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What change in regulatory guidelines occurred in 1998 that had the primary purpose of giving investors a better understanding of the risks and objectives of a mutual fund? (LG 17-3)
What are the principal demographics of household owners of mutual funds? (LG 17-2)
What are the economic reasons for the existence of mutual funds? (LG 17-1)
How does the risk of short-term funds differ from that of long-term funds? (LG 17-2)
Using the data in Table 17-3, discuss the growth and own- ership holdings over the last 30 years of long-term funds versus money market funds. (LG 17-2)
What are long-term mutual funds? In what assets do these funds usually invest? What factors caused the strong growth in this type of fund during the 1990s and the decline in growth in the early and
What are money market mutual funds? In what assets do these funds typically invest? What factors caused the strong growth in this type of fund from 1992 through 2007? (LG 17-2)
What benefits do mutual funds have for individual investors? (LG 17-1)
What is a mutual fund? In what sense is it a financial institu- tion? (LG 17-1)
How have these values changed since 2009 as reported in Table 15-8?
What are total revenues and assets of the top 10 life insurance companies? Property-casualty companies?
A property-casualty insurer brings in $6.25 million in pre- miums on its homeowners MP line of insurance. The line's losses amount to $4,343,750, expenses are $1,593,750, and dividends are $156,250.
An insurance company collected $3.6 million in premiums and disbursed $1.96 million in losses. Loss adjustment expenses amounted to 6.6 percent and dividends paid to pol- icyholders totaled 1.2
An insurance company's projected loss ratio is 77.5 percent, and its loss adjustment expense ratio is 12.9 percent. It esti- mates that commission payments and dividends to policy- holders will add
Calculate the following: (LG 15-6)a. If the simple loss ratio on a line of property insurance is 73 percent, the loss adjustment expense is 12.5 percent. and the ratio of commissions and other
a. Suppose a 65-year-old person wants to purchase an annu- ity from an insurance company that would pay $20,000 per year until the end of that person's life. The insurance company expects this person
You deposit $10,000 annually into a life insurance fund for the next 10 years, after which time you plan to retire. (LG 15-2)a. If the deposits are made at the beginning of the year and earn an
You deposit $10,000 annually into a life insurance fund for the next 10 years, at which time you plan to retire. Instead of a lump sum, you wish to receive annuities for the next 20 years. What is
Calculate the following: (LG 15-2)a. Calculate the annual cash flows (annuity payments) from a fixed-payment annuity if the present value of the 20-year annuity is $1 million and the annuity earns a
Which of the insurance lines listed below will be charged a higher premium by insurance companies and why? (LG 15-6)a. Low-severity, high-frequency lines versus high-severity. low-frequency lines.b.
How do increases in unexpected inflation affect P&C insur- ers? (LG 15-5)
What are the three sources of underwriting risk in the P&C industry? (LG 15-5)
How have P&C industry product lines based on net premi- ums written by insurance companies changed over time? (LG 15-5)
What are the two major lines of property-casualty (P&C) insurance firms? (LG 15-5)
How do life insurance companies earn profits? (LG 15-3)
How do state guarantee funds for life insurance companies compare with deposit insurance for depository institutions? (LG 15-4)
How does the regulation of insurance companies compare with that of depository institutions? (LG 15-4)
If an insurance company decides to offer a corporate cus- tomer a private pension fund, how would this change the balance sheet of the insurance company? (LG 15-3)
How can you use life insurance and annuity products to cre- ate a steady stream of cash disbursements and payments so as to avoid either the payment or receipt of a single lump sum cash amount? (LG
Explain how annuities represent the reverse of life insurance activities. (LG 15-2)
What are the similarities and differences among the four basic lines of life insurance products? (LG 15-2)
How has the composition of the assets of U.S. life insurance companies changed over time? (LG 15-1)
Contrast the balance sheets of depository institutions with those of life insurance firms. (LG 15-1)
What is the adverse selection problem? How does adverse selection affect the profitable management of an insurance company? (LG 15-1)
How does the primary function of an insurance company compare with that of a depository institution? (LG 15-1)
What is the total reserve funds held by DIF and the reserve ratio?
How have these values changed since 2010 as reported in the chapter?
What is the bank's capital level if the par value of its equity is $225,000; surplus value of equity is $200,000; and quali- fying perpetual preferred stock is $50,000? Does the bank meet Basel II
Using the leverage-ratio requirement, what is the bank's minimum regulatory capital requirement to keep it in the well-capitalized zone? (LG 13-7)
What are the bank's Tier 1 and total risk-based capital requirements? (LG 13-7)
What is the bank's risk-adjusted asset base? (LG 13-7)
$17 million three-month loan commitment to a private agent. m. $30 million standby letter of credit to back a corporate issue of commercial paper. n. $4 million five-year interest rate swap with no
What is the contribution to the asset base of the following items under the Basel requirements? Under the U.S. capital- to-assets rule? (LG 13-7)a. $10 million cash reserves.b. $50 million 91-day
Third Bank has the following balance sheet (in millions), with the risk weights in parentheses. (LG 13-7) Assets Liabilities and Equity Cash (0%) $ 20 Deposits $178 OECD interbank Subordinated debt
Onshore Bank has $20 million in assets, with risk-adjusted assets of $10 million. Tier I capital is $500,000 and Tier II capital is $400,000. How will each of the following transac- tions affect the
National Bank has the following balance sheet (in millions) and has no off-balance-sheet activities. (LG 13-7) Assets Liabilities and Equity Cash $ 20 Deposits $ 980 Treasury bills 40 Subordinated
The following net transaction accounts have been docu- mented by a bank for the computation of its reserve require- ments (in millions). (LG 13-4) Demand Tues- Wed- Thurs- Fri- Mon- day nesday day
The average demand deposit balance of a local bank during the most recent reserve computation period is $225 million. The amount of average daily reserves at the Fed during the reserve maintenance
City Bank has estimated that its average daily demand deposit balance over the recent 14-day computation period was $225 million. The average daily balance with the Fed over the 14-day maintenance
Suppose Institution B in Problem 2 has an S&P bond rating of A+, a Moody's bond rating of A2, and a Fitch bond rat- ing of A. Calculate the institution's initial deposit insurance assessment rate.
Two depository institutions have composite CAMELS rat- ings of I or 2 and are "well capitalized." Thus, each institu- tion falls into the FDIC Risk Category I deposit insurance assessment scheme.
Two depository institutions have composite CAMELS rat- ings of 1 or 2 and are 'well capitalized." Thus, each institu- tion falls into the FDIC Risk Category I deposit insurance assessment scheme.
If the reserve computation period extends from May 18 through May 31, what is the corresponding reserve mainte- nance period? What accounts for the difference? (LG 13-4)
Webb Bank has a composite CAMELS rating of 2, a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.2 percent, a Tier I risk-based capital ratio of 5.2 percent, and a Tier I leverage ratio of 4.8 percent. What
Under the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005. how is a Category I deposit insurance premium determined? (LG 13-4)
What changes did the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 make to the deposit insurance assessment scheme for DIS? (LG 13-4)
What are some of the main features of the Foreign Bank Supervision Enhancement Act of 1991? (LG 13-5) The following questions are related to Appendix 13A, 13B, and 13E material.
How have the International Banking Act of 1978 and the FDICIA of 1991 been detrimental to foreign banks in the United States? (LG 13-5)
What components are used in the calculation of credit risk- adjusted assets? (LG 13-7)
What are the definitional differences between Tier I and Tier II capital? (LG 13-7)
Identify the five zones of capital adequacy and explain the mandatory regulatory actions corresponding to each zone. (LG 13-7)
What is the total risk-based capital ratio? (LG 13-7)
What is the major feature in the estimation of credit risk under the Basel capital requirements? (LG 13-7)
What is the Basel Agreement? (LG 13-7)
Identify and discuss the weaknesses of the leverage ratio as a measure of capital adequacy. (LG 13-7)
What is the significance of prompt corrective action as spec- ified by the FDICIA legislation? (LG 13-7)
How is the leverage ratio for a bank defined? (LG 13-7)
Why is the market value of equity a better measure of a bank's ability to absorb losses than book value of equity? (LG 13-7)
What is the difference between an MBHC and an OBHC? What are the implications of the difference for bank expan- sion? (LG 13-2)
What are the new provisions on interstate banking in the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994? (LG 13-2)
How did the absence of any U.S. commercial banks from the top 20 world banks likely affect bank industry reform in Congress? (LG 13-2, LG 13-3)
What insurance activities are permitted for U.S. commer- cial bank holding companies? (LG 13-2)
A Section 20 subsidiary of a major U.S. bank is planning to underwrite corporate securities and expects to generate $5 million in revenues. It currently underwrites U.S. Trea- sury securities and
How has the separation of commercial banking and invest- ment banking activities evolved through time? How does this differ from banking activities in other countries? (LG 13-2, LG 13-3)
What forms of protection and regulation are imposed by regu- lators of CBs to ensure their safety and soundness? (LG 13-1)
What do the values say about the foreign exchange exposure of U.S. banks to these currencies?
Calculate the net foreign exchange exposure of U.S. banks to the Canadian dollar, Japanese yen, Swiss franc, British pound, and the euro.
Unilateral transfers, net -9,421a. What is Country A's total current accounts?b. What is Country A's balance on goods?c. What is Country A's balance on services?d. What is Country A's balance on
Income payments on foreign assets in the United States -35.140
Services -31,689
Goods, adjusted, excluding military -84,107
Imports of goods, services, and income -150,936
Income receipts on U.S. assets abroad 30,721
Services 45,689
Goods, adjusted. excluding military $92,543
Exports of goods, services, and income $168,953
The following table lists balance of payment current accounts for Country A. (LG 9-1) Current Accounts
Assume that annual interest rates are 5 percent in the United States and 4 percent in Turkey. An FI can borrow (by issuing CDs) or lend (by purchasing CDs) at these rates. The spot rate is
Assume that annual interest rates are 8 percent in the United States and 4 percent in Switzerland. An FI can borrow (by issuing CDs) or lend (by purchasing CDs) at these rates. The spot rate is
If a bundle of goods in Japan costs 4,000,000 while the same goods and services cost $40,000 in the United States, what is the current exchange rate of U.S. dollars for yen? If, over the next year,
Suppose all of the conditions in Problem 13 hold except that the forward rate of exchange is also $1.75/1. How could an investor take advantage of this situation? (LG 9-7)
If the interest rate in the United Kingdom is 8 percent, the interest rate in the United States is 10 percent, the spot exchange rate is $1.75/1, and interest rate parity holds, what must be the
P.J. Chase Stanley Bank holds $75 million in foreign exchange assets and $68 million in foreign exchange lia- bilities. P.J. Chase Stanley also conducted foreign currency trading activity in which it
Citibank holds $23 million in foreign exchange assets and $18 million in foreign exchange liabilities. Citibank also conducted foreign currency trading activity in which it bought $5 million in
excel Using a Spreadsheet to Calculate Foreign Exchange Risk: Suppose that on January 18, 2012, a U.S. firm plans to purchase 3 million euros' () worth of French bonds from a French FI in one month's
Jones Bank has been borrowing in the U.S. markets and lending abroad, thereby incurring foreign exchange risk. In a recent transaction, it issued a one-year $5 million CD at 4 percent and is planning
North Bank has been borrowing in the U.S. markets and lending abroad, thereby incurring foreign exchange risk. In a recent transaction, it issued a one-year $2 million CD at 6 percent and is planning
East Bank has purchased a 5 million one-year Swiss franc (Sf) loan that pays 6 percent interest annually. The spot rate of U.S. dollars for Swiss francs is 0.9691. It has funded this loan by
Sun Bank USA has purchased a 16 million one-year Australian dollar loan that pays 12 percent interest annually. The spot rate of U.S. dollars for Australian dollars is $0.625/ A$1. It has funded this
(LG 9-5)a. Is Bankone exposed to an appreciation or depreciation of the U.S. dollar relative to the Brazillian real?b. What will be the percentage cost to Bankone on this CD if the dollar depreciates

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