Supervision and Firm Investment
In theory, all firms should be keen on financial engineering, but very few are. As a result, they remain inefficient at generating growth or profits due to lack of funds for capital expenditures. Financial engineering aims at designing business models that can generate sustainable returns while also offering adequate compensation to employees and owners.
An analysis of this investment behavior reveals three important relationships between firm investment and supervisory architecture. First, firms in the euro area countries with higher levels of private corporate investment are able to enhance market share. Second, it is also seen that the effect of financial leverage on firm investment isn’t as significant for medium sized companies as it is for large high technology companies. Finally, financial engineering does not seem to be relevant for firms specializing in services that do not generate revenue. However, no clear relationship is identified between financial engineering and firm investment for medium sized companies.
Financial engineering refers to the strategies and techniques used by managers to improve overall firm investment. Its execution requires extensive research and planning involving various aspects such as pricing, economics, bank supervision, banking union policy, competition policy and political environment. To facilitate implementation of its strategies, managers may choose from different approaches such as working paper, portfolio optimization, financial modeling and portfolio construction. Supervisory architecture refers to the policies and decisions adopted by managers regarding allocation of resources across different dimensions of the organization. It may be based on formal or informal decisions made by supervisory staff or it may be an outcome of collective decisions made by managers at a meeting.
In addition to improving firm investment through better management of risks, banks have a role to play in this process by providing necessary tools and frameworks for such activities. Through effective bank supervision, banks can ensure that their activities are regulated and controlled both efficiently and effectively. For instance, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority is one of the bodies that regulate UK banks and financial institutions under the Consumer Credit Act 2021. The FSA plays a key role in ensuring that regulated firms follow set rules and guidelines and can withstand shocks to the economy.
In order to enhance supervision, the FSA has introduced several instruments such as the local supervisor system and credit review committees to improve supervision at the local level. Supervisors and local supervisors work together to oversee and monitor activities at the level of the firm. The establishment of the local supervisor system provides a tool for improving supervision at the firm level. This is because a number of UK financial firms are located in a number of different localities with each supervising them independently. Supervisory bodies include the Bank of England, the Bank of Scotland, the City of London, the Scottish Office, the Bank of Ireland and the Bank of Canada among others.
On the other hand, the introduction of the supervisory board was meant to improve bank supervision at the macro level. By means of this tool, the regulator is able to spot potential risks and dangers from other sources. At the centralised level, there is a need to consider the activities of all banking systems and institutions. A common decision maker is needed to oversee supervision at the level of the institution. With that in mind, the establishment of the FSA has been instrumental in making improvements to bank supervision.
