MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

24.11.2012

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

RELIANCE CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

‘H’ Block, 1st Floor, Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City, Koparkhairne, Navi Mumbai - 400710, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2011

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

24.02.1995

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-220793

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs. 107.100 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U65910MH1995PLC220793

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMR027433G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACR2668G

 

 

Legal Form :

A Closely Held Public Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

The Company's principal activity is to act as an investment manager to Reliance Mutual Fund ( the Fund'), to provide Portfolio Management Services ('PMS') to clients under Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

 

 

No. of Employees :

Information declined by management

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A (63)

 

RATING

STATUS

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Fairly Large

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 44000000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a well established and reputed company having fine track. Latest financials i.e. 2011-12 are missing from the Government department. From the available financial the company seems to be performing very well. Financial position of the company is good. Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be regular and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered good for the normal business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

INDIAN ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

India is developing into an open-market economy, yet traces of its past autarkic policies remain. Economic liberalization, including industrial deregulation, privatization of state-owned enterprises, and reduced controls on foreign trade and investment, began in the early 1990s and has served to accelerate the country's growth, which has averaged more than 7% per year since 1997. India's diverse economy encompasses traditional village farming, modern agriculture, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries, and a multitude of services. Slightly more than half of the work force is in agriculture, but services are the major source of economic growth, accounting for more than half of India's output, with only one-third of its labor force. India has capitalized on its large educated English-speaking population to become a major exporter of information technology services and software workers. In 2010, the Indian economy rebounded robustly from the global financial crisis - in large part because of strong domestic demand - and growth exceeded 8% year-on-year in real terms. However, India's economic growth in 2011 slowed because of persistently high inflation and interest rates and little progress on economic reforms. High international crude prices have exacerbated the government's fuel subsidy expenditures contributing to a higher fiscal deficit, and a worsening current account deficit. Little economic reform took place in 2011 largely due to corruption scandals that have slowed legislative work. India's medium-term growth outlook is positive due to a young population and corresponding low dependency ratio, healthy savings and investment rates, and increasing integration into the global economy. India has many long-term challenges that it has not yet fully addressed, including widespread poverty, inadequate physical and social infrastructure, limited non-agricultural employment opportunities, scarce access to quality basic and higher education, and accommodating rural-to-urban migration.

Source : CIA

 

 

RBI DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not enlisted as a defaulter in the publicly available RBI Defaulters’ list.

 

 

EPF (Employee Provident Fund) DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not enlisted as a defaulter in the publicly available EPF (Employee Provident Fund) Defaulters’ list as of 31-03-2012.

 

 

INFORMATION DENIED BY

 

Name :

Ms. Namrata

Designation :

Finance Manager

Contact No.:

91-22-30479400

Date :

23.11.2012

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

‘H’ Block, 1st Floor, Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City, Koparkhairne, Navi Mumbai - 400710, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-30479800/ 30994600

Fax No.:

91-22-30327202/ 30994699

E-Mail :

gajendra.thakur@relianceada.com

rcap.info@relianceada.com

dimple.mehta@relianceada.com

Website:

www.reliancemutual.com

 

 

Corporate Office :

570, Rectifier House, 2nd Floor, Naigaum Cross Road, Next to Royal Industrial Estate, Wadala, Mumbai – 400031, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-30479800

 

 

Branch Office :

11th and 12th Floor, One India Bulls Centre, Tower 1 Jupiter Mills Compound, 841, Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinston Road,, Mumbai - 400013, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-30994600

Fax No.:

91-22-30994699

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 22.08.2012

 

Name :

Mr. Kanu Harkisondas Doshi

Designation :

Director

Address :

102 Shivala, Khatau Road, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai - 400005, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

13.04.1937

Qualification :

B.Com, B A, FCA (Chartered Accountant)

Date of Appointment :

09.06.2006

DIN No.:

00577409

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sushil Chandra Tripathi

Designation :

Director

Address :

27 Sector 15 A, Noida - 201301, Uttar Pradesh, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.01.1946

Qualification :

M.Sc (Physics Spl. Electronics), LLB, Postgraduate Diploma in Development Studies (Cantab), AIMA Diploma in Management

Date of Appointment :

24.07.2007

DIN No.:

00941922

 

 

Name :

Mr. Soumen Ghosh

Designation :

Director

Address :

Flat No. 1501, Lodha Aria, Plot No. 6/207, Tokersey Jivraj Road, Sewree (West), Mumbai – 400015, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

08.06.1959

Qualification :

B.Sc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering from University of London. ACA Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales

Date of Appointment :

07.06.2010

DIN No.:

01262099

 

 

Name :

Yutaka Jitsuo Ideguchi

Designation :

Director

Address :

4-61, Tsukushino 3-Chome, Machida, Tokyo - 1940001

Date of Birth/Age :

04.09.1963

Date of Appointment :

22.08.2012

DIN No.:

05340673

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Ajay Ramanlal Patel

Designation :

Manager

Address :

Flat No. 302, Mitasu Apartment, 05 Odhav Nagar, Near Ganesh Mandir, Borivali (East), Mumbai – 400066, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

03.01.1966

Date of Appointment :

01.07.2012

PAN No.:

AAHPP7269H

 

 

Name :

Mr. Gajendra Singh Thakur

Designation :

Secretary

Address :

302, Samir, b-Wing, Sushil Samir CHS, Ashok Nagar, Kandivali (East),  Mumbai – 400101, Maharashtra, India

Date of Birth/Age :

24.07.1979

Date of Appointment :

09.08.2012

PAN No.:

ADEPT3605R

 

 

Name :

Madhusudan Kela

Designation :

Head - Equity

Date of Birth/Age :

42 years

Qualification :

B.Com, MMS

Experience :

16 Years

 

 

Name :

Sundeep Sikka

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer

Date of Birth/Age :

38 years

Qualification :

B.Com, MBA

Experience :

15 Years

 

 

Name :

Sunil Singhania

Designation :

Head- Equity Investments

Date of Birth/Age :

43 years

Qualification :

B.Com, CFA, FCA

Experience :

18 Years

 

 

Name :

Amitabh Mohanty

Designation :

Head – Fixed Income

Date of Birth/Age :

39 years

Qualification :

M B A (IIM Ahd.), B.E.(IIT Roorkee)

Experience :

15 Years

 

 

Name :

Ramanan Venkateswaran

Designation :

Head-Research

Date of Birth/Age :

53 years

Qualification :

B.Sc. MBA

Experience :

25 Years

 

 

Name :

Himanshu Vyapak

Designation :

Head- Sales, Product and Customer Service

Date of Birth/Age :

36 years

Qualification :

B.A. MBA

Experience :

14 Years

 

 

Name :

Sanjiv Gudal

Designation :

Head – Emerging Business

Date of Birth/Age :

39 years

Qualification :

B.Com, DBM

Experience :

16 Years

 

 

Name :

Rajesh Derhgawen

Designation :

Head- HR, Admin & Infrastructure

Date of Birth/Age :

44 years

Qualification :

B.Sc.,

PGDPM

Experience :

17 Years

 

 

Name :

Muneesh Sud

Designation :

Head - Legal, Secretarial and Compliance

Date of Birth/Age :

41 years

Qualification :

ICWAI, ICSI, LLB

Experience :

19 Years

 

 

Name :

Shahzad Madon

Designation :

Head - Pms and Alternative Assets

Date of Birth/Age :

45 years

Qualification :

B.Com, MMS

Experience :

23 Years

 

 

Name :

Chatterjee Saugata

Designation :

Head - Distribution

Date of Birth/Age :

41 years

Qualification :

BE, MMS

Experience :

16 Years

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

AS ON 22.08.2012

 

Names of Equity Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Shares

Reliance Capital Limited, India jointly with Surendra Pipara

100

0.00

Reliance Capital Limited, India jointly with Hasit Shukla

100

0.00

Reliance Capital Limited, India jointly with Neeraj Dwivedi

100

0.00

Reliance Capital Limited, India jointly with Chetan Raval

100

0.00

Reliance Capital Limited, India jointly with V R Mohan

100

0.00

Reliance Capital Limited, India jointly with Yogesh Deshpande

100

0.00

Nippon Life Insurance Company, Japan

2995200

26.00

Reliance Capital Limited, India

7514200

65.23

Reliance ADA Group Trustees Private Limited, India

500000

4.34

EP Global Markets (Cayman) Limited, Cayman Islands

510000

4.43

Total

11520000

100.00

 

 

Names of Preference Shareholders

No. of Shares

Percentage of Shares

Reliance Securities Limited, India

1899

9.50

Reliance CWT India Limited, India

1900

9.50

Emerging Money Mall Limited, India

16200

81.00

Total

19999

100.00

 

 

AS ON 22.08.2012

 

Equity Share Breakup

 

Percentage of Holding

Category

 

 

Foreign holdings [Foreign institutional investors, Foreign Companies, Foreign Financial Institutions, Non-resident Indian or Overseas corporate bodies or others]

 

30.43

Bodies corporate

 

69.57

Total

 

100.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

The Company's principal activity is to act as an investment manager to Reliance Mutual Fund ( the Fund'), to provide Portfolio Management Services ('PMS') to clients under Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Information declined by management

 

 

Bankers :

Not Divulged 

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

BSR and Company

Chartered Accountants

Address :

KPMG House, Kamala Mills Compound, 448, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400013, Maharashtra, India

PAN No.:

AAAFB9852F

 

 

Ultimate Holding Company:

Reliance Innoventures Private Limited

 

 

Holding Company:

Reliance Capital Limited [L65910MH1986PLC165645]

 

 

Wholly Owned Subsidiary:

Ř       Reliance Asset Management (Mauritius) Limited

Ř       Reliance Asset Management (Singapore) Pte Limited

Ř       Reliance Capital Asset Management (UK) Plc.

Ř       Reliance Capital Pension Fund Limited

Ř       Reliance Asset Management (Malaysia) SDN BHD

Ř       Reliance General Insurance Company Limited

Ř       Reliance Money Express Limited

Ř       Reliance Gilts Limited

Ř       Reliance Capital Trustee Company Limited

Ř       Medybiz Private Limited

Ř       Reliance Venture Asset Management Private Ltd (formerly Reliance Technology

Ř       Ventures Private Limited)

Ř       Reliance Capital Research Private Limited

Ř       Reliance Equity Advisors (India) Limited

Ř       Reliance Consultants (Mauritius) Limited

Ř       Reliance Equities International Private Limited [U72900MH2000PTC124367]

Ř       Reliance Home Finance Private Limited

Ř       Reliance Capital (Singapore) Pte Limited

Ř       Reliance Commercial Finance Private Limited (formerly known as Reliance

Ř       Consumer Finance Private Limited)

Ř       Reliance Securities Limited

 

 

Fellow Subsidiary:

Ř       Reliance Commodities Limited

Ř       Reliance Financial Limited

Ř       Reliance Alternative Investments Services Private Limited

Ř       Quant Broking Private Limited

Ř       Quant Capital Advisors Private Limited

Ř       Quant Capital Finance and Investments Private Limited

Ř       Quant Capital Private Limited

Ř       Quant Commodities Private Limited

Ř       Quant Commodity Broking Private Limited

Ř       Quant Securities Private Limited

Ř       Reliance Exchange next Limited

Ř       Reliance Infrastructure Finance Private Limited

Ř       Reliance Spot Exchange Infrastructure Limited

Ř       Reliance Wealth Management Limited

Ř       Reliance Investment Banking Services Limited

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AFTER 22.08.2012

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

12,000,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 120.000 Millions

350,000

Preference Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 35.000 Millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 155.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

11,520,000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 115.200 Millions

19,999

Preference Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 2.000 Millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 117.200 Millions

 

 

AS ON 31.03.2011

 

Authorised Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

1,15,00,000

Equity Shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 115.000 Millions

3,50,000

Preference Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 35.000 Millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 150.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

1,07,60,000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 107.600 Millions

19,999

Preference Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 2.000 Millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 109.600 Millions

 

Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

1,07,60,000

Equity Shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 107.600 Millions

19,999

Preference Shares

Rs. 100/- each

Rs. 2.000 Millions

 

Less: Forfeited Shares

 

Rs. 2.500 Millions

 

Total

 

Rs. 107.100 Millions

 

NOTE:

 

(A) Of the above 1,00,00,000 shares held by Reliance Capital Limited, the holding company

 

(B) Of the above 1,00,00,000 shares held by Reliance Capital Limited, the holding company

 

(C) 31.03.2011 19,999 1% Non-Cumulative Redeemable Preference shares of Rs.100 each (Shares issued to erstwhile equity and preference shareholders of RMIL pursuant to Scheme of Arrangement between Reliance Capital Asset Management Limited (RCAM) and Reliance Money Infrastructure Limited (RMIL) for acquisition of infrastructure division of RMIL) TOTAL Rs. 1.999 millions

 

(D) Amount recoverable from Reliance Capital Asset Management Employee Benefit Trust (ESOP Trust), (2,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10 each allotted to the Trust during the year 2007-08) Rs. 2.000 millions Amount recoverable from Reliance Capital Asset Management Employee Benefit Trust (ESOP Trust), (50,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10 each allotted to the Trust during the year 2010-11) Rs. 0.500 million Total Rs.2.500 millions

 

(E) Amount recoverable from Reliance Capital Asset Management Employee Benefit Trust (ESOP Trust), (2,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10 each allotted to the Trust during the year 2007-08) Rs. 2.000 millions

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

107.100

105.100

105.100

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

11015.907

10281.008

8318.206

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

NETWORTH

11123.007

10386.108

8423.306

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

0.000

0.000

0.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

11123.007

10386.108

8423.306

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

252.129

250.171

283.421

Capital work-in-progress

5.624

6.596

1.514

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

10283.503

11226.877

8189.844

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

75.923

57.785

41.690

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Sundry Debtors

82.865

165.119

39.435

 

Cash & Bank Balances

38.899

33.442

2.491

 

Other Current Assets

5.237

15.695

6.842

 

Loans & Advances

3474.040

370.511

390.033

Total Current Assets

3601.041

584.767

438.801

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

1130.390

1679.951

409.323

 

Other Current Liabilities

44.022

10.944

39.816

 

Provisions

1920.801

49.193

82.825

Total Current Liabilities

3095.213

1740.088

531.964

Net Current Assets

505.828

(1155.321)

(93.163)

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

11123.007

10386.108

8423.306

 


PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

6269.624

6117.749

3768.049

 

 

Other Income

722.886

424.730

675.487

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

6992.510

6542.479

4443.536

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Employees Remuneration

1266.012

1210.025

1040.456

 

 

Diminution in Value of Investment

0.000

0.000

7.738

 

 

Administrative Expenses

2424.706

2418.463

786.972

 

 

Marketing and Publicity Expenses

0.000

0.000

748.459

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

3690.718

3628.488

2583.625

 

 

 

 

 

Less

PROFIT BEFORE INTEREST, TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (A-B)      (C)

3301.792

2913.991

1859.911

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                         (D)

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (C-D)                                       (E)

3301.792

2913.991

1859.911

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

108.949

121.504

91.317

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                               (G)

3192.843

2792.487

1768.594

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

580.109

841.232

439.140

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

2612.734

1951.255

1329.454

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMOUNT TRANSFERRED RESERVES

0.000

11.547

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

5266.100

3303.298

1973.844

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

Transfer to General Reserve

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend

2137.107

0.000

0.000

 

 

Tax on Dividend

 

 

 

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

5741.727

5266.100

3303.298

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

PMS Advisory Fees

9.296

0.000

0.000

 

 

Interest income

2.496

1.938

1.569

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

11.792

1.938

1.569

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

248.59

185.66

126.49

 

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

PAT / Total Income

(%)

37.36

29.82

29.92

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

50.93

45.65

46.92

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

82.86

334.45

244.88

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.29

0.27

0.21

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.28

0.17

0.06

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.16

0.34

0.82

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

SUNDRY CREDITORS DETAILS:

 

Particulars

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

 

31.03.2009

 

(Rs. In Millions)

Creditors due small micro enterprises

0.000

0.000

0.000

Creditors due others

1130.390

1679.951

409.323

Sundry Creditors

1130.390

1679.951

409.323

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sr. No.

Check List by Info Agents

Available in Report (Yes / No)

1]

Year of Establishment

Yes

2]

Locality of the firm

Yes

3]

Constitutions of the firm

Yes

4]

Premises details

No

5]

Type of Business

Yes

6]

Line of Business

Yes

7]

Promoter's background

Yes

8]

No. of employees

No

9]

Name of person contacted

Yes

10]

Designation of contact person

Yes

11]

Turnover of firm for last three years

Yes

12]

Profitability for last three years

Yes

13]

Reasons for variation <> 20%

--

14]

Estimation for coming financial year

No

15]

Capital in the business

Yes

16]

Details of sister concerns

Yes

17]

Major suppliers

No

18]

Major customers

No

19]

Payments terms

No

20]

Export / Import details (if applicable)

No

21]

Market information

--

22]

Litigations that the firm / promoter involved in

--

23]

Banking Details

No

24]

Banking facility details

No

25]

Conduct of the banking account

--

26]

Buyer visit details

--

27]

Financials, if provided

Yes

28]

Incorporation details, if applicable

Yes

29]

Last accounts filed at ROC

No

30]

Major Shareholders, if available

Yes

31]

Date of Birth of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

Yes

32]

PAN of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

No

33]

Voter ID No of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

No

34]

External Agency Rating, if available

No

 

 

 

NOTE: The registered office of the company has been shifted from Reliance House, Near Mardia Plaza, Off C G Road, Ahmedabad - 380006, Gujarat, India to the present address w.e.f. 23.07.2011

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

The Company was incorporated on 24 February 1995. The principal shareholder of the Company as at 31 March 2010 is Reliance Capital Limited.

 

The Company's principal activity is to act as an investment manager to Reliance Mutual Fund ( the Fund'), to provide Portfolio Management Services ('PMS') to clients under Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 1993 The Company is registered with SEBI under the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 The Company manages the investment portfolios of the Fund and provides various administrative services to the Fund as laid down in the Investment Management Agreement dated 12 August 1997.

 

 

FUTURE OUTLOOK

 

The Indian Mutual Fund industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the financial services sector with 38 AMCs currently operating in the country. The industry AAUM has grown at a CAGR of 25% since 1965 and at a CAGR of 32% in the last three years, with Rs. 7005370.000 Millions of average assets as on March 31, 2011.

 

The Company intends to aggressively pursue growth opportunities in the mutual fund industry both domestic and international and therefore be the most preferred investment choice for investors. The Company expects that an emerging market like India would experience a sustained higher growth rate. Given the country’s high household savings rate along with the current low levels of investments by retail investors where only less than 3% of the household savings is channeled into capital markets, your Company believes that the Mutual Fund Industry is still in a nascent stage and has a huge opportunity for growth and expansion. Being a market leader, the Company will continue investing in growing the market size, achieving product innovation, educating the investors, increasing the distribution reach, enhancing customer service infrastructure with aggressive expansion strategies.

 

During the forthcoming year, the PMS division of the Company intends to venture into rendering of advisory services in the Real Estate space.

 

The Hon’ble Finance Minister of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, in the Finance Act 2011, has allowed foreign investors** to directly invest in the equity mutual fund schemes of mutual funds registered with the SEBI. While the detailed guidelines on the aforesaid proposal are awaited, it will open up the market to foreign investors (including foreign nationals) in the equity markets of the country. The development is also positive from the Indian capital market perspective as it will become much more broad based.

 

**At present, only foreign institutional investors and sub-accounts registered with the SEBI and non-resident Indians are allowed to invest in mutual fund schemes.

 

 

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES:

(Rs. in millions)

Particulars

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

Guarantees to Banks and Financial Institutions

6.605

6.613

Claims against the Company not acknowledged as debts

4.046

0.000

Estimated amount of contracts remaining to be executed on capital account and not provided for (net of advances of Rs. 5.624 Millions and previous year Rs. 6.596 Millions)

14.784

7.711

Income tax demand not acknowledged as debts

10.682

0.000

 

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

Tangible assets:

Ř       Computer

Ř       Motor Car

Ř       Office Equipment

Ř       Furniture

Ř       Leasehold improvements

 

Intangible assets:

Ř       Software

 

 

WEBSITE DETAILS

 

MEDIA RELEASE

 

 

Q2 CONSOLIDATED NET PROFIT ROSE TO RS. 4010.000 MILLIONS (US$ 73 MILLION) AN INCREASE OF 1,100%

 

Q2 CONSOLIDATED TOTAL INCOME OF RS. 24370.000 MILLIONS (US$ 441 MILLION) AN INCREASE OF 55%

 

NET WORTH OF RS. 117120.000 MILLIONS (US$ 2.2 BILLION) - YOY GROWTH OF 49% RANKS No. 1 AMONGST INDIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANIES

 

NET DEBT TO EQUITY IMPROVED TO 1.67 FROM 2.57 AT THE END OF Q2 FY12

 

TOTAL ASSETS OF RS. 390070.000 MILLIONS (US$ 7.4 BILLION) - INCREASE OF 16% Q2 CONSOLIDATED PROFIT BEFORE TAX WAS RS. 543 CRORE (US$ 98 MILLION) AN INCREASE OF 650%

 

 

BUSINESSES

 

 

RCAM MANAGED RS. 1,552.140 MILLIONS (US$ 28.1 BILLION), ACROSS MUTUAL FUNDS, PENSION FUNDS, MANAGED ACCOUNTS AND HEDGE FUNDS

 

RCAM Q2 PROFIT BEFORE TAX AT RS. 580.000 MILLIONS (US$ 10 MILLION) AGAINST PROFIT OF RS. 660.000 MILLIONS IN Q2 FY12

 

RELIANCE LIFE INSURANCE - PROFIT OF RS. 310.000 MILLIONS (US$ 6 MILLION) AGAINST PROFIT OF RS. 8 CRORE IN Q2 FY12 - UP 276%

 

RELIANCE LIFE INSURANCE - FURTHER SURPLUS ARISING FROM NON-PARTICIPATING BUSINESS AT RS. 1050.000 MILLIONS (US$ 19 MILLION) IN Q2 FY13

 

RELIANCE LIFE INSURANCE - TOTAL FUNDS UNDER MANAGEMENT AT RS. 194170.000 MILLIONS (US$ 3.7 BILLION) - UP 16%

 

RELIANCE COMMERCIAL FINANCE - ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT AT RS. 156300.000 MILLIONS (US$ 3.0 BILLION) - UP 4%

 

RELIANCE COMMERCIAL FINANCE - PROFIT AT RS. 720.000 MILLIONS (US$ 13 MILLION) - UP 31%, DRIVEN BY HIGHER YIELDS

 

RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE - GROSS WRITTEN PREMIUM AT RS. 4900.000 MILLIONS (US$ 89 MILLION) - UP 31%

 

Mumbai, November 6, 2012: Reliance Capital Limited (RCL) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The performance highlights are:

 

Consolidated - Quarter ended September 30, 2012

 

Q2 FY13 Total income of Rs. 24370.000 Millions (US$ 441 million), against Rs. 15730.000 Millions in the corresponding previous period - an increase of 55%, driven by increase in topline of  Commercial Finance and gains accrued from the stake sale in Reliance Capital Asset Management

 

Q2 FY13 Consolidated Net profit of Rs. 4010.000 Millions (US$ 73 million), against profit of Rs. 330.000 Millions in the corresponding previous period

 

Q2 FY13 Consolidated Profit before tax was Rs. 5430.000 Millions (US$ 98 million), against profit before tax of Rs. 720.000 Millions in the corresponding previous period

 

Q2 FY13 Earnings per share of Rs. 16.27 (US$ 0.29) as against EPS of Rs. 1.36 in the corresponding previous period

 

 

Net worth: As on September 30, 2012, the net worth of the Company stood at Rs. 117120.000 Millions (US$ 2.2 billion) - an increase of 49%.

 

The company ranks No. 1 amongst Indian financial services companies in terms of net worth.

 

Credit Rating:

 

The Company’s net debt equity ratio improved to 1.67 as on September 30, 2012, as against 2.57 as on September 30, 2011. It enjoys the highest ratings of ‘A1+’ by ICRA and CRISIL, for its short term borrowing program and ‘CARE AAA’ by CARE for its long term borrowing program.

 

Operational Review:

 

As on September 30, 2012, the total assets of the Company stood at Rs. 390070.000 Millions (US$ 7.4 billion) - an increase of 16%.

 

The investment portfolio of listed equities as on September 30, 2012, amounted to Rs. 14740.000 Millions (US$ 280 million), at cost.

 

The Company has not raised any fixed deposits from the public.

 

Group Companies:

 

Reliance Capital Asset Management

 

Ř       Reliance Mutual Fund

Reliance Capital Asset Management (RCAM) managed Rs. 1552.140 Millions (US$ 28.1 billion) as on September 30, 2012, across mutual funds, pension funds, managed accounts and hedge funds

 

Ř       Reliance Mutual Fund (RMF) is among the top two mutual funds in India, in terms of AUM, with market share of 12%

 

Ř       The average assets under management (AAUM) of RMF, for the period ended September 30, 2012 stood at Rs. 86,327 crore (US$ 15.6 billion)

 

Ř       The Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) and Systematic Transfer Plan (STP) investor accounts stood at 1.44 Million - the highest in the industry

 

Ř       The unique retail Gold Savings Fund launched by RMF in February 2011, garnered nearly Rs. 29000.000 Millions (US$ 525 million) in AAUMs for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, a YoY increase of 51%, capturing a healthy market share of 27% in the gold fund category

 

Ř       RMF had a wide distribution network with 235 branches across India, as on September 30, 2012

 

Ř       As on September 30, 2012, there were total of 43 schemes comprising 21 equity oriented schemes, 19 debt oriented schemes, 2 exchange traded funds and 1 Fund of funds

 

Ř       RCAM’s income from its operations was Rs. 1600.000 Millions (US$ 29 million) for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, as against Rs. 1630.000 Millions for the corresponding previous period - a decrease of 2%

 

Ř       The profit before tax of RCAM was Rs. 580.000 Millions (US$ 10 million) for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of 12% over the corresponding previous period, as MF AAUMs fell by 5%, in line with the diminution in the industry

 

 

Reliance Life Insurance

 

Ř       Reliance Life Insurance (RLI) is amongst the leading private sector life insurance companies in terms of new business premium with a market share of 4.8% of the private sector life insurance industry

 

Ř       The Total Premium (net of reinsurance) was Rs. 10030.000 Millions (US$ 182 million) for the quarter ended September 30, 2012

 

Ř       RLI achieved a profit of Rs. 310.000 Millions (US$ 6 million) for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, an increase of 276% over the corresponding previous period. The declared results of Reliance Capital include consolidation of 38% stake in Reliance Life Insurance

 

Ř       The total funds under management, as on September 30, 2012, stood at Rs. 194170.000 Millions (US$ 3.7 billion), an increase of 16%

 

Ř       The distribution network stood at 1,230 offices as on September 30, 2012, while the number of agents were approximately 1,16,000

 

 

Reliance General Insurance

 

Ř       Reliance General Insurance (RGI) offers insurance solutions for auto, health, home, property, travel, marine, commercial and other speciality products

 

Ř       RGI is amongst the leading private sector general insurance companies in India. It has a private sector market share of 8%, in terms of gross written premium, of the Indian private sector general insurance industry

 

 

Ř       The Gross Written Premium for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 was Rs. 4900.000 Millions (US$ 89 million) as against Rs. 3730.000 Millions for the quarter ended September 30, 2011

 

Ř       The Loss for the quarter was Rs. 1050.000 Millions (US$ 19 million), as the full impact of the FY13 provisioning for the third party motor claims reserves has been taken in this quarter

 

Ř       The total capital invested in the business, is Rs. 17470.000 Millions (US$ 332 million)

 

Ř       At the end of June 30, 2012, the investment book stood at Rs. 31060.000 Millions (US$ 589 million), an increase of 36%

 

Ř       RGI had a distribution network of 131 branches and over 8,700 intermediaries, as on September 30, 2012

 

 

Reliance Commercial Finance

 

Ř       Reliance Commercial Finance (RCF) offers a wide range of products which include Home loans, Loans against property, SME loans, Vehicle loans, Loans for Construction equipment, and Infrastructure financing

 

Ř       RCF is amongst the leading lenders in the Indian non banking finance space. The focus in this business continues to be on asset backed lending and productive asset creation. As on September 30, 2012, nearly 100% of the loan book was secured, as against 99% as on September 30, 2011

 

Ř       The disbursements for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 were Rs. 22820.000 Millions (US$ 413 million) as against Rs. 23440.000 Millions for corresponding previous period

 

Ř       As on September 30, 2012, the assets under management (including securitized portfolio) was Rs. 156300.000 Millions (US$ 3.0 billion) as against Rs. 150350.000 Millions as on September 30, 2011, an increase of 4%

 

Ř       The outstanding loan book as on September 30, 2012 was at Rs. 141450.000 Millions (US$ 2.7 billion), against Rs. 139270.000 Millions as on September 30, 2011, an increase of 2%. This loan book is spread across nearly 78,500 customers from top 18 Indian metros

 

Ř       The total income for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 was Rs. 5340.000 Millions (US$ 97 million) as against Rs. 4980.000 Millions for the corresponding previous period, an increase of 7%

 

Ř       RCF achieved a profit before tax of Rs. 720.000 Millions (US$ 13 million) for the quarter, as against Rs. 550.000 Millions for the corresponding previous period, an increase of 31%, driven by higher yields

 

 

Broking businesses

 

Ř       Reliance Capital’s broking business consists of Reliance Securities, one of the leading retail broking houses in India, that provides retail customers with access to equities, equity options, wealth management, mutual funds, IPOs and investment banking, and Quant Capital, which caters to the wholesale client segment, including foreign and domestic institutions, corporations and ultra high net worth individuals

 

Ř       The key focus is on the business verticals of broking, wealth management and investment banking

 

Ř       In equity broking, as on September 30, 2012, the business had 7,00,000 broking accounts, an increase of 4%, with an average daily equities turnover of Rs. 24910.000 Millions (US$ 451 million), an increase of 7%

 

Ř       In commodity broking, as on September 30, 2012, the commodity broking accounts increased by 2% to nearly 37,500, with an average daily commodities turnover at Rs. 11400.000 Millions (US$ 206 million), an increase of 44%

 

Ř       In wealth management, the AUMs as on September 30, 2012 increased to Rs. 7040.000 Millions (US$ 134 million), an increase of 116%

 

Ř       The business had revenues of Rs. 650.000 Millions (US$ 12 million) for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, an increase of 12%

 

Ř       Profit before tax stood at Rs. 100.000 Millions (US$ 2 million) for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, as against a loss of Rs. 30.000 Millions for the corresponding previous period

 

 

Distribution business

 

Ř       The distribution business of Reliance Capital, branded as ‘Reliance Money’ is a comprehensive financial services and solutions provider, providing customers with access to mutual funds, insurance products, gold coins, money transfer and currency exchange

 

Ř       Reliance Money is amongst the leading domestic distributors of financial products with a pan India presence with over 6,350 outlets

 

Ř       In the gold coin business, through its pan India presence, Reliance Money has sold over 200 kgs. of gold in Q2 FY13

 

Ř       Reliance Money, largest private sector partner for Western Union Money Transfer handled nearly 6 lakh money transfer transactions during the quarter

 

Ř       The business generated revenues of Rs. 280.000 Millions (US$ 5 million) for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, as against Rs. 220.000 Millions for the corresponding previous period, an increase of 31%

 

 

Shareholding Pattern as on September 30, 2012:

 

Category

No. of Shares

Shareholding (%)

Promoters

132,982,272

54.1%

Foreign Investors - FIIs, NRIs and others

53,139,672

21.6%

Domestic institutions/ Banks / Mutual Funds

13,940,277

5.7%

Indian Public

45,570,579

18.6%

TOTAL - 1.2 million shareholders

245,632,800

100.0%

 

 

Background:

 

Reliance Capital, a part of the Reliance Group, is one of India’s leading private sector financial services companies. It ranks amongst the top four private sector financial services and banking groups, in terms of net worth. The company is a constituent of CNX Nifty Junior and MSCI India. Reliance Group is amongst India’s leading business houses with over 230 million customers. The Group has a strong presence across a wide array of high growth consumer-facing businesses of financial services, telecom, energy, power, infrastructure and media and entertainment. Reliance Capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds; life and general insurance; commercial and home finance; stock broking; investment banking; wealth management services; distribution of financial products; exchanges; private equity; asset reconstruction; proprietary investments and other activities in financial services.

 

 

RELIANCE CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT FORMS DISTRIBUTION TIE-UP WITH INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK

 

INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK TO DISTRIBUTE RELIANCE MUTUAL FUND SCHEMES TO ITS 24 MILLION CUSTOMERS ACROSS INDIA

 

RELIANCE MUTUAL FUND SCHEMES TO BE SOLD ACROSS 2,689 INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK BRANCHES IN INDIA

 

TIE-UP TO FOCUS ON REACHING OUT TO BANK CUSTOMERS IN TIER II AND III CITIES

 

RELIANCE TO FACILITATE PRODUCT AND SOFT SKILLS TRAINING TO SUPPORT DISTRIBUTION

 

 

Chennai, September 13, 2012: Reliance Capital Asset Management (RCAM), part of Reliance Capital Limited, today announced a distribution tie-up with Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), one of the leading nationalized banks in India.

 

This was announced today by Mr. Sundeep Sikka, CEO, RCAM and Mr. M Narendra, Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Overseas Bank, here today.

 

As per the agreement, Indian Overseas Bank will be selling Reliance Mutual Fund schemes through its 2,689 branches spread across the country.

 

“We are delighted to join hands with Indian Overseas Bank as a distribution partner and are confident that this agreement would help us expand our customer base, especially in Tier II and III cities, leveraging on the wide network of Indian Overseas Bank branches across the country’’ said Mr. Sikka.

 

RCAM will be reaching out to over 24 million IOB customers across the country through this initiative. The bank has a strong footprint in the Tier-I and Tier II cities, a key focus for RCAM.

 

“Our continuous effort is to provide one stop banking and investment solutions to our customers. We are proud to be associated with Reliance Capital Asset Management. This association will help us work together to enhance business opportunities. This would enable the Indian Overseas Bank branches to operate as a financial super market and help in strengthening the relationship of the existing and potential customer base, providing an opportunity to cross-sell,’ said Mr. M Narendra, Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Overseas Bank.

 

RCAM will provide soft skills and product training support to the bank to help them effectively facilitate sales across all IOB branches in the country, besides facilitating marketing and promotional materials of all the MF schemes.

“We see a huge untapped potential in the tier-1 and tier-2 cities in India. Our partnership with banks will help us reach out to investors in smaller towns and cities and facilitate the banks to offer a complete set of financial products to their customers”, said Mr Sikka.

 

About Reliance Capital Asset Management

 

www.reliancemutual.com

 

Reliance Capital Asset Management Limited (RCAM) is the largest AMC, in terms of AUM, and most profitable fund house in India. The company manages approximately Rs. 1400000.000 Millions (US$ 27.5 billion) across mutual funds, government, government sponsored public funds, managed accounts and hedge funds.

 

RCAM is the only AMC in India to have been chosen to manage both public funds sponsored by the Indian government - the Provident Fund and Pension Fund.

 

The company offers a well-rounded portfolio of products that meet varying requirements and constantly endeavors to launch innovative products and customer service initiatives to enhance value for its investors.

 

RCAM is part of Reliance Capital, one of India’s largest financial services companies with over 20 million customers.

 

About Indian Overseas Bank

 

www.IndianOverseasbank.in

 

Indian Overseas Bank is one of the leading Public Sector Banks having pan India presence. The Bank was established in 1925 and was nationalized in July 1969. The Bank got listed on Stock Exchanges in India in the year 1999. Further dilution in ownership was done through a Follow-on Public Offer (FPO) in 2005. Currently the Government of India (GoI) holding is at 66.47%.           

 


 

CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                  None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 


 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs. 55.34

UK Pound

1

Rs. 88.30

Euro

1

Rs. 71.37

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Information Gathered by :

PJA

 

 

Report Prepared by :

BVA

 


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

7

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

7

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

7

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

7

--LEVERAGE

1~10

7

--RESERVES

1~10

7

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

7

--MARGINS

-5~5

-

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

63

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

-

NB

                                       New Business

-

 

 

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