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Agency problem under Venture Capital Framework

There are a number of scenarios whereby agency problem can incur in the venture capital framework. Even though there are a number of stakeholders (fund manager, trustee, EI, portfolio companies etc.) in the venture capital framework, majority of the agency risks stem either from fund managers or Investee Company.   Fund manager needs to protect the interest of the eligible investors and the business should be conducted as per the due diligence. So, there should be adequate intellectual, financial and infrastructural [...]

September 11, 2017 By Articles, BMBA 0 Comments Read more...

Performance Evaluation under Venture Capital Framework

Based on the consensus collected from majority of the EIs, a fund manager can be replaced. So, it is extremely important to evaluate the Fund manager’s performance at a regular basis. There are a number of yardstick through which the performance of a fund manager can be evaluated.   PIC (paid –up capital) – Generally a ratio between the committed capital and paid-up capital is calculated after the final settlement of the fund corpus. A higher proportion of paid-up capital to [...]

September 4, 2017 By Articles, BMBA 0 Comments Read more...

Philosophies behind CSR (Corporate Social Responsibilities)

There are four schools of thoughts that will help the reader understand why firms often get engaged into CSR activities. As per the instrumental theory of corporate social responsibility, CSR is only perceived as the instrument to achieve business’s monetary objective. So, CSR initiatives are taken only for fulfilling the long-term benefit of the business; any CSR activity that does not help the firm in achieving its long-term goal is readily dropped from the equation. CSR activities are often [...]

August 21, 2017 By Articles, BMBA 0 Comments Read more...

Developing an ‘Enabling regulatory framework’ for Bangladesh based MFS industry

An ‘enabling regulatory framework’ ensures the co-existence of MNOs (Mobile Network Operators) and FIs (Financial Institutions) in the MFS (Mobile Financial Service) value chain. Currently the MFS industry in Bangladesh is bank-driven or bank-led. bKash(a subsidiary of Brac Bank) dominates the MFS competitive space accounting for more than half of the market (58%) followed by DBBL with about one-sixth of subscribers (17%). The remaining eight providers with live services currently account for around a quarter of the total market [...]

August 11, 2017 By Articles, BMBA 0 Comments Read more...

Capitalism, Creative Destruction and Entrepreneurship

Both Adam Smith and Joseph Schumpeter was ardent supporter of capitalism; they believed in capitalism’s capability in redefining the rules of the game. Adam Smith synchronized capitalism with animal spirit; whereas Joseph Schumpeter relied on the role of entrepreneurs to conceptualize capitalism. So, Adam Smith’s interpretation of capitalism did not have a face; it was way too inherent and way too abstract. Unlike Smith, Schumpeter was skeptical about the fate of capitalism.  While Joseph Schumpeter agrees with Marxism-led philosophy [...]

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