- General Awareness (40: generalist | specialist)
- Reasoning (50 Generalist | 40 Specialist)
- Quantitative Aptitude (50 Questions)
- English (40 questions for both Gen & Spec.)
- Computer (20 for Generalist | unknown for Specialist)
- Technical knowledge (40 Qs for Specialists only)
- Descriptive paper
- Job bond system applies
United Insurance Administrative Officer exam is to be held on 28th or 29th December 2014. They had decided to conduct direct “Mains” exam. I hereby request the players to share their online exam experience / trend analysis, for the benefit of future aspirants.
General Awareness (40: generalist | specialist)
- Financial sector questions: number, nature, difficultly level? Concepts asked or trivial GK-dates-names-numbers asked?
- What was the span of current affairs (3 months, 6 months, 8 months, 1 year?)
- Did they ask anything from economic survey / budget 2014?
- How much was current affairs vs static theory portion?
- How much focus on [PIN] persons in news, books, authors, awards etc.? Example questions?
- Overall difficulty level and how many questions did you attempt in this section correctly?
Reasoning (50 Generalist | 40 Specialist)
- Variety of questions- sitting arrangement/ syllogism / input-out etc?
- Did they ask non-verbal reasoning? (Image based questions) if yes what variety? (Paper folding / mirror images / dice color etc.)
- Overall Difficulty level and how many questions did you attempt in this section correctly?
Quantitative Aptitude (50 Questions)
- Variety of questions- did they ask interest rate, profit-loss, time work etc. or was it entirely based on Data interpretation sets?
- How lengthy was the data interpretation (DI) set?
- Did they ask permutation combination probability and Venn diagrams?
- Overall Difficulty level and how many questions did you attempt in this section correctly?
English (40 questions for both Gen & Spec.)
- How many Qs from comprehension? Their length and difficultly level compared to SBI PO / CAT / CSAT?
- Did they ask separate questions on vocabulary, phrases, synonym-antonym etc? (or was it part of the comprehension passage e.g. what is the meaning of underlined word in passage)?
- Did they ask sentence arrangement sets like CDS and CAT exam?
- Did they ask sentence correction, if yes how difficult?
- How many grammar questions (active-passive, direct-indirect, do as directed.)
- Overall, Difficulty level and how many questions did you attempt in this section correctly?
Computer (20 for Generalist | unknown for Specialist)
- What were the major areas? (E.g. network-internet, security, office, hardware, OS etc.)
- Overall difficulty level and how many questions did you attempt in this section correctly?
- For specialist officers: syllabus said, computer will be asked within Quantitative aptitude portion, so how many computer MCQs were asked?
Technical knowledge (40 Qs for Specialists only)
- Name of your field: Legal / Automobile / Finance.
- Nature and difficulty level of questions.
- Which books / material / web-resources did you utilize for preparing this?
- How many questions did you attempt correctly? How easy / difficult was it compared to other bank specialist officer exams you’ve appeared in?
Descriptive paper
- Essay writing: What topics given? how many marks? Which one did you write? What points did you include in it?
- Letter writing: what topic and how many marks?
- Précis was worth how many marks?
+ Any other overall wisdom / advice to future aspirants?
Job bond system applies in United India AO
- In case any candidate is still unaware: United India insurance AO job requires you to sign a bond for four years, otherwise damages equivalent to 1 year’s salary, will have to be paid.
- + If you resign within probation period, you’ll have to pay additional 25,000 rupees as damages.
- For more technical details, refer to the official notification page no.9
Is dere sectional cutoff also? I missed a complete section
pls guide.
Yes I think there is sectional cutoff bro..by the way which section have u missed??
Computer section.
[New India AO] Share your Mains exam experience for benefit of future aspirants exam held on 11-01-2014.
That’s what I’m worried about. QA ne to le li…
I Second that, It was Seaters.
this bond is transferable
The paper was moderate..
as usual QA section was the toughest..
English and reasoning was moderate..
computer was easy..
GA was moderate to difficult..
The worst part was descriptive..we need to type the answers..
candidates who are weak at typing may not complete the paper..and moreover thinking was also difficult,bcoz half of the concentration was on typing..
some students forgot to click save and next for the last attempted question..
so technically they answered 2 questions out of 3..
As far as I know, the answers will be auto saved, so they will be counted as 3/3.
No, that won’t be a problem. It was written in the detailed notification that program will automatically save whatever you have written before closing.
Are you sure friend. As I too could not save the last answer due to auto submission.
Are you sure friend. As I too could not save the last answer due to auto submission.
That’s not true my friend because I did forget to press save and next option on letter writing as I was busy correcting spelling mistakes at the last moment and when the exam finished I saw total number of question attempted =2
hi, thats true
lekin after time off sirf jo save and next kiya vahi accept hua,
these people should give first of all atleast 5 min rest after objectibe test .
and there should not be save and next option for descriptive test
whatever is written should be accepted at the end of time.
In the notification it’s clearly mentioned….dat 2 descriptive questions were to b done. y to do 3???
there was a choice between Essay and precis. refer UIICL AO notification. any comments?
yes I agree but in exam handout they have mentioned clearly that we need to attend 3 x 10=30
dude… only if you save it once during the time frame… so technically 2 question moreover even instructors even told the same thing
Rahul bhai i had written the letter but could not save it. At the end it showed only 2 attempted out of 3 questions. So what does it mean.
I think no yaar..coz if u have checked the last page,i mean no.of questions attempted, in descriptive section it shows only those u have clicked for save and next..even though if u have attempted the 3rd question,but didnt click save and next..in the summary page u can see that only 2 questions attempted..My friend encountered this prob..
Not really, you have to click save and next. The programme will take into consideration whatever you have saved even if you don’t submit. For those who forgot to click save and next it showed answered 2 not answered 1
As ibps conducted the exam online so the questions were similiar to those like any other exams in the reasonin but the difficulyy level was easier than sbi po. Questions were on I/P,floor arrangement,circular arrangement,inequaloties,syllogism,statement n conclusion,couse of action blood relation etc.In quants DI part was also easy but lenghty calculations, 3 DI were there with I think 15 questions other were fr arithmetic part like ratio,speed distance,profit loss etc.In english grammer mistake,jumbled sentence,fill in the blanks,comprehension were there.IN GS mostly current affairs with span of 6 months was there.Question on where G 20 summit held,vinod rai book award related quwstion and rest mostly finance related particularly to insurance was there. Sport related 3questions were also there.Few questions were vry easu by most were moderate. in computer literacy too easy question like which is I/p device,what is ms word-which is nt secondary storage were asked.Combining all,reasonin n quants were time takig and rest part can be easily managed.I attempted 135 questions of which 30 in reasonin,25 in quant n rest from other sections.In descriptive type 3 questionss were there 1 essay in 250 words on types of instruments in insurance or measures taken by gov to enhance insurance penetration or fdi of 49% in insurance sector. 2 question was preci in 150 wrds n 3 question was a letter writng otwoformal letter or one informal topics.Main thing is one has to write fron keyboard in the space provided for answers which reduces the speed of writing n increases typing error.I attempted all 3 questions in descriptive type.
Hello mrunal sir…nabard notification is out..eagerly waiting for your guidance…Please help us ..
CHENNAI Candidates-
Is there anybody who couldn’t reach the exam centre due to the flash bus strike?
Desciptive test had 3 questions-
1. 250 word essay on any of these – Impacts of FDI in Insurance, Types of Insurance fraud, Measures of Insurance penetration in India
2. Precis writing
3. Letter writing – one on damage to car, ban on ragging etc
Objective test was moderate…Sections like reasoning, quant+ computer literacy , english were easy relative to other bank exams..General Awareness section questions were pretty good..like most of them covered recent schemes- Sansad Gram Yojana, Kisan Vikas patra,etc..Recent alliances and amalgamations within financial sector were also covered.
I opted for AO in Finance- the section which tested proffessional knowledge had sufficient standard questions relating to the core subject-Accounting standards, entries, buy-back limits, changes in company Law 2013, IFRS, etc…
In short easy paper wrt all common sections and moderate in my core subject…
Very tough exam. the toughest part was reasoning and quant.. Descriptive as pathetic…. i think cut off will be around 125….
medium difficulty
reasoning easy to moderate one can easily attempt 35+
english also moderate
computer damn easy very basic questions
Qa tough DI not so eazy and lenghty questions
ga area most of questions related to insurance sector
For descriptive answers we have to type all that. hall was filled with typing sounds. didnt expect this typing at all.
i found paper very tough, spl reasoning. i attempted 160 out of 200
Paper was easy. ButQA portion needs hard practice due to time constraint.
Paper was moderate. Qa was tough.
Hi sir and other friends,
Can u me guide me new India assurance exam .
personal suggestion would be not to go for it. Trust me,the moment your training finishes,the only thing u’re gonna be thinking from then on wud b the 5 lakh bond and how to get out of this mess.
Nevertheless,reasoning is simpler than the banks. Cgl level. Gk last year was pretty basic even for unprepared folks like me. Overall try making things balanced. Sectional cutoff myt b a bummer. The only concern u shud have is ur descriptive part,cos a lot of guys with decent prep lost out there.
AM please elaborate if you are aware of the job profile, work conditions, institutional climate etc?
You can prepare like the way you prepared for uiic ao exam..
I missed the whole exam as I could wake up to catch train on time but if I had known of these “bond” portion I probably never had filled the form
i managed to reach the engg college (center)…located at NH2…but failed to make entry into exam hall bcz reached at 10.00am and reporting time was 9.15am……. feeling very frustated and angry…. main reason for this failure was INTENSE FOG with 0% VISIBILITY at HIGHWAY………………………….. aaj ka din hi kharab gya…….
shayad God ne kuch aur hi likha hai mere liye……. :( :( :( :( :( :( :(
if u didnt get what u want is sometimes a beautiful strok of luck…
chill mate…:)
beeti taahi bisaar de..ab aage ki sudhi ley..:)
Gk capsules available at various sites will suffice.
Kisan vikas patra, jan dhan yojna, capital of chile, currency of columbia , SBi life insurance is supported by which company, NSEL , Bond market, Minister of chemical and fertilizer, Tata took over which Steel plant recently, Reliance share (something related to it), book -“not just an accountant” – vinod rai , finanace market.
ques related to financial awareness were very easy, even single reading on concepts can help.
Computer section hell easy.age old ques. of function keys,ctrl+V, i/o device , processor.
Special tip =
Quant – Do visit DI section in IBPS PO and these exams, coz unlike SBI PO hey are hell easy. Even more easy then simplification ques. If concept of ratio is clear you can do them in very less time as compared to them.
Reasoning – you could do all 50 ques. if time permits. really easy and moderate when compared to SBI.
Syllogism and inequalities can help clear sectional even if this is your problem area.
Simple sitting arrangements.
practice from RS agarwal this chapter and every exam becomes easy(ditto ques. of cars-people-colour combination, ditto ques of floor-people combo, ditto ques of 8 people circle(in-out)).
English – Don’t know for hindi background, but again this is easy.
Descriptive exam – I don’t know how people from rural background, or rare access to computers will match up with this one. You have to TYPE answers on system. This was first time i saw in any exam. Need not worry,if your typing is even average you can do it.
Don’t worry about saving answers as such, they automatically save it as you type.
thnx u gave too mch info,
What about the quantitative aptitude?
What type of questions wr thr?????
Profit Loss, Simple Interest, Age qustions, geometry, AP, GP???
In general awreness …few questions directly appeared from MRUNAL like questions on payment banks, jan dhan yojana ,DICGC (who controls it), kisan credit lock in period, L in LAF, bank in basel declaration—i.e bank of international settlements(BIS) …which one is a reinsurer etc easy if u read mrunal
Essay questions
1) what are the types of insurance
2) ” i dont want to take insurance for my children ,as i dont like to take advantage of my child death by taking money” comment ….here not exactly sme but concept is right
In precis writing topic given about auto-insurance, factors which make a person to take insurance..and rich people often take insurance as they have broader money to invest…..lik that not exactly same but concept is correct…
Aptitude—same typical paper one can solve it if he has time…but the problem is TIME
Reasoning easy–one blood relation, arrangement problems-3 , syllogisms-5 , input output-5 data sufficiency -5 approx , and general questions
Computer easy ….what is abbrevation of wifi,WAN…. Which is not a computer language…which is not a binary system… Which among is hardware, what is windows vista, a layman can do it ….
THANK YOU
No i dont think so because some one at the end tried to verify and it showed he had attempted only 2 out of 3 question .
So any inputs on No of Q attempted . I was able to do 120 . QA is a serious short coming of mine
QA-
5 iequality
15 DI simple
5 series
5 approximation
Rest IBPSPO type
RNG-
Puzzle simple-2 sets(2*6)
Input output-6
Inequality-5
Non verbal-5
Circular sitting -6
Rest don’t remember but simple
Eng-easy
Comp- very easy
Gk-banking n current affairs easy
Paper was of moderate level . math was a bit difficult .
Math :- 3 ques of 5 options were from Data interpretation . Rest were from basic maths .
Reasoning :- a ) Sitting arrangement with person facing outside and inside . (very difficult)
b) simple puzzle of arranging things from start of week . (a bit tricky)
c) comparison > < etc . (easy ones , some were straight forward)
d) syllogism (easy ones )
e) puzzle regaring 7 friend travelling in 3 car and each likes a different color . (a bit tricky) .
English :- (easy ) finding error in part of sentence , fill in blanks , ordering of sentence , paragraph (lengthy but easy) , filling 2 different blanks in a sentence etc .
comp :- very straight forward . few i remember .
short key for permanently delete , which one is a browser , which one is primary memory , which one a o/p device , etc.
GK :- a bit tricky . weightage of bank and finance related ques were more (~ 20 ques) . few i remember .
jeevan praman , one book ques , BBPS , KMB acquring ING , FII and FDI , on kIsan vikas patra , destination of G-20 summit , which state 1st to have acc for all under PMJDY , etc .
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Descriptive test :- Moderate but time consuming (typing based) Q1) write an essay 150 words (3 options) . the one i wrote " how to give insurance to all " .
Q2) Precis :- easy paragraph was given . Precis was to be of 150 words . paragraph on types of insurance .
Q3) letter :- in 150 words . 3 options . a) tell friend to buy insurance , b) write letter to editor of news paper adressing ragging issue . c) i don't remember .
dear friends remember one thing . UICL descriptive paper WAS NOT pen paper based . It was through TYPING with keyboard . Many student faced problem . even my keyboard was not working properly . and of u have slow typing then u r in bad luck . i saw many students who were not able to attempt ALL 3 question .
GA/GK
IMPS long form
JV of SBI life insurance +which foreign firm-BNP paribus
Third party administrator associated with which of the following?
which is not Kisan vikas patra denomination ?-500
pension related digital document-jeevan praman
one question on nobel prize
UFRA-longform
recent TATA hydroplant in which state
windmill project in gujarat established by which company
CTS 2010 associated with which -standardization of cheque
insurance protection of low-income people-micro insurance
max cash deposit in BSBDA-50000
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Analysis
Computer-easy one could hit 19-20 without specific computer background
GA/GK-twisted questions easy-moderate
English-easy-moderate
DI- lengthy calculations moderate-difficult
LR- easy to moderate (standard questions on the same line of Associate PO)
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my attempt
LR-35(95%) English-31(90%)comp-19(95%),DI-22(95%),GK-27(85%)——–>total-134
written attempted all 3
what will be chances in SC category
no idea since given exam first time
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All the best for rest of the aspirants and thank’s to Mrunal bhai for his guidance for such competitive exams
UFRA….
give the answer
reasoning – 3 seating arrangement , 5-6 inequalities ,rest are ibps type
quant- 4-5 calculation based , 4-5 profit loss , time mgmt is the key here
C A – scheme , jan dhan lock in period type(3 year), iraq currency dinar etc ,easy read bankers adda lots of get clicked
computer -easy basic DOS PDF full form
descriptive
essay 250 words India is global reinsurance hub ,
letter 150 words 2 insurance based , one informal to friend about junk food
precis 100 words based on non life insurance importance (mention topic when start your precis bcz i miss that one)
content more imp then words
Generak Awareness :
Mostly questions were from Financial sector +current like-
1-What does SEBI do ?
2-Currency of Brazil
3-15th Annual summit of Russia & India
4-Sansad gram yojana
5- Pm Jan DHAN YOJANA expected target to reach people in march 2015
6- Who wote the book -2014 The Election That Changed India.
7-Karakoram situated near which city?
8- Malala & Satyarthi got prize in which category ?
9-Related to payment banks….
10- kotak Mahindra merger with ……
11- kisan vikas patra ……
12- what L stands for in LAF ?
13- who controls DEPOSIT INSURANCE AND CREDIT GUARANTEE CORPORATION?
14-What kind of 45 MW project PM Modi Inaugurated in ladakh ?
15-Related to Cheque truncation system 2010
16- What is maximum limit for cash deposit in Basic Saving Bank Deposit Account ?
Reasoning:
SYLLOGISm –5 questions ( Three statement type like ; All P is S, Some P is R,No P is R)
Input output — 5 questions (Combination of number & digit )
Inequalities — 5 Questions
Sitting arrangement –5 in one
Argument strong or weak — 1 question
Blood relation — Few question
Direction – 5 in one
Puzzle – 10 questions etc……..
Quantitative Aptitude :-
DI- 20 questions question
Time &work – 1 question
Time & distance-1 question
Boat & stream -1 question
CI-SI- 1 question
Number series- 5 questions
Quadratic equation- 5 questions
Approximate value- 5 questions etc……….
ENGLISH :-
One comprehension related to jan dhan yojana including 7 questions +3 vocabs
Fill up blanks—10 questions
statement error correction – 10 questions
Sentence arrangement – 5 questions etc……
Computer :-
1- full form of WAN
2-phishing related
2-surfing
4-hardware related
5-computer language
6-what does undo button in ms office ?
7-what is mouse –input or output device
8- full form of wifi
9- related to binary system
10-related to operating system
Descriptive paper
1- Essay —(a)- Types of general insurance (250 words )
(b)-I do not want to make my child life insurance because i do not want to take advantage
of some untoward incident ! Comment on this statement .
(c) Economic growth something like that
2- precise writing
3- letter writing —(A)—Write letter to Editor pointing out to racket of sale of blood that is received
by donors by blood bank at exorbitant prices ! ( 150 words)
(B)—Letter to friend regarding the health insurance benefit ……
(C)—related to insurance sector
1)ESSAY
(c) India a global potential reinsurance hub
I gave the examination on 28/12 morning batch…. questions on the whole were alright not very easy but intelligently placed. MY REQUEST TO ALL PLEASE PLEASE DO HAVE A LOOK AT THE LAST 5 QUESTIONS IN EACH SECTION THEY WERE THE CAKE WALKS. The general awareness had the elements of finance that is obvious questions like…. 1) which company setup the largest 120 m high wind power turbine in gujrat? 2) first state to have 100% financial inclusion 3)kvp doesnt come in which denomination 500,1000,10000,50000 4)chemical and finance minister after the cabinet reshuffle
My fellow comrades do have a look at the present council of ministers… Dont bother studying computers if u cannot differentiate between usb and mouse u need rest and not exertion.of exam..
I gave the examination on 28/12 morning batch…. questions on the whole were alright not very easy but intelligently placed. MY REQUEST TO ALL PLEASE PLEASE DO HAVE A LOOK AT THE LAST 5 QUESTIONS IN EACH SECTION THEY WERE THE CAKE WALKS. The general awareness had the elements of finance that is obvious questions like…. 1) which company setup the largest 120 m high wind power turbine in gujrat? 2) first state to have 100% financial inclusion 3)kvp doesnt come in which denomination 500,1000,10000,50000 4)chemical and finance minister after the cabinet reshuffle
My fellow comrades do have a look at the present council of ministers… Dont bother studying computers if u cannot differentiate between usb and mouse u need rest and not exertion.of exam..
Hello, can anybody please tell what could be the probable cutoff for getting an interview call?
Dear anu the cut off for interview calling will be around 138-145…..
Hi All,
I appeared for generalist stream.I’ll put the sections in the order in which I attempted them:
A.Computer Literacy:No major areas.Ques were pretty generic in nature.Following are the ques which I remember:
1.Full form of DOS
2.Firefox is a type of ‘Web Browser’
3.Which is not a programming language:MS Excel
4.In MS word what is done to reverse a change
5.Full form of WAN
6.Full form of Wi-Fi
7.Which is an input device?OCR
8.PDF full form?
9. What is windows Vista? an OS
Overall it was very easy .20 can be attempted widout breaking any sweat in less than 5 minutes.I did 19.
B.General Awareness:Slightly difficult for me.Banking /Financial/Insurance terms made it difficult.Span of
CA is not a real ques coz there was one ques which was related the chairman of some committe that was formed
way back in 2010(The committe may have been in news recently,but I really dont know).But most of the ques
were about recent events in BFSI sector.Insurance terms were also there.Anyways here as the ques:
1.Capital of Zimbabawe
2.Currency of Iraq
3.Kisan vikas patra validity
4.Payments bank(luckily read abt it on mrunal.org on SATURDAY evening)
5.SEBI’s job is?
6.One ques on reinsurer of genral insurance companies in India
7.Jandhan yojana target accounts till Feb 2015
8.Author of Book: 2014:The elections that changed India
9.Consumer Affairs minister?
10:World AIDS day date??
11.Which bank recently raised FII above 75%??(HDFC I guess)
12.Kotak Mahendra Bank recently acquired which bank?
13.Best method for NRIs to transfer remittances??a.NEFT, & simlar type of options were there.
14.L in LAF
But strictly no ques from History,Geography,Biology.
I did 18
C.English:Was easy but I took a lot of time to finish this.Rearrangement took some time & I thought was a
bit tricky.But apart from that Error finding,cloze test was pretty easy.Passage was also easy.40 attempted
D.Reasoning:
1. 3 statement syllogism
2. 2 statement syllogism
3. Input output
4. Arrangement based ques were there
5. No image based ques for sure.
6. Inequality was there.I think it was easy.
7. Blood relation was pretty easy.
Overall it was moderate to difficult I guess.I could only manage 10
E.Quant:Barely had time left for this.Couldn’t even read all ques.Biggest Mistake
1. Just one pie chart.Easy,bit time consuming but worth it.
2. Time n dist was there.
3. Time n work was there
4. One ques on water n milk mixture.
I did 7 ques(really pathetic!!!).
F.Descrptive Paper:
1.Essay on one topic out of fllowing three(250 words,10 marks):
1.a How can India become global Insurance hub.(Frankly speaking,I have no freaking IDEA abt this.May
be I should checkout IIN for this.Ha ha ha)
1.b A father not willing to insure his child as he thinks that he will be taking advantage of the
situation if in case nything untoward happens to her.Good one.
1.c Sorry,I Didnt even read this!!!!
2.Single Passage for precis.Again some insurance related topic.Coudn’t touch this one.Just provided with
title & saved the answer.
3.One letter out of 3 choices:
3.a A letter to friend abt avoiding junk food & healthy eating habbits.
3.b letter about some insurance claim.Didnt even read it.Ques itself was of 5 lines.
3.c Letter to editor regarding some ongoing jhol in blood banks.
I did letter & essay properly.Couldn’t do precis due to paucity of time.People from rural areas who do not
use PC on daily basis may find this to b a bit tough coz u only have 30 minutes.
This paper does have sectional cut-off.
I recently started preparing for these exams & this was my first ever IBPS paper & I have attempted 94 ques
in all.Not sure if its gonna be enuf but overall I am pretty much satisfied with my attempt.Need to improve
on quant n reasoning big time but that will come with practice.Those who have been in business for a while
may find this paper to be slighlty easy(Just an opinion).
It would be great if those who appeared cud tell their total attempt.
All the best to fellow aspirants.A big thanks to Mrunal bhai for his awesome work.
Regards,
AspiringIAS
Does “nationalised bank” and “Public sector bank” are same thing????
can anyone give clear difference about nationalised banks and public sector banks ??…
thanks in advance!!… :)
this story started in 1969 when 14 banks get nationalized ,and then in 1980 ..6 more bank gets nationalized..but in 1993 new bank of India merge with pnb,so it means 19 nationalized bank exist now…..but after 1980 every bank came is already nationalized(e.g the case of BMB ..it is by default nationalized we don’t have to make it nationalized )……………
conclusion: currently out of 27 PSB 19 are nationalized ……..
International Anti corruption Day : 9 Dec
Chile Capital : Santiago
Columbia Currency : Peso
Bonds are traded in which market : Debt Market
G-20 summit : Australia
Sansad adarsh gram yozna target date : March 2019
Financial Statbiliy board headquarter : Basel