Sector: Exchanges
12 Annual Global Investor Conference
th
NSE
Ms Chitra Ramakrishna
MD & CEO
NSE
Thematic
Presentation
C
hitra Ramkrishna is the first
woman MD and CEO of NSE.
Starting out as a chartered
accountant, her first brush with
finance came in 1985 when she
joined the project finance division
of IDBI. Ramkrishna then had a
stint at SEBI. The association of
Ms. Ramkrishna with the NSE
dates back to the formative years
when deliberations were on to
create a modern stock exchange
with a national presence.
Ms. Ramkrishna has undertaken
several key initiatives at the NSE
that has had far-reaching impact
and ensured the exchange
remained India's most premiere
bourse. She was instrumental in
setting up a pan-India VSAT
network and building the
infrastructure and legislative
framework for India's first
depositor.
She was selected as the woman of
the year in the Business
Leadership Awards by the Forbes
magazine recently, and was also
ranked 17th in the list of top
global women business leaders by
Fortune magazine, USA. She is the
second
most
powerful
businesswoman in India in this
list. She has been featured in the
list of top 30 women achievers by
the Business Today group for the
last four successive years.
Indian exchanges at inflection, led by forces of
regulation and technology
Takeaways from CEO Track
We hosted Ms Chitra Ramakrishna, MD and CEO of National Stock Exchange as part of CEO
Track at our conference. Here are the key takeaways from her presentation.
Exchanges an integral part of the global financial system:
The global financial
system is estimated at USD318t and moves USD74t around the world each day.
Within this, 63 regulated exchanges represent a total market capitalization of
USD64t and a total trading value of USD111t, which is >65% of the global GDP,
signifying the importance and criticality of exchanges in the system.
India an important contributing engine to global growth:
In multiple aspects,
the Asia-Pacific region has been the major global growth driver, and India is a major
contributor in this. As per IOMA’s derivatives survey, APAC was the top contributor
to global growth, and India was the top contributor to APAC. This also gets reflected
in the performance of NSE, which witnessed a growth of 61.2% to 3.03b contracts,
second only to CME Group.
Regulatory changes and technological advancements shaping global capital
markets:
Global capital markets are driven by two factors: [1] external aspects of
capital, clients and business diversification, and [2] internal push from the need to
optimize processes, systems and infrastructure. Regulations and technology both
play the role of critical pillars in capital markets. Regulations are being aimed at
risk
reduction
and improvement of
transparency
and
competitive forces.
Regulatory principles today presume that markets will talk to each other more and
that players will keep driving that infrastructure. The regulatory principles are
raising standards for players across the board. Players need to cope with global
benchmarks for capital requirement and risk management. Consequently, a
realignment of processes, systems and even business models is being necessitated.
Regulatory changes driving innovation as an outcome:
Regulatory changes
have been driving innovation, which is in fact a result of the core intent to reduce
risk, standardize, and increase transparency. Regulations are likely to drive
innovation in multiple areas including security (NFC, Biometric, Active Surveillance),
data privacy, cyber security, and means and measures to aid financial inclusion.
Ashish Chopra
(Ashish.Chopra@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5424
/ Sagar Lele
(Sagar.Lele@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1531
September 2016
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