Two financial institutions are facing different funding issues. Bank A, a mid-size regional bank is concerned that it has a shortfall in legal reserves for the day and is seeking an alternative to address this shortfall. Bank B, a small community bank, on the other hand, has recently experienced a much greater than anticipated shortfall in long term certificates of deposit (CD) renewals due to fierce local competition for retail deposits. Bank B has traditionally used stable CDs to fund its home mortgage portfolio. What is the most appropriate funding response of each of these two institutions considering timing and the availability of non-deposit funds?
In an attempt to understand country risk, an analyst at Global Funds examines multiple sources of information to determine the truest measure of risk. She considers sovereign risk ratings, default risk spreads, and composite measures of risk. Which of the following sources relies on surveys of several hundred economists to measure sovereign risk?
A large bank is reviewing its processes and procedures to manage operational risk in accordance with best practices established by the Basel Committee. In implementing the three lines of defense model, which of the following statements is correct?
The CRO of a regional mortgage lender has asked an enterprise risk manager todevelop a set of policies and procedures for the firm’s operational risk reporting. Themanager considers appropriate policies for the governance of the firm’s riskreporting framework and also assesses how the firm should structure its risk reportsfor different stakeholder groups and organizational functions. Which of the followingwould be most appropriate for the manager to recommend?