Monash University Semester One Final Examination 2012 Faculty of Business and Economics Department of Accounting and Finance EXAM CODES: AFC2000 TITLE OF PAPER: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS EXAM DURATION: 3 hours READING TIME: 10 minutes SOLUTIONS ONLY SECTION A (20 Marks) In questions requiring a day count convention‚ assume 365 days unless otherwise stated. 1. The term structure of interest rates: *a. describes the relationship between maturity
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BACKGROUND Global Financial Corporation (GF) offers financing services for customers purchasing heavy construction equipment from its parent company Global Equipment Company (GEC). GF’s Bakersfield‚ California office is setup to process the loan applications for the western United States. A recently appointed Vice President of GF‚ Nancy Rodriquez‚ is also in charge of managing the Bakersfield office. She has received a memo from the Director of Marketing at GEC with a complaint stating that the
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transformation of mid-20th century managerial capitalism into global financial capitalism”. This is what Martin Wolf expressed in an article written for the Financial Times in June 18‚ 2007. Even after the global economic crisis that followed the next years and from which the world is still recovering‚ this statement is of great relevance. Actually‚ this crisis is a good example of how integrated the world’s financial markets have become: a financial crisis that started in some developed countries practically
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Financial Statements for Internal Reporting Purposes vs. Financial Statements for External Reporting Purposes It is common in most companies to maintain two set of financial statements; one being used/presented for internal reporting purposes and another for reporting externally. Internal reports are used primarily to aid management in the decision making process throughout the course of the business. These are subject to internal audit to make sure that all information reported are fair and correct
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Title – International Marketing Research Challenges INTRODUCTION Due to global financial issues in the recent months‚ consumer confidence is low in the more developed markets such as Japan‚ the US and Europe (AFP‚ 2012). Therefore developing markets‚ such as the Australian market‚ are looking towards emerging markets where the markets have remained dynamic and rich in growth opportunities. This is because emerging markets “have reached a minimum level of GDP and are in the growth phase of the
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Financial Markets in Pakistan A financial market is a place for buying and selling of financial securities such as stocks and bonds. It facilitates: * The raising of capital (in the capital markets) * The transfer of risk (in the derivatives markets * In matching those who want capital to those who have it. Financial Market in Pakistan consists of (i) Money Market which provides short term funds and (ii) Capital Market which makes long terms funds available to businesses and industries
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CHAPTER 12 INTERNATIONAL BOND MARKETS SUGGESTED ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS QUESTIONS 1. Describe the differences between foreign bonds and Eurobonds. Also discuss why Eurobonds make up the lion’s share of the international bond market. Answer: The two segments of the international bond market are: foreign bonds and Eurobonds. A foreign bond issue is one offered by a foreign borrower to investors in a national capital market and denominated in that
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Impact of global recession and financial management challenges and strategies: For Indian Economy ABSTRACT:- ▪ The world is witnessing one of the most critical changes in global economy‚ communal‚ regional and national conflicts which is the worst recession of the century. This has made an impact on every sector and there is a need to battle these crises with a new mindset. ▪ The current slowdown‚ which world is witnessing‚ is cyclical‚ which happens every 10 years. The last time it
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Financial Institutions and Markets 2.1 Outline the roles of the various monetary authorities that regulate the Australian financial system. What is the role of Council of Financial Regulators? In Australia‚ the role of monetary authorities is split between three independent statutory agencies with specific responsibilities in the Australian financial sector: 1. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)‚ Australia’s central bank‚ is responsible for monetary policy‚ systemic stability and the payments
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Question 1. Constrains and Challenges for the Global Manager. As our organization we chose a humidification called ‘Climanova’ in Eede. It’s often interacted with because Jolien works there often in the weekends. The physical design: The organization is located in Eede a small town in Zeeland. Climanova lies on an industrial area surrounded by multiple European organizations. There is a big parking lot in front of Climanova where all the clients and employees get to park for free. The building
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