatively, if the cooperative raises an additional $500 from member
funding, the sum to be borrowed would be lower The gearing ratio would then be 25% 5
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representing a considerably lower risk. It is also easier to find a bank or other lender willing to
provide the less risky loan. The interest rate will also often be lower
4
i.e. gearing ratio = 1000 ÷ (1000 + 1000) × 100 = 50%
5
i.e. gearing ratio = 500 ÷ (1500+ 500) × 100 = 25%
Improving operating efficiency
Improving efficiency can be important for the mobilization of funds. It enables a
cooperative to offer more competitive prices, securing and keeping member loyalty.
Funding and efficiency are related. Cooperatives with sufficient funds are able to invest
in training and technology to reduce costs, and to increase or improve production. Well
managed, technologically efficient cooperatives are generally more likely to accumulate
capital.
Promoting patronage
The more members use the cooperative’s services - that is by selling through or buying
from the cooperative - the more funds the cooperative will receive. It is therefore
important for the cooperative to promote patronage. This is most easily achieved when
cooperatives provide services valued by members, offer competitive prices and prompt
payment.
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Giving priority to mobilizing member funds
Most cooperatives will have to rely on member generated funds to finance their
operations. Members’ financial stakes in the cooperative enforce greater accountability of
the cooperative to members, build member participation in decision making and
strengthen cooperative financial self-reliance and operational autonomy. There are a
number of ways in which member funds are obtained. In many cases, increased levels of
funding can be achieved through adjusting these methods:

Non-refundable membership fees upon joining
These fees are often small, but they need not necessarily be so if new members are
buying into a successful business that provides valuable services.

Member shares
All members are required to purchase shares, which are usually the primary source of
member capital. Shares purchased should earn interest and are refundable to the member
upon withdrawal from membership or to his/her heirs in the event of the member’s death.
Shares in some cooperatives can be paid for over time through check-offs from a
member’s transactions with the cooperative. The members share account is credited with
the amount of the deduction.
Many changes in cooperative financing are underway in Europe. These have included the
issue of new classes of shares in addition to member shares, that are weighted on the
.asis of one share, one vote, providing control and governance incentives that result from
cooperative solidarity but not necessarily by the traditional ownership structure. This
technique can attract additional members and capital from those who would otherwise not
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be willing to contribute their capital due to their relative lack of control when capita
entitles each member to only one vote regardless of the members’ investment in the
cooperative. Other changes involve the use of limited company forms of organization for
certain activities undertaken for the benefit of cooperatives and their members. These
activities may include wholesale or other large scale marketing activities.

Retention of surplus.
A surplus arises when the cooperative is able to retain some of the proceeds from sales of
members’ produce or from members’ purchases from the cooperative. This surplus can
either be retained by the cooperative as institutional capita, or paid out in patronage
refunds to members following the close of each year In practice, cooperatives often offer
prices more favourable than those prevailing in the market, creating little surplus and
making it impossible to offer patronage refunds. In other cases, cooperatives are
protected by governments and do not operate in competitive markets, making any surplus
unrelated to competitive performance.
Whenever possible, these practices should be altered either to build up surpluses or
increase patronage refunds and attract new members.

Deferred payments
A surplus creates two opportunities for increasing capital available to a cooperative. One
is the surplus retained, and the other is the patronage refund that is allocated but not
immediately paid out in cash. During the period between the realisation of the surplus
and the cash pay-out of patronage refunds, the cooperative has the use of the cash. Payout may take the form of a share or of an obligation to pay the member in the future.
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Cooperatives in North America have been particularly creative in finding ways of
retaining cash while allocating surpluses. The usual procedure is to issue notes payable
over several years, such as five or seven. The member receives a portion of the allocation
each year, while the cooperative is able to rotate its capital over the same period.

Making member delivery rights transferable
In certain new processing and marketing cooperatives in North America the foundermembers can purchase delivery rights which guarantee that the cooperative will purchase
a given amount of produce each year. They also oblige the member to provide a certain
amount of produce. These rights are freely transferable, which gives them a market value.
This feature gives members an incentive to behave in a manner that maintains and
increases the market value of their rights.
Too much institutional capital
For the majority of cooperatives in developing countries, the possibility of accumulating
too much institutional capital any time soon is small. However, members should be aware
that it is actually possible for the original purpose of the cooperative to be lost if the
amount of institutional capital becomes too large. This may result in the exclusion of new
members, because present members do not want others to benefit from the services
provided and surpluses produced by the capital accumulated. It may lead to strategies for
intentional losses so that the capital accumulated returns to the members in the form of
unrealistic prices for services. It may also lead to the conversion of the cooperative to
another legal form, such as a limited company While this may benefit existing members
by providing them with higher incomes, the members should be aware that many of the
ideals of a cooperative may be lost in the process.
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Generation of funds
The HBL can generated the funds by these sources

Making Finances

Investing in various financial markets
By giving these facilities to their customers we can generates the funds

Positive Return on Loan

Provision of Working Capital

Shifting of funds into Productive Hands

Strengthening Industrializations

Backbone of National Economy
Lending Products:

Running Finance

Cash Finance

Demand Finance

Consumer Finance

PAD
Investment in Financial Markets:
The investment functions are usually performed by Treasury Office of the bank. Treasury
invests deposit for:

Ensuring optimum utilization of Available resources.

Rising additional resources required for Meeting credit demands.

Managing market and liquidity risks.
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Investment Markets
By investing the HBL in the investment market generat the funds easly and efficiently
that a good place for generating the funds by invests the money. These are three Markets
Money Market
1. T-Bill and Govt. Securities
2. Bonds of Provincial Govt.
3. Defense Saving Certificates
4. Mutual Funds etc.
Capital Market
1. Equities e.g. shares and
2. Mutual Funds
3. Bonds
4. Debt Market
Foreign Exchange Market
1. Spot Transactions
2. TOM Transactions
3. Outright Transactions
4. Swap Transactions
Sources of funds
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Banks require funds to support lending. Banks lend to home buyers, credit card
customers, small and medium businesses and institutional clients.
Banks source their funds from customer deposits and wholesale
markets (domestic and international). Since the onset of the global financial crisis in
late 2007, bank funding costs have become a topic of considerable discussion given
their link to retail interest rates. The deposits are the major sources for a commercial
bank. There are two kinds of deposits in a bank including checkable deposits and
non-transaction deposits. Checkable deposits form 9% of the all sources of funds
and non- transaction deposits form 61% of all sources of funds. The other sources
of funds for a bank are borrowings from other banks and bank capital which almost
makes 24% and 6% of the total sources of funds respectively.
When examining banks’ funding, it is important to recognize that it is not free and
the price of funding varies according to a range of factors.
For most of the last decade, banks’ funding sources and the cost of funding has
been relatively predictable. Movements in the Reserve Bank’s cash rate have
generally closely approximated changes in total bank funding costs.
Since the global capital markets crisis in late 2007, the Reserve Bank’s cash rate has
not provided an accurate indicator of changes in bank funding costs. By providing
an overview of bank funding, the paper aims to help explain why this is the case.
 Over the past year, financial markets have experienced a serious global financial
event, triggered by the US sub-prime lending market
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 For banks, the global credit crisis has made it more difficult to access funds and
those funds are more expensive
 No-one is predicting a quick end. There is a possibility that it may take two years
to see conditions in financial markets stabilize.
Debt markets

In terms of funding access, for well-rated institutions (i.e. those with strong
credit ratings) borrowing money in their own name, there is generally
sufficient liquidity in the global debt markets. However, prices remain
elevated.

Funding bank lending through securitization markets, however, is very
strained. There is very little issuance occurring
Funding

About 50% of banks’ funding comes from deposits; a further 25% from
short-term wholesale funding, and 25% from long-term wholesale funding.
Wholesale funding comes both from domestic and global financial markets
(splits will vary from bank to bank).

Short-term funding (excluding bills of exchange) constitutes 64% domestic
issuance and 36% offshore issuance. For long-term funding the spit is 25%
domestic issuance and 75% offshore issuance. (These proportions vary
between banks.)
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
Short-term funding costs have been volatile since August 2007. On several
occasions the 90-day Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW)1 spiked sharply
(August 2007, September 2007, December 2007, February 2008, March
2008, June 2008, September 2008 and October 2008).

Long-term funding costs remain elevated with no evidence of easing.

Since the onset of the financial crisis, net flows into deposit accounts have
been strong, particularly higher yielding personal investment accounts.
Balances in these accounts have increased 19% (annualized) compared to
1% for lower yielding personal transaction accounts.
Market interest rates and the cash rate

A number of factors influence interest rates including changes in the official cash
rate, inflation expectations, credit ratings and the broader global financial
environment. Under normal circumstances, cash rate changes are expressly linked
to market interest rate changes. Over the past year, however, global events have
had a greater influence on market rates.
Interest Rate Margins

Banks’ interest rate margins continue to contract. Interest rate margins for
Australian banks have contracted at a slightly faster pace since the beginning of the
global financial crisis.
1. Global environment
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Over the past year, financial markets have been in the midst of a serious global
financial event caused by the sub-prime crisis in the USA. The Reserve Bank has
commented on the large increase in the delinquency rate on US sub-prime
mortgages which had grown to about 18 per cent of housing loans in the US.
Also, of the $US2 trillion of US residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)
issued to investors in 2006; around a quarter were backed by sub-prime mortgages.
As a result of the global credit crisis, there was a sharp decline in investor appetite
for RMBS, even those of the highest credit quality.
The Reserve Bank said that the increase in risk aversion, and the existence of
considerable uncertainty about where the spreads on these securities will settle, has
meant that traditional investors in RMBS have preferred to wait until more settled
conditions return.
This increased risk aversion has significantly increased the cost of short-term and
long-term funds sourced by financial institutions internationally and in Australia.
Additionally, there has been considerable volatility in the cost of funds.
Financial experts are not predicting a quick end to the current financial scenario,
with some suggesting it will take up to two years to see financial market conditions
stabilize, though there is still uncertainty over whether funding costs will return to
the lower levels they have been in the past.
2. Overview of bank funding
Generally speaking, banks source their funds from deposits (50%) and through
wholesale funding, that is, short-term wholesale funding (25%) and long-term
wholesale funding (25%), in both the domestic and global markets (this split will
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vary from bank to bank). Short-term funding relates to borrowings for up to 12
months while long-term funding includes borrowings of greater than 12 months.
Banks borrow money from global financial markets to facilitate lending to
Australian businesses and households. Borrowing costs for banks short-term and
long-term funding requirements have increased significantly as a result of the
current global financial crisis.
The price or cost that banks pay for funds depends on many factors. These include:
changes in the official cash rate; competition; international events; the credit rating
of
the
bank; and the supply of wholesale funds.
Banks must pay for all funding either though paying deposit interest rates or paying
interest on domestic and global debt. Therefore, to determine a bank’s cost of funds
it is important to conduct a detailed analysis of all funding components and how
these are changing. This is discussed further below.
3. State of the debt markets
For banks with a strong credit rating (i.e. AA or A) wanting short-term funding,
there is generally good liquidity in debt markets but prices remain elevated when
compared
with
levels prior to the financial crisis.
For term funding, markets have been very difficult to access and issuance by banks
has been very low, particularly in the most recent months. Spreads are now at very
high
levels.
Banks rated BBB+ are finding it more difficult to access longer-term funding and
are concentrating more on short-term funds, private placements and deposit growth.
Securitization markets continue to see very low issuance levels. Much of the
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Australian issuance was to the US. Investor interest in securitized assets has
virtually dried up.
Recent initiatives designed to stimulate debt markets include:

guarantee of banks’ term funding;

deposit guarantees; and

Widening the range of securities eligible for its repurchase operations (repos) by
the RBA.
These initiatives align Australia’s response within the context of the broader global
initiatives which are aimed at resolving the financial crisis.
4. Funding
Banks source funds from deposits and through wholesale funding - short-term and
long-term
funds
in
both
the
domestic
and
global
financial
markets.
When the term of any funding arrangement expires, either in domestic and global
markets, banks have to re-finance. Since the onset of the global financial crisis,
wholesale funding costs have increased significantly. Furthermore, interest rate
volatility has increased on these markets and it is widely reported considerable
uncertainty will remain over the next year at least.
Due to the protracted nature of the sub-prime crisis, pressures in financing from the
wholesale market continue.
ABS Financial Accounts shows retail deposits constitute 49% ($665 billion) of
bank funding as at June 2008. Wholesale funding accounts for 51% or $703
billion. Of the short-term funding, excluding bills of exchange (which are not
classified by domestic/offshore), short-term funding is 64% domestic and 36%
offshore. For long-term funding, 25% is domestic and 75% offshore.
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The 90-day bank bill swap rate is commonly viewed as the short-term funding cost
benchmark in the market. The divergence (i.e. spread) of the 90-day from a market
indicator of the cash rate can indicate changes to the banks’ short-term funding
costs. This cash rate ‘market’ indicator is called the 90-day Overnight Index Swap
rate (90-day OIS).
The 90-day OIS is a traded instrument by large treasuries. Its value reflects the
expectation of where the cash rate will be in 90 days (it’s like a futures contract).
Analyzing the spread between the 90-day and the 90-day OIS provides a broad
measure of changes to banks’ short-term funding costs. This spread reflects market
conditions as interest rates incorporate both credit premiums and liquidity in
financial markets. Changes in these measures also reflect banks’ product pricing
and
risk
management.
The chart below shows that the cost of short-term funds has been volatile since
August 2007. On numerous occasions the 90-day has increased significantly
(August 2007, September 2007, December 2007, February 2008, March 2008, June
2008, September 2008 and October 2008).
Banks’ short-term funding costs (i.e. over and above the 90-day OIS) have
significantly increased since the global financial crisis. The chart shows that prior
to August 2007, the cost above the 90-day OIS was about 8-10 basis points. After
August 2007, this spread reached a high of 144 basis points in early October 2008.
Longer term funding costs continue to stay high with little evidence of easing. The
chart below shows the spread to swap2 for banks’ three-year term funding. Recent
pricing for bank issuance remains about 175 bps above swap for three- year terms.
The widening spreads for long term funding are detailed in The Sheet (18 August
2008):
‘As for the cost of longer term funding, the credit spreads the banks have to pay on
their borrowings have been moving steadily wider since the credit crunch began. In
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the domestic market, this is best exemplified in the two and four year parts of the
curve. Bond issuance in May attracted a spread of 47 bps and 95 bps for two and
four years respectively.
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Critical analysis
Financial analysis is the process of identifying the financial strengths and weakness
of the firm by properly establishing relation ship between the items of balance sheet
and profit and loss account, in order to make rational decision in keeping with the
objective of the organization, for that purpose the management use analytical tools.
To evaluate the financial condition and performance of the business entity, the
financial analyst needs to perform "checkups" on various aspects of the business
financial health.
A tools frequently used during these checkups is a financial ratio analysis, which
relates two piece of financial data by dividing one quantity by the other we
calculate ratios because in this way we get a comparison that may prove more
useful than the raw number by themselves. The business itself and outside providers
of capital (creditors and investors) all undertake financial statement analysis. The
type of analysis varies according to the specific interest party involved. The nature
of analysis is depending at the purpose of analyst.
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Balance Sheet
As at December 31, 2008
2006
2007
2008
Rupee's
in 000
cash and balances with treasury banks
32465976
39683883
39631172
balances with other banks
6577017
3807519
4043100
lending’s to financial institutions
21081800
1051372
4100079
investment-net
63486316
113089261
96256874
advances-net
198239155
218960598
262510470
operating fixed assets
9054156
16024123
17263733
deferred tax assets-net
172373
0
0
other assets-net
11031450
17868761
19810476
342108243
410485517
443615904
Bills payable
7089679
10479058
10551468
borrowings
23943476
39406831
22663840
deposits and other accounts
257461838
292098066
330274155
sub-ordinate loan
1597440
479232
0
liabilities against assets subject to finance lease
0
0
0
deferred tax liabilities-net
0
1180162
437137
other liabilities
11171496
11722493
21253250
301263929
355365842
385179850
40844314
55119675
58436054
Share capital
5463276
6282768
6282768
Reserves
24662426
34000638
36768765
Unappropraited profit
5530973
5130750
9193332
35656675
45414156
52244865
5187639
9705519
6191189
Liabilities
Net assets
Represented by:
Surplus on revaluation pf assets-net of tax
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40844314
55119675
58436054
Profit and Loss Account
For the year ended December31, 2008.
2006
2007
2008
Mark-up/ return / interest earned
25778061
31786595
40043824
Mark-up/ return / interest expensed
4525359
7865533
11560740
Net mark-up/ interest income
21252702
23921062
28483084
Provision for diminution in the value of investments-net
121197
105269
2683994
Provision against loans and advances-net
1014540
2959583
1335127
Bad debts written off directly
47000
199
0
1182737
3065051
4019121
20069965
20856011
24463963
Fee, commission and brokerage income
2311235
2634610
2866729
Dividend income
811801
632300
617554
Income from dealing in foreign currencies
692010
693408
727564
Gain on sale of securities-net
605865
1500865
740429
Net mark-up/ interest income after provision
Non mark-up/ interest income
Unrealized loss on revaluation of investments
-13105
-103198
Other income-net
classified as held for trading
570505
1000149
942362
Total non-mark-up/ interest income
4991416
6448227
5791440
25061381
27304238
30255403
Administrative expenses
6482592
5426116
7546878
Other provisions/ (reversal)-net
11411
-3743
10120
Other charges
66708
573830
830839
Total non-mark-up/ interest expense
6560711
5996203
8387837
Extra ordinary/ unusual item
0
0
0
Profit before Taxation
18500670
21308035
21867566
Taxation - Current year
Non-mark-up/ interest expense
5701443
6442356
7341257
- Prior years
593497
-1294473
-864824
- Deferred
63332
894590
16533
6358272
6042473
6492966
12142398
15265562
15374600
Profit after Taxation
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Unappropriated profit brought forward
4990260
5530973
5130750
Transfer from surplus on revaluation of fixed assets-net of tax
32166
11855
21319
5022426
5542828
5152069
Profit available for appropriation
17164824
20808390
20526669
Basic and diluted earnings per share - after tax
23.4
24.3
24.47
Balance Sheet
Vertical Analysis
Balance Sheet
As at December 31, 2008
2007
2008
cash and balances with treasury banks
39683883
39631172
balances with other banks
3807519
landings to financial institutions
2007
2008
%
%
9.67
8.93
4043100
0.93
0.91
1051372
4100079
0.26
0.92
investment-net
113089261
96256874
27.55
21.70
advances-net
218960598
262510470
53.34
59.18
operating fixed assets
16024123
17263733
3.90
3.89
deferred tax assets-net
0
0
0.00
0.00
other assets-net
17868761
19810476
4.35
4.47
410485517
443615904
100.00
100.00
Bills payable
10479058
10551468
2.95
2.74
borrowings
39406831
22663840
11.09
5.88
deposits and other accounts
292098066
330274155
82.20
85.75
sub-ordinted loan
479232
0
0.13
0.00
liabilities against assets subject to finance lease
0
0
0.00
0.00
deferred tax liabilities-net
1180162
437137
0.33
0.11
other liabilities
11722493
21253250
3.30
5.52
355365842
385179850
100.00
100.00
55119675
58436054
6282768
6282768
Liabilities
Net assets
Represented by:
Share capital
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Reserves
34000638
36768765
Unappropraited profit
5130750
9193332
45414156
52244865
9705519
6191189
55119675
58436054
Surplus on revaluation pf assets-net of tax
Balance Sheet
Horizontal Analysis
Balance Sheet
As at December 31, 2008
2006
2007
2008
2006
2007
2008
Rupee's in 000
%
%
%
cash and balances with treasury banks
32465976
39683883
39631172
100
22.23
22.07
balances with other banks
6577017
3807519
4043100
100
-42.11
-38.53
lending’s to financial institutions
21081800
1051372
4100079
100
-95.01
-80.55
investment-net
63486316
113089261
96256874
100
78.13
51.62
advances-net
198239155
218960598
262510470
100
10.45
32.42
operating fixed assets
9054156
16024123
17263733
100
76.98
90.67
deferred tax assets-net
172373
0
0
100
-100.00
-100.00
other assets-net
11031450
17868761
19810476
100
61.98
79.58
342108243
410485517
443615904
100
19.99
29.67
Bills payable
7089679
10479058
10551468
100
47.81
48.83
borrowings
23943476
39406831
22663840
100
64.58
-5.34
deposits and other accounts
257461838
292098066
330274155
100
13.45
28.28
sub-ordinted loan
1597440
479232
0
100
-70.00
-100.00
liabilities against assets subject to finance lease
0
0
0
100
0.00
0.00
deferred tax liabilities-net
0
1180162
437137
100
0.00
0.00
other liabilities
11171496
11722493
21253250
100
4.93
90.25
301263929
355365842
385179850
100
17.96
27.85
40844314
55119675
58436054
5463276
6282768
6282768
Liabilities
Net assets
Represented by:
Share capital
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Reserves
24662426
34000638
36768765
Unappropraited profit
5530973
5130750
9193332
35656675
45414156
52244865
5187639
9705519
6191189
40844314
55119675
58436054
Surplus on revaluation pf assets-net of tax
Vertical Analysis
Profit and Loss Account
For the year ended December31, 2008.
2007
2008
2007
2008
Mark-up/ return / interest earned
31786595
40043824
100
100
Mark-up/ return / interest expensed
7865533
11560740
24.745
28.87
Net mark-up/ interest income
23921062
28483084
Provision for diminution in the value of investments-net
105269
2683994
0.3312
6.7026
Provision against loans and advances-net
2959583
1335127
9.3108
3.3342
Bad debts written off directly
199
0
0.0006
0
3065051
4019121
20856011
24463963
65.613
61.093
Fee, commission and brokerage income
2634610
2866729
40.858
49.499
Dividend income
632300
617554
9.8058
10.663
Income from dealing in foreign currencies
693408
727564
10.753
12.563
Gain on sale of securities-net
1500865
740429
23.276
12.785
Net mark-up/ interest income after provision
Non mark-up/ interest income
Unrealized loss on revaluation of investments
-13105
-103198
-0.2032
-1.7819
Other income-net
classified as held for trading
1000149
942362
15.51
16.272
Total non-mark-up/ interest income
6448227
5791440
100
100
27304238
30255403
Administrative expenses
5426116
7546878
35.545
49.087
Other provisions/ (reversal)-net
-3743
10120
-0.0245
0.0658
Other charges
573830
830839
3.759
5.404
Total non-mark-up/ interest expense
5996203
8387837
39.279
54.556
Extra ordinary/ unusual item
0
0
0
0
Profit before Taxation
21308035
21867566
139.58
142.23
Taxation - Current year
6442356
7341257
42.202
47.749
-1294473
-864824
-8.4797
-5.625
Non-mark-up/ interest expense
- Prior years
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- Deferred
894590
16533
5.8602
0.1075
6042473
6492966
39.582
42.232
Profit after Taxation
15265562
15374600
100
100
Unappropriated profit brought forward
5530973
5130750
Transfer from surplus on revaluation of fixed assets-net of tax
11855
21319
5542828
5152069
20808390
20526669
Profit available for appropriation
Basic and diluted earnings per share - after tax
24.3
Horizontal Analysis
24.47
Profit and Loss Account
For the year ended December31, 2008.
2006
2007
2008
2006
2007
2008
Mark-up/ return / interest earned
25778061
31786595
40043824
100
23.31
55.34
Mark-up/ return / interest expensed
4525359
7865533
11560740
100
73.81
155.47
Net mark-up/ interest income
21252702
23921062
28483084
100
12.56
34.02
100
Provision for diminution in the value of investments-net
121197
105269
2683994
100
-13.14
2114.57
Provision against loans and advances-net
1014540
2959583
1335127
100
191.72
31.60
Bad debts written off directly
47000
199
0
100
-99.58
-100.00
1182737
3065051
4019121
100
159.15
239.82
20069965
20856011
24463963
100
3.92
21.89
Fee, commission and brokerage income
2311235
2634610
2866729
100
13.99
24.03
Dividend income
811801
632300
617554
100
-22.11
-23.93
Income from dealing in foreign currencies
692010
693408
727564
100
0.20
5.14
Gain on sale of securities-net
605865
1500865
740429
100
147.72
22.21
-13105
-103198
Net mark-up/ interest income after provision
Non mark-up/ interest income
Unrealized loss on revaluation of investments
classified as held for trading
Other income-net
570505
1000149
942362
100
75.31
65.18
Total non-mark-up/ interest income
4991416
6448227
5791440
100
29.19
16.03
25061381
27304238
30255403
100
8.95
20.73
Administrative expenses
6482592
5426116
7546878
100
-16.30
16.42
Other provisions/ (reversal)-net
11411
-3743
10120
100
-132.80
-11.31
Other charges
66708
573830
830839
100
760.21
1145.49
Total non-mark-up/ interest expense
6560711
5996203
8387837
100
-8.60
27.85
Extra ordinary/ unusual item
0
0
0
Profit before Taxation
18500670
21308035
21867566
100
15.17
18.20
Taxation - Current year
5701443
6442356
7341257
100
13.00
28.76
- Prior years
593497
-1294473
-864824
100
-318.11
-245.72
- Deferred
63332
894590
16533
100
1312.54
-73.89
Non-mark-up/ interest expense
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6358272
6042473
6492966
100
-4.97
2.12
Profit after Taxation
12142398
15265562
15374600
100
25.72
26.62
Unappropriated profit brought forward
4990260
5530973
5130750
Transfer from surplus on revaluation of fixed assets-net of tax
32166
11855
21319
5022426
5542828
5152069
Profit available for appropriation
17164824
20808390
20526669
Basic and diluted earnings per share - after tax
23.4
24.3
24.47
RATIO ANALYSIS
Ratio Analysis is an important and age-old technique of financial analysis. Ratios are
important and helpful in the reference that:

These simplify the comprehension of financial statement and tell the
whole story of changes in the financial conditions of the business.

These provide data for inter-firm comparison. The ratios highlight the
factors associated with successful and unsuccessful firms, also reveal
strong and weak firms.

These help in planning and forecasting, these can assist management in its
basic functions of forecasting, planning, coordination and control.

These help in investment decision in case of investor and lending decision
in case of Bankers etc.
However, the ratios are only indicators, they cannot be taken as final regarding
good and bad financial position of the business other things have also to be seen.
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1. RETURN ON EQUITY
Dividing profit after taxation by share holder’s equity. ROE compares net profit
after taxes to the Share holder’s Equity.
This ratio is calculated as:
ROE=Profit after taxes/Share holder’s Equity
2008
=
29.42%
2007
=
33.61%
2. RETURN ON ASSETS:
This ratio shows the efficiency of organization that how efficiently utilizes their
assets. This ratio relates profits to assets.
It is calculated as:
Profit after Tax/Total Assets
2008
=
3.60%
2007
=
4.60%
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3. EARNING PER SHARE:
N.P.A.T
÷
No. Of outstanding shares
2008
=
24.47%
2007
=
24.30 %
4. RETURN ON DEPOSIT:
N.P.A.T * 100
÷
Total Deposit
2008
=
4.65 %
2007
=
5.22 %
5.CASH/DEPOSIT RATIO:
“This ration is obtained by dividing cash by current liabilities / liabilities”.
This ratio shows that the cash is enough for payment of current liabilities or not.
It is calculated as cash Ratio=Cash/current liabilities
Or
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=Cash/Total Deposit
2008
= 11.99 %
2007
= 13.58 %
6. INTEREST INCOME/TOTAL INCOME RATIO:
Interest Income
÷
Total Income
2008
=
87.36 %
2007
=
83.13 %
7. NET PROFIT MARGIN:
This ratio measure the firm’s profitability of sales/ interest earned after taking
account of all expenses and income taxes.
This ratio can be calculated as:
Net profit margin ration= Net Profit after taxes / interest earned *100
2008
=
33.54%
2007
=
39.92 %
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8. AVERAGE PROFIT PER BRANCH:
Profit Net
÷
No. Of Branches
2008
=
Rs. 14,984,990.25
2007
=
Rs. 14,878,715.4
9. OPERATING EXPENSE RATIO:
Non markup expense
÷
Gross income
2008
=
27.72 %
2007
=
21.96 %
10. TOTAL ASSET TURNOVER:
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Interest/markup earned*100
÷
2008
=
9.02 %
2007
=
7.74 %
Total asset
11. RISK ASSETS TURNOVER:
Net interest income after provision
÷
2008
=
65.98 %
2007
=
68.11%
Risk assets
12. ADVANCES TO TOTAL DEPOSITS:
This ratio show that how much efficiently the bank advances the deposits of their
customer to borrower.
It is calculated as.
Advances deposit ratio = Advances/ deposit
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2008
=
79.48 %
2007
=
74.96 %
13. DUE FROM BANK TO DUE FROM BANK:
Landing to financial institution* 100
÷
2008
=
18.09 %
2007
=
2.66 %
Borrowing from financial institution
Organization analysis in comparison with its industry (or with its competitors)
Competitive advantage spells out the ‘uniqueness' of the organization vis-à-vis its
competitors. so the HBL also have uniqueness in its dealing with customers and
also have uniqueness in his strategy with other their competitors. Business analysis
is imperative for the organization to ascertain the mood and the conditions for
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starting or consolidating a business venture. Business strategy analysis involves
analysis of the organizational strategy to create a sustainable competitive advantage
primary objective of competitor analysis is to understand and predict the rivalry, or
interactive market behavior, between firms in their quest for a competitive position
in an industry. Therefore the HBL also always analyze their competitors Banks
Toward this end, researchers have examined factors that influence competitive and
patterns of entry into and exit from rivals' markets However, researchers have
made limited effort to investigate the prebattle competitive relationship between
rivals and the extent to which it may predict rivalrous behavior in the market. This
omission is due partly to the restricted conceptual treatment of competitor analysis,
which has not fully incorporated the essential antecedents that affect a firm's
competitive activity, let alone considered them in an integrated way.
Intensity of rivalry, one of Porter's (1980) well-known five forces driving
competition, has remained mainly a theoretical construct confined to the industry
level. In terms of analyzing firms competing in an industry, the strategic-group far
the most popular and relevant. However, researchers who use this approach have
largely ignored the market context in which competitors carry on their battles and
the extent to which two firms actually compete directly against each other.
Although the marketing literature recognizes the importance of the market context,
its contribution has been primarily in analyzing competitors and competition at the
brand or individual-market level rather than at the firm level. Other approaches
usually represent a high degree of abstraction and rely primarily on managers' or
researchers' subjective perceptions, which often are too remote to be linked to
competitive behaviors in the market Thus far, some of the most fundamental
questions in competitor analysis have remained unexplored 1985). For example,
how can researchers studying competition differentiate among players in an
industry to explain each player's market behaviors? How can a firm, before
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launching an attack, assess its prebattle relationship with a given rival and the
resultant likelihood that this rival would retaliate? How can a firm gauge which
opponent is most likely to attack its markets? How can strategists differentiate
among a set of competitors to allow the firm to allocate appropriate resources and
attention to each? Finally, although the importance of competitor analysis and
interfirm rivalry is well recognized, there has been no systematic attempt to
integrate
the
two
topics.
This article seeks to provide a conceptual link by proposing two firm-specific,
theory-based constructs: the market commonality and the resource similarity
between a given pair of competitors. Taking the firm as the basis for analysis, I
argue that each firm has a unique market profile and resource endowment and that a
comparison with a given competitor along these two dimensions will help to
illuminate the competitive relationship between them and to predict how they may
attack (or respond to) each other in the market. This firm-specific conceptualization
also leads to the idea of competitive asymmetry, the notion that a given pair of
firms may not pose an equal threat to each other. I first offer a number of
propositions that use market commonality and resource similarity to predict
competitive attack and response. I also propose measures to assess market
commonality and resource similarity along with a demonstration of how such
measures could be implemented. The article ends with a number of implications for
research and practice.
Future prospects of the organization.
The structure of the Banking markets has changed radically over the last decade while in
contrast the futures markets more or less maintained the status quo. But now the futures
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markets are in catch-up mode as evidenced by the emergence of some dark pools and,
Banking firms are beefing up their technology to take advantage of what is coming down
the pike. For the future aspects the HBL should be make itself active and also efficient
and effective in the banking field and get the competitive advantage. That when occur
truly when the HBL produce new products and services to their customers. The HBL
should also introduce the new technologies in the Banking field before their competitors
and provide the facilities to their customers and get the customer's loyalty . The HBL
should also provide the better service than their competitors and also should give the full
response in the any branch.
The HBL also should improve their computerized system in the bank and the bank in the
future also want to trained their employees in any technology and also will provide the
new technology that facilitate the customers of the HBL
SWOT analysis of organization in the business sector
HBL is considered to be a very sound bank in the financial circles. The bank where
the customers can safely keep their money as long as they want. In SWOT analysis
the best strategies accomplish in organization’s mission by: 1.Exploiting
opportunities and strengths.2.Neutralizing its threats and3.Avoiding its weaknesses.
Following is a list of SWOT of HBL
Strengths
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A skill or capability that enables HBL to conceive and implement its
strategies.
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The officers of HBL are considered as one of the most able professionals in
the banking world.
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I observed that HBL employees interact with their clients as if they are their
personal friends and discuss about their problems as their own.
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HBL has got a reliable and easy to use internal computer system. Every
information regarding the transactions in customers’ deposits has been
computerized.
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HBL maintained its data properly.
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HBL has very good security system.
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HBL is the larger commercial bank in Pakistan with the network of over 1439
domestic and international branches.
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Being the pioneer of banking in Pakistan, HBL is the oldest and is the richest
in experience.
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HBL focuses on consumer banking by lucrative schemes, products and
services suiting best to the wants and demands of the customers.
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HBL has opened all its branches at commercial areas so that the customers or
clients face no problems in reaching to the bank.
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The band is always on the look to improve its services both to the domestic as
well as overseas customers.
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Human resources development and introduction of new technology towards
modern banking.
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24 hours cash access and safe payment products for high value transaction.
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Having potential to encounter the competitive environment in the market.
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Veteran and experience private management group also involved in other
interests like, textile and cement industry.
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Customer enjoys the services at the residential localities.
Weaknesses
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Highest number of branches effecting the proper maintenance and difficulty in
providing same working environment at the each branch
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Poorer system of recovery of the system is a threat to bankruptcy.
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Lack of customer feed back.
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Low job satisfaction.
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Poor ATM’s Service
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Inconsistency in efficiency and working atmosphere due to the largest of
branches.
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Sense of insecurity in the employees serving at low profitable branches due to
the down sizing.
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Females feel uneasy in an environment among the male workers.
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Victim of political, legal and socio-cultural pressures
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.Lack of professionalism in the branch employees mostly.
Opportunities
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Huge untapped market potential in consumer banking
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In opportunity exist, in form of opening of ladies banking section within the
branch which is entirely a new idea and it will attract customer.
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Opportunity for developing value added services combined with corporate
banking relationships, cash management services to large and medium sized
corporate clients.
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Growing policies of government on business and commerce sector provide
HBL opportunities to take advantages of these policies to meet efficiently with the
business people to solve their problems with the instant cash and financing
facilities.
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Govt. is taking very bold steps to promote IT in Pakistan. HBL has an
opportunity to improve in technology.
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Large international network which principally focuses on trade finance with
Pakistan can be utilized to tap trade activities in other markets. In addition, services
such as cross border / offshore financing for corporate customers can be enhanced.
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Customer feedback on different products and accounts has really improved the
bank performance and encourage the atmosphere for other future policies.
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HBL also has an opportunity to expand its new technological advancement
like; tele banking and internet banking facilities in order to serve the customer more
efficiently, specially
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E-banking facility is also a new opportunity which is a flourishing business in
foreign countries and can also be here, if HBL takes the initiatives.
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Further reduction in intermediation costs possible, with improving technology.
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Due to efficient and veteran management group, HBL can also improve Ill
and expand its foreign operation successfully.
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Habib Bank Limited provides opportunity to utilize its skills and efficiencies
in leasing business.
Threats
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An area in the environment that increases the difficulties the organization’s
achieving high performance.
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Consolidation in the banking sector resulting in increased competition.
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Shortage of trained and specialized staff at lower executive and officer levels
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The threat of inconsistency and government policy regarding to business and
economics sectors, specially political and regional situation which makes the
environment uncertain.
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Growing global technological advancement.
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Strict regulation by government over credit facilities to the customers as Ill as
to meet the prudential.
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Loss of confidence of overseas customers due to freezing of accounts.
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Facing more competition by foreign banks in the market.
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Foreign banks are flourishing in field of consumer financing.
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Also the increasing operation of private banks.
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Highly attractive and advance services by foreign banks to their customers.
Conclusion & recommendations for improvement
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Recommendation I Propose
1)
I will give following suggestions for the better function of the Bank:
2)
The management should provide better arrangement for the employees.
3)
The daily newspapers and journals should be provided to the employees
and customers visiting there.
4)
A separate hajj applications acceptance counter should be provided to
overcome inconveniences faced by the customers.
5)
A separate ladies counter should be there
6)
The Bank management should be very careful while granting the loans.
7)
Personal interests should not be given importance and customers
8)
Personal credit worthiness must be carefully scrutinized public relation
desk should be established in each and every branch for guidance as well as
redresses of grievance of customers at the spot.
9)
Online Banking should be introduced in all the branches.
10)
Aggressive publicity campaign must be introduced through press and
Electronic media for new products and scheme by initiating vigorous marketing
policy.
11)
New talent / professionals should be hired to coupe with the competitive
demand in the industry.
12)
Information technology should be introduce in all the branches to
enhance the efficiently.
13)
The commission on government rashed enhanced / made rational to
increase the Banks profitability.
14)
The financial statement should be made more transparent and reliable.
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15)
Consumer financing should be initiated to capture the market share.
16)
Employee’s induction, promotion and transfer should always be made on
merit.
17)
To motivate the employees their remuneration / salaries should be made
at par with top tier Banks.
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Reference & Sources used (Should be provided in APA
format)
I collect this information from,
1. Habib Bank Limited of Pakistan, Annual Reports
2. State Bank of Pakistan Prudential Regulation for Corporate and Commercial
Banking.
3. State Bank of Pakistan BPRD Circulars
4. Dawn Newspapers for updated information
5. Instruction Circulars of National Bank Limited
6. Economic Reviews for Banks and their activities
7. State Bank of Pakistan, Website, http://www.sbp.gov.pk
8. Habib Bank's website, http://www.hbl.com
I also visit & complete 8 weeks internship in Habib bank of Pakistan Main
Chubara
Road Layyah for collecting data.
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Annexes
List of Annexes
Annex 1
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Overview of the organization
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Brief history
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Nature of the organization
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Business volume
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Product lines
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Competitors
Annex 2
 Organizational structure
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Organizational Hierarchy chart1
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Number of employees1.
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Main offices
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Comments on the organizational structure
Annex 3
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Plan of your internship program
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A brief introduction of the branch where you did your internship
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Starting and ending dates of your internship
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The departments in which you got training and the duration of your training
Annex 4
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Training program
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Introduction of all the departments
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Detailed description of the department you worked in OR Detailed description of
the project assigned.
Annex 5
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Structure of the Finance Department
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Department hierarchy
Annex 6
 Accounting system of the organization
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Finance system of the organization
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Use of electronic data in decision making
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Mobilization of funds
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Generation of funds
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Sources of funds
Annex 7
 Critical analysis
 Ratio analysis
 Horizontal & vertical Analysis
 Organization analysis in comparison with itscompetitors)
 Future prospects of the organization.
Annex 8
 SWOT analysis of organization in the business sector
Annex 9
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Conclusion & recommendations for improvement
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Reference & Sources used
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