Off-balance sheet activities and financial innovation in banking

Authors

  • M.K. LEWIS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2037-3643/10839

Keywords:

Off-balance sheet operations, financial innovation, banking

Abstract

Bank’s off-balance sheet operations have grown rapidly in recent years. The ‘off’ balance sheet description denotes that the activities involve contingent commitments or contracts which generate income to a bank, but are not normally captured as assets or liabilities under conventional accounting procedures. The work explores the growth of this phenomenon in a broader context of innovations in financial techniques in banking. The author looks at the nature of off-balance sheet business and compares it with traditional banking operations. The reasons for the growth of these operations as well as their risks are then investigated.

 

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2013-10-17

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LEWIS, M. (2013). Off-balance sheet activities and financial innovation in banking. PSL Quarterly Review, 41(167). https://doi.org/10.13133/2037-3643/10839

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