Fiscal year 1 January to 31 December. In Hong Kong, the government's financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March. In India, the government's financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March. It is abbreviated as a FY. Companies following the Indian Depositary Receipt (IDR) are given freedom to choose their financial year. For example, Standard Chartered's IDR follows the UK calendar despite being listed in India. Companies following Indian fiscal year get to know their economical health on 31 March of every Indian financial or fiscal year. The current fiscal year was adopted by the colonial British government in
Financial system have full banking licenses. Non-bank financial institutions include: Financial markets are markets in which securities, commodities, and fungible items are traded at prices representing supply and demand. The term "market" typically means the institution of aggregate exchanges of possible buyers and sellers of such items. The primary market (or initial market) generally refers to new issues of stocks, bonds, or other financial instruments. The primary market is divided in two segment, the money market and the capital market. The secondary market refers to transactions in financial instruments that were previously issued. Financial instruments are tradable financial assets of any kind.