3I0-013 practice questions, page 7 of 16, with answer review and explanations.
Question 31
What is the function of the cash positions keeper?
He/she acts as a running control on the balance of a nostro, alerting the treasury dealer when funds are running too low or too high for a particular value day measured by agreed upon internal parameters
He/she assists the dealer in deciding which currency to invest in
He/she informs back office staff about which kind of confirmations are to be used
He/she acts as a running control on the balance of an internal account, alerting the treasury dealer when fees are running too low or high for a particular value day
Question 32
What is the most important feature of a brokerage reconciliation?
It must be processed once a year
Brokers’ bills should be reconciled during the night when no other system is running
Brokers’ bills must be reconciled promptly at month-end prior to payment
The existence of a single reference currency for all the brokers with whom your institution is dealing
Question 33
What is the first task of the cash positions keeper every day?
Makes sure the opening position for the current day is the agreed and reconciled position from the previous day
Makes sure the previous day1s pending position is the opening position for the current day
He/she checks to see which dealer is in charge of which currency for that day
He/she checks to see which countries have bank holidays that day
Question 34
When completing a nostro reconciliation, what does an unresolved ledger credit signify?
The duplicate receipt of funds from a counterparty
The non-payment of funds to a counterparty
The duplicate payment of funds to a counterparty
The non-receipt of funds from a counterparty
Question 35
What is a future nostro balances report?
A list of the final maturity of bonds per value date
An account of the possible fees to be paid
A comparison of the overdraft interest to be paid on different nostro accounts
A report produced to show the anticipated balance on the account as a result of running off existing business