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Different Types of Loans, Credit & Leverage Facilities

Housing loans and car loans are the most widely used debt / credit facilities.  When it comes to investments, what are the options available?  How can a Wealth Manager advise clients with many different types of loans, credit and leverage facilities?

Below is a list of of loans, credit & leverage facilities:

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No. 1 Personal Loans

Financial Planning
Financial Planning

Personal loans are the most common loan facilities.  Students take up student loan to finance their college or university education.  If your clients are earning income, have a bank account or qualify for a credit card or credit line, they can have a credit card line, cash advance, overdraft or credit line.  These facilities give them access to money whenever they need it urgently, at a pre-agreed loan interest rate.

Personal Loans are helpful in emergencies, urgent or important uses. These reduce the need to keep too much cash on hand.  Clients can also take advantage of the available financing to get their things done earlier.

Personal Loan Type Common Uses
Bank Overdraft Any, Cashflow, Investments
Credit Card Daily Expenditure
Credit Line Medical, Travel
Student Loan Further Education

 

No. 2 Property Loan / Home Equity Loan

Real Estate in Singapore
Real Estate in Singapore

Owning properties is the most common life’s aspiration, especially in Asia. Most people will take a property loan for 10 – 30 years and repay the loan with their monthly income.  This loan is commonly known as a property loan, housing loan or mortgage.

Given the large sum that can range from a few hundred thousands to millions, clients need to consider their ability to pay. In a pro-longed economic downturn, borrowers may run into negative equity on their property.

Vice-versa, if the property price goes up, there could be positive equity – where the owner can now unlock the value by using home equity / reverse equity financing to use the positive funding for other uses, without needing to sell the property.  See below for positive / negative equity illustration.

Property Payment Positive Negative
Buy Price $500,000 $500,000
Downpayment $100,000 $100,000
Loan $400,000 $400,000
Total Paid after 5 Years $50,000 $50,000
Outstanding Loan $350,000 $350,000
Property Price after 5 Years $700,000 $300,000
Equity $350,000 – $50,000

 

Related Loans: Renovation & Construction Loan

 

No. 3 Car Loans

Buying a Car
Buying a Car

Like properties, car is another major expenditure for most people.

Most car loans are structured in a hire purchase agreement where the financing co. (the lender) owns the car until the car loan is fully repaid.

 

No. 4 Unsecured Loans / Credit Lines

Customer
Customer

Personal loans such as unsecured overdrafts, credit cards, credit lines and student loans are unsecured loans.  This means the loan or borrowings are not securitised or pledged with any underlying assets.  This is also known as clean overdraft / loan.

In the event of non-payment or default, the only recourse is through a restructured debt plan or filing for bankruptcy.  As there are no underlying assets for the lender to recover from, the borrowing cost is usually higher.

 

No. 5 Secured Loans / Credit Lines

Corporate Banker
Corporate Banker

Property loans and car loans are examples of secured loans or credit lines.

In the event of non-payment or default, the lender can takeover the secured or underlying assets pledged for the loan.  This provides the lender a safer form of lending, therefore at a lower rate than unsecured loans.

Related Loans: Boat, Aircraft, Country Club Memberships, Shares, Bonds, Gold

 

No. 6 Financial Derivatives

Financial Market
Financial Market

Most clients use traditional loans to manage their finance and investment decisions. Increasingly, wealth managers, investment professionals and sophisticated clients are using financial derivatives for their portfolio and investment decisions.

Common Financial Derivatives:

  • Options
  • Futures
  • Swaps

Traditionally, global MNCs use futures, options and swaps to manage their cashflow and business risks.  With the advancement of access to global financial markets, many are also using financial derivatives to take bets on the financial market to profit from their market knowledge and views.

Example:

A client has a $1 Million Portfolio of Global Stocks and is fearing a severe downturn which could led to a 20% decline in portfolio or $200,000.  The client can buy a put option on a global equity index to protect a decline.  The cost would be less than the expected loss of $200,000.

Example of Put Option on a Global Equity Index:

Duration 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years
Cost of Put Option 4% 6% 12%
Cost $40K $60K $120K

Other FAQs:

  • What if there is no decline?
  • Wouldn’t it be better off liquidating the portfolio?
  • Would the dividends payout if any, cover the cost of Put Option?
  • Would there be residual value in the Put option if you decide to terminate the hedge?
  • Can you profit from volatility or an increase in interest rate?
  • Would the option issuer collapse?
  • Is there a perfect correlation on the Put option to the client’s portfolio?
  • Can the financial derivatives be used to hedge or bet on business or commodities supply?

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No. 7 Leverage / Margin Facilities

Online Trading
Online Trading

Leverage or margin facilities is a popular form of trading facility.  Clients only need to put up a fraction of the exposure to invest or trade a position.

Example:

To buy or long $1 Million of USD, the client may need only $10 k to $100k by using leverage or margin facilities.  This allow the client to use less capital to manage risks or take bets on a view in the market, without committing a large amount of capital.

Leverage (Times) 10x 50x 100x
Capital Required $100K $20K $10K

 

Common underlying assets:

  • Foreign Exchange
  • Equity
  • Bonds
  • Interest Rates
  • Commodities
  • Indices

 

No. 8 Business / Company Loans

Accepting Investment Proposal
Accepting Investment Proposal

Business loans are usually for companies and business.  But many wealthy families put family assets in a company to manage legal, tax and family risks.  This is especially true when buying properties.

Common business loans include:

  • Overdraft
  • Asset-backed  / Secured loans
  • Project Financing
  • Acquisition Financing
  • General Working Capital
  • Invoice Financing
  • Bridging Loans

These are 8 different Types of Loans, Credit & Leverage Facilities.  Learn More: 7 Ways Top Wealth Managers Create Value for Clients using Loans, Credit & Leverage

 

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