The purpose of this paper is to analyze the problems with which commercial banks are facing and to inquire into some conditions of banks development under the financial liberalization movement.
Chapter two summarizes the circumstance and aspect of co...
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the problems with which commercial banks are facing and to inquire into some conditions of banks development under the financial liberalization movement.
Chapter two summarizes the circumstance and aspect of commercial banks in recent years.
① The commercial banks in Korea have exhibited remarkable growth for the last 20 years since the launch of first economic development plan.
Compared with the growth of non-bank financial intermediaries, however, the commercial banks have experienced relative backwardness, thus the share of financial market has been decreased. For example commercial banks share of deposits has remarkably fallen from 53.9% in 1971 to 35.7% in 1983, as well as the share of loans shows a drop from 53.5% to 35.5% during the same period. The most important reasons for this weakness of role of commercial banks are comprehensive government control and regulation on managerial decision about capital mobilization and allocation of funds.
Besides this is mainly because non-bank intermediaries showed rapid growth during 1970s since government allowed the establishment of various non-bank financial institutions, while specialized banks participate aggressively in deposit taking thus competing with commercial banks.
With the external intervention of management, investment efficiency of commercial banks has been lowered, resulting the instability of profitability.
② Financial, environment is getting ;more, competitive and, the restraints on banks activity are eliminated gradually, Government measures include-the;-selling of the government-owned shares of commercial banks, reorganization of preferential loans, amendment, of financial-related statues, and diversification of banking business.
③ The pursuit of electronic banking. and office automation (OA) has. great influence upon the organization and managemet of banks. Before long the banks organization is expected, to be changed to a information-oriented organization.
Chapter three reviews the policy and long-range objective which is required. in competitive system as a premises of banking development.
① To establish the autonomous -management system, above all, the operation of government economic policy should be based on free economy principle and market price mechanism. Therefore 'it is natural that the restriction on budget, personnel, pay, and organization should be got rid of, -while the dependent. attitude of banks must disappear.:
② Under the financial liberalization movement the bank management is to be directed toward integration of profitability principle and public confidence.
③ Nowadays we can find that specialized banking system is transformed into, universal banking system, and Korean financial system is thought to be toward the very same way. Consequently confronting universal banking system, it is. necessary for commercial banks to strive for development of financial instruments and market cultivation.
Chapter four discusses the urgent problems and concrete devices for commercial banks growth.
① To improve unity of organization, w e can assert, current system of board of directors is to be reconstructed, the function of committee to be enhanced, and divisionalized organization to be introduced. In particular in a introduction of divisionalized organization, three preconditions-decentralization of power, establishment of customer-oriented organization, reenforcement of planning and co-ordination function are needed.
② The independent profit system, which has aimed at financial accounting for the purpose of branch control, should be applied with a view of managerial accounting. The effectiveness of independent profit system, -is-guaranteed only by decentralization of power, reasonable appraisal of branch achievement, set up of responsibility accounting, and the colse relationship with budget system.
③ It is demanded that the competition principle should be introduced in the personnel management, so that contemporary seniority system has to be coupled with merit system. Furthermore the fundamental direction of long-range management should be founded on man-power development and personnel segmentation policy.
④ The pursuit of electronic banking and office automation is major factor which determines the growth of commercial banks. For this reason, we might say, the, pursuit of electronic banking and office automation should be implemented steadily. Especially the total system which could connect all accounts, needs to be established. In addition efforts to prevent computer crime and technical difficulties are requisite.
⑤ Banking internationalization is important subject to accelerate the growth of commercial banks, because growth rate and marginal productivity of capital of international banking business is higher than that of domestic banking business. Important factors of internationalization are proper disposition. of. foreign branch network, improvement of banks confidence, training of experts in international banking and foreign exchange, and development of financial techniques, etc.