Question
Explain the role of financial intermediaries.

Answer

FUNCTIONS/ ROLE OF FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES:
  1. Liability Asset Transformation: They accept deposits as a liability and convert them into assets hind such as loan.
  2. Size Transformation: They provide large loans on the basis of numerous small deposits.
  3. Maturity Transformation: They offer their customers alternate forms of deposits and de la investment schemes according to their risk taking ability and liquidity preference while provide borrowers with loans of desired maturity period.
  4. Risk Transformation: They distribute risk through diversification, which substantially reduce risks for savers.

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