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its advice, personalized service and cutting-edge technology.
The India Infoline group, comprising the holding company, India Infoline Limited
and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, straddle the entire financial services space with
offerings ranging from Equity research, Equities and derivatives trading,
Commodities trading, Portfolio Management Services, Mutual Funds, Life
Insurance, Fixed deposits, GoI bonds and other small savings instruments to loan
products and Investment banking. India Infoline also owns and manages the
websites www.indiainfoline.com and www.5paisa.com The company has a
network of 976 business locations (branches and sub-brokers) spread across 365
cities and towns. It has more than 800,000 customers.

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the Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and
is also a member of both the exchanges. It is engaged in the businesses of Equities
broking, Wealth Advisory Services and Portfolio Management Services. It offers
broking services in the Cash and Derivatives segments of the NSE as well as the
Cash segment of the BSE. It is registered with NSDL as well as CDSL as a
depository participant, providing a one-stop solution for clients trading in the
equities market. It has recently launched its Investment banking and Institutional
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clients. These services are offered to clients as different schemes, which are based
on differing investment strategies made to reflect the varied risk-return preferences
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(NSE: INDIAINFO, BSE: 532636) and its subsidiaries, is one of the leading
players in the Indian financial services space. India Infoline offers advice and
execution platform for the entire gamut of financial services covering products
ranging from Equities and derivatives, Commodities, Wealth management, Asset
management, Insurance, Fixed deposits, Loans, Investment Banking, GoI bonds
and other small savings instruments. It owns and manages the website,
www.indiainfoline.com, which is one of India¶s leading online destinations for
personal finance, stock markets, economy and business.

India Infoline has been awarded the µBest Broker, India¶ by Finance Asia and the
µMost improved brokerage, India¶ in the Asia Money polls. India Infoline was also
adjudged as µµFastest Growing Equity Broking House - Large firms¶ by Dun &
Bradstreet. A forerunner in the field of equity research, India Infoline¶s research is
acknowledged by none other than Forbes as µBest of the Web¶ and µ«a must read
for investors in Asia¶. India Infoline¶s research is available not just over the
Internet but also on international wire services like Bloomberg, Thomson First Call
and Internet Securities where it is amongst one of the most read Indian brokers.
A network of 1,616 business locations spread over 445 cities and towns across
India facilitates the smooth acquisition and servicing of a large customer base. All
our offices are connected with the corporate office in Mumbai with cutting edge


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branches.
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The content services represent a strong support that drives the broking,
commodities, mutual fund and portfolio management services businesses. Revenue
generation is through the sale of content to financial and media houses, Indian as
well as global. It undertakes equities research which is acknowledged by none
other than Forbes as 'Best of the Web' and '«a must read for investors in Asia'.
India Infoline's research is available not just over the internet but also on
international wire services like Bloomberg (Code: IILL), Thomson First Call and
Internet Securities where India Infoline is amongst the most read Indian brokers.

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India Infoline Commodities Pvt Limited is engaged in the business of commodities

broking. Our experience in securities broking empowered us with the requisite
skills and technologies to allow us offer commodities broking as a contra-cyclical
alternative to equities broking. We enjoy memberships with the MCX and
NCDEX, two leading Indian commodities exchanges, and recently acquired
membership of DGCX. We have a multi-channel delivery model, making it among
the select few to offer online as well as offline trading facilities.



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India Infoline Marketing and Services Limited is the holding company of India
Infoline Insurance Services Limited and India Infoline Insurance Brokers Limited.
(a) India Infoline Insurance Services Limited is a registered Corporate Agent with
the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA). It is the largest
Corporate Agent for ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co Limited, which is India's
largest private Life Insurance Company. India Infoline was the first corporate
agent to get licensed by IRDA in early 2001. (b) India Infoline Insurance Brokers
Limited India Infoline Insurance Brokers Limited is a newly formed subsidiary
which will carry out the business of Insurance broking. We have applied to IRDA
for the insurance broking licence and the clearance for the same is awaited. Post
the grant of license, we propose to also commence the general insurance
distribution business.

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financing activities under one subsidiary. Recently, Orient Global, a Singapore-
based investment institution invested USD 76.7 million for a 22.5% stake in India
Infoline Investment Services. This will help focused expansion and capital raising
in the said subsidiaries for various lending businesses like loans against securities,
SME financing, distribution of retail loan products, consumer finance business and
housing finance business. India Infoline Investment Services Private Limited
consists of the following step-down subsidiaries. (a) India Infoline Distribution
Company Limited (distribution of retail loan products) (b) Moneyline Credit
Limited (consumer finance) (c) India Infoline Housing Finance Limited (housing
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obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals, the company has been initially
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as an independent business research and information provider. We gradually
evolved into a one-stop financial services solutions provider. Our strong
management team comprises competent and dedicated professionals.

We are a pan-India financial services organization across 1,361 business locations

and a presence in 428 cities. Our global footprint extends across geographies with
offices in New York, Singapore and Dubai. We are listed on the Bombay Stock
Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

We offer a wide range of services and products comprising broking (retail and
institutional equities and commodities), wealth management, credit and finance,
insurance, asset management and investment banking. We are registered with the
BSE and the NSE for securities trading, MCX, NCDEX and DGCX for
commodities trading, CDSL and NSDL as depository participants. We are
registered as a Category I merchant banker and are a SEBI registered portfolio
manager.

We also received the FII license in IIFL Inc. IIFL Securities Pte Ltd received
approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to carry out corporate advisory
and dealing in securities operations. Two subsidiaries ± India Infoline Investment
Services and Moneyline Credit Limited ± are registered with RBI as non-deposit
taking non-banking financial services companies. India infoline Housing Finance
Ltd, the housing finance arm, is registered with the National Housing Bank

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Commenced the distribution of personal financial products; launched online equity

trading; entered life insurance distribution as a corporate agent. Acknowledged by
Forbes as µBest of the Web¶ and µ...must read for investors¶.

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formed a Singapore subsidiary; raised over USD 300 mn in the group; launched
consumer finance business under the µMoneyline¶ brand.

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Infoline Private Equity fund; received the Insurance broking license from IRDA;
received the venture capital license; received in principle approval to sponsor a
mutual fund; received µBest broker- India¶ award from Finance Asia; µMost
Improved Brokerage- India¶ award from Asia money.

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Bank; received µFastest growing Equity Broking House - Large firms¶ in India by
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hitherto restricted only to the institutions. Research for the retail investor did not
exist prior to Indiainfoline. Indiainfoline leveraged technology to bring the
convenience of trading to the investor¶s location of preference (residence or office)
through computerised access. Indiainfoline made it possible for clients to view
transaction costs and ledger updates in real time

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Our Portfolio Management Service is a product wherein an equity investment

portfolio is created to suit the investment objectives of a client. We at Indiainfoline
invest your resources into stocks from different sectors, depending on your risk-
return profile. This service is particularly advisable for investors who cannot afford
to give time or don't have that expertise for day-to-day management of their equity
portfolio.

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Sound investment decisions depend upon reliable fundamental data and stock
selection techniques. Indiainfoline Equity Research is proud of its reputation for,
and we want you to find the facts that you need. Equity investment professionals
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emerge as a one-stop solutions financial intermediary. Its experience in securities
broking has empowered it with requisite skills and technologies. The Company¶s
commodities business provides a contra-cyclical alternative to equities broking. The
Company was among the first to offer the facility of commodities trading in India¶s
young commodities market (the MCX commenced operations only in 2003).
Average monthly turnover on the commodity exchanges increased from Rs 0.34 bn
to Rs 20.02 bn. The commodities market has several products with different and
non-correlated cycles. On the whole, the business is fairly insulated against cyclical
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Consultancy Services to mark its foray into the business of mortgages and other
loan products distribution. The business is still in the investing phase and at the
time of the acquisition was present only in the cities of Mumbai and Pune. The
Company brings on board expertise in the loans business coupled with existing
relationships across a number of principals in the mortgage and personal loans
businesses. Indiainfoline now has plans to roll the business out across its pan-
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in exist in the market. A vision is said to be a vision when an organization develop
a statement that has to be achieved in 5 or more years. The vision statement of
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research and information provider. Registered with the BSE and the NSE for
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position in terms of its product range. It helps a company think about its products
and services and make decisions about which it should keep, which it should let go
and which it should invest in further.

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amounts of cash, but because they have low market shares they don¶t generate
much cash. The result is a large net cash consumption. A question mark has the
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on the strategic business unit of a corporation. General Electric of USA with the
support of consulting firm McKinsey and company developed a more complicated
matrix as a technique of portfolio analysis. The aim of portfolio analysis was:
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industries attractiveness/ market attractiveness and business strength/ competitive
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leading stock exchanges in India, viz. the Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE)
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exchanges. It is engaged in the businesses of Equities broking, Wealth
Advisory Services and Portfolio Management Services
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product to its customer by ethical working enhancing core competencies of
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well as the systems and processes for use of corporate resources in such a
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profitability through greater sales volume obtained from new products and new
markets. Diversification can occur either at the business unit level or at the
corporate level. At the business unit level, it is most likely to expand into a new
segment of an industry which the business is already in. At the corporate level, it is
generallyand it is also very interesting entering a promising business outside of the
scope of the existing business unit.

Diversification is part of the four main marketing strategies defined by the

Product/Market Ansoff matrix:

Ansoff pointed out that a diversification strategy stands apart from the other three
strategies. The first three strategies are usually pursued with the same technical,
financial, and merchandising resources used for the original product line, whereas
diversification usually requires a company to acquire new skills, new techniques
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The strategies of diversification can include internal development of new products

or markets, acquisition of a firm, alliance with a complementary company,
licensing of new technologies, and distributing or importing a products line
manufactured by another firm. Generally, the final strategy involves a combination
of these options. This combination is determined in function of available
opportunities and consistency with the objectives and the resources of the
company.

There are three types of diversification: concentric, horizontal and conglomerate:

     
 

This means that there is a technological similarity between the industries, which
means that the firm is able to leverage its technical know-how to gain some
advantage. For example, a company that manufactures industrial adhesives might
decide to diversify into adhesives to be sold via retailers. The technology would be
the same but the marketing effort would need to change. It also seems to increase
its market share to launch a new product which helps the particular company to
earn profit. However, there's one more example, Addition of tomato ketchup and
sauce to the existing "Maggi" brand processed items of Food Specialities Ltd. is an
example of technological-related concentric diversification.

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The company adds new products or services that are technologically or

commercially unrelated (but not always) to current products, but which may appeal
to current customers. In a competitive environment, this form of diversification is


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desirable if the present customers are loyal to the current products and if the new
products have a good quality and are well promoted and priced. Moreover, the new
products are marketed to the same economic environment as the existing products,
which may lead to rigidity and instability. In other words, this strategy tends to
increase the firm's dependence on certain market segments. For example company
was making note books earlier now they are also entering into pen market through
its new product.

Horizontal integration occurs when a firm enters a new business (either related or
unrelated) at the same stage of production as its current operations. For example,
Avon's move to market jewelry through its door-to-door sales force involved
marketing new products through existing channels of distribution. An alternative
form of that Avon has also undertaken is selling its products by mail order (e.g.,
clothing, plastic products) and through retail stores (e.g., Tiffany's). In both cases,
Avon is still at the retail stage of the production process.

  
   
  

   
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The company markets new products or services that have no technological or

commercial synergies with current products, but which may appeal to new groups
of customers. The conglomerate diversification has very little relationship with the
firm's current business. Therefore, the main reasons of adopting such a strategy are
first to improve the profitability and the flexibility of the company, and second to
get a better reception in capital markets as the company gets bigger. Even if this
strategy is very risky, it could also, if successful, provide increased growth and
profitability.


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is the largest Corporate Agent for ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co
Limited, which is India's largest private Life Insurance Company. India
Infoline was the first corporate agent to get licensed by IRDA in early 2001.

India Infoline Insurance Brokers Limited India Infoline Insurance Brokers

Limited is a newly formed subsidiary which will carry out the business of
Insurance broking. We have applied to IRDA for the insurance broking
licence and the clearance for the same is awaited. Post the grant of license,
we propose to also commence the general insurance distribution business.

Intermediary plays a very impportant role because of the following reasons :

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w THE INSURANCE PRODUCTS SHOULD NOT BE PITCHED AS PURE
INSURANCE PRODUCTS BUT AS INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS
w HUGE MARKET IS STILL UNTAPPED; OUT OF 320 MILLION
INSURABLE MARKETS ONLY 20 % IS INSURED.
w HEALTH INSURANCE AND PENSION SCHEMES HAVE AN
ESTIMATED MARKET POTENTIAL OF 15 BILLION
w MANY COMPETITORS IN THE MARKET SELL THE SAME PRODUCT
WITH A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN PREMIUM AND OFFERINGS
w THE REACH IN SEMI-URBAN AREAS AND RURAL MARKETS IS
STILL VERY LESS


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