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Capital Raising

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These individuals, or entities, need additional capital for some sort of investment into real assets.

These entities would be the “Issuers” of the securities that we will be discussing

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Savings Mechanism

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Individuals have more capital than they require for monthly expenses.

These entities are typically the “Investors” of securities that we will be discussing

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Allocation of Risk

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The Issuers will pass on some of the risk, and potential upside, of their investment in real assets to the Investors, in exchange for the up-front capital

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Information Gathering

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The financial services sector provides information regarding the risk expected performance of these assets
-quarterly reporting
-analyst reports
-rating agency opinions
-security pricing

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What are the 3 categories of banks?

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  1. retail banking
  2. commercial banking
  3. corporate & investment banking
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What are the target customers of retail banks?

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Individuals and small businesses (less than $5MM in revenue)

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What are the services offered from retail banking?

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  1. deposit and money management
  2. checkings account
  3. savings account
  4. certificate of deposits (CDs)
  5. safety deposit
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Lending services of retail banking

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  1. mortgage
  2. auto loan
  3. unsecured personal loan
  4. educational loan
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How is the bank’s profitability driven in retail banking?

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It is driven by raising funds (deposits) at low rates and lending out at higher rates

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Retail Banking: Reserve Requirements

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a percent of a bank’s total deposits that it must hold at the federal reserve

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Higher reserve requirements

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-More money sitting at the fed
-Less money available to lend
-Supply down, demand held constant, interest rates increase

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Federal funds rate

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overnight rate that banks charge one another to borrow money overnight.

this directly impacts the rates that the banks charge their customers

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What is the target market of commercial banks?

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companies with between $10MM and $1Bn in revenue per annum

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What is the source of funds for commercial banks?

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deposits and borrowing in the Bond market

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What are the two primary loan offerings?

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  1. Commercial & Industrial Lending
  2. Commercial Real Estate Lending
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Commercial & Industry lending is loans made….
The 3 types are…..

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loans made directly to the Company
1. revolving lines of credit
2. term loan
3. leases

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Revolving lines of credit function…

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like a credit card for the Company, albeit at a much much lower rate

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Term loan

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the Company receives the funds, and then makes quarterly payments, with a portion due at maturity

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Leases

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financing of property, plant, and equipment used in the Company’s operations

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Commercial Real estate Lending are loans made

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to an entity for the express purpose of acquiring real estate which the Company will then use to generate income via rent

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Cash management offerings of commercial banks: (3 types)

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  1. money market accounts
  2. corporate operation accounts
  3. P-cards
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LIBOR is

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London Inter-Bank Offered Rate

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LIBOR is defined as

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the rate that banks charge one another to led to one another

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Calculating LIBOR

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18 member banks are surveyed every day at what rate they could borrow overnight. The top and bottom 4 are thrown out, the average of the middle 10 is LIBOR

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Why does LIBOR matter?

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LIBOR has been used to price loans. A typical pricing shorthand would be L+200. This means 200 basis points (bps) over LIBOR

Transactions worth hundreds of trillions of dollars used LIBOR as a benchmark

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What is the risk of an important benchmark being calculated via a survey?

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LIBOR Scandal
- 2012 report that traders at various financial institutions manipulated the rates
-Outcome: $9Bn in aggregate fines, and the discontinuation of LIBOR

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What does SOFR stand for?

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Secured Overnight Financing Rate

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SOFR is defined as…

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the average cost of borrowing overnight when you provide treasuries as collateral

SOFR is the primary benchmark for loans

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Corporate banks…

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offer the same cash management and cash financing as commercial banks EXCEPT they target large corporate clients (revenue in excess of $1Bn)

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Investment banks…

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assist its clients in accessing the capital markets by putting them in contact with various institutional investors.

investment banks also help their clients execute mergers and acquisitions

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What is the corporate and investment banking hierarchy?

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  1. analyst: entry level, immediately out of school
  2. associate: post MBA, or promotion after 3 years of being an analyst
  3. vice president: promotion after 3 years of being an Associate
  4. senior vice president/ director
  5. managing director
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Investment banking structure (2 groups)

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product groups & industry groups

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Product groups consist of:

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-mergers and acquisitions
-leveraged finance
-equity capital markets
-debt capital markets
-restructuring (distressed scenarios)

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Industry groups include

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-healthcare
-technology, media, and telecom
-financial institutions group
-natural resources
-consumer and retail
-industrials
-real estate
-gaming and lodging
-financial sponsors (private equity)

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What are 4 factors of mutual funds?

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  1. diversification
  2. state investment objective
  3. available to any investor
  4. highly regulated
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Passive investing

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you invest in some sort of index fund which has exposure to the broad market

average fees: 0.04% of total assets

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Active investing

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actively trying to find undervalued securities
-average fees: 1% of total assets

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Hedge funds

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-only open to accredited investors
-unregulated
-high risk strategies (only open to wealthy individuals because of this)
-very high fees
(average 1.4% of invested capital, 16.4% return)

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Family Office

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similar to a hedge fund, with the main distinction that the fund is only investing the money of a high-net worth family. It does not accept outside investors’ capital

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Pension Fund

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-eligible employees are guaranteed an annual payment in retirement based on their years of employment, and average salary at retirement
-pension funds manage a portfolio for the sole purpose of funding its members retirement

–will make small investment in hedge funds (typically 3% of total capital or less)
–incredibly long time horizon- not concerned with quarterly market movements

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Private Equity

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-invest in controlling positions in private companies. Or purchase all of the shares of a public company and take it private (Twitter)
-typically financed through a leveraged buyout (use of debt)
-accredited investors only, as this is a high-risk investment

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Rating Agencies

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-provide an unbiased opinion of the credit worthiness of various borrowers
-the three main agencies in the US are S&P, Moody’s, & Fitch Ratings
-publicly rated companies’ borrowing costs are driven largely by their public rating

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Brokerage allows clients to

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-allow clients to place trades in public securities

44
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ask price is the

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price at which clients can buy

45
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bid price is the

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price at which clients can sell

46
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bid/ ask spread is

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broker profit

47
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5 largest brokerage firms in the US

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fidelity
vanguard
charles schwab
merrill lynch wealth management
jp morgan wealth management

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