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- ISBN-10 : 073036352X
- ISBN-13 : 978-0730363521
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The financial system is a key influencer of the health and efficiency of an economy. The role of the financial system is to gather money from people and businesses that currently have more money than they need and transfer it to those that can use it for either business or consumer expenditures. This flow of funds through financial markets and institutions in the Australian economy is huge (in the billions of dollars), affecting business profits, the rate of inflation, interest rates and the production of goods and services. In general, the larger the flow of funds and the more efficient the financial system, the greater the economic output and welfare in the economy. It is not possible to have a modern, complex economy such as that in Australia, without an efficient and sound financial system. The global financial crisis (GFC) of late 2007-09 (and the ensuing European debt crisis), where the global financial market was on the brink of collapse with only significant government intervention stopping a catastrophic global failure of the market, illustrated the importance of the financial system. Financial Markets, Institutions and Money 3rd edition introduces students to the financial system, its operations, and participants. The text offers a fresh, succinct analysis of the financial markets and discusses how the many participants in the financial system interrelate. This includes coverage of regulators, regulations and the role of the Reserve Bank of Australia, that ensure the system’s smooth running, which is essential to a modern economy. The text has been significantly revised to take into account changes in the financial world.
table of contents:
Chapter 1. The financial system
Chapter 2. Financial markets
Chapter 3. The monetary authorities
Chapter 4. The Reserve Bank of Australia and interest rates
Chapter 5. Financial mathematics
Chapter 6. Bond prices and interest rate risk
Chapter 7. The structure of interest rates
Chapter 8. Money markets
Chapter 9. Bond markets and valuation
Chapter 10. Equity markets and share valuation
Chapter 11. Derivatives markets
Chapter 12. Foreign exchange markets
Chapter 13. Regulation of financial institutions
Chapter 14. Commercial bank operations
Chapter 15. Nonbank financial institutions
Chapter 16. International banking
Chapter 17. Insurance, investment companies and superannuation
Chapter 18. Investment banking and venture capital