Bank products

  • Bank product = something a bank can charge for or attract funds with
  • Provide capital (fund-based, balance sheet) or service (fee-based, operating expense), or both.
  1. Towards bank asset side:
  • funded: loan/equity investment
  • fee: loan syndication, bond issue
  1. Towards bank liability side:
  • fee: current account
  • fee: payments, cash management
  • fee: asset/wealth management
  • funded (source): deposits
  1. Securities-related
  • trading income
  • custodian ("депозитарный банк")

Readings:

Extra case:

  • Should there be a minimum fee for a retail current account?