Asset-Liability Management in Banking Sector
Asset-Liability Management in Banking Sector
Asset-Liability Management in Banking Sector
e-ISSN: 2278-487X, p-ISSN: 2319-7668. Volume 20, Issue 2. Ver. VIII (February. 2018), PP 01-07
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Abstract The Indian Financial System have changing and growing very fast way. Competitive business world
involving both the asset and liabilities with changing interest rates as well as foreign exchange rates has
brought pressure on the management of banks to maintain good profitability.Assets and Liability Management
(ALM) is a systematic and dynamic process of planning, organizing, coordinating and controlling the assets and
liabilities or in the sense management of balance sheet structure in the bank is the biggest opportunity for the
Indian banking system. The main objectives of the study is to understand the theoretical background of assets
liability management and profile of the bank in general and to assess the performance of profitability position in
Kotak Mahindra Bank and also to evaluate the performance of profit and loss account and balance sheet ratios
in Kotak Mahindra Bank. In this paper data has been collected from secondary sources from annual reports of
Kotak Mahindra Bank from the period of 2013-14 to 2017-18.Finally to analyze the performance of assets and
liabilities management has been measured it results the credit deposit ratio, quick ratio, interest expanded to
interest earn, other income to total income and interest spreadthis ratios showing increasing trend from one
year to another year therefore the performance of assets liability management position is satisfactory and better
in Kotak Mahindra Bank.
Key words: Asset Liability Management, risk management, Interest rate risk etc.
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Date of Submission: 09-02-2018 Date of acceptance: 24-02-2018
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I. Introduction:
Assets Liability Management (Alm) Is Managing Infrastructure Asset To Minimize The Total Cost Of
Owning And Operating Them While Continuously Delivering The Service Levels Customer’s Desire. It Is A
Comprehensive And Structured Approach To The Long Term Management Of Asset. It Refers To A Systematic
Process Of Effectively Maintaining, Upgrading And Operating Assets, Combining Engineering Principles With
Sound Business Practice And Economic Rational And Providing The Tools To Facilitate A More Organized
And Flexible Approach For Making Decision Necessary To Achieve Expectations Of Stake Holders And The
Public. It Involves The Management Of Assets, Such As Investments Or Property. Liability Management Is The
Flip Side Of The Coin The Management Of Debts, Loans And Mortgages.For Example: Most People And
Indeed Companies Have A Mixture Of Asset And Liabilities In Order To Maximize Their Returns Or Wealth.
Asset Liability Management Has Been A Greater Concern For Banks Due To Uncertainties And
Volatility In The Market And The Influence Of Market Forces Which Are Very Much Unpredictable Due To
The Influence Of Macro Factors Both In Domestic As Well In Global Markets. Technology Advancement, New
Product Innovations, Latest Management Practices Brought In New Private Players And Foreign Banks Adding
Further Stress On The Functioning Of Public Sector Banks. Under These Compelling Situations, Alm Objective
Is To Control Volatility Of Net Interest Income And Net Economic Value Of Respective Banks. The
Supplementary Objectives Is To Cover And Control Volatility Of All Target Accounts, Control Of Liquidity
Risk And Ensure An Acceptable Balance Between Profitability And Growth Rate. The Banking Sector Needs
To Introduce Measures In Order To Compete In A Competitive Environment, So That Risk Can Be Minimized.
The Recent Collapse Of The Banking System And The Systemic Risk Is A Clear Testimonial For Inadequate
Attention Given For Risk Management. The Success Of Banking System Depends On The Appropriate Asset
Liability Management Which In Turn Depends On The Effective Policies, Governance And Risk Management
Practices.Alm Is A Tool Used To Address The Risk Faced By Banks Due To Difference Between Assets And
Liabilities Either Due To Liquidity Or Changes In The Interest Rates. Therefore This Study Has Been Attempt
On Assets Liability Management Of Kotak Mahindra Bank.
Applying Statistical Cost Accounting (Sca) Methods And Found High Earning Banks Experience Higher
Returns From Their Assets And Lower Returns From Their Liabilities Than The Low Earning Banks
Petraityte (2013),States That "Alm Is A Tool That Combines Several Bank Portfolios - Asset,
Liabilities, And The Difference Between The Banks Received And Interest Paid By The Bank And The Main
Alm Purpose Is To Connect Different Bank Activities Into A Single Unit, Facilitating Liquidity And Balance
Sheet Management".
Kumar, (2014), Studied On Research, The Most Important Factor Which Banks Required To Manage
Now Days Is Liquidity. This Study Analyzed Short Term Liquidity And Maturity Gap Of The Banks In Order
To Decreases Risk In Banking Sector. This Survey Help Banks To Reduce The Risk Which Is Very Essential
For All Financial Institution In India.
Bastray (2015),Studied On Interest Rate Risk Is Analyzed Through The Use Of Gap Analysis In
Banking Sector And To Fill The Short Term Liquidity Gap, Bank Resort To Market Borrowing At High Rate Of
Interest, This Cause In The Reduction Of Interest Margin And The Profitability Of Bank.
Shetty (2016), Conducted A Study On An Analysis Of Private Banks Exposure To Asset Liability
Management. These Paper Attempts To Assess The Liquidity Risk That All Five Private Sector Banks Are
Exposed To Spread Over A Period From 2011 To 2015. The Finding From The Study Revealed That Banks
Have Been Exposed To Liquidity Risk.The Study Also Indicated That Hdfc Bank And Icici Bank Have Better
Alm Framework In Practice.
Tee(2017), Evaluated On Asset Liability Management And The Profitability Of Listed Banks In
Ghana. The Purpose Of This Paper Is To Assess The Impact Of Asset And Liability Management On The
Profitability Of Listed Banks In Ghana. Multiple Linear Regression Has Been Applied By Taking Roa As The
Dependent Variable, And Tas (The Total Asset) And Tlt (The Total Liability) Representing The Asset And
Liability Mix Of The Banks.
Recorded The Value Of 19.27 To 16.91 From 2013-14 To 2017-18 Respectively. Lastly The Adjusted Return
On Net Worthshows The Decreasing Trend, Was Recorded The Value Of 47.01 To 14.40 From 2013-14 To
2017-18respectively
2. The Performance Of Profit And Loss Account Ratios Of Kotak Mahindra Bank:
Table No. 2 Indicates The Performance Of Profit And Loss Account Ratios Of Kotak Mahindra Bank.
The Profit And Loss Account Ratios Has Been Classified Three Categories Of Ratios Such As, Interest
Expended To Interest Earned, Other Income To Total Income, Operating Expenses To Total Income Etc.The
Overall Interest Expended To Interest Earned Ratio And Other Income To Total Income And Also Operating
Expenses To Total Income, Was Recorded The Value Of 286,23, 73.82 And 124.46 Respectively. In The
Context Of Interest Expended To Interest Earned Ratio Shows Increasing Trend, Was Recorded The Value Of
54.09 To 60.14 From 2013-14 To 2017-18 Respectively. Further The Other Income To Total Income Shows
The Decreasing Trend, Was Recorded The Value Of 16.42 To 12.61 From 2013-14 To 2017-18 Respectively.
The Operating Expenses To Total Incomeshows The Decreasing Trendwas Recorded The Value Of 25.16 To
22.57 From 2013-14 To 2017-18 Respectively.It Indicates Bank Is Not Quite Safe And It Does Indicate
Inefficiency.
Bank Should Be Taken Better Management Towards Current Assets And Current Liabilities Which
Indicating Week Positive Correlation.
The Study Suggests Much Scope For Banks To Improve Profitability By Monitoring And Reducing Short
Term Liquidity.
To Fill The Short Term Liquidity Gap, Banks Resort To Market Borrowings At Higher Rate Of Interest
Which Reduces Interest Margin And Profitability Of Banks.
VII. Conclusion:
Asset-Liability Management Play Very Important Role In Management And Planning Of Assets And
Liabilities Of Banks, Against The Risk Exposed Due To The Changing Environment In The Bank Business.
Banking Regulators Require A Minimum Capital Adequacy, Net Worth And Capital Deposit Ratio Thus, Banks
Today Need To Match Their Assets And Liabilities And At The Same Time Balancing Their Objectives Of
Profitability, Liquidity And Risk. This Attempt Was To Evaluate And Matching Assets And Liability Of The
Kotakmahendra Bank. After Calculating The Various Ratios And Critically Analyzing Them, It Is Evident That
Bank Performing Satisfactorily In Terms Of Credit Deposit Ratio, Quick Ratio, Interest Expanded To Interest
Earn, Other Income To Total Income And Interest Spreadbecause This Ratios Showing Increasing Trend From
One Year To Another Year.Thefore Its Needed To Improve And Maintain Consistency In Net Profit Margin
And Total Income Of Kotak Mahindra Bank.
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