An Overview of the Canadian Financial-Services Sector: Banking Industry
What is a financial intermediary? A financial intermediary is an organization that raises money from investors and provides financing for individuals, companies and other organizations. Intermediaries are a stop on the road between savings and real investment. Mutual funds and pension funds are two important classes of intermediaries. A financial institution usually suggests a more complicated intermediary doing more than just pooling and investing savings. Banks and insurance companies are good examples.
A bank is where you can borrow money only if you can prove you don¡¯t need it. To some extent, this joke is more truth than fiction. While banking has a profound effect on our lives, influencing the availability of jobs, the cost of living, and our savings for the future, there is still much confusion about exactly a bank is because banking today is a quite different industry than in the past. A......
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