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Lecture 3 Flashcards

1
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Financial intermediation = ?

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The process by which savings are accumulated in depository institutions and then lent or invested

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What are the 4 financial institutions categories?

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Depository institutions
Contractual savings institutions
Securities firms
Finance firms

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What do depository institutions do?

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Accept deposits/savings from individuals

Then lend pooled deposits to businesses, governments and individuals

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What are examples of depository instituons?

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Commercial banks

thrift institutions (savings banks, savings & loan associations, credit unions)

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What are commercial banks?

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Depository institutions that accept deposits, issue check-writing accounts, and make loans to businesses and individuals

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What are thrift institutions?

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Noncommercial bank depository institutions that accumulate individual savings and primarily make consumer and mortgage loans

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What do savings banks do?

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accept the savings of institutions & lend pooled savings to individuals mainly in the form of mortgage loans

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What do savings & loan associations (S&Ls) do?

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S&Ls accept individual savings and lend pooled savings to individuals (primarily as mortgage loans) and businesses

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What do credit unions do?

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Cooperative nonprofit organisations that exist primarily to provide member depositors with consumer credit

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Consumer credit = ?

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allows consumers to borrow money or incur debt

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What are contractual savings organisations?

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Organisations collect premiums and contributions from participants and provide insurance against major financial losses & retirement

Use the pooled funds to purchase debt and equity securities of business firms

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What are examples of contractual savings organisations?

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Insurance companies

Pension funds

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What are insurance companies?

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Provide financial protection to individuals and businesses for life, property, liability and health uncertainties

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What are pension funds?

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Receive contributions from employees and/or their employers and invest the proceeds on behalf of the employees

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What do securities firms do?

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Accept and invest individual savings and also facilitate the transfer of existing securities between investors

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What are examples of securities firms?

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Investment companies
Investment banking firms
Mutual funds
Brokerage firms

17
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What are investment companies?

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They sell shares in their firms to individuals and invest the pooled proceeds in corporate and government securities

18
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What are mutual funds?

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Open-end investment companies that issue unlimited shares to investors & use pooled proceeds to purchase corporate & government securities

19
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What do investment banking firms do?

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Sell or market new securities issued by businesses to individuals and institutional investors

20
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What do brokerage firms do?

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Assist individuals to purchase new or existing securities or sell previously purchased sexurities

21
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What are finance firms?

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They provide loans directly to consumers and businesses

22
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What are finance companies?

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They provide loans directly to consumers and businesses

23
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What are mortgage banking firms?

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They originate mortgage loans on homes and other real property by bringing together borrowers and institutional investors

24
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What are examples of finance firms?

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Finance companies

Mortgage banking firms

25
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What are the 5 ways that savers and investors can invest via financial institutions?

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Making deposits to commercial banks

Purchasing shares in mutual funds

Purchasing securities at IB firms and brokerages

Paying premiums to insurance companies

Making contributions to pension funds

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How are savers’ investments in financial institutions passed onto business firms?

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The financial institutions either purchase debt & equity securities from the business firms or make loans and purchase debt securities

27
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What do commercial banks do?

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Accept deposits, make loans and issue check writing accounts

28
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What do investment banks do?

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Help businesses sell their securities to raise financial capital

29
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What do universal banks do?

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Banks that engage in both commercial banking and investment banking activities

30
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How do indirect investment transfers via commercial banks work?

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Savers pay commercial banks in return for CD’s

Commercial banks pay business firms in return for the firms note (a promise to repay the loan)

31
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How do indirect investment transfers work via an investment bank?

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Savers pay the investment bank for the business firm’s securities

The investment bank either buys then resells the business firm’s securities to savers or just markets them to savers

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