Module 1: Gneral Accounting, FInancial Analysis & Control System
Introduction
Money lending is one of the traditional businesses for those who are operating it at the moment. The moneylenders will normally do simple accounts to maintain the financial activities. Therefore most of them might not keep their financial reports properly due to their inability to do general accounts. This module will introduce the basic accounting and the preparation of accounts for auditing purposes and the interpretation of financial reports to the students.
Objective
- To introduce the importance of general accounting to the Money lending business
- To enable the students / moneylenders to prepare accounts and able to interpret the accounts
- To maintain the accounts properly
Module Contents
- General Accounting
- Preparing Basic Accounts for Credit Management & Analysing the Report
- Building & Interpreting a Financial Model for Credit Business
- Interpreting Financial Reports
- Understanding of money lenders act
- Systematic applications and documentations as per money lenders control and licensing regulation 2003
Module 2: Documentation
Introduction
Documentation is the most important task in any business organization. Likewise in the Money lending industry documentation is a legal requirement. This module will enable students to understand the need to prepare all the documents as required by Malaysian law and the need to maintain those documents.
Objective
- To understand the need of the documents as required by Moneylenders Act 2003
- To identify the need to maintain the documents
- To understand the documents and prepare the documents
Module Contents
- Preliminary Documents
- Application for License & Advertisement Permit
- Money lending Agreement
- Appeal
- Miscellaneous Regulations
Module 3: Understanding The Legal Framework of Moneylending In Malaysia
Introduction
Malaysian Government has undertaken various steps to legalize the Moneylending business in Malaysia. One of the steps is the introduction of legal framework to govern this industry. This module will enable the students to understand the legal requirement as stated in Moneylenders Act 1951 and Moneylenders Act (Amended) 2003.
Objective
- To enable students to understand the legal requirement to operate the Moneylending business in Malaysia
- To enable students to understand the activities which are prohibited by Malaysian law
- To introduce the legal actions that can be taken against the moneylenders who contravene the law
Module Contents
- Licensing of Moneylenders
- Investigation, Search, Seizure & Arrest
- Evidence
- Conduct of Moneylending Business
- Miscellaneous
Module 4: Ethical Issues For Micro Finance Industry Operators
Introduction
Moneylenders need to have an ethical base – this is sound commercial sense. Business decisions should not take place within the framework of ‘anything goes’. Every society therefore needs to have a set of principles and moral codes to work to. A responsible business needs to have a clear idea of “right and wrong behaviour”.
Objective
- To enable the moneylenders to practice the best code of ethics in their business
- To enable the Moneylending business to become one of the respected industries in the financial sector
- To enhance and sustain public confidence of Moneylending business
- To add value and support to rules and regulations laid down by the authority
Module Contents
- Integrity
- Confidentiality
- Loyalty
- Legality
- Guideline on Disciplinary Procedure
Module 5: Strategic Marketing Management
Introduction
Strategic Marketing is a process that can allow an organization to concentrate its (always limited) resources on the greatest opportunities to increase sales and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.
Strategic Marketing is most effective when it is an integral component of corporate strategy, defining how the organization will engage customers, prospects and the competition in the market arena for success.
Objective
- To learn and understand the concepts, processes, methods, approaches, issues and managerial task involved in strategic management of Moneylending business
- To think and manage strategically and to identify alternative strategies for coping with varied external and internal environments / situations
- To integrate strategic management, marketing and financial strategies to gain competitive advantages
Module Contents
- Need for Strategic Management, Marketing and Business Development in Moneylending Business
- Development of a Mission (Business Concept), Objectives and Strategies
- Situation Analysis: External and Internal Environmental Analysis
- Alternative Business Strategies
- Strategy Implementation, Control and Evaluation
Module 6: Principles of Micro Credit Risk Management
Introduction
Loans are the largest and most obvious source of credit risk. Loans are given by moneylenders in the form of business lending, personal lending, project financing and retail lending. Credit risk encompasses both default risk and market risk. Default risk is the objective assessment of the likelihood that counterparty will default. Market risk measures the financial loss that will be experienced should the client default. Thus this module will enable the students to understand the credit risks and methods to avoid excessive defaults.
Objective
- To identify the credit risks involved in Moneylending business and measures minimize the default rate
- To identify the most appropriate method to minimize the risk credits
- To understand the effective way of managing borrowers
Module Contents
- Establish an Appropriate Micro Credit Risk Environment
- Operating Under Sound Credit Granting Process
- Maintaining an Appropriate Credit Administration and Monitoring Process
- Enlarging Adequate Control Credit Risk
- The Role of Manager / Supervisor
