Hometown Investment Trust Funds: An Analysis of Credit Risk

20 Pages Posted: 5 Dec 2014

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Naoyuki Yoshino

Asian Development Bank Institute

Farhad Taghizadeh Hesary

Waseda University

Date Written: December 3, 2014

Abstract

In Asia, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for a major share of employment and dominate the economy. Asian economies are often characterized as having bank-dominated financial systems and underdeveloped capital markets, in particular venture capital markets. Hence, looking for new methods of financing for SMEs is crucial. Hometown investment trust funds (HIT) are a new form of financial intermediation that has now been adopted as a national strategy in Japan. In this paper, we explain the importance of SMEs in Asia and describe about HITs. We then provide a scheme for the credit rating of SMEs by employing two statistical analysis techniques, principal components analysis and cluster analysis, and applying various financial variables to 1,363 SMEs in Asia. Adoption of this comprehensive and efficient method would enable banks to group SME customers based on financial health, adjust interest rates on loans, and set lending ceilings for each group. Moreover, this method is applicable to HITs around the world.

Keywords: smes, credit risk, hometown investment trust funds, venture capital markets, Asian capital markets

JEL Classification: G21, G24, G28

Suggested Citation

Yoshino, Naoyuki and Taghizadeh Hesary, Farhad, Hometown Investment Trust Funds: An Analysis of Credit Risk (December 3, 2014). ADBI Working Paper 505, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2533789 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2533789

Naoyuki Yoshino (Contact Author)

Asian Development Bank Institute ( email )

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Farhad Taghizadeh Hesary

Waseda University ( email )

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Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8050
Japan

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