Sisällysluettelo : Bank of Finland. Financial market report

Abstract

1 Financial intermediation 3 1.1 Non-financial corporations' financial assets and liabilities 3 2 Banks and insurance corporations 5 2.1 Continued growth in operating profits 5 2.2 Nordic financial groups post good results in many countries 6 2.3 Comparison of EU banking sectors 8 3 Securities markets 10 3.1 Indicators of integration in the European securities markets 10 3.2 Securitised markets 12 3.3 Expansion of the Finnish venture capital market has come to a halt 14 4 Infrastructure 16 4.1 Finland to join TARGET2 in February 2008 16 4.2 New directive on payment services to facilitate cross-border payments in the EU 18 5 Key corporate arrangements and events in the financial sector 19