BANK3011 Week 13 Tutorial Questions

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BANK3011

BANK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT


WEEK 13 TUTORIAL QUESTIONS FOR WEEK 12
MATERIAL
1. What are the two ways in which a DI can offset the liquidity effects of a net deposit
drain of funds? How do the two methods differ? What are the operational benefits
and costs of each method? Lange Chapter 14, Q6.

2. Define each of the following four measures of liquidity risk. Explain how each
measure would be implemented and utilised by an FI. Lange Chapter 14 Q11

a. Sources and uses of liquidity.


b. Peer group ratio comparisons
c. Liquidity index.
d. Financing gap and financing requirement

3. Plainbank has $10 million in cash and equivalents, $30 million in loans, and $15 in
core deposits. Lange Chapter 14 Q15

a. Calculate the financing gap.


b. What is the financing requirement?
c. How can the financing gap be used in the day-to-day liquidity management
of the bank?

4. How can liquidity and interest risk management objectives conflict in a bank? Where
possible, provide examples. Are these conflicts resolvable? Explain. Lange Chapter
15 Q9

5. What is the relationship between funding cost and funding or withdrawal risk? Lange
Chapter 15 Q12

6. Define and explain the operation of the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) and the Net
Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) that were introduced in Basel III.

7. Not from the Text.

The table below represents the balance sheet for Australian Bank. The following
additional information is also relevant:
i. Of the 6-month deposits $15mill is sourced from professional investors. The
FSA requirements for stress testing sets out that 90% of these deposits may
be withdrawn in a liquidity crisis.
ii. Call deposits and the remainder of 6-month deposits are all retail based. The
FSA requirements for stress testing sets out that 8% of these deposits may
be withdrawn in a liquidity crisis.
iii. Liquid Government Securities can be generally sold on the basis of obtaining
funds next day and are treated as such for liquidity assessment. They are
recorded at market value but the FSA requirements for a stress testing sets
out they may not expected to realise more than 95% of their value in a fire
sale.
iv. The FSA requirements for stress testing sets out that only 4% of overdrafts
are likely to be received in a liquidity crisis.
v. For the purposes of assessing liquidity, it is not considered possible to
demand the repayment of other business loans before their due date.
Based on the balance sheet and the additional information, you are required to:
(a) Draw up the liquidity cashflow ladder using the information before any
allowance for behavioural factors.
(b) Adjust the liquidity cashflow ladder the effect of the additional information
above.
(c) What is the liquidity position over the coming 12 months assuming that the
structure of the balance sheet does not change over that period?
(d) What assumptions are critical to your assessment of liquidity?

Australian Bank Limited


Balance Sheet as at 30 June
$ $

Shareholders Funds Liquid Assets


Capital 18,778,000 5 year Government Securities 14,156,000
(semi-annual)
Liabilities Business Loans
- Call Deposits 41,234,000 Business Loans
- 6 months (180 days) 23,137,000 - Overdrafts 7,533,000
- 1 year 10,000,000 - 6 months (180 days) 11,089,000
- 3 years (semi-annual) 12,671,000 - 1 year 11,000,000
- 5 years (semi-annual) 3,875,000 - 3 years (semi-annual) 36,375,000
90,917,000 - 5 years (semi-annual) 40,542,000

109,695,000 109,695,000

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