Consultancy Services
The consultancy initiatives at FTKMC are customized for each individual client. This high level of customization is a result of the relentless efforts of our consultants, researchers, and analysts. Their mark of excellence has earned us acclaim from clients—both domestic and international—in the private and public sectors.
In each consultancy assignment, adequate attention is given to imparting knowledge and developing skill-sets on all the relevant aspects of the economy, the organized markets, and the specific business of the client. Our clients include domestic and foreign banks, broking houses, agricultural businesses, primary metals manufacturers, equipment manufacturers as well as prominent domestic and international consultants.
Initiatives include:
- Customized risk management solutions for corporates
- Setting up of commodity desks for trading and hedging
- Developing valuation models for various commodities as well as other financial derivatives
- Conducting focused research on various sectors of the economy and specific issues as per client requirements and coming up with appropriate conclusions and advice
- Technical, technological, and other assistance in mandates to help in the setting up of asset markets, including setting up of electronic exchanges
- Assistance to participants as well as regulators in the development of rules and regulations for asset markets
- Setting up of Knowledge Centres for development of material, content, and manuals for various aspects of asset markets
- Establishing Global Training Institutes to train participants on all facets of various asset markets
Agri-Business Consultancy
Indian agriculture has witnessed a spurt in activities in the recent past, especially with the opening up of domestic markets and the liberalization of international trade. Alternative marketing avenues and new concepts have come up for producers and the industry is striving towards a stable price regime for consumers. The mantra of the day is ‘empowerment through marketing’. An agriculture marketing revolution is under way. For the first time, there is an influx of large corporate houses and multinationals in the agribusiness area, each with its own business model. The stakeholders are hard-pressed to make sense of these rapid developments with little time to understand and take appropriate or right decision.
Under the prevailing climate of rapid change, the Indian agriculture is in need of expert advice with handholding and special tools to manage their risks better. Risk management has become a critical factor in commercial success: be it the price risk, the production risk, or the weather risk. FTKMC is especially well-equipped to address the issues and concerns of agriculture and agribusinesses effectively. Its experienced in-house experts, supported by a panel of eminent market practitioners and resource persons can design customized products and services that provide optimum solutions for most areas of the agri-ecosystem. A few of the many possible areas for consultancy include:
- Agri -produce marketing systems—policy issues,
- Applied Market Research/Survey/Study
- Feasibility of agro-based projects
- International trade prospects of agricultural commodities
- Supply chain studies of key agriculture crops in the country
- Modern marketing infrastructure and services
- Spot markets, e-marketing, and modern terminal markets
- Collaborative research and studies in identified areas of select crops
- Setting up of research and commodity trading/hedging desk
- Econometric studies and valuation models development
- Providing risk management solutions
Our Clients
Corporates
Bajaj Electricals Ltd., Mumbai
Endurance Systems Ltd., Pune
IDBI Treasury, Mumbai
Religare Commodities, Mumbai
Cognizant Technologies, Chennai
Hindustan Computers Ltd. (HCL), Bangalore
Bloomberg, Kolkata
Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd., Kolkata
Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL), Kolkata
Binani Zinc Ltd., Mumbai
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Mumbai
Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), Mumbai
Tata Securities Ltd., Mumbai
Agricultural Financial Markets and Commodities Futures Markets
College of Agribusiness Management (CABM), Pantnagar
College of Agricultural Banking (CAB), Pune
Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management (VAMNICOM), Pune
National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM), Jaipur
Shetkari Sanghatana, Pune & Nasik
Indian Society for Agri-Business Professionals (ISAP), Delhi
Jain Irrigation Inc., Jalgaon
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore
Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad
Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri
United Planters’ Association of South India (UPASI), Coonoor
Centre for International Trade in Agriculture (CITA), Pune
Rajasthan Agriculture University, Bikaner
Academic Institutions
Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai
EMPI School of Management, Delhi
Ansal Institute of Technology, Gurgaon
ICFAI, Mumbai
VIVA Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai
Pillai Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai
Asian Institute of Communication and Research (AICAR), Mumbai
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehra Dun
Prestige Institute of Management and Research (PIMR), Indore
Indore Professional Studies Academy (IPS), Indore
St Xavier’s College, Raipur
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Pune
SCMHRD, Pune
Ganpat College of Management Studies, Mehsana
Indian Institute of Capital Markets (IICM), Mumbai
Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad, Lucknow, and Bangalore)
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneshwar
Chitkara Business School of Chitkara University, Chandigarh
Institute of Finance and International Management (IFIM), Bangalore
MATS Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
Som Lalit Institute of Business Administration, Ahmedabad
SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, Dubai and Singapore
Other Clients
MIRAE Mutual Fund, Mumbai
ING Vysya Mutual Fund, Mumbai
Fidelity Mutual Fund, Delhi
Rotary Club CSR Initiatives, Mumbai
Reserve Bank of India
Life Insurance Corporation of India
Union Bank
Canara Bank
Corporation Bank
Securities Trading Corporation of India
Indian Banks’ Association
Motilal Oswal Securities
Kotak Commodity Services
L&T Capital
Anand Rathi Securities
MF Global
For consultancy enquiries, contact: knowledgeformarkets@ftkmc.com