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01 / UNDERSTANDING
Learning objectives
Study internal allocation, matched characteristics and incentive effects together. Construct a simple deposit-lending-treasury map and reconcile its internal entries. The objective is to explain both the usefulness of transfer pricing for management and the reason a reallocation alone leaves consolidated external earnings unchanged before any behavioural response.
02 / UNDERSTANDING
The concept in context
A deposit business supplies funding while a lending business uses it. An internal transfer price can allocate the relevant funding value or cost so each unit's contribution is assessed consistently. The internal entries redistribute performance within the bank; they do not themselves create additional consolidated external earnings.
03 / UNDERSTANDING
A worked learning case
A fictional deposit branch gathers stable funding, while another branch originates long-tenor loans. Their managers initially compare only customer interest rates. Treasury introduces internal credits and charges aligned with transaction characteristics. The revised report distinguishes deposit gathering, customer lending margin and centrally managed mismatch, allowing the managers to discuss performance without claiming the internal entries increased total bank profit.
ORIGINAL EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE
Try it before you check.
Does changing an internal transfer price automatically increase consolidated bank profit?
Show the answer and reasoning
No; it changes internal allocation unless external behaviour also changes.
The internal credit received by one part of the bank is matched by an internal charge elsewhere. It can improve incentives and reveal economic costs, but it does not independently bring in external revenue. Consolidated results change only through resulting business decisions or other genuine income, expense and risk effects.
Two traps to watch for.
- Using one internal rate without considering transaction characteristics.
- Confusing a branch's allocated contribution with new external profit.
YOUR TOPIC-SPECIFIC LEARNING MAP
Your revision map
Map the internal credit and matching internal charge.
Compare maturity and repricing assumptions for two products.
Identify the behaviour that the transfer-pricing rule rewards.
Explain the idea, apply it to a new situation, then check what changed in your reasoning.
BANKERS TUTORIAL · SOURCE NOTES
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Official links provide subject context and authoritative reference material. This guide’s explanation, scenario and question are original Bankers Tutorial learning content.
- iibf.org.in https://iibf.org.in/caiib-certified-associate-IIBF
- iibf.org.in https://iibf.org.in/documents/RulesSyllabus/2026/FlagshipCourses/60%20-%20CAIIB_24.07.25_Change_Final%20Website_23.02.2026.PDF
- www.rbi.org.in https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/NotificationUser.aspx?Id=7680
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