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Bank Valuation: Understanding Key Ratios and Metrics

Tom Spencer

A higher ratio of fee income implies less traditional credit risk and less balance sheet usage (therefore higher ROE) but also implies greater market risk related to securities portfolios and potentially higher revenue volatility related to volatility in capital markets. dividends paid as a proportion of net income).

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Customer intent is a treasure trove of actionable data hiding in plain sight

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The companies that understand customer intent—the purpose or reason behind a customer’s behavior—are better positioned to give customers want they want and outperform competitors. At the same time, data models for understanding customer intent and other insights are not infallible; even data-driven companies are a constant work in progress.

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China Interest Rate Crisis Continues: 7-Day Interest Rate Doubles to 10% in One Week; China Bans Words "Cash Crunch"

MishTalk

Rates continued to surge on Monday, however, in China’s money markets — a key source of short-term funding for commercial banks and also for financial institutions engaged in risky, off-balance-sheet shadow lending. At the same time, demand for cash is high among Chinese companies seeking to meet year-end payments.

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BIS Slams the Fed; Ridiculous Question of the Day: "Is The Fed Going To Attempt A Controlled Collapse?"

MishTalk

Historical evidence shows that this rarely happens following a balance sheet recession. Such episodes often coincide with banking crises, which in turn tend to go hand in hand with much deeper recessions – balance sheet recessions – than those that characterise the average business cycle.

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You Don’t Need to Be a Silicon Valley Startup to Have a Network-Based Strategy

Harvard Business

The success of platform companies like Airbnb, Amazon, and Netflix has led to envy bordering on despair for their competitors. Companies are right to be worried. Our research shows that companies with platform- and network-based business models are exponentially better at creating value. So what’s a legacy company to do?

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Your Company Needs a More-Radical Board of Directors

Harvard Business

My guess is that while a poor balance sheet might cause restless sleep, it’s the thought of an incorrectly reported balance sheet that brings on night terrors. I’m not against benchmarking and norming. Most boards would benefit from richer data sets that compare their company to others.

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Swiss Bank Hits Customers With Negative Interest Rates; Crazy? What About Velocity?

MishTalk

With its balance sheet totalling nearly 1.6 The Argument In theory, interest rates below zero should reduce borrowing costs for companies and households, driving demand for loans. and Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said he could now cut the benchmark rate below the current 0.5 percent if necessary.

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