SEMESTER 1 EXAMINATIONS                                                                    

Financial Institutions Strategic Management

TIME ALLOWED:                2 HOURS

NO PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS ARE PERMITTED

Please answer 2 from the following:

1)    Internationalisation in banking – reasons why banks go overseas

2)    Asymmetric information, moral hazard and adverse selection. Reasons why banks exist 

3)    How to measure banking sector competition and the link between bank competition and fragility / stability

4)    Main features of a banking system of your choice Note: You can choose to examine individual countries (such as the US, Japan) or regions (such as EU banking).

5)    Brief analysis of any TWO topics from below:

a.     Private banking

b.     Islamic banking

c.     Bank efficiency

d.     Technology and Financial Innovation