In: Finance
Ture or False:
a. All FED-regulated banks operating in the US have to go
through an annual CCAR stress testing
b. If a bank receive a conditional-PASS on a CCAR submission it can
not pay an annual dividend to shareholders neither be allowed to
buy-back its stock
c. The Federal Reserve sets the borrowing rates of the US
Treasury
d. The US Congress supervises the Federal Reserve
e. The SEC has broad authorities to monitor securities and other
market activities by registered broker-dealers and registered hedge
funds.
f. The SEC was the primary regulator of Lehman Brothers, Bear
Stearns, Merrill Lynch in 2007
g. The FED has no role to play in trade disputes between the US and
other countries
h. Risk Weighted classification of assets and counterparties allows
for a more accurate mapping of the risk of default vs the Notional
Amount classification
a. True, The Federal Reserve supervises and regulates many large banking institutions. i.e (BHCs).
b. False,If a bank receive conditional PASS on CCAR submission It has to resubmit it's proposal once again.even If it is failed then it has to cut down its dividend and buy back.but no prohibition on dividend and buyback.
c.True, Federal Open Market Committee regulated by Federal reserve sets Borrowing rates of the US treasury.
d. False,Central bank of Us through board of Governors supervises & regulate the Federal Reserve.
e.True,SEC is the supreme authority to monitor securities and other market activities by registered broker-dealers and registered hedge funds.
f. True,The SEC was the primary regulator of 5 big Investment bank including Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch in 2007.
g.False, FED has a role to play in trade dispute between US and other Countries through interest rate determination and other regulation.
h.True,Risk Weighted classification of assets and counter parties allows for a more accurate mapping of the risk of default vs the Notional Amount classification because it decides about the Capital adequacy ratio in reality not in notional or hypothetical figures.