A bank issues a letter of credit (L/C) and receives a request for payment under the L/C. The buyer notifies the issuing bank not to make payment because there is a dispute over the quality of the merchandise. However, the documents received fully comply with the terms of the L/C. Which of the following statements is true?
All of the following are typical uses of a zero balance account EXCEPT:
A company has six fraudulent checks clear its primary disbursement account for a total of $7,652. The bank agrees to split the loss with the company to maintain a good relationship. As a condition of sharing the expense, the bank requires the company to establish positive pay on its disbursement accounts or have the company absorb the losses on future fraudulent payments.
What type of risk financing technique is the bank using?
A treasury employee of Company XYZ is privy to financial reporting information yet to be released to the public. He knows that year-end earnings exceed last year's and would be viewed as positive to the investment community. He casually mentions to a relative that now would be a good time to buy the stock of Company XYZ. Which section of the treasury code of ethics would typically be violated by such a disclosure?
Liquidity reserves for opportunistic requirements are typically maintained in the form of:
