Prelim Flashcards
Set of markets, individuals, and institutions which trade in those markets and supervisory bodies responsible for the regulation
Financial System
A company engaged in business of dealing with financial and monetary transactions such as deposits, loans investments and currency exchange
Financial Institutions
An organization which funds from the lenders and lends them to the borrowers on terms which are better for both parties than if they dealt directly with each other
Financial intermediary
An organizational framework within which financial instruments can be both and sold
Financial markets
An organization where people and business can invest or borrow money change it to foreign currency etc
Bank
Types of intermediaries
Deposit-takers
Non-deposit taker
Two types of financial markets
Capital markets
Money markets
5 Basic principles of banking
- Principles of intermediation
- Principle of liquidity
- Principle of profitability
- Principle of solvency
- Principle of trust
Functions of banks
Traditional or core functions
Modern functions
Traditional functions of banks are
Accepting deposits
Lending
Funds remittance
Miscellaneous services
It is about providing an array of services to customers under one roof so as to enable banking with convenience
Modern Banking
It functions mainly comprises of activities such as cross-border banking, merchant banking, credit card, factoring, leasing and insurance and other financial services undertaken by the banks.
Modern commercial banking
Emerging trends in banking
Universal banking
Globalization of banking
Electronic banking
Characteristics and key functions of money
Store value
Item of worth
Means of exchange
Unit of account
Standard of deferred payment
It is vital for the economy’s essential banks, monetary policy which aim to stabilize price level and support economic growth
Supply and Demand for Money
It is a compensation paid by the borrower to the lender for the use of money as a percent or an amount the concept of this is the backbone behind most financial instruments in the world.
Interest
It is a concept that states an amount of money today is worth more than that same amount in the future in other words money received in the future is not worth as much as equal amount received today.
Time value of money
Formula on determining the interest rate
I = (p * r * t)
Also called coupon rate is the actual price borrowers paid lenders without accounting for any other economic factors
Nominal interest rate