scholarly journals Virtual Currencies Like Bitcoin As A Paradigm Shift In The Field Of Transactions

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Richter ◽  
Sascha Kraus ◽  
Ricarda B. Bouncken
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Virtual Currency ◽  
High Transparency ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The World ◽  
Money Flows ◽  
Low Interest Rates

Virtual currencies have been well-cited and well-discussed in the near past. Due to the loss of trust in the banking sector and the fear of loss of capital, low interest rates and uncertainty of existing currencies, the ground for a virtual currency was given. Virtual currencies and the money flows are controlled only online by the anonymous group of volunteers (also called peer); every single transaction is documented. Approximately 10,000 businesses worldwide accept payments with virtual currencies already, and the number is increasing steadily. This article analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of virtual currencies in comparison to real money and gives an outlook to a new banking system with high transparency and the chance to lead to a paradigm shift in the world of transactions and banking.

scholarly journals What future for the European banking system?

2018 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 141-151
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Bini Smaghi
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Capital Market ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
The Us ◽  
Low Interest Rates ◽  
European Banking ◽  
European Banks ◽  
Main Factors

Zusammenfassung: Das Papier beleuchtet die Hauptgründe, die der sinkenden Rentabilität des europäischen Bankensektors im Vergleich zum US-amerikanischen zugrunde liegen. Sie unterstreicht insbesondere die Rolle niedriger Zinsen, geringerer Konzentration, strengerer Regulierung und des Fehlens eines tiefen und liquiden Kapitalmarktes. Ein stärkeres europäisches Bankensystem erfordert echte gesamteuropäische Banken und eine echte Kapitalmarktunion. Summary: The paper assesses the main factors underlying the decreasing profitability in the European banking sector, in comparison with the US. It underscores in particular the role of low interest rates, lower concentration,tighter regulation and the absence of a deep and liquid capital market. A stronger European banking system requires true pan-European banks and a true capital market union.

Remaking Retirement

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
The United States ◽  
Older Population ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cost Of Education ◽  
The World ◽  
Low Interest Rates ◽  
Key Aspects

Around the world, people nearing and entering retirement are holding ever-greater levels of debt than in the past. This is not a benign situation, as many pre-retirees and retirees are stressed about their indebtedness. Moreover, this growth in debt among the older population may render retirees vulnerable to financial shocks, medical care bills, and changes in interest rates. Contributors to this volume explore key aspects of the rise in debt across older cohorts, drill down into the types of debt and reasons for debt incurred by the older population, and review policies to remedy some of the financial problems facing older persons, in the United States and elsewhere. The authors explore which groups are most affected by debt, and they also identify the factors causing this important increase in leverage at older ages. It is clear that the economic and market environments are influential when it comes to saving and debt. Access to easy borrowing, low interest rates, and the rising cost of education have had important impacts on how much people borrow, and how much debt they carry at older ages. In this environment, the capacity to manage debt is ever more important as older workers lack the opportunity to recover for mistakes.

scholarly journals Analisis Peran Negara Di Bidang Ekonomi Dalam Prespektif Sistem Kapitalisme, Sosialisme, Dan Ekonomi Islam

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Kambali
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Economic System ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
The State ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The World ◽  
Low Interest Rates

The economic crisis that convolved the world economy a few years ago is the result of a series of government policies in the economic field. Starting from the Subprime Mortgage in America, the crisis eventually spreads across all sectors of the economy. As analysts say that the explosion of the current economic crisis is caused by the trend of low interest rates that are applied by the Fed. The trend of low interest rates will give rise to expectation of market to future economic situation. It is characterized by the overflow of capital expansion in all sectors, especially in property sector. Today, along with the growing mobility of capital from one country to another as part of unavoidable economic liberalization, mobility of capital, on the one hand, has spawned some of the imbalances in the life of a State. The powerlessness can not be separated from economic ideology and system on state role in the economy. Capitalism with its laissez faire brings the concept of state minimal role in the economy. In the empirical facts, it is broken by the crisis situation in 1930 and today's financial crisis. Socialism tends to carry the central role of the State in the economy through the centralistic planning system. The fall of the Soviet Union in the 1980s brought the world to a choice whether reconstructing capitalism or socialism as Fukuyama and Gidden said. On the other hand, as the new system, the economic system of Islam brings the concept of the role of the State in the economy on the basis of universal values of Islam, such as justice in the economy which is reflected in the mechanism of the prohibition of riba (usury), just income distribution and redistribution of income through zakat and social security. This article is an exposure of the State's role in the economy which is studied through the perspective of today’s economic system. The systems are capitalism, socialism, and Islam. The article not only explores conceptual framework, but also also contains an empirical framework mapping and how the conceptual framework is operated. At the end, from the two mapping (conceptual and empirical), author draws a reflection of how the State should play a role in the economic field. Keywords: Capitalism, Socialism, Islam, Economic Role of State

scholarly journals PANDEMIC CRISIS AND ITS EFFECTS ON BULGARIAN BANKING SYSTEM’S EFFICIENCY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gergana Mihaylova-Borisova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Parametric Method ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

The economies are once again facing the challenges of another crisis related to the spread of coronavirus in 2020. The banking sector, being one of the main intermediaries in the economies, is also affected by the spread of the new crisis, which is different compared to the previous crises such as the global financial crisis in 2008 and the European debt crisis in 2012-2013. Still, the banking sector in Bulgaria suffers from the pandemic crisis due to decelerated growth rate of loans, provided to households and non-financial enterprises, as well as declining profits related to the narrowing spread between interest rates on loans and deposits. The pandemic crisis, which later turned into an economic one, is having a negative impact on the efficiency of the banking system. To prove the negative impact of the pandemic crisis on the efficiency of banks, the non-parametric method for measuring the efficiency, the so-called Data envelopment analysis (DEA), is used.

scholarly journals COMPETITION OF TRANSNATIONAL BANKS: MAIN TRENDS AND WAYS OF DEVELOPMENT

2021 ◽  
pp. 151-157
Author(s):  
Надежда Константиновна Савельева ◽  
Татьяна Алексеевна Тимкина
Keyword(s):  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
International Banking ◽  
Statistical Research ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The World ◽  
Financial Transactions ◽  
Level Analysis

Статья посвящена проблемам сохранения конкурентных преимуществ коммерческих банков для осуществления финансовых операций на трансграничных рынках. Целью исследования является анализ основных тенденций развития деятельности транснациональных банков в условиях глобализации. Объектом исследования являются мировые лидеры международной банковской сферы. Научная новизна заключается в разработке основных направлений развития банковской системы на международном уровне, результатах анализа опыта лидирующих транснациональных банковских компаний в условиях пандемии The article is devoted to the problems of maintaining the competitive advantages of commercial banks for the implementation of financial transactions in cross-border markets. The aim of the study is to analyze the main trends in the development of the work of transnational banks in the context of globalization. The object of research is the world leaders of the international banking sector. In the process of research, the authors have analyzed theoretical and practical material used in general methods of scientific knowledge and statistical research. Scientific novelty lies in the development of the main directions for the development of the banking system at the international level, analysis of the experience of leading transnational banking companies in the context of a pandemic.

scholarly journals Current Investment Strategies for Private Individuals as Small Investors in Times of Low Interest Rates

2020 ◽  
pp. 32-44
Author(s):  
Ing. Martin A. Moser, MA. MSc
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Wealth Accumulation ◽  
Investment Strategies ◽  
Television Programs ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Low Interest Rates ◽  
Small Investors ◽  
Private Investors ◽  
The Right

Money plays an important role, both on a social and an individual level. Secure forms of investment hardly bring any interest. Also, state financial support has changed and will continue to do so in the future. A constructive, forward-looking approach to private finances and long-term wealth accumulation are therefore becoming increasingly important. Finding the right system at the right time is a challenge that small private investors have to face continuously. On the internet, in magazines or television programs, investors will find a flood of information. The fact that unlimited amounts of data can be accessed, often creates more confusion than perspective. This applies particularly to the investment business. Based on a literature review, this article provides an overview of current forms of investment for small private investors and uses qualitative research via problem-centered interviews to critically compare their advantages and disadvantages in times of low interest rates.

MODERN TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GLOBAL BANKING SECTOR

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (11) ◽  
pp. 143-149
Author(s):  
Natalia Yu. Lebedeva ◽  
◽  
Kheda M. Musayeva ◽  
Georgy O. Berkaev ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Financial Products ◽  
Global Banking ◽  
The World ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Widespread Dissemination

The article is devoted to the development of the global banking sector in the context of the digital transformation of the economy, the introduction of platform solutions and the creation of ecosystems that provide the client with a range of financial and non-financial products and services. The author highlights the trends and directions of development of the banking sector, among which many researchers and econo-mists note the presence of facts that are directly related to the conditions of modern social and state develop-ment. A set of trends in the development of the world banking system is proposed, which is directly related to the processes of digitalization of society and the widespread dissemination of information technologies.

CONSOLIDATION WITHIN THE BANKING SECTOR AND SAVINGS DEPOSITS: EFFECTS ON LIQUIDITY, OUTPUT, AND PROFITABILITY WITHIN THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 1550001 ◽  
Author(s):  
OGHENOVO ADEWALE OBRIMAH ◽  
CHIDINMA EDITH EBERE
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
System Structure ◽  
Efficiency Frontier ◽  
Loan Portfolio ◽  
Welfare Benefits ◽  
Banking Structure ◽  
Effectiveness Of Regulation

In this study, we find savings deposits have contributed significantly to the effectiveness of regulation induced consolidation within the banking sector in so far as improvements in banking system structure, output, profitability and competitiveness are concerned. Specifically, we find savings deposits are key parameters in the transition from a banking structure within which profitability is primarily determined by liquidity during the pre-consolidation period (2007–2008) to a banking structure within which profitability is primarily a function of loan portfolio growth (output) during the post-consolidation period (2010–2012). In spite of the increase in importance of savings deposits for banking system competition, output, or profitability during the post-consolidation period, savings deposit rates have decreased by about 50% between the pre- and post-consolidation periods. Interest rates on savings deposits also do not lie on the efficiency frontier for loan production. Combined, our findings indicate the benefits of consolidation that accrue from savings deposits have yet to translate into social welfare benefits for banks' retail customers.

scholarly journals Macroeconomic Determinants of Shadow Banking – Evidence from EU Countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teodora Cristina Barbu ◽  
Iustina Alina Boitan ◽  
Sorin Iulian Cioaca
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Stock Index ◽  
Shadow Banking ◽  
Investment Funds ◽  
Banking Regulations ◽  
Shadow Banking System ◽  
Macroeconomic Determinants

AbstractShadow banking is a topical, debated issue on the agenda of national and European macro-prudential regulatory and supervisory authorities. It is generally accepted that shadow banks and the traditional banking system have some core functions in common, such as credit and maturity transformation, and the exposure to similar risks. However, the tight banking regulations and the decreasing trend recorded by interest rates in the post-crisis period create prospects for shadow banking sector growth. Against this background, the present paper aims at investigating the particular impact that shadow banking activity exerts on macroeconomic fundamentals. The analysis covers 15 European Union countries, including Romania, during the period 2008 – 2015, using quarterly data. Shadow banking system is used as a proxy by monetary funds, due to breaks in the series or unbalanced number of observations across selected countries. By employing panel regression, it was found that the shadow banking total assets’ variation is negatively influenced by the GDP growth, short term interest rates, M2/GDP ratio and the ratio of investment funds’ assets in GDP, and positively determined by stock index dynamics and long term interest rates. The findings sustain the literature’s point of view

scholarly journals A Comparison between Islamic Banking and Conventional Banking Sector in Pakistan

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 195-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Hafeez Quresh ◽  
Kashif Ur Rehman .
Keyword(s):  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Test Tool ◽  
Financial Benefits ◽  
The World ◽  
Banking Structure ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Conventional Banks ◽  
Marketing Approach

The Islamic banking system is attaining enormous development. Several modern international conventional banks were also enchanting significant concern and starting Islamic banking branches in their organizations, which work in compliance with the specific Islamic Shariah principles in a number of states of Pakistan. The Islamic banking structure is bizarrely facing gigantic contest by the Islamic banking sector all over the world as well as from the well-known International commercial banks that hold out services and products of IB. It is an attempt for exploration and investigation of the extensive and essential factors, which persuade consumers to choose the Islamic banking or conventional banking and the function of demographic features, which track consumers to the assortment of IB or CB in Pakistan. Sample of 341 respondents has been used in this study mainly focused on non-probability convenience test tool. Pre-institute 5 point likert survey instrument ranging from 5 to 1 was applied to gather data. The conclusion reveals that there are countless factors other than religious perception like employee and customer interactions, convenience, reputation, financial benefits & services, and technology, which are fundamental for the consumers for the assortment of Islamic or conventional banking. The demographic characteristics of the respondents also have a significant impact. The authors expect that the crux of this study will explore new ways for the Islamic banking system to emphasis on specific emerging factors to enhance the efficiency and performance of the Islamic banking system in Pakistan. There will be enormous advantage for executives of IBs & CBs in developing marketing approach.

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