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FACTORING

Presented by-
Revanth s
USN:1DA18MBA40
FACTORING

Meaning-
According to cs kalayansundam “continuing
arrangement under which a financial institution assumes
the credit and collection functions for its client,
purchases receivables as they araise,maintain the sales
ledger, attends to other book-keeping duties relating to
such accounts.
Characteristics

• The nature
• The form
• The assignment
• Fiduciary position
• Professionalism
• Credit realization
• Less dependence
Types of factoring.
1. Domestic factoring
Factoring that arises from transactions relating to
domestic sales. factoring may be of three types:

a) Disclosed factoring
b) Undisclosed factoring
c) Discount factoring
2. Export factoring
When the claims of the exporter are assigned to the
banker or any financial institutions, and financial
assistance is obtain on the strength of export documents
and guaranteed payments is called export factoring.
3.Cross border factoring
It involves the claims of an expoter which are assigned
to a banker or any financial institutions in the importer.
3. Full –service factoring.
It also know as old-line factoring, is a type of factoring
where by the factor has no recourse to the seller in the
event of the failure of the buyer to make prompt
payment of their dues to the factor, which might result
from financial inability of the buyer.
4. Collection factoring.
The factor makes no advancement of finance to the
client. The factor makes payment either on guarnteed
payment date.
Advantages of factoring

• Cost saving
• Leverages
• Liquidity
• Cash flow
• Infrastructure
Dis-advantages
o Engaging in a factor may be reflective of the
inefficiency of the management of the firm
receivables.
o Factoring may be redundant if a firm maintains a
nation –wide network of branches.
o Difficulties arising from the financial evolution of
clients.
factoring-players
• The buyer.
• The seller.
• The factor.
RBI Guidelines for factoring

• Prior approval
• Subsidiaries
• Exclusive business
• Investment limit
• RBI clearance
• reporting
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