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· role of each party
Banking system overview
Regulation
FSMA
Nota:
Lending is not a specified activity but "accepting deposits by way of business" is.
UKLA
Nota:
Responsible for approving bond prospectuses
FCA
Nota:
Supervision of banks and protection of consumers in the context of financial services
Debt Providers
real debt providers
Nota:
individuals and banks which deposit money with the bank and the bank then uses this to lend to individuals and companies
interbank market
Nota:
if a bank does not have enough deposits from the real debt providers to facilitate a loan then it can borrow from other banks
LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate)
Nota:
Interest rates payable when banks lend to each other
Can have a knock on effect to the amount that a borrower will have to pay HIBOR, STIBOR and EURIBOR