An edition of Financial Institutions: An Introduction
(2015)
Financial Institutions: An Introduction
by A. P. Faure
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To say that financial institutions play a significant role in the financial system and the economy is a huge understatement. They evolved over centuries to perform functions desired by the general public, the corporate sector, and government. At the very centre of the financial system are the private sector banks, which have the responsibility of, making loans and taking deposits, and the creation of new money (ie bank deposits, because the general public regards deposits as the means of payments), which arises as the outcome of new bank loans extended.
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Table of Contents
Content
1. Context and functions
1.1 Study outcomes
1.2 Introduction
1.3 Financial system
1.4 Categories of financial institutions
1.5 Financial intermediaries
1.6 Quasi-financial intermediaries
1.7 Ancillary financial entities
1.8 Summary
1.9 Functions of financial intermediaries
1.10 References
2. Deposit intermediaries: banking system
2.1 Study outcomes
2.2 Introduction
2.3 Central bank
2.4 Commercial banks
2.5 Investment / merchant banks
2.6 Specialised and regional banks: mutual banking intermediaries
2.7 Specialised and regional banks: savings banks
2.8 Specialised and regional banks: regional rural banks
2.9 Specialised and regional banks: Islamic banks
2.10 Other banking institutions: discount houses
2.11 References
3. Non-deposit intermediaries: investment vehicles
3.1 Study outcomes
3.2 Introduction
3.3 Contractual intermediaries: long-term insurers
3.4 Contractual intermediaries: retirement funds
3.5 Collective investment schemes: securities unit trusts
3.6 Collective investment schemes: exchange traded funds
3.7 Alternative investments: hedge funds
3.8 Alternative investments: private equity funds
3.9 References
4. Quasi-financial intermediaries
4.1 Study outcomes
4.2 Introduction
4.3 Development finance institutions
4.4 Short-term insurers
4.5 Investment trust companies
4.6 Open-ended investment companies
4.7 Finance companies
4.8 Special purpose vehicles
4.9 Securities broker-dealers
4.10 Credit unions / savings and credit co-operatives
4.11 Friendly societies
4.12 Buying associations
4.13 Micro-finance institutions
4.14 References
5. Ancillary financial entities
5.1 Study outcomes
5.2 Introduction
5.3 Financial exchanges
5.4 Securities broker-dealer firms
5.5 Fund managers
5.6 Regulators
5.7 References
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