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ER6eSMCh11
CHAPTER11INTERNATIONALBANKINGANDMONEYMARKET
ANSWERS&SOLUTIONSTOEND-OF-CHAPTERQUESTIONSANDPROBLEMS
QUESTIONS
1.Brieflydiscusssomeoftheservicesthatinternationalbanksprovidetheircustomersandthemarketplace.
Answer:
Internationalbankscanbecharacterizedbythetypesofservicestheyprovidethatdistinguishthemfromdomesticbanks.Foremost,internationalbanksfacilitatetheimportsandexportsoftheirclientsbyarrangingtradefinancing.Additionally,theyservetheirclientsbyarrangingforforeignexchangenecessarytoconductcross-bordertransactionsandmakeforeigninvestmentsandbyassistinginhedgingexchangerateriskinforeigncurrencyreceivablesandpayablesthroughforwardandoptionscontracts.Sinceinternationalbankshaveestablishedtradingfacilities,theygenerallytradeforeignexchangeproductsfortheirownaccount.
Twomajorfeaturesthatdistinguishinternationalbanksfromdomesticbanksarethetypesofdepositstheyacceptandtheloansandinvestmentstheymake.LargeinternationalbanksbothborrowandlendintheEurocurrencymarket.Moreover,dependingupontheregulationsofthecountryinwhichitoperatesanditsorganizationaltype,aninternationalbankmayparticipateintheunderwritingofEurobondsandforeignbonds.
Internationalbanksfrequentlyprovideconsultingservicesandadvicetotheirclientsintheareasofforeignexchangehedgingstrategies,interestrateandcurrencyswapfinancing,andinternationalcashmanagementservices.Notallinternationalbanksprovideallservices.Banksthatdoprovideamajorityoftheseservicesareknownasuniversalbanksorfullservicebanks.
2.Brieflydiscussthevarioustypesofinternationalbankingoffices.
Answer:
Theservicesandoperationswhichaninternationalbankundertakesisafunctionoftheregulatoryenvironmentinwhichthebankoperatesandthetypeofbankingfacilityestablished.
Acorrespondentbankrelationshipisestablishedwhentwobanksmaintainacorrespondentbankaccountwithoneanother.Thecorrespondentbankingsystemprovidesameansforabank’sMNCclientstoconductbusinessworldwidethroughhislocalbankoritscontacts.
ArepresentativeofficeisasmallservicefacilitystaffedbyparentbankpersonnelthatisdesignedtoassistMNCclientsoftheparentbankinitsdealingswiththebank’scorrespondents.ItisawayfortheparentbanktoprovideitsMNCclientswithalevelofservicegreaterthanthatprovidedthroughmerelyacorrespondentrelationship.
Aforeignbranchbankoperateslikealocalbank,butlegallyitisapartoftheparentbank.Assuch,abranchbankissubjecttothebankingregulationsofitshomecountryandthecountryinwhichitoperates.TheprimaryreasonaparentbankwouldestablishaforeignbranchisthatitcanprovideamuchfullerrangeofservicesforitsMNCcustomersthroughabranchofficethanitcanthrougharepresentativeoffice.
Asubsidiarybankisalocallyincorporatedbankthatiseitherwhollyownedorownedinmajorpartbyaforeignsubsidiary.Anaffiliatebankisonethatisonlypartiallyowned,butnotcontrolledbyitsforeignparent.Bothsubsidiaryandaffiliatebanksoperateunderthebankinglawsofthecountryinwhichtheyareincorporated.U.S.parentbanksfindsubsidiaryandaffiliatebankingstructuresdesirablebecausetheyareallowedtoengageinsecurityunderwriting.
EdgeActbanksarefederallycharteredsubsidiariesofU.S.bankswhicharephysicallylocatedintheUnitedStatesthatareallowedtoengageinafullrangeofinternationalbankingactivities.A1919amendmenttoSection25oftheFederalReserveActcreatedEdgeActbanks.ThepurposeoftheamendmentwastoallowU.S.bankstobecompetitivewiththeservicesforeignbankscouldsupplytheircustomers.FederalReserveRegulationKallowsEdgeActbankstoacceptforeigndeposits,extendtradecredit,financeforeignprojectsabroad,tradeforeigncurrencies,andengageininvestmentbankingactivitieswithU.S.citizensinvolvingforeignsecurities.Assuch,EdgeActbanksdonotcompetedirectlywiththeservicesprovidedbyU.S.commercialbanks.EdgeActbanksarenotprohibitedfromowningequityinbusinesscorporationsasaredomesticcommercialbanks.Thus,itisthroughtheEdgeActthatU.S.parentbanksownforeignbankingsubsidiariesandhaveownershippositionsinforeignbankingaffiliates.
Anoffshorebankingcenterisacountrywhosebankingsystemisorganizedtopermitexternalaccountsbeyondthenormaleconomicactivityofthecountry.Offshorebanksoperateasbranchesorsubsidiariesoftheparentbank.Theprimaryactivitiesofoffshorebanksaretoseekdepositsandgrantloansincurrenciesotherthanthecurrencyofthehostgovernment.
In1981,theFederalReserveauthorizedtheestablishmentofInternationalBankingFacilities(IBF).AnIBFisaseparatesetofassetandliabilityaccountsthataresegregatedontheparentbank’sbooks;itisnotauniquephysicalorlegalentity.IBFsoperateasforeignbanksintheU.S.IBFswereestablishedlargelyasaresultofthesuccessofoffshorebanking.TheFederalReservedesiredtoreturnalargeshareofthedepositandloanbusinessofU.S.branchesandsubsidiariestotheU.S.
3.Howdoesthedeposit-loanratespreadintheEurodollarmarketcomparewiththedeposit-loanratespreadinthedomesticU.S.bankingsystem?
Why?
Answer:
Competitionhasdriventhedeposit-loanspreadinthedomesticU.S.bankingsystemtoaboutthesamelevelasintheEurodollarmarket.Thatis,intheEurodollarmarketthedepositrateisaboutthesameasthedepositratefordollarsintheU.S.bankingsystem.Similarlythelendingratesareaboutthesame.Intheory,theEurodollarmarketcanoperateatalowercostthantheU.S.bankingsystembecauseitisnotsubjecttomandatoryreserverequirementsondepositsordepositinsuranceonforeigncurrencydeposits.
4.WhatisthedifferencebetweentheEuronotemarketandtheEurocommercialpapermarket?
Answer:
Euronotesareshort-termnotesunderwrittenbyagroupofinternationalinvestmentorcommercialbankscalleda“facility.”Aclient-borrowermakesanagreementwithafacilitytoissueEuronotesinitsownnameforaperiodoftime,generallythreeto10years.Euronotesaresoldatadiscountfromfacevalue,andpaybackthefullfacevalueatmaturity.Euronotestypicallyhavematuritiesoffromthreetosixmonths.Eurocommercialpaperisanunsecuredshort-termpromissorynoteissuedbyacorporationorabankandplaceddirectlywiththeinvestmentpublicthroughadealer.LikeEuronotes,Eurocommercialpaperissoldatadiscountfromfacevalue.Maturitiestypicallyrangefromonetosixmonths.
5.Brieflydiscussthecauseandthesolution(s)totheinternationalbankcrisisinvolvingless-developedcountries.
Answer:
TheinternationaldebtcrisisbeganonAugust20,1982whenMexicoaskedmorethan100U.S.andforeignbankstoforgiveits$68billioninloans.SoonBrazil,Argentinaandmorethan20otherdevelopingcountriesannouncedsimilarproblemsinmakingthedebtserviceontheirbankloans.Attheheightofthecrisis,ThirdWorldcountriesowed$1.2trillion!
Theinternationaldebtcrisishadoilasitssource.Intheearly1970s,theOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountries(OPEC)becamethedominantsupplierofoilworldwide.Throughoutthistimeperiod,OPECraisedoilpricesdramaticallyandamassedatremendoussupplyofU.S.dollars,whichwasthecurrencygenerallydemandedaspaymentfromtheoilimportingcountries.
OPECdepositedbillionsinEurodollardeposits;by1976thedepositsamountedtonearly$100billion.Eurobankswerefacedwithahugeproblemoflendingthesefundsinordertogenerateinterestincometopaytheinterestonthedeposits.ThirdWorldcountrieswereonlytooeagertoassisttheequallyeagerEurobankersinacceptingEurodollarloansthatcouldbeusedforeconomicdevelopmentandforpaymentofoilimports.Thehighoilpriceswereaccompaniedbyhighinterestrates,highinflation,andhighunemploymentduringthe1979-1981period.Soon,thereafter,oilpricescollapsedandthecrisiswason.
Today,mostdebtornationsandcreditorbankswouldagreethattheinternationaldebtcrisisiseffectivelyover.U.S.TreasurySecretaryNicholasF.BradyofthefirstBushAdministrationislargelycreditedwithdesigningastrategyinthespringof1989toresolvetheproblem.Threeimportantfactorswerenecessarytomovefromthedebtmanagementstage,employedovertheyears1982-1988tokeepthecrisisincheck,todebtresolution.First,bankshadtorealizethatthefacevalueofthedebtwouldneverberepaidonschedule.Second,itwasnecessarytoextendthedebtmaturitiesandtousemarketinstrumentstocollateralizethedebt.Third,theLDCsneededtoopentheirmarketstoprivateinvestmentifeconomicdevelopmentwastooccur.Debt-for-equityswapshelpedpavethewayforanincreaseinprivateinvestmentintheLDCs.However,monetaryandfiscalreformsinthedevelopingcountriesandtherecentprivatizationtrendofstateownedindustrywerealsoimportantfactors.
TreasurySecretaryBrady’ssolutionwastooffercreditorbanksoneofthreealternatives:
(1)converttheirloanstomarketablebondswithafacevalueequalto65percentoftheoriginalloanamount;
(2)converttheloansintocollateralizedbondswithareducedinterestrateof6.5percent;or,(3)lendadditionalfundstoallowthedebtornationstogetontheirfeet.Thesecondalternativecalledforanextensionthedebtmaturitiesby25to30yearsandthepurchasebythedebtornationofzero-couponU.S.Treasurybondswithacorrespondingmaturitytoguaranteethebondsandmakethemmarketable.Thesebonds