Adam Smith Associates - Experts In Trade Finance

Adam Smith Associates Pvt Ltd is in the business of arranging trade finance and providing consultancy, advisory, structuring and management services relating to trade finance transactions. The activities cover origination, execution and documentation. We work with corporations as well as banks both in India and offshore and handle complex trade finance structures. We have strong focus on commodity finance.

Adam Smith Associates is based out of Delhi. We have branch at Indore. We have affiliates in Singapore, Dubai and Hong Kong.

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The Adam Smith® advantage:

1) Track record of over 18 years.

2) Strong transactional support to corporates and banks.

3) Seamless execution

4) Strong partnerships with corporates, banks and trading companies.

5) Pioneer of various financing structures pivoted on trading of commodities.

6) Customized and personalized solutions.

7) Highest confidentiality standards.

Services Offered By Adam Smith Associates

Adam Smith Associates Pvt Ltd provides host of trade finance related solutions to corporates, banks and other related entities.

SERVICES SUITE: CORPORATES

Inland Trade Finance

1. Discounting of bills under LCs
2. Discounting of bills accepted by large corporates
3. Discounting of bills under co-acceptances of banks

Import Trade

1. Buyers credit
2. Suppliers credit
3. ECAs
4. High seas Sale & Purchase

Exports

1. Post shipment discounting under LCs of various tenures. We specialize in difficult countries and difficult bank risk distribution.
2. Financing using lines of various Exim banks

Commodities /warehouse financing

Devising Risk mitigation strategies for trading operations

Trade and structured finance: we use our ongoing commodity trades to offer creative financing solutions

SERVICE SUITE: BANKS

1. Advisory on trade finance transactions including but not limited to matters under UCP.
2. Refinancing especially post shipment export portfolios of banks.
3. Using innovative trade finance structures to tackle bad loan portfolio of banks.
4. Sell down and forfeiting of bank risks pertaining to trade and commodity finance deals.
5. Providing support in the correspondent banking and FI work to offshore banks.

SERVICE SUITE: OTHERS

1. Adding financial profits to trades for large commodity companies
2. Trade dispute resolution
3. Escrow services
4. Transaction services for SPV

Key Highlights Of Services

Market surveys for various commodities

We provide insight on various commodities, trends, analysis and surveys to aid you in decision making for your business.

Information about Export Import policies and changes in the EXIM policies.

Adam Smith Associates has over three decades of experience in closely monitoring the export and import regulatory framework and EXIM polices in India. We provide specialized financial and consulting services to corporate house engaged in import, export, high sea sell and related business. We offer banking liaison, financial and sales related complete services on an ongoing basis to support your import and exports business 

Trading opportunities

We offer consulting in relevant trading opportunities available across host of products & services. We are advising our esteemed customers through network on our business expertise connection across multiple geographies 

Information on custom duties/tariffs quotes/import restrictions in different countries.

International business are challenging when it comes to precisely identifying various duties and tariffs in different countries and on various products in which you may deal. Adam Smith Associates Pvt. Ltd has been offering a niche services to its client in this domain. We can help you with complete support, knowledge and detailed information regards to various custom duties, tariff quotas and import related restriction that may be applicable on different products, goods, commodities in which you may be dealing. 

Interest rates information in various markets

Every organization dealing in import and exports of its products and services are equally exposed to interest rates movement in the domestic and other markets in which you deal, especially if you are exploring the Letter of Credit and Letter of Credit discounting. Adam Smith Associates expertise in tracking and helping its client advise on  interest rate related all information to make their trade easy

Outlook on currency fluctuations

Profit and margins in export businesses are exposed to the risk of currency fluctuations. Depending on the country and currency you are dealing in, it is important to have a constant vigil on its currency movements. Adam Smith Associates has years of experience in providing outlook on currency and monitoring the same through its associates and network across leading parts of trade world. We help you provide the insight and trend to befits your business transactions 

Hedging opportunities

Every organization dealing in international trades are exposed to various factors like interest rates fluctuations, currency movements and the commodities that you deal in. It becomes imperative to hedge these risk and at times such risk are also excellent hedging opportunities to safeguard your trades. We can offer you the service of identify the best hedging opportunities from time to time.

WTO Guidelines

Adhering to World Trade Organization and other regulatory frameworks is a must in international business. We advise and support client in aligning their trades in compliance with all such statutory frameworks 

Trends in Logistics management

Adam Smith brings you the trends in logistic management which is a critical inputs during the domestic and international trades.

Registered office:

Adam Smith Associates Pvt. Ltd.
901, Commercial Tower,
Le Meridien, Windsor Place,
Janpath, New delhi-110001(India)
Tel No.:-91 11 23738486
Fax No.:-91 11 23738495
Email id: info@adamsmith.tv