Question

Several market participants interact in developed markets to organize the exchange of funds from buyers to sellers. Such institutions as investment banks, commercial banks, financial services corporations, credit unions, pension funds, life insurance companies, mutual funds, exchange traded funds, hedge funds, and private equity companies play a key role in facilitating these transfers. Identify the financial institution based on each description given in the following table: Description - Financial Institution 1. These government-chartered institutions accept deposits from savers and use the pool of deposits to provide loans, usually fixed-rate mortgages, to borrowers. - _______.2. These are financial intermediaries that share the financial risk of the untimely demise of their policyholders, who make regular payments to financial intermediaries for taking this risk. - _______.3. With the use of advanced investment techniques, these largely unregulated portfolios are invested in securities. The investment objective is to offset potential losses by investing in counterbalancing securities. They are open to only a select class of investors. - _______.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Commercial banks

2. Life insurance companies

3.  Mutual funds

Explanation:

commercial banks

The commercial bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits and offer other services such as giving loans and other basic financial services to both individuals and organisations.  

Life insurance companies

The life insurance companies are financial institutions that provide lump sums otherwise known as death benefits to beneficiaries  of their policy holders upon their demise, provided that premium is paid on regular basis.

Mutual fund

A Mutual Fund is an investment vehicle made up of a pool of funds collected from numerous investors for the purpose of investing in securities such as stocks, bonds, money market instruments and similar assets. Mutual Funds are operated by professional fund managers, who invest the fund's capital and attempt to produce capital gains and income for the investors.  

One of the main advantages of Mutual Funds is they give small investors access to professionally managed, diversified portfolios of equities, bonds and other securities. Each shareholder, therefore, participates proportionally in the gain or loss of the fund.​