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7 March 2015 Volume No : 3 Issue No : 7 March 2015 1 Table of contents Editorial Contribution by committee Market Snapshot. Fund Facts : UTI Infrastructure Fund. Faculty Write-up’s Enchanting Benares – more than religious tourism Case 6: Application of Cost Sheet to Indigenous Business Units-A case study of Chinese Fast Food shop in Hubli Events and Happenings Panel Discussion on Budget-2015 Alumni Meet Women’s day Fun Day Panel Discussion on Automobile dealership Management system & Challenges Making of Bhumika Bhumika 2015 Academic Corner Book Reviews. Quiz mania Quiz mania Answers- Feb2015 GBS In Media 2 Dr.Ramakant Kulkarni From The Desk of Editor… Editor GBS FOCUS March is the hectic month for economy and business in India as the financial year draws close. The marketing/sales people are busy meeting their targets, the finance people are busy finalizing the numbers, the CEOs are busy looking at the final numbers in terms of the overall performance, government officials are busy checking if the budget allotted is spent or postponing the new proposals to next year for the want of budget and so on. March has been a very busy month at GBS too. The two panel discussions namely one on the union budget and the other one on automobile sector brought in experts from the respective domains and students had an opportunity to get insights into these two areas. The alumni meet Reminiscence was a home coming time for the alumni and share their experience as well as unwind their days at GBS of their times. In the women’s day celebration Mrs.Taramani Chief Manager of Corporation Bank joining as Chief Guest and sharing valuable information on achievements of women. The two day training in association with IIM Calcutta for the students had first year students participating and students getting shortlisted for next round of training. 3 After their academic sessions done with, the final year students before joining companies for project work had the fun day with the first year students showcasing the talents and taking perhaps the last formal enjoyment of student days. The much awaited awards to the final year students on their achievements in the annual parents meet Bhumika capped the month. Making of Bhumika brought in many experts to GBS to put the students through the selection process based on the balance score card. The Bhumika-2015 held later had Mr N Pany VP group HR MSPL Hospet as the Chief Guest seeing nine students of outgoing batch receiving medals in the presence of parents, invitees, board members, staff and all the students. Faculty Kiran Magavi and Mahesh Bendigeri contribute their write-ups on the visit to Banaras visit and case study on costing respectively. The book review, market snap shot, quiz, media presence sum up the month. We do seek your feed back while looking forward to your interest in reading this issue. With Kind Regards Ramakant Kulkarni. Back to Contents 4 Market Snapshot Mr. Prasad Kulkarni S&P BSE Sensex (27957.49) Faculty (Finance) [email protected] S&P BSESensex closed the March month on a negative note at 27957.49 with a loss of 1404 points / 4.78% on monthly closing basis. S&P BSE Mid-Cap and S&P BSE Small- Cap indices registered a loss of 2.02% and 3.43% respectively for the month. Among BSE Sectoral Indices only S&P BSE Healthcare index and Consumer Durable Index registered a gain of 9.02% and 0.29% respectively for the month. S&P BSE Metal Index was the highest loser for the month, with a loss of 10.45%. BSE Sectoral Indices Performance in the Month Top Sensex Gainers in the Month Top Sensex Losers in the Month Company % Chg (M-o-M) Company % Chg (M-o-M) Hindalco (15.62)% Sun Pharma 12.21% SesaGoa (12.94)% Bharti Airtel 10.27% SBI (11.47)% Cipla 4.36% Disclaimer: The information contained here was gathered from sources deemed reliable; however, no claim is made as to accuracy or content. This is an informatory report and does not contain specific recommendations to buy or sell at particular prices or times. Invite your feedback on [email protected] Back to contents 5 Fund Facts: UTI Banking Sector Fund Mr. Prasad Kulkarni Rs. 10,000 invested at inception in UTI Infrastructure Scheme vs. S&P BSE 100 Faculty (Finance) [email protected] Fund Information Fund Manager: Mr. Lalit Nambiar Inception Date: Apr 07, 2004 Fund Size: Rs. 385 Crore (Qtly avg as of 31.12.2014) No. of Unit Holders: 52230 Minimum Investment: Rs. 5000 NAV: Growth = Rs. 70.54 Income = Rs. 32.50 Investment Objective Fund Performance Vs. Benchmark as on 31.12.2014 Growth of Rs.10,000 S&P Investment objective is "capital CNX CNX Bank NAV BSE – S&P BSE – NAV % Nifty appreciation" through investments in the Nifty (%) (Rs) 100 Sensex (Rs) (%) stocks of the companies/institutions (Rs) engaged in the banking and financial services activities. 01.01.2014 to 31.12.2014 64.03 64.57 31.39 16,403 16,457 13,139 3 years as on 31.12.2014 31.03 32.94 21.42 22,513 23,513 17,910 (CAGR) 5 years (as on 31.12.2014 15.67 15.71 9.75 20,715 20,750 15,927 (CAGR) Since inception as on 19.70 18.99 14.99 68,978 64,709 44,820 31.12.2014 (CAGR) Sectoral Breakdown (% as compared to Benchmark) Management Style Risk Measure L L & M M & S Fund Benchmark Aggre Beta 0.95 ssive Standard Moder Deviation 20.70% 21.4% ate (annual) Conse Portfolio rvative Turnover Note: L=Large, M=Medium, 0.31 Ratio S=Small (annual) The Fund is suitable for Investors who are seeking* 1. Long – Term Capital Growth 2. Investment in equity instruments of companies engaged in banking and financial services activities 3. High Risk Back to contents *Investors should consult their financial advisor if in doubt about whether the product is suitable for them 6 Enchanting Benares – more than religious tourism Prologue Mrs. Kiran Magavi “"Varanasi" is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together” – Mark Twain Mark Twain did not exaggerate, for Varanasi bewilders you, enchants you, surprises you, shocks and does everything else but disappoint you. Not a very religious person but bitten by the travel bug and also completing one of the rites de passage of a Hindu, my better half Amar and I embarked on this “spiritual” journey. We have visited other holy centers across India, more as sight seers rather than devotees. Being Shaivaites, (followers of Lord Shiva of the Hindu trinity) we thought that this was an opportunity to visit the very kingdom of Shiva!!. When we shared our travel plan with friends and relatives we faced mixed opinions -“oh you are too young for a pilgrimage, why don’t you choose a nice foreign holiday, is someone getting married in the family hence sari shopping (for the famous Banarasi brocade saris)?…one even questioned “hey guys did you sin so much that you that it has become imperative to wash your sins and make the Ganga even more polluted?” Ok, is it because it is the current prime Minister’s constituency therefore the new found interest” teased another. The list is endless. However, we did have many others who encouraged and appreciated our decision. Warned about the severe winter as our visit was in mid-November, we landed in the Lal Bahadur Shastri airport from Mumbai in our best woolens which had never seen light in our part of the country and therefore folded and kept in cupboards. Well, I am not that much of a religious person, so for me Banaras was all about observing life being lead at a different pace amid Ghats, boats and food. About the city Varanasi also known as, Benares, or Kashi is an Indian city on the banks of the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometers south-east of the state capital, Lucknow. It is the holiest of the seven sacred cities (Sapta puri) in Hinduism and Jainism, and played an important role in the development of Buddhism. Some Hindus believe that death at Varanasi brings salvation. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Varanasi is also known as the favorite city of the Hindu deity Lord Shiva as it has been mentioned in the Rig-Veda that this city in older times was known as Kashi or "Shiv ki Nagri". Kashi Naresh (Maharaja of Kashi) is the chief cultural patron of Varanasi, and an essential part of all religious celebrations. 7 Cultural center and historical importance The culture of Varanasi is closely associated with the Ganga. The city has been a cultural centre of North India for several thousand years, and has a history that is older than most of the major world religions. The Benares Gharana form of Hindustani classical music was developed in Varanasi, and many prominent Indian philosophers, poets, writers, and musicians live or have lived in Varanasi. Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath, located near Varanasi. Varanasi is the spiritual capital of India. It is often referred to as "the holy city of India". Scholarly books have been written in the city, including the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas. Today, there is a temple of his namesake in the city, the Tulsi Manas Mandir, a must visit to see the verses of the book etched in stone, wall to wall!!. One of the largest residential universities of Asia, the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), is located here.
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