Exam 18: Capital Management and Adequacy

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Consider an FI with the following off-balance-sheet items: A two-year loan commitment with a face value of $120 million, a standby letter of credit with a face value of $20 million and trade-related letters of credit with a face value of $70 million.All counterparties have a credit rating of BBB.What is the capital amount the FI needs to hold against these exposures?

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Consider an FI with the following off-balance-sheet items: A two-year loan commitment with a face value of $120 million, a standby letter of credit with a face value of $20m and trade-related letters of credit with a face value of $70 million.What is the total credit equivalent amount?

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Which of the following statements is true?

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The book value of an asset or liability is the value reported according to the historical cost of the asset or liability.

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Economic capital is:

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Credit derivatives were included in the banking book with the introduction of:

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The term 'credit equivalent amount' refers to the:

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In determining the risk-adjusted value of the on-balance-sheet credit equivalent amounts of the contingent guaranty contracts, the risk weights are determined by the credit rating of the underlying counterparty of the off-balance-sheet activity.

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Which of the following elements is usually not included in the book value of capital?

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Choose the correct statement:

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Market risk is made up of:

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Common equity Tier 1 is:

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Choose the correct statement:

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Why is a regulatory capital charge against operational risk necessary?

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The market risk capital charge is included in capital regulations as regulators recognise that changes in market value can impact on a FI's insolvency risk.

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Which of the following statements is true?

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In the standardised approach to operational risk capital, FI's are required to map their overall gross income into eight business lines that are pre-determined by the bank regulator.

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Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the other side of a contract will default on payment obligation, whereby 'the other side' is always the FI.

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Which of the following statements is true for Basel II agreement?

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To calculate the operational risk capital charge, the DI's activities are first divided into:

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