IBSL Diploma in Applied Banking and Finance (DABF) Exam case studies
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The Diploma in Applied Banking and Finance (DABF) is a professional banking qualification listed by the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL) under its Old Syllabus, alongside the Intermediate in Applied Banking and Finance (IABF) and the New Syllabus Diploma in Banking and Finance (DBF) and Higher Diploma in Banking and Finance (HDBF). IBSL describes itself as the premier institution for academic and professional qualifications in banking and finance, and states it was first established in 1964 as the Bankers' Training Institute (Ceylon) by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and re-incorporated in 1979 by the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (Incorporation) Act No. The IBSL Diploma in Applied Banking and Finance (DABF) Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 4,541 words.
1The Correspondent Bank's Unusual Payment Pattern
A small licensed commercial bank in a developing market, Meridian Trust Bank (MTB), has a long-standing correspondent relationship (nostro account) with a larger regional bank, Coastal Union Bank (CUB). MTB's compliance officer notices that over the past 60 days, 34 inbound wires totalling USD 4.1 million have arrived from CUB on behalf of a single MTB corporate client, Kestrel Trading Ltd.
867 words, about 4 min2Restructuring a Past-Due SME Facility
A regional bank has a USD 800,000 term loan outstanding to a family-owned food-processing SME, Harvestline Foods. The loan was originally 5 years at 9% fixed, with 3 years remaining.
887 words, about 4 min3Pricing a Development Loan with a Subsidy Component
A national development finance institution (DFI) is designing a USD 10 million line of credit to on-lend to smallholder coffee cooperatives through three participating commercial banks. The DFI's mandate is to increase access to finance in rural areas where commercial banks perceive high risk.
828 words, about 4 min4A Guarantee Called on a Defaulted Borrower
Northbridge Bank lent USD 500,000 to a construction company, Stonefield Builders, secured by a personal guarantee from the company's managing director, Mr. Okafor, and a charge over the company's plant and equipment.
952 words, about 5 min5Capital Treatment of a Securitisation Position
A mid-sized bank, Larkspur Bank, holds a USD 60 million portfolio of residential mortgages. It has securitised the portfolio, retaining the senior tranche (USD 45 million, rated AA) and selling the mezzanine and equity tranches to investors.
1,007 words, about 5 min