In addition, a growing body of evidence suggests that the potential benefits of pushing rates lower may diminish even when uncertainty fades. [2] The central idea behind lowering interest rates is to provide incentives to bring forward consumption and investment.
These are being further enhanced to incorporate asset-liability management, risk management policies, concentrations, connected lending, evaluation  4  BIS Review 9/2005  of investment in subsidiaries, various performance measures and indicators thereof. Banks are providing information on various indicators in the form of notes to accounts and schedules in their balance sheets.