Questions with difficulty Flashcards

(36 cards)

1
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How do you calculate burden in $$

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=non interest expense - non interest revenue

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2
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what is the efficiency ratio

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= (non interest operating cost)/(NII-non interest income-PLL)

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3
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how can an insurance company report a loss?

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1) increase loss rate
2) increase expenses
3) decrease investment returns

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4
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what are acturial liabilities

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% of premiums put a side to pay out benefit

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5
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what is combined ratio

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= (loss ratio + loss adj expense ratio)/ premiums earned

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6
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what is an annuity

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sum of funds given to insurance they hold on to it and pay you interest

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7
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how to calculate pure loss and explain

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= premium - benefit
not necessarily a loss, measures how much you pay out compared to collecting

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8
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define expense ratio

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cost of operating/running business

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9
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what are interactions of risk

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-interdependent : risk is brought upon by another
-discrete: risk doesnt bring upon another

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10
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what is technology risk

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risk that investment in tech doesnt bring upon anticipated savings

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11
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what is interest rate risk

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risk of mismatched securities

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12
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what are weaknesses of repricing model?

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1) over aggregation
2) ignores affects of run off

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13
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when does profitability of bank get affected

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1) as soon as interest rates go up or down on repriceable
2) mismatched securities

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14
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what is the repricing model formula

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rate sensitive assets - rate sensitive liabilities

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15
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what does banks look for in mismatched securities

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negative gap in the short term
positive gap in the long term

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16
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what is the loanable fund theory

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interest rates depend on demand and supply for money
- Supply for money is low = interest rates are low
- Demand for money is high = interest rates are low

17
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what happens to duration when you have a refinance risk and rates go up

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refinance: loans> assets
NII goes up, duration goes down
(making more income, faster to break even)

18
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what does altman score of z=1.81 tell us

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when score is greater than 1.81, it means less probability of default

19
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what does these symbols stand for
k = (of +(BR+m)/(1-(b(1-rr))

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K= total return
OF= originating fee
BR= base lending rate
m= premium
b= compensating balance
rr= required reserve

20
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what are the 5 factors that affect return

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1) fees
2) premium
3) interest rates
4) collateral
5) other non cash terms

21
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what is large exposure limit analysis

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tells bank how much risk they are exposed to a single borrower

22
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what is concentration limit formula

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max loss as a % of capital x (1/loss rate)

23
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what are the factors that tell us if loan is risky

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1) SD
2) Fees
3) prob of default
4) loss of probability
5) collateral

24
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how to calculate SD of loan

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= sqrt((prob of default* no prob of default)) (loss of capital)

25
how to calculate return of a loan
= (spread+fees) - (prob of default * loss of capital)
26
what is stored liqudity management
liquid assets that you already own to meet cash needs
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what are the liquidity risk exposures from (high, mod , low)
high: banks mod: life insurance low: property + casaulty
28
What is JPM risk metrics?
measures how much one would lose in a single day due to changes in market
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what are OBS activities
-loan commitment -standby letter of credit
30
what is gvmt concerned with, with off balance sheet
-required reserves -deposit insurance premiums -capital adequacy requirement
31
what is settlement risk
intraday credit risk, risk that recipient wont receives funds through CHIPS
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how does one manage liability
-deposit: cheap but liquidity risk -gic: costly but no liquidity risk
33
what is the funding risk vs cost tradeoffs
not enough deposits may mean that you cannot give loans
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what causes depository fund insolvency?
moral hazard: taking on unnecessary risk bc you know deposits are covered
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what are the main causes of FI insolvency
- rise in interest rates - collapse of oil, real estate, other commodities - increase competition
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what indicates quality of capital?
use of retained earnings or common equity