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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A)reduces moral hazard problems.
B)puts large
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Q31: Off-balance-sheet activities
A)generate fee income with no increase
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