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The bachelor thesis deals with banking products for students. The theoretical part describes three basic approaches to systemize banking products. The practical part focuses on the analysis of basic banking products od paticular banks operating in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and their subsequent comparison. Compared products are student account, overdraft, credit card and consumer loans for students. The study also discusses the possibility of introducing tuition fees in the Czech Republic and the approaches to the system of student loans that are used worldwide. It also contains a case study that examines if changes in cost-sharing have an impact on the behaviour of students and higher education institutions.

The subject of this work is to describe the steps of the process of implementation of macro prudential policy which have been made up to now and to assess the efficiency of the policy. The work offers the reader a comprehensive view of the topic. The work is divided into three parts. The first part deals with overall characteristic of macro prudential policy. The second part describes the macro prudential tools. In the last part, the efficiency of macro prudential policy and its tools is evaluated. The aim of this work is to provide the reader with a through view on macro prudential policy and to highlight the problematic parts of the implementation of the policy. Furthermore, it aims to describe the efficiency and effectiveness of the policy and its tools.

The master's thesis deals with the topic of the regulatory reform based on Basel III framework created by Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. The target of this thesis is to present tools and components of Basel III standard and focus on the identification and analysis of the key factors for classifying banks as systemically important. The issue is described from global perspective and special attention is given to European specification of regulatory rules. One part of this study is dedicated to the monitoring of the fulfillment of new regulatory rules and tools by global and European banking system. Diploma thesis includes also the chapter monitoring macroeconomic impact of regulatory reforms.

My thesis focuses on emission of bank loans and its analysis between 2005 and 2015 in the Czech Republic. This thesis informs a reader about Czech banking sector which is the main source of external financing in non-financial enterprises as well as among households. Emission of bank loans to these two sectors is very important for the czech economy that's why one chapter describes this issue. Also the various aspects such as global financial crisis, joining the Czech Republic to the Europian Union, interest rates and their influence on loan emission are shown. Thesis offers some facts about financial cycle and its indicator which has certain forecasting abilities.

The final thesis follows the effort of the European Union to transfer responsibility for issues in the banking sector from taxpayers to its shareholders and creditors. It adopts many new tools and measures. The first part of the thesis is devoted to the banking union project, which unifies the supervision and procedures for solving the crisis at the European level. Emphasis is placed on the newly adopted Single resolution mechanism. Since the adopted legislation does not apply exclusively to the Eurozone countries the second part of the thesis analyses the implementation of the BRRD into Czech law, and the related amendments concerning the Czech banking sector. The aim of the thesis is to analyse the crisis resolving procedure, which is specified in the third chapter on the example of a fictitious bank. The example monitors tools and measures that can be used in various life stages of a bank. It is mainly based on the rules laid down in BRRD and the Czech legislation ZOPRK.

The diploma thesis is focused on analysis of the banking portfolios quality evolution of the Czech market in observed period from 2004 to 2014. In the first part related regulatory rules and their changes are defined. The rules are listed for the categorization of the receivables due from customers, the creation of allowances, the portfolio concentration and the amount of capital. Next part of the thesis is focused on the analysis of the banking portfolios quality evolution of the whole banking sector. In this part are described factors, which influenced the banking sector in observed time period. In the last chapter the thesis examines quality of banking portfolio of three banks in related areas. For the comparison were used chosen financial ratios.

The master thesis deals with macroprudential policy and its application in the US. The thesis is mainly focused on the large reform of the financial market in the US known as Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The main objective of the thesis is to analyse the impact of this act on the financial market in the US. The thesis is divided into four chapters, which are logically connected. The first chapter describes the institutional structure of the regulation and supervision over the financial market in the US, with the emphasis on the organisational structure of FED. The second chapter deals with macroprudential policy from the theoretical point of view with the focus on the tools of the policy and its interaction with other policies. It also covers the incentives which lead into putting this policy into practice. The third chapter focuses on the causes of the financial crisis and particularly on the response to the crisis in the form of Dodd-Frank Act. The final chapter analyses the impact of particular measures contained in Dodd-Frank Act on the US financial market. Analysing this the thesis concludes whether these measure were successful from the perspective of objectives that Dodd-Frank Act wanted to meet.

The thesis deals with the development of China's financial system, with a particular focus on the banking sector. At the beginning of the work is briefly summarized the current development of China's economy, since the behaviors and positions of banks in the PRC are closely linked with the state of the economy and the state as such. Presents the basic elements of the Chinese banking system, constitutes the basic legislation and some banking institutions. It also discusses the banking system as a whole and finally discusses its greatest specifics, non performing loans and shadow banking.

The subject of this diploma thesis is managing credit risk in banks, as the most significant risk faced by banks. The aim of this work is to define the basic techniques, tools and methods that are used by banks to manage credit risk. The first part of this work focuses on defining these procedures and describes the entire process of credit risk management, from the definition of credit risk, describing credit strategy and policy, organizational structure, defining the most used credit risk mitigation tools to the regulatory requirements for credit risk management. The second part gives a more detailed view to credit risk measurement and evaluation and possibilities of credit risk hedging. Last part presents credit risk management in practise illustrated by the example of chosen bank.

The main aim of this thesis is to introduce the current position of rating and credit rating agencies. Present situation is deeply influenced by inevitable regulation which is still developing as much as financial market. This thesis describes the regulatory evolution of rating and focuses mostly on most important events which cause new measures every time. Although I was not able to find one particular result, I managed to outline present conditions in which are credit rating agencies operating in the world or in the Czech republic. The main finding is probably the fact that the way of regulation chosen by the United States of America or the European Union is not the best. An excess of regulation can not solve the loss of confidence in rating and credit rating agencies.

This master thesis deals with the area of external audit of banks and its relations with regulatory and supervisory authorities. Its goal is to identify and describe the specifics, which differs bank's financial statements audit from audit of other non-banking institutions, and discuss cooperation between external auditors and supervisory authorities. The first section defines the general framework of the external audit with an emphasis on legal aspects. In the second part are described the phases of the common audit procedures. The third section defines the characteristics of banking institutions and describes the specifics of audit methodology and procedures applied during the audit of the bank. The final part discusses the role, responsibility and cooperation of banks, external auditors and regulatory and supervisory authorities.

Subject of the diploma thesis is a broad analysis of financial cycles that are often behind other financial topics and their clear and precise understanding is still not sufficient, despite their high significance, and indeed a critical issue for financial stability. The paper will discuss indicators of financial cycles, we can ask ourselves how each financial cycles, meaning equity, credit and real estate prices, are synchronized with each other, but also toward the economic cycle, and what consequences this synchronization brings looking at different scenarios. The turning point in the boom phase is often triggered by the financial crisis, so we look if it is possible to predict these breaks in time. We discuss the recommended adaptations of policies to the financial cycle and in the final phase of diploma work will focus on the analysis of financial cycle in the Czech Republic.

The aim of the thesis "Banking union" is to analyze and describe the concept of banking union, with respect to development and harmonization of rules before crisis. In addition to description of 4 pillars of Banking union the thesis tries to reveal the risks connected with rules harmonization and power centralization in hands of ECB. The obligatory membership is conditioned by common currency Euro, therefore there is an opportunity to analyze the potential benefits for states with own currency. This will be done in separate chapter 4th using Czech Republic as example. Thesis will be also enriched with opinion of politics and economist to which own authors comment will be added.

The present thesis deals with the European system of financial supervision and its goal is to provide a complex overview of a single supervisory mechanism as a key pillar of the banking union. Firstly, the main policies and rules introducing the thesis subject are mentioned, followed by a historical overview of an institutional structure of European supervision till now focused on a difference between a micro and a macro level of supervision. The next part is dedicated to the banking union which creation has been considered the best solution for a weakened banking sector after the financial crisis and represents the major change within the EU since the introduction of the euro. The thesis determines its four key pillars that are being implemented into the European banking. The main focus is on the single supervisory mechanism leading to the enhanced supervisory position of the European Central Bank (ECB) which is treated in the last chapter. At the end of the thesis, the opinions of various experts on the single supervisory mechanism are mentioned to help create a comprehensive overview of this issue.

This diploma thesis is focused on shadow banking and its impact on the financial markets. The first section defines shadow banking and offers an overview of its instruments and activities with focus on the advantages and risks related to securitization, repurchase agreements and money market funds. The second section begins with an overview of systemic risk emerging from shadow banking activities. Substantial part of the thesis is dedicated to measurement of the shadow banking sector size based on methods of Financial Stability Board. The thesis concludes with an overview of current regulatory progress in transforming shadow banking into resilient market-based finance.

The diploma thesis focuses on the reform of the bank sector of France passed by the legislators in 2013. The thesis is divided into three parts. The first part focuses on the overall characteristics of the French economy and on the macroeconomic development of the country since 2008. The second part describes the bank system of France and contains stress tests performed at selected bank institutions. The final part focuses on the actual reform of the bank system and portrays some concrete measures taken. The thesis also contains a brief comparison of the bank reform made in 2009 in Spain and the reform that is currently taking place in France.

This thesis deals with stress testing of the banking sector. Stress tests are a set of analytical tools used to test the resilience and financial stability of the banking sector. At the beginning of the work financial stability and systemic risk impact not only in the form of sys-temically important financial institutions are discussed. Followed by a chapter on stress tests, which describes historic development of stress testing approaches to testing of individual banking risks and their implementation in the form of stress testing. Stress testing methodo-logy is described primarily from the perspective of the Czech National Bank, the importance of banking regulation and supervision in Basel III is also presented. In the final chapter of the thesis there are commented results of Czech National Bank's stress tests, and EU wide stress tests 2014, launched in cooperation with European Banking Authority, European Central Bank and the European Systemic Risk Board.

Thesis is concerned with ethical banking -- as an alternative to conventional banks. First part of the thesis deals with ethics in banking in general, next parts are focused on the essential characteristics of ethical banking and characterization and analysis of two ethical banks. In the final part, thesis discusses the possibility of establishing ethical banking in the Czech Republic, discusses the barriers that exist in the Czech Republic and the possibilities for the future development of this alternative banking in the country.

The bachelor thesis deals with causes of excessive public debt and searches for reasons of outbreak of sovereign debt crisis in Greece. The first chapter explains terms as of public debt and deficit which are crucial for purpose of this thesis. The second chapter contains political -- economic development from Second world war to entry to Eurozone and subsequent revision of Greek statistical data in 2004. The last chapter describes causes of excessive public debt, reasons of outbreak of sovereign debt crisis and emergency measurements which were supposed to reverse the negative situation in the country. The end of the third chapter is complemented with forecast of feasible development in Greece and whole Eurozone.

Resume: This Bachelor's dissertation focuses on topick comparison regulation in Great Britain and in the Czech Republic and its harmonization on European and global level. In this dissertation is explained the supervision system and regulation in Great Britain and planned changes due to financial crisis which started in 2009. This dissertation covers most important harmonizing institutions and tools, witch affecting harmonization. The most important part is comparison of thet four main parts of supervision and regulation and the approach of the bouth countries to this issues.

The aim of this bachelor thesis is to introduce commodities as instruments competing with other forms of investments with respect to oil as an energy commodity. The thesis gives a comprehensive picture of commodity markets including the oil ones. The introduction of theoretical part is generally focused on commodities traded in the world markets. In the commodity market there is described a commodity exchange and investment opportunities with a focus on commodity derivatives. The remaining theoretical part covers the issue of oil which is one of the greatest current risks for global economies growth. In the practical part there is an analysis of oil prices with the characteristics of making oil prices and an analysis of the factors and effects of oil price growth.

The bachelor's thesis deals with the international development banks, particularly the Inter-American Development Bank, African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank. Within every bank, the thesis describes transformations in the organization since establishment to the present day. There were a lot of changes in the world economics during the operations of banks. International development banks were able to successfully respond and consolidate their position in the field of international financial institutions. They have become the most important organizations in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean, in Africa and Asia, with strong assistance of developed countries. The first part of this thesis deals with the characteristics of formation, followed by objectives, institutional structure, authorised capital and other resources, offered instruments and the final part relates in general to the current projects and the plans for future.

This thesis deals primarily with issues of stress testing the banking sector in response to the current financial crisis. The first chapter briefly describes the basic causes of the financial crisis and its impact on the banking sector and the subsequent expansion into the European Union. A brief description of selected accepted European regulatory and supervisory reforms is followed. Their content is related to the stress tests. The second chapter describes in detail both the original and current stress testing methodology and shows the development in testing, which passed just after the outbreak of financial crisis. The additional tests of banks and the subsequent verification of test results are an integral part of the chapter. A key part of this work is to analyze the stress tests in Europe and then in CR for the year 2011. Test scenarios and specific test results are described here. In conclusion, the work tries to evaluate the adjustment of the Czech stress tests and their explanatory value compared to the European tests.

This bachelor thesis is devoted to the activities of the Federal Reserve System and European Central Bank. It is consistent with the historical development since the FED and ECB came into existence. The aim of the thesis is to compare these two central banks. The first chapter describes the history of the FED, its' organizational structure and the tasks that it is responsible for, as about second part, it deals with the historical development of the European central bank, its' structure and tasks and third chapter focuses directly on a comparison of activities of the FED and ECB, particularly of their monetary policies. This part compare FED and ECB in terms of independence, accountability and transparency. The last chapter tries to analyse the economic developments in the USA and euro area and the answer to the question what the role FED and ECB plays in managing the economy.

The aim of this diploma thesis is to analyse the development of the regulatory framework and its current state according to the latest Basel III framework. The new rules were created as a response to the financial crisis that started in 2007. The framework represents significant increase in quality, amount and transparency of the capital base in comparison with the pre-crisis situation. Basel III has both micro and macroprudential focus. The diploma thesis describes the development and shortcomings of regulatory framework that necessitated revisions of the regulatory rules over time. These rules evolve with the changes in the financial system and the way how financial risks are managed. Although the roots of financial crisis are related to the mortgage-backed securities market, the banking sector played an important role in spreading the problems. Therefore the diploma thesis will also concentrate on fundamental flaws that contributed to the financial crisis. Then the immediate corrective action taken as a response to the financial crisis are described. After that, the Basel III rules are presented in detail. The newest monitoring of the rules carried out by the Basel Committe and cost analysis carried out by IMF including evaluation based on various analyses of Basel III are presented. Basel III has addressed most of the flaws revealed in Basel II. However, some issues still remain unsolved, which can lead to future problems with the financial system stability.

In the first chapter of my thesis titled "The Spanish Financial System", I introduce a concept of a financial system in general and a historical development of the Spanish financial system including legislation from the beginning of the 20th century till today. The second part describes a current structure of the Spanish financial system and component entities operating within its framework structured from a point of supervising institutions. The last and crucial chapter is focused on reforms of the Spanish banking sector which have got no parallel in a modern history of the country. Restructuring and consolidation of the banking sector have been primarily carried out by mergers of traditional savings banks which became vulnerable during a period of an international liquidity crisis and an excessive exposure to the construction industry and real estate developments. I explain reasons for reforms, their starting points, progresses and difficulties during the restructuring processes. In conclusion I assess their results and impacts not only on credit institutions but the whole society as well.

This thesis concerned with certain problems in the U.S. financial market during the financial crisis. In the theoretical part of this thesis, I deal with the formation of U.S. banking and regulation and supervision until its present form. In this part of the work are described in detail circumstances that lead to foundation of the Federal Reserve system, and also the origins of Great Depression. The practical part is focused on the analysis of the causes of the global financial crisis. Especially the U.S. real estate market, asset securitization and credit rating agencies. In the final part of this work are described in detail the measures taken by the U.S. government in the form of law "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act".

This thesis attempts to provide a comprehensive picture of the mortgage loans that are used in order to be invested in housing. First of all, the development of the Czech mortgage market since its inception to the present is described. Focus is put especially on the characteristics of the mortgage loan, its various types and also on the conditions of its provision. Next chapter is dedicated to a detailed description of the mortgage lending process. For the practical section of this thesis a questionnaire and a model-based example that was presented in several banks was used. Subsequently, their offers were precisely evaluated.

This thesis deals with financial reform, which was conducted in the United States. The fundamental law of this reform is The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The basic document deals with the legislative changes that relate primarily to changes in institutional arrangements and organization of supervisory activities in the U.S. with a greater emphasis on the banking system. The last part deals with some consequences of the changes to the banking system.

The thesis focuses on the operational risk, its identification, measurement and regulatory requirements associated with it. It defines what is the role of internal audit, departments that perform its function and relationship to the organizational structure of the company. Similarly, it is depict the relationship between internal and external audit. These facts are set in the context of operational risk. In the form of comparison are confronted four major banking institutions operating on the Czech market. The aim is to find out how banks manage operational risk, what tools are used for the quantification and how the whole process involve internal audit services and, finally, how they deal with regulatory requirements on capital.

Bachelor thesis follows the development of European regulation of the rating market and other important milestones for this market. Each point is elaborated with causality and criticized. The main emphasis is on analyzing the current project of the European rating agency. In addition to introduction and evaluation the specifics of the project the thesis provides conclusions regarding the validity and usefulness based on consultation with the portfolio managers of Czech banks and insurance companies.

This thesis deals with the financial system of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The main area of interest are economic characteristics of the country, important sectors of the british economy, economic condition, and recession, which was started by the financial crisis. The thesis also concentrates on the very structure of the financial system of United Kingdom. The major part is mainly focused on financial institutions, specifically on the banking sector, including its historical development. In this thesis are described troubles of banking institutions after the outbreak of the financial crisis, also are described origins of these problems, their impact on the financial system and a many of measures that had to be established because of ensuring stabilization and protection of the brithis financial system. This thesis also deals with the insurance sector and british financial markets. The conclusion of this thesis describes the regulation and supervision in the United Kingdom and upcoming reform that will significantly changes the current structure of british regulation, the main aim is increased efficiency and prevent from repeating mistakes of the past.

The aim of this bachelor thesis is analysis of current state of the U.S. banking system with seraparated descriptions of central and commercial banking. First, the bachelor thesis explains terms bank and banking system. The subsequent part of the thesis is focused on overview of the most important banking laws in american history stressing out the newest acts. The third part presents a comprehensive view on the central banking system of USA. Final part discusses current state of commercial banking, primarily focusing on description of recent events in banking system and with characteristics of the largest banking institutions in the country.

The bachelor's thesis is focused on projects that small banks may invest to and onto the methods that these banks use. A small bank is concerned a one which balance sheet doesn't exceed 15 billion CZK. The thesis analyses a number of investments. Concretely solar plants, real estates in Prague and central Bohemia, biogas and sector analysis of chemical industry in context of expected decline of gas price due to new methods of mining from slate - shale gas. The goal of the work is to find a reasonable opportunity from which a bank could make a profit. It presents the fields mentioned above and evaluates them from both points of view practical and theoretical. The conclusion of work is that a bank may be able to profit in field of luxurious real estates rather than standard one's, acquisitions of companies in chemical sector (or any other sector that has a large energy consumption) due to possible decline of price of electric energy, building biogas stations. The main contribution of the work is the knowledge and experience of a number of enterpreneurs interviewed which is summed in the work and then confronted with facts publicly available.

Bachelor thesis maps the development of banking and nonbanking consumer credits in the Czech Republic since its formation to the end of the year 2011. It tracks particularly the changes of the loan volume, the interest rates and the bank charges. It also compares currently available loan offers and maps the actual situation. The aim of the work is to help to the consumers in orientation of the relevant market and to serve to the interested persons as a working material.

The study is mapping various aspects of the present financial system phenomenon - large international financial and banking groups. It shows how the international community tries to resolve a trilemma which is linked to the existence of the large financial groups. The proposed measures on the global as well as on the European Union levels are assessed. The most efficient ones are those aimed in scaling down of these institutions and in a divestment of their activities as they conditioned the provision of the state aid. The study also evaluates proposals to raise capital adequacy and resolution of the large institutions. It mentions their possible negative impact on the banking sectors of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

This bachelor thesis deals with the problems of stress testing in the Czech Republic and the rest of Europe. The first theoretical section includes detailed information about applied methodology, the process of stress testing, the IRB approach and the verification of stress tests. The second, key area of thesis is the European wide-stress test in 2011 and four stress tests conducted by the Czech National Bank in the Czech Republic in 2011. The scenarios used in testing and results of concrete tests are desribed here. The thesis also includes a comparison of European stress tests with those made by Czech National Bank. The subpart is a description of micro-stress testing in the Czech Republic.

The thesis "Operational risk management in financial institution" is focused on description, types of measurements, methods of control, analysis and possibilities for reducing of operational risk. The first part describes and defines operational risk and discusses the Basel accords. Next part is focused on operational risk management, methods reducing operational risk and there is also described the organizational structure of the bank associated with operational risk. The thesis also describes the methods of calculating of capital requirements and methods measuring operational risk. The practical part describes the most significant operational risk events and there is also a comparison analysis of calculation of capital requirement the specific bank.

This paper deals with the rating with a focus on finding the main causes of changes in the rating during the debt crisis in Europe. The first chapter describes the main characters, types of rating and differences between the rating and other evaluation methods. Next part of this paper is about the world-wide rating agencies. In the end I analyze changes in ratings on the specific examples of European countries, on which had the debt crisis the greatest impact.

The theoretical part of this work presents the financial analysis as a research instrument of the financial health and responds to questions about how, why and for whom the analysis is performed. Gradually, the most important areas of research presented - profitability, activity, solvency and liquidity - and the ratios used to measure them. Special attention is paid bankruptcy and value models. In the practical part, these instruments are applied to analyze the financial situation of the company Beck Boxing Club Praha, s.r.o.. The conclusion is marked by interpretation of the findings.

Bachelor thesis "The evolution of europan unification in coherence and context of the financial crisis" is aimed at research of uncommon aspects in area of market bubble bursts. From the base of disregarded history facts, thesis aspires to reveal errors caused in the past and whether there is a possiblity to identfy its' momental consequence in Europan integration process. Whole thesis is diveded into three chapters, wheras every chapter contains theoretical and practical look. Theoretical principle explains the development of money systems, terms associated to crisis and describes the evolvement of integration process. Practical part is devoted to commentary of causes and effects in relation to ancient crisis, while it equates findings for comparation to the actual one. Discovery beneath forming the Europan Union are also survey.

This diploma thesis discuss the influence of the euro currency on economical situation and its development in Italy, Portugal, Greece and Spain. It is also concerned with the debt crisis which these countries are passing through. First, I analyze development of these countries in the last 20 years prior to entering the eurozone. After that, I focus on the fulfiling of Maastricht criterias and Optimal currency area theory, mainly the convergence of business cycles. Next chapter puts in place the questions of positive expectations, which should have be brought be the euro. In the fourth chapter the work shifts in time to the period after adopting the euro and it analyses the development of several macroeconomic values in the years 2001 - 2010 in southern countries. The results of these research are explained with focus on the influence of the euro. Last chapter concerns about the path of Italy, Portugal, Greece and Spain to the debt crisis, which peaked by the incapability of further finacing some of these countries. It research the possible effects of euro as well.

The thesis deals with the rating agencies as the significant and influential subjects on the financial markets. The main aim of the thesis is a description of rating, especially sovereign rating and its impact in international investment environment. The thesis also focuses on individual approaches of agencies in the rating process as well as distinctive legislative framework and efforts to change the regulation of agencies since 2007. The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter deals with the definition and specification of rating and its alternatives. The second chapter deals with the rating agencies as the specific entities, their oligopolistic market position and criteria for awarding rating marks. The third chapter specifies the legislative measures relating to credit rating agencies and the major post-crisis changes. Lastly, the fourth chapter analyzes sovereign rating and its importance in the process of international investment.

The main goal of the thesis is a description of methods for measuring credit risk and a detailed analysis of its quantification by using the structural model CreditMetrics. This thesis is primarily dividend into three parts. The first chapter deals with the credit risk, its structure, specific charakteristics and its connection with the other financial risks. The second chapter examines the charakteristics and metodology of calculating credit risk by using structural model CreditMetrics. In the third chapter of this thesis is the model applied to a portfolio consisting of one, and then two bonds. There are assessed the strengths and weaknesses of the model in conclusion and this part also summarizes the results obtained.

The bachelor thesis focuses on money laundering and measures adopted in the fight against this financial crime. The first theoretical section is devoted to definition of money laundering, its general characteristics and particular stages of the process. The second section aims at the situation in the Czech Republic, mainly anti money laundering law and its obligations. The third part give a description of some institutions engaged in the problem. Special emphasis is placed on Financial Analysis Department of the Treasury. The last one is especially devoted to financial institutions. It explains further what measures must be adopted in banks against this financial crime.

This bachelor thesis deals with the macroeconomic view of the building savings. Readers should be made familiar with the basic principles of operation and a part of the history of this product. The core of the work consists of two parts. The first one describes the key changes in legislation and their impact on the efficiency of building society and the state budget. The second one is focused on the development of the basic indicators of building savings in the Czech Republic, especially in relation to changing economic and legislative conditions. It also includes a brief forecast of future development of building savings and other possible legislative changes and their consequences, not only in this specific segment.

This thesis focuses on the description of the main principles and instruments of the consumer protection concept on the financial market of the Czech Republic. It aims to justify the legitimacy, assess the efficiency of the concept and evaluate the extent to which consumer protection is provided. An extensive part of the text is devoted to a detailed specification of the legal term "consumer". Czech legal framework is the primary source for the text. Applied methods are interpretation of Czech legal standards and a description of specific selected instruments that are followed by general deductive implications. The conclusions of this paper are suggestions concerning the efficiency of certain instruments and the determination of a sphere, where consumer protection should be strengthened.

This thesis describes intensity based models of credit risk. The first chapter deals with credit risk in general. It describes classification of credit risk. Further it describes various methods of credit risk measuring. There are detailed analysed two models of credit risk in the second chapter. Concretely there are basic Jarrow-Turnbull model and upgrade Markov model which uses transition matrix of credit ratings. There are computed a few illustrative examples of both models in the application part of bachelor thesis. There are studied effects of some input data on Jarrow-Turnbull model.

The bachelor thesis focuses on the calculation of the capital requirement concerning credit risk from the perspective of the Basel II. capital agreement. Firstly, a broader framework is introduced, treating capital adequacy and the preceding concepts that were followed by the Basel II. approaches. Subsequently, the thesis deals with two alternative calculations between which banks can choose -- the standardized approach and the internal ratings based approach, with an emphasis on the latter. The author proceeds from a general formulation of the calculation to its particular elements. Fairly detailed treatment is given to the inference of the risk weight function and to the methods of estimating the probability of default, one of the function's parameters.

This diploma thesis deals with possible usage of financial derivatives in context of government debt risk management, mainly in the Czech Republic. After the opening analysis of government debt development, the thesis describes risks, which are involved in government debt management. After that it handles with quantification of those risks and of their possible securing, especially with respect to financial derivatives usage. This thesis tries to answer the question, whether using financial derivatives in government debt management is reasonable. To solve this I used an analysis of 2010 data, in which I compare profitability of emission of classical bonds compared to emission of so called structured instruments, i.e. joint of classical bond and financial derivative. In conclusion of thesis there is usage of financial derivatives confronted with their negative characteristics as well as with cases of their abuse.