CHAPTER ONE
An Overview of Banks and the Financial-
Services Sector
Different Roles of Banks
The Different Kinds of Financial Service Firms Calling
Themselves Banks
Limited Purpose Banks
Bankers Banks
Minority Banks
Services offered National Banks
State Banks
Insured Banks
Member Banks
Affiliated Banks
Virtual Banks
Fringe Banks
Universal Banks
What is a bank?
Function it serves
Roles it play
Banks and their principal competitors
Legal basis
Definition by Law
The Different Kinds of Financial Service Firms Calling
Themselves Banks
Commercial Banks
Savings Banks
Cooperative Banks
Mortgage Banks
Community Banks Services
Money Center Banks offered
Investment Banks
Merchant Banks
International Banks
Wholesale Banks
Retail Banks
The Financial Service Competitors of Banks
Savings Associations
Savings Banks
Credit Unions
Money Market Funds
Mutual Funds (Investment Companies)
Hedge Funds
Security Brokers and Dealers
Investment Banks
Finance Companies
Financial Holding Companies
Life and Property-Casualty Insurance Companies
The Roles of Commercial Banks and Their
Closest Competitors
Intermediation Role
Payment Role
Guarantor Role
Risk Management Role
The Roles of Commercial Banks and Their
Closest Competitors
The Investment Banking Role
Savings/Investment Advisor Role
Safekeeping/Certification of Value Role
Agency Role
Policy Role
Traditional Services Offered By Banks
Carrying Out Currency Exchange
Discounting Commercial Notes and Making
Business Loans
Offering Savings Deposits
Safekeeping of Valuables
Supporting Government Activities with Credit
Offering Checking Accounts
Offering Trust Services
More Recent Services Offered by Banks
Granting Consumer Loans
Providing Financial Advice
Managing Cash
Offering Equipment Leasing
Making Venture Capital Loans
Selling Insurance Policies
Selling Retirement Plans
Offering Security Brokerage and
Investment Banking Services
Underwriting Securities
Offering Mutual Funds and Annuities
Offering Merchant Banking Services
Offering Risk Management and Hedging Services
Trends Affecting Banks and Other Financial
Service Firms Today
Service Proliferation
Rising Competition
Government Deregulation
Increased Interest Rate Sensitivity
Trends Affecting Banks and Other Financial
Service Firms Today
Technological Change and Automation
Consolidation and Geographic Expansion
E-Banking and E-Commerce
Convergence
Globalization
Tutorial Week 1
Read about the organisation that is assigned to you (Grameen
Bank, Investment Banks, Offshore Banks, Central Banks, The
Federal Reserves, The World Bank, International Monetary Fund
etc)
Find out the date/ place of establishment.
Find out who is the Founder and what inspires the Founder to
create such Bank/ Organisation.
What is the mechanism used by this Bank (How it works).
Each Group shall come up with Pros and Cons of having such
bank.
Explain how Malaysian can benefit from this kind of Bank.
Each group select 1 presenter to present for 7 minutes and Q &
A for 3 minutes.