VituVingiSana wrote:mwekez@ji wrote:
@VVS, Its true the core business of banks is intermediation. However, they also need long term funds (like BK is seeking through IPO) to address assets liability maturity mismatch
That can be achieved by other sources including changing the maturity profile of the deposits/loans. Shareholder Funds [Share Capital] is almost perpetual while Loans typically are not.
Changing the maturity profile of the deposits and loans is the most ideal way of addressing assets liability maturity mismatch. However, practically its not easy to change those. A large amount of banks deposits are held as demand deposits. Most fixed deposit receipts (FDRs) are for a period of less than 1 year. Very few FDRs run for more than 1 year. Apart from overdrafts, most bank loans run for more than 3 years with most home loans running for more than 10 years. To address this complex assets liability mismatch, most banks are forced to take long term loans (under tier 2 capital) or increase share capital (tier 1 capital)
Just like @Cde, I am waiting for the IM to get a clear picture of this offer