Department of Accounting and Finance
Digital Banking and Fintech (N1632)
Seminar 3
1. What are the key traditional measures of performance for banks, and what are their main limitations?
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Chapters 9- Casu B., Girardone C. and P. Molyneux (2015) Introduction to Banking, 2nd edition, Pearson.(Sussex Library onlinecopy)
2. How can we calculate and interpret key profitability ratios for banks, using the case of Barclays to illustrate their application and gain insights into the bank's performance?
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Chapters 9- Casu B., Girardone C. and P. Molyneux (2015) Introduction to Banking, 2nd edition, Pearson.(Sussex Library onlinecopy)
3. Analyse the trend of key profitability ratios for Barclays PLC over the past
years, providing interpretations and insights into the bank's performance and potential future trends.
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4. Can you explain the concept of off-balance sheet transactions and provide examples relevant to Barclays PLC? How have off-balance sheet items for Barclays changed overtime, and what potential implications do these changes have for the bank's performance and risk profile?
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Chapters 10,11- Casu B., Girardone C. and P. Molyneux (2015) Introduction to Banking, 2nd edition, Pearson.(Sussex Library onlinecopy)