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INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. “ Financial management is that managerial activity which is concerned with the planning and controlling of the firm’s financial resources .”. OBJECTIVE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT “Financial management is that managerial activity which is concerned with the planning and controlling of the firm’s financial resources.”
OBJECTIVE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Objective: To ensure that the various financial decisions are taken in such a way that they result in the maximization of shareholders’ wealth. The three major financial decisions are: (a) Financing Decision (b) Investment Decision (c) Dividend Decision
FUNCTIONS OF A FINANCE MANAGER • To explore profitable avenues for investment. • Mobilization of funds • To ensure proper deployment of funds and control over the use of funds • To achieve the right balance between risk and return. • To decide the optimal dividend payout ratio • To ensure that the liquidity of assets is maintained.
Interface Between Finance & Other Functional Areas • Marketing-Finance Interface • Production-Finance Interface • HR-Finance Interface • Linkage With the Functions of the Top Management
Forms of Business Organizations Sole Proprietorship Partnerships Companies
Sole Proprietorship - A business owned by a single person. • The owner realizes all profits and bears all the losses. • No distinction between business and personal income and all business is taxed as personal income. • Simplest form of business, subject to minimal regulation. Disadvantages: • The owner has unlimited personal liabilities. • These firms cannot raise external capital which results in lack of growth.
Partnerships - A business owned by two or more persons. - The partners bear the risks and reap the rewards of the business. - A partnership comes into existence with the execution of a partnership deed - They are governed by the Indian Partnership Act, 1932. - These firms can benefit from the varied experience and expertise of the partners and draw on their combined capital resources. Disadvantages: • Personal liabilities of the partners are unlimited. • Ability to raise external funds is limited • The life of the firm depends on the agreement between the partners.
Companies • A company is collectively owned by the shareholders, who assign the task of management to their elected representatives called the directors. • It is a distinct legal “person” separate from its owners (i.e shareholders). • It can own assets, incur liabilities, enter into contracts, sue and can be sued in its name. • The liability of a company is limited to the share capital subscribed to by them. • A company can be either a private company or a public limited company.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK • Industrial Policy • Industrial Licensing Provisions and Procedures • Regulation of Foreign Collaborations and Investments • Foreign Exchange Management Act • Companies Act, 1956