Money, banking & monetary pol (12) Flashcards
M1
CURRENCY IN CIRCULATION + DEMAND DEPOSITS
M1 +
currency in circulation + personal and non personal demand deposits with banks and non banks
m2
currency in circulation + personal and non personal demand and savings deposits + personal term deposits with chartered banks
m3
m2 + non personal term and foreign currency deposits with banks
near money
Canada saving bonds, treasury bills, commercial paper and bankers acceptances, money market mutual funds
Money substitutes
visa, Mastercard, credit card
charteted banks
receive their license to operate from the fed gov
federally sponsored
main activities : 1) deposit services, 2) lending services, 3) payment services
open end mutual funds
continually issue their own comon shares and redeem these shares on demand
close end funds
issue shares when fund commences business or at other infrequent periods . do not have cash flow invest or regularly newly issued shares
insurance company
1) life insurance
2) accident and health insurance
3) property and casualty insurance