Fundamentals of Financial Markets and Institutions in Australia, 2nd edition

Published by Pearson (October 15, 2019) © 2020

  • Tom Valentine
  • Liam O'Hara
  • Guy Ford
  • Taiji Watanabe
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An Australian edition for 1st-year students

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Designed for first-year commerce students who need a brief yet applied introduction to the financial industry. Describes why things happen the way they do, and delineates the relationships amongst different markets and institutions.

Reflect current industry trends and events: to reflect the dynamic nature of global capital markets post the Global Financial Crisis. Also includes a substantial revision of the chapter on banks, reflecting the most recent capital guidelines, and the payments system, incorporating recent technological innovation.

Experienced author team - bringing together the best of academia and industry: building on the respected foundation of the first edition co-authored by the late Tom Valentine, a new co-author, Taiji Watanabe joins the established authoring team of Guy Ford and Liam O'Hara.

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Table of contents

  • 1. Introduction to Financial Markets and Institutions
  • 2. Debt Securities and Markets
  • 3. Introducing Financial Calculations
  • 4. Banks and Other Deposit-Taking Institutions
  • 5. The Payments System
  • 6. Funds management and financial planning
  • 7. Monetary policy, the cash rate and the yield curve
  • 8. The Foreign Exchange Market A
  • 9. The Foreign Exchange Market B
  • 10. The Share Market
  • 11. Derivatives contracts
  • 12. Options
  • 13. Globalisation and Financial Market Instability
  • 14. Managing Foreign Exchange Risk
  • 15. Managing Interest Rate Risk

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