FI 311 Assignment 4

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QUESTION 4 The following is true of deposit insurance, except     Depositor no longer has incentives to monitor the activities of the bank           Moral hazard dissuades the bank manager from taking risky projects          In theory, regulators have replaced depositors in the monitoring of banks         Moral hazard encourages the bank manager to take on risky projects

QUESTION 9 Governments require some banks to conduct stress tests of their financial situation.  What type of financial regulation is this requirement?   A. Assessment of risk management   B. Restrictions on competition   C. Consumer protection   D. Disclosure requirements

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Match the intermediary with the characteristic that best describes its function.I. Provide protection from adverse eventsII. Pool funds of small savers and invest in either money or capital marketsIII. Provide consumer loans and real estate loans funded by depositsIV. Accumulate and transfer wealth from work period to retirement periodV. Underwrite and trade securities and provide brokerage services1. Thrifts2. Insurers3. Pension funds4. Securities firms and investment banks5. Mutual funds    A. 1, 3, 2, 5, 4B. 4, 2, 3, 5, 1C. 2, 5, 1, 3, 4D. 2, 4, 5, 3, 1E. 5, 1, 3, 2, 4

Which one of the following statements is a guiding principle of financial regulation? Question 32Answer a. Regulatory measures on the senior management ensure that decisions are taken in the best interest of the bank. b. Innovation is to be discouraged in the wake of the sub-prime lending debacle.  c. Strict monitoring is needed to prevent excessive profits. d. The financial regulations imposed should be proportional to the advantages that are anticipated from the regulations.

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2. Which of the following risks are insurable? For risks which are not insurable, explain why they are not insurable.(i) The risk that a $10 Christmas decoration will be broken.(ii) The risk that a borrower will need to pay interest on a debt.(iii) The risk that the interest rate on a debt will increase.(iv) The risk that an insurance company will have to pay too many losses.(v) The risk that an individual is late for an important meeting.(vi) The risk that a pregnancy will result in multiple births (twins, triplets,etc.) incurring unplanned expenses.(vii) The risk of an individual being killed by a malfunctioning self-flyingaeroplane within the next 30 years.(viii) The risk that a dress will not be fashionable in two month’s time.