The financial crisis and the future of financial regulation Executive summary The outburst of the global financial crisis caused by the subprime crisis in America makes it necessary to adjust the financial regulation systems. The main financial crises in the history of the mankind were all mainly caused by the defects of the financial regulation in the world. Thus it can be seen that it is very necessary and important to explore the effective means to improve the effectiveness of the international
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FINANCIAL MARKET: Mechanism that allows people to buy and sell financial securities(such as stock and bonds) and items of value at low transaction cost. Market works by placing many interested buyer and seller in one ‘place’‚ thus making easier for them to find each other. PURPOSES: Financial market facilitate; 1. Raising of capital 2. Transfer of risk 3. International trade HOW FINANCIAL MARKET WORKS: Borrower: issue a receipt to lender promising to payback the
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operation; for instance‚ interest rate risk‚ credit risk‚ liquidity risk and operation risk. This essay will focus on the liquidity risk problem in bank and regulation countermeasure of liquidity risk. Regulators improved level of risk management after global financial crisis; therefore‚ the Basel Banking Supervision Committee put forward new principle to reduce bank risk. The key finding is new regulation from BaselⅢ to manage liquidity risk in this essay. Introduction In recent years‚ banks
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general populace’s lack of financial knowledge has increased‚ many organizations have been created or have begun to provide various types of financial education. Financial literacy and personal money management programs operate at various levels‚ ranging from national to statewide to local. Some programs are preventative‚ targeting middle and high school students through regular curricula or special programs that aim to educate young people before they encounter financial choices. Others focus on
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Economics 32 (2001) 237–333 Financial accounting information and corporate governance$ Robert M. Bushmana‚*‚ Abbie J. Smithb a Kenan-Flagler Business School‚ University of North Carolina‚ Chapel Hill‚ NC 27599-3490‚ USA b Graduate School of Business‚ University of Chicago‚ USA Received 4 October 1999; received in revised form 4 April 2001 Abstract This paper reviews and proposes additional research concerning the role of publicly reported financial accounting information in the governance
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converted to cash. The ratios that we’ll look at are the current‚ quick and cash ratios and we will also go over the cash conversion cycle‚ which goes into how the company turns its inventory into cash. CURRENT RATIO: The current ratio is a popular financial ratio used to test a company’s liquidity (also referred to as its current or working capital position) by deriving the proportion of current assets available to cover current liabilities. The concept behind this ratio is to ascertain whether a
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INTRODUCTION - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS In today’s world of Globalization‚ we are witnessing free trade agreements between different countries‚ international exchanges are multiplying‚ and commercial barriers are falling. Hence competition is measured on global scale. In this wave of globalization‚ financial instruments have been growing at an incredible pace. We are currently witnessing a rapid expansion phenomenon of the use of the financial instruments in the international financial market. These
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Financial System The financial system—the collection of markets‚ institutions‚ laws‚ regulations‚ and techniques through which bonds‚ stocks‚ and other securities are traded‚ interest rates are determined‚ and financial services are produced and delivered around the world. The financial system is one of the most important creations of modern society. Its primary task is to move scarce loanable funds from those who save to those who borrow to buy goods and services and to make investments in new
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Consumer Interests Annual Volume 54‚ 2008 Financial Behavior and Problems among College Students in Malaysia: Research and Education Implication The purpose of this study are to identify and compare financial behavior and financial problems experienced by students; to conduct multivariate analysis of factors influencing financial behavior‚ and financial problems‚ and to explore the influence of financial literacy on financial behavior‚ and problems. Mohamad Fazli Sabri‚ Iowa State University1 Maurice
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The Policy Goals of Regulation It is commonly understood that financial regulation should be designed to achieve certain key policy goals‚ including: (a)safety and soundness of financial institutions‚(b) mitigation of systemic risk‚ (c) fairness and efficiency of markets‚ and (d) the protection of customers and investors. These broad goals‚ while clearly important‚ do not take into account an additional factor that has come to be regarded as critical in any well-functioning regulatory system; namely
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