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BNK 603 BANKING OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT

SEMESTER 1, 2020
TUTORIAL 1

1. Research evidence has shown that our financial markets are reasonably efficient has
accumulated in recent years. Information readily flows to market participants and the prices of
assets seem to be determined in highly competitive markets. Hence why do we still need
Financial Intermediaries (banks and other financial service firms?

2. How have banking and the financial-services market changed in recent years? What powerful
forces are shaping financial markets and institutions today?

4. State the importance of re-regulation of banks after the Global Financial Crisis (GFC)?

5. Why is the physical presence of a bank still important to many customers despite recent
advances in long-distance communications technology?

6. What is expense-preference behavior? How could it affect the performance of a financial firm?

References:

Textbook: Rose, P. S., and Hudgins, S. C. (2012) “Bank Management and Financial Services”,
Ninth Edition, McGraw-Hill. pp. 1 – 128.

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