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travellers’ cheque,
Collecting trade information from foreign
Investment Bank
☺Investment banks help companies & governments and
their agencies to raise money by issuing and selling
securities in the primary market.
☺They assist public and private corporations in raising
funds in the capital markets (both equity and debt), as well
as in providing strategic advisory services for mergers,
acquisitions and other types of financial transactions.
TYPES OF FINANCIAL … CONT’D
Saving Bank
☺A savings bank is a financial institution whose primary
purpose is accepting savings deposits. It may also
perform some other functions.
Micro Finance Bank
☺For the purpose of poverty reduction program, such kind
of banks is working in the different countries with the
contribution of UNOs or World Bank.
TYPES OF FINANCIAL … Cont’d
Islamic Bank
◘ Islamic banking refers to a system of banking or banking
activity that is consistent with Islamic law (Sharia)
principles and guided by Islamic economics.
◘ In particular, Islamic law prohibits usury, the collection
and payment of interest, also commonly called ‘riba’ in
Islamic discourse.
3.4 COMMERCIAL BANKS
Represent the largest group of depository institutions
measured by asset size.
Perform functions similar to those of savings institutions and
credit unions - they accept deposits (liabilities) and make
loans (assets).
Loans are broader in range, including consumer, commercial,
international, and real estate.
Regulated separately from savings institutions and credit
unions.
COMMERCIAL BANKS … CONT’D
A bank is a commercial or state institution that provides
financial services, including issuing money in various forms,
receiving deposits of money, lending money and processing
transactions and the creating of credit.
Some banks (called Banks of issue) issue banknotes as legal
tender.
There are also financial institutions that provide selected
banking services without meeting the legal definition of a
bank.
COMMERCIAL BANKS … CONT’D
Many banks offer ancillary financial services to
make additional profit; for example, most banks
also rent safe deposit boxes in their branches.
Currently in most jurisdictions commercial banks
2. Sell securities
Assets Liabilities
Reserves +9m $9 million Deposits $90 million
Loans $90 million Bank Capital $10 million
Securities - 9m $1 million 1
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Liquidity Management
3. Borrow from Fed
Assets Liabilities
Reserves +9m $9 million Deposits $90 million
Loans $90 million Discount Loans $9 million +9m
earnings
Increase asset growth via debt (like CDs)
The Practicing Manager:
Reversing these strategies will help a manager
if she/he feels the bank is holding too little
capital?
Issue stock
Decrease dividends to increase retained
earnings
Slow asset growth (retire debt)
How a Capital Crunch Caused a
Credit Crunch in 2008
The slowdown in growth of credit triggered a
crunch in 2007—credit was hard to get. What
caused the credit crunch?
Housing boom and bust led to large bank
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Recent Trends in Bank Performance
Measures (b)
ROA = Net
Profits/ Assets
ROE = Net
Profits/ Equity
Capital
NIM = [Interest
Income – Interest
Expenses]/ Assets
Chapter Summary
The Bank Balance Sheet: we reviewed the
basic assets, liabilities, and bank capital that
make up the balance sheet
Basics of Banking: we examined the