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Bank XYZ wishes to raise its liabilities by $30m to cover its
long-term lending for the next quarter. It can raise the funds via
the issuance of either 90-day certificates of deposit or 5-year
bonds. Discuss how the bank’s choice of liability can:
(a)
directly affect its liquidity risk;
(b)
indirectly affect its credit risk
The bank wants funds of dollar 30 million which is a long term asset of the bank which it may Finance either by issuing 90 days certificate of deposits or or certificate of deposits or or a 5 year Bond Bond year Bond Bond where the first one is is one is is a short term source of of finance and the later one is a long term term is a long term one is a long term term source of finance
The basic principle to finance all the above financial needs is the concept of matching. It means that short term assets should be financed through short term sources of finance, medium term assets should be finance through medium term sources of finance and long term assets should be finance through long term sources of finance.
*Long term Sources Should be used to finance Long term assets
*Medium term Sources Should be used to finance Medium term assets
*Short term Sources Should be used to finance Short term assets
So under choice 1 Bank faces liquidity risk as well as as credit risk but under choice 2 Bank face only a little risk
so the second choice is Preffered