Sisällysluettelo : Bank of Finland. Financial market report

Abstract

1 Financial intermediation 3 1.1 Corporate sector debt growth still moderate 3 1.2 Ageing and financial markets 5 2 Banks and insurance corporations 7 2.1 Banks' expenses on the rise 7 2.2 Good capital adequacy in the insurance sector 10 2.3 Rapid growth and good profitability in the European banking sector 12 2.4 Nordic retail bank lending rates converging 14 3 Securities markets 16 3.1 Nordic List 16 3.2 Finnish mutual funds growing fast 17 4 Infrastructure 19 4.1 Retail payment systems face scrutiny by competition authorities 19 4.2 Eurosystem to reform securities settlement in Europe? 20 5 Key regulatory and supervisory initiatives 22 6 Key corporate arrangements and events in the financial sector 251