ECONOMICS Efficiency and Risk-taking in Pre-crisis Investment Banks Nemanja Radić, Franco Fiordelisi, Claudia Girardone Working Paper Series No 08/11 Efficiency and risk-taking in pre-crisis investment banks Nemanja Radić1, Franco Fiordelisi2, Claudia Girardone3 Abstract Investment banks’ core functions expose them to a wide array of risks. This paper analyses cost and profit efficiency for a sample of investment banks for the G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK
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Retail Banking Series Consumer Trust Reinventing Retail Banking Series Catalysts for Change The Implications of Gen Y Consumers for Banks Building Consumer Trust in Retail Payments Laying a Solid Foundation Produced by the Deloitte Center for Banking Solutions Produced by the Deloitte Center for Banking Solutions The traditional retail bank is at an inflection point. The needs and expectations of customers are changing as quickly as the competitive landscape. Customers are demanding
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fiduciary. Whenever, any bank assures the customers to pay in different types of money and when the customer can sell the promise or transfer it to somebody else, it is called the fiduciary money. Fiduciary money is generally paid in gold, silver or paper money. There are cheques and bank notes, which are the examples of fiduciary money because both are some kind of token which are used as money and carry the same value. 4. Commercial Bank Money: Commercial Bank money or demand deposits are
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6107 Public Disclosure Authorized Financial Literacy around the World An Overview of the Evidence with Practical Suggestions for the Way Forward Lisa Xu Bilal Zia Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized The World Bank Development Research Group Finance and Private Sector Development Team June 2012 Policy Research Working Paper 6107 Abstract Financial literacy programs are fast becoming a key ingredient in financial policy reform worldwide. Yet, what is financial
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established to provide retail and commercial banking services in the UK. Ring-fencing similar to the ‘swaps push out’ requirement in the U.S., which separates derivatives trading businesses from banking activities. Further, under the Volcker Rule, banks are to be prohibited from proprietary trading as well as investing in or sponsoring hedge funds and private equity funds. The ring-fencing recommendations by the ICB focus on insulating core essential banking services from potential losses caused by
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Q1. a). Investment banks generally offer services in the areas of: 1) making a market in securities, 2) underwriting securities, and 3) assisting in mergers and acquisitions, and 4) asset management. Most of these are fee-based services, which are not subject to credit risk. Commercial banks have become increasingly interested in the last three because of the possibility of earning fee income. Banks that underwrite securities help a firm or government unit place a debt or equity issue with the
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policies, due consideration is given to the Bank’s commitment to: Create, monitor and manage credit risk in a manner that complies with all applicable laws and regulations; Identify credit risk in each investment, loan or other activity of the Bank; Utilise appropriate, accurate and timely tools to measure credit risk; Set acceptable risk parameters; Maintain acceptable levels of credit risk for existing individual credit exposures; Maintain acceptable levels of overall credit risk for
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Banking System- Risk Management Central banks are the principal monetary authority of a country or a group of countries and are crucial to the functioning of all banks, financial markets, and the economy. “Central banks typically expose themselves to variety of risks including market, credit, interest rate and liquidity risk”. (PWC.com). Furthermore, central banks are exposed to significant reputational and operational risks as well as legal risks. Central banks necessitate the combination ofliquidity
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Unit 5 Introduction to Accounting D1 L & S Ltd When experiencing cash flow problems there are a few recommendations to make, these problems include: • Being overdrawn on consecutive months. • Having too much money • Difficulty in predicting costs When being overdrawn on consecutive months you should look to cut back on immediate expenses such as insurance, suppliers, rent and employees. You could also increase product prices however you have to bare in mind whether the customers
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ICICI Bank | | Type | Public | Traded as | BSE: 532174 NSE: ICICIBANK NYSE: IBN BSE SENSEX Constituent | Industry | Banking, Financial services | Founded | 1954 | Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | Area served | Worldwide | Key people | Ms.Chanda Kochhar (MD & CEO) | Products | Credit cards, Consumer banking, corporate banking,finance and insurance,investment banking, mortgage loans, private banking, wealth management | Revenue | US$ 13.52 billion (2012)[1]
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