1) Stock Holding Corporation India Ltd (SHCIL) provides custodial services to institutional investors and depository services to retail investors since 1988. 2) SHCIL uses state-of-the-art technology and has a network of over 200 branches across India to facilitate its business and minimize risks. 3) The objectives of the study are to analyze SHCIL's custodial services, study the capital market for depository services, and examine SHCIL's online back office and depository services.

1. “A COMPARATIVE STUDY DEPOSITARY SERVICES STOCK HOLDING
CORPORATION AND ITS ANALYSIS.”
INTRODUCTION
Stock Holding Corporation India Ltd (SHCIL) was incorporated
as a public limited company on July 28, 1986 and provides custodial services to
institutional investors and depository services to retail investors. SHCIL commenced
operations in August 1988 and has been providing custodial and related services of
international standards for nearly a decade to the promoter and other institutions,
foreign institutional investors (FIIs), commercial banks and mutual funds. Other
auxiliary services provided by SHCIL include derivatives clearing, PF fund
accounting, SGL constituent account services and distribution of mutual funds and
other capital market instruments, besides distribution of life and non-life insurance
policies.
SHCIL works in a highly computerized environment and employs
the state of the art technology to facilitate its business and to minimize risk. SHCIL
has been awarded a citation by the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. for the
visionary use of IT and by the Computer Society of India for the Best IT usage.
SHCIL has a network of more than 200 branches spread across the country providing
services at customer’s doorstep. They can select state to locate the nearest branch
address and contact details. By calling up any of SHCIL s nearest branch for
information on Products and Services.
SHCIL is the first and the only Indian custodian to have received a
NO ACTION OF LETTER from the securities exchange commission, U.S.A. under
section17(f) of the US Investment company Act, 1940 and rule 17 f-5 framed there
under, which enables it to provide custodial and related services to US-based funds as
well. With the introduction of the depository system in the country, SHCIL
commenced offering depository related services to the retail segment and over the
last few years, it has come to acquire the stature of being one of the largest depository
participants besides being the country’s largest custodian.The total value of assets
held in the custody of the corporation as on March 31, 2005 were Rs.2847 billion.
Handling such large volume of securities would not have been possible but for the
state-of-the-art technology in use at SHCIL. SHCIL has been earning profit
consistently and declaring and dividend right from its inception. With a share capital
of Rs.211 Million, SHCI tangible net worth reached Rs.1721 million as on March 31,
2005.
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2. “A COMPARATIVE STUDY DEPOSITARY SERVICES STOCK HOLDING
CORPORATION AND ITS ANALYSIS.”
OBJECTIVES
Objective of project titled Perceptible Study of Depository Services Stock Holding
Corporation.
1) To provides custodial Services and web-delivery.
2) To know study of capital market for depository services.
3) To study of Online Back Office & Depository Services.
SCOPE
1. Custodial services spanning over 2 decades to India's leading Financial
Institutions, Insurance Companies, Mutual Funds, Foreign Institutional
Investor (FII's), Banks, Indian and Foreign Venture Capital Companies,
Funds, PF Trusts and Corporate.
2. Trade anywhere to DP online trading platfrom.
LIMITATIONS
1. It is difficult to decide the proper basis for comparison of coporatio.
2. Information is presented from the SHCIL services and corporate.
3. Selected competitors are taken who has major market share.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The focus on the methodology used for the collection of data for research. Data
constitutes the subject matter of the analyst. The primary sources of the collection of
data are observed of DP services of corporation. The secondary sources are
collections of data from the SHCIL.
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3. “A COMPARATIVE STUDY DEPOSITARY SERVICES STOCK HOLDING
CORPORATION AND ITS ANALYSIS.”
Primary Data:
• Questionnaire.
Secondary Data:
• Online reporting.
• Web - based of market information.
DATA ANALYSIS
After collecting the data, the data will be presented in the graphical & tabular form.
CONCLUSION & SUGGESTIONS
Conclusion and suggestions will be drawn on the basis of data analysis.
 BIBLIOGRAPHY
• wwww.stokholding.com
• ww.moneycontrol.com
CHAPTERISATION
1. Introduction
2. Objectives
3. Scope
4. Limitation
5. Research Methodology
6. Data Analysis.
7. Conclusion, Suggestion and Recommendation.
8. Bibliography.
GUIDED BY SUBMITTED BY
Prof. Neha Dixit Miss.Vidhya S. Mahajan
(P.R.POTE AMRAVATI) (MBA-FINANCE)
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