Reference no: EM131603643

1. Which of the following banks would normally be considered "systemically important?"

Deutsche Bank

HSBC

JPMorgan Chase

Royal Bank of Scotland

All of the above

None of the above

2. Under Basel III, which of the following could be considered appropriate for measuring a financial institution's liquidity coverage ratio?

Short-term liquidity assets divided by average cash flow

Short-term liquidity assets divided by long-term debt

Long-term loans divided by average cash flow

Long-term loans divided by long-term reliable liability and equity

None of the above

3. Under Basel III, which of the following could be considered appropriate for measuring Net Stable Funding Ratio?

Short-term liquidity assets divided by average cash flow

Short-term liquidity assets divided by long-term debt

Long-term loans divided by average cash flow

Long-term loans divided by long-term reliable liability and equity

None of the above

4. The liquidity problem of banks can be explained by

The size of delinquent loans

Maintaining a common equity ratio below the regulatory standard

Insufficient cash and near cash assets to meet deposit customer payout requests

None of the above

5. The third standard of Basel III calls for a Countercyclical Capital Buffer, which is up to 2.5% of Core Tier 1 capital. This is required during periods of high credit growth. The motivation behind this provision is as follows:

Banking crises have been found to often follow periods of high credit growth

Banking crises have been found to often follow periods of slow credit growth

Banking crises have been found to often follow periods of high interest rates and high inflation

Banking crises have been found to often follow periods of liquidity problems for banks

None of the above