Banks Engage in Regulatory Arbitrage by

question 44

Multiple Choice

Banks engage in regulatory arbitrage by

• A)keeping high-risk assets on their books while removing low-risk assets with the same capital requirement.
• B)keeping low-risk assets on their books while removing high-risk assets with the same capital requirement.
• C)hiding risky assets from regulators.
• D)buying risky assets from arbitragers.

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