Occidental Bank is one of the largest banks in the Philippines and is the flagship company of the Occidental Group‚ the country’s first billion dollar bank in terms of net worth. It was established in 1962 in Ermita‚ Manila by a group of businessmen‚ led by Ms. Lean Cayanan‚ who is currently the bank’s chairman and single biggest shareholder. Its present headquarters are at Occidental Place‚ located along Paseo De Roxas‚ Makati City‚ and the Philippines’ financial center. The bank is a universal
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local-currency and local-language programs to clients worldwide by using its own proprietary systems and customer service operations. b. Technological: - New technology required major investments in people‚ risk‚ and technological services that some banks were not ready to make or had the assets to make happen. -Citibank invested millions of dollars in the infrastructure required to move and monitor cash balances online. - Main focus or goal is to provide corporate customers the most cost effective
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of corruption. A survey of consumers carried out by the TIB in 1998 provides corroborating evidence for the types of corruption suggested by the diagnostic reports. Of 620 households in the TIB survey of corruption in Bangladesh‚ 53 had taken out a bank loan and 30 of them used bribery or influence to secure the loan. This study makes use of TIB’s repository of publicly available information on corruption. TIB Internal reports generated by the research staff support the general nature of our findings
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The factors that have been responsible for bank disintermediation In my opinion‚ there are three major arguments for the factors that have been responsible for bank disintermediation. First‚ pareto improvement (Vilfredo Pareto)‚ second‚ reputation acquisition in debt markets (Diamond‚ D.‚ 1989)‚ third‚ corporate finance theory (MM & Trade-off Theory). 1. Pareto Improvement (Vilfredo Pareto) According to Pareto efficient (Vilfredo Pareto)‚ if economic allocation in any system is not Pareto
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Advantages of Universal Banking The benefits or advantages of universal banking are:- Investors’ Trust : Universal banks hold stakes (equity shares) of many companies. These companies can easily get other investors to invest in their business. This is because other investors have full confidence and faith in the Universal banks. They know that the Universal banks will closely watch all the activities of the companies in which they hold a stake. Economics of Scale : Universal banking
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The Equitable Banking Corporation is the first commercial bank licensed by Central Bank of the Philippines and in 1955 the bank opened its first metro manila branch located at divisoria. On 1973 the bank established its first foreign branch in hongkong and also the first filipino bank in the crown colony‚ after a year Equitable Bank Foundation engaging in non-profit‚ social‚ cultural and charitable activities. During 1977 Central Bank of the Philippines granted EBC its foreign currency deposit
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stable in an increasingly global business environment. The Indian bankingsystem has witnessed a series of reforms in the past‚ like deregulation of interest rates‚ dilution of government stake in PSBs‚ and increased participationof private sector banks. It has also undergone rapid changes‚ reflecting a number of underlying developments. This trend has created new competitive threats as well as new opportunities. This paper aims to foresee major future banking trends‚ based on these past and current
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going to the bank to make a deposit. I never would ask them what deposits were. A few years had passed and I finally asked my parents what deposits were? My father told me a deposit is something you take to the bank. And I said is it money? And why do you take your money there can’t you just keep it in your pocket? And he told me son if I were to keep the money in my pocket I would probably end up losing it or spend it. Ever since then I knew that I wanted to take my money to the bank. That was the
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Investment banks do not engage in retail banking DIFFERENCES WITH COMMERCIAL BANKING DIFFERENCES WITH COMMERCIAL BANKING DEPOSITS LOANS DIFFERENCES WITH COMMERCIAL BANKING 1933 Glass-Steagall Act In the US‚ Investment and Commercial banking activities were separated - I.B.’s were no longer allowed to receive customer deposits and offer retail banking services. - Comm. Banks no longer allowed to underwrite securities. Glass-Steagall Act repealed in 1999. Today Today‚ large US banks (e.g.‚ Bank of
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be known as the world’s local bank and this tagline reflects HSBC positioning as a globe spanning financial institution with a unique focus on serving local markets. The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd (HSBC) was established in 1865 to finance the growing trade between China and the United Kingdom and currently‚ it is the second largest bank in the world. In spite of serving more than 100 million customers through 9500 branches in 79 countries‚ the bank works hard to maintain local
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