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List the general characteristics of banks.

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  1. Roles of banks
  2. Types of banks
  3. banking products and activities
  4. Pricing
  5. Provisions
  6. Revenues and costs
  7. Balance sheet
  8. Key risks
  9. Legislation
2
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List the key risks that banks face.

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  1. Credit risk
  2. Market risk
  3. Operational risk
  4. Liquidity risk
  5. Business strategic risk
  6. Currency risk
  7. Pre-payment risk
  8. Model risk
3
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Give the two major trends that affect the banking sector in general.

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  1. Increasing regulatory requirements for risk management and measurement,
  2. Fintech - greater digital and mobile banking experiences and improved use of data and AI
4
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Give the types of retail banking products.

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  1. Transactional accounts
  2. Savings accounts
  3. Credit cards
  4. Overdrafts
  5. Mortgage loans
  6. Vehicle finance loans
  7. Unsecured personal loans - revolving and term
5
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Give the types of business banking products.

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  1. Transactional accounts
  2. OVerdrafts
  3. Asset-based finance
  4. Unsecured loans
  5. Merchant services
  6. Foreign exchange and trade solution services
  7. Cash solutions
  8. Savings and investment products
  9. Portfolio management
6
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What is the main source of revenue for a bank?

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Interest and fees charged to customers

7
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Describe what non-interest revenue in a banking context.

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Income earned from the fees charged from banking book operations - account fees, commitment fees, transaction fees, asset management fees and insurance fees.

8
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Describe net interest income for a bank.

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Banks fund themselves accepting deposits at lower interest rates than the rates that they charge their debtors.

9
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Give the sources of income for a bank.

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Revenue

  1. net interest income
  2. Non-interest income
  3. Trading income
10
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Give the main costs that a bank faces.

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  1. Operational expenses

2. Cost of credit

11
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Give a breakdown of the operational expenses that a bank faces.

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  1. Staff costs - main cost
  2. Marketing and sales
  3. IT systems and equipment
  4. Running a branch network
12
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Break down the assets in a bank’s balance sheet.

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  1. Loan book
  2. Earning assets
  3. Non-earning assets
13
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Break down the liability on a bank’s loan book.

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  1. Customer deposits - commercial banks
  2. Cash-collateralised instruments
  3. Liabilities associated with derivatives and the trading book
14
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Give the subcategories of a bank’s loan book in the assets of its balance sheet.

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  1. Retail secured
  2. Retail unsecured
  3. Corporate
  4. Commercial
  5. Loan loss reserve
15
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Describe how a bank experiences the “cost of credit”

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If loans are late with repayments, they are considered non-performing and interest accrued for these loans is not included in calculated profit.
If it becomes clear that a loan will not repay interest or the principal amount, then the loan is classified as a loss and is written off the balance sheet and any later recoveries are written in later.

16
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What specific risk is associated with credit risk and may cause concern despite the overall creditworthiness of a bank’s books?

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Concentration risk - single name or sector concentration

17
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Give the types of market risks that banks face.

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  1. Volatility risk
  2. Currency risk
  3. Basis risk
  4. Interest rate risk
  5. Liquidity risk
  6. Commodity price risk
18
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Describe basis risk.

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When one is exposure is hedged with an offsetting exposure in another instrument that behaves in a similar, but not identical manner.

19
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Give the Operational risks that banks face,

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  1. Internal processes
  2. People
  3. Systems
  4. External events
20
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Describe the operational risk management with regards to internal processes.

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Clear, orderly and complete processes to meet the responsibilities to clients, manage risk, control payments, protect against fraud and comply with the regulations

21
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Describe the operational risk management with regards to people.

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Communicate and enforce rules, minimise conflicts of interest and set proper incentives to maintain an ethical culture.

22
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Describe the operational risk management with regards to systems.

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Adequate technology resources that are backed up and protected from security breaches.

23
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Describe the operational risk management with regards to external events.

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Have the ability to know and monitor clients to guard against fraud and protect people and facilities,