What is a Mandate? A mandate is any official order or instruction that gives authority to the receiver to facilitate service. It is usually used in the context of banking, where a mandate helps to make recurring payments at a particular date to a specific business or entity. Launched by the RBI and the National …
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Margin
Margin is the difference between the selling price and the cost of producing or providing a product or service. It is often expressed as a percentage and represents the profit margin or markup.For example, a retailer may sell a product at a 20% margin, which means that the selling price is 20% higher than the …
Marginal Rate
What does it mean? Marginal Rate or the marginal tax rate refers to the percentage of your taxable income above a certain defined threshold. It is only applied for each tax bracket that you qualify for. The more income you make, the more taxes you owe as it is simply a percentage of your actual …
Market Share
Market share is the portion of a total market that is controlled by a particular company or product. It is commonly used to assess the competitiveness of companies in various industries, such as the telecommunications sector where companies like Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel compete for market share in the mobile services market.
Microcredit
Microcredit is a facility that offers loans of small amounts to low-income individuals or groups to start a small business. Microcredit comes under microfinance, which is a line of finance that aims to provide financial support. It also includes savings accounts and other banking services. Institutions that offer microcredit include: Government Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Microfinance …
Money Laundering
Money laundering is the illegal process of concealing the origins of illegally obtained money or funds by disguising them as legitimate through complex financial transactions. It is a criminal activity that is prohibited in India and other countries to prevent illicit financial activities.
Mortgage
This is a loan that you can get when you use any of your asset or property as collateral or security. For example, a home loan or a loan against property may be used to finance the purchase or renovation of a property. You can also use it to finance other big-ticket expenses such as …
Mutual Funds
What does it mean? A mutual fund pools together the money from investors and invests it on their behalf. The money is usually invested in stocks, bonds, money market instruments and so on. Mutual funds are a recommended option for individuals who are not too familiar with the concept of investing. Points to remember The …