FINANCIAL MARKETS & INSTITUTIONS ASSIGNMENT 1. Explain how interest rates decline following major Fed purchases of mortgage-backed securities. The FED implements quantitative easing by buying financial assets of longer maturity‚ e.g.‚ mortgage-backed securities‚ from commercial banks and other private institutions in order to inject a pre-determined quantity of money into the economy. This is a means of stimulating the economy and lowering longer-term interest rates further out on the yield
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AM Page 141 C H APTE R 5 FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS A Strong Financial System Is Necessary for a Growing and Prosperous Economy Financial managers and investors don’t operate in a vacuum—they make decisions within a large and complex financial environment. This environment includes financial markets and institutions‚ tax and regulatory policies‚ and the state of the economy. The environment both determines the available financial alternatives and affects the outcomes of
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Introduction In the field of financial securities‚ the integration concept has now become a crowding issue. Because due to the vast introduction of various securities the people are becoming‚ specially the investors and issuer of different securities‚ confused with various securities. They want all those items in a single place. Not only this‚ if the integration can be done in a real sense‚ there are variety of advantages with lower cost of dealing with those items. But to drive with those advantages
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London‚ United Kingdom. It is the world’s second largest bank. It was founded in London in 1991 by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to act as a new group holding company. The origins of the bank lie in Hong Kong and Shanghai‚ where branches were first opened in 1865. The HSBC name is derived from the initials of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
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Financial Markets and Institutions Mid-Semester Exam Revision The Flow of Fund- the financial system allows the flow of funds from surplus spending units (SSU’s) to deficit spending units (DSU’s). Providers of funds (SSU) receive a financial instrument (which stipulates the terms of the deal – i.e. amount lent‚ stream of future income‚ maturity date‚ etc.) issued either by the receiver of the funds (DSU) or by a financial intermediary. Direct Finance- SSU’s lend money to DSU’s and SSU’s hold a
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Tutorial 1 1. Ice breaking session 2. General overview of financial markets and institutions module 3. Group project briefing 4. Mid semester and final examination 5. Other relevant matters Tutorial 2 : Financial Intermediation 1. Why is financial intermediation important in the economy? Because they channel funds from those who do not have a productive use for them (surplus sector) to those who do (deficit sector)‚ thereby resulting in higher economic efficiency
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Part 2. Total 50 marks ( 10 marks each). 1. Explain why you would be more or less willing to buy gold under the following circumstances: a. Gold again becomes acceptable as a medium of exchange. (2 marks) b. Prices in the gold market become more volatile. (2 marks) c. You expect inflation to rise‚ and gold prices tend to move with the aggregate price level. (3 marks) d. You expect interest rates to rise. (3 marks) Outline of solutions: (a) More‚ because it has become more liquid;
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INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS 1. INTRODUCTION This section begins the study of the international financial system by exploring the structure of the international financial markets. The two interrelated systems that comprise the international financial markets are the international capital market and the foreign exchange market. 2. INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKET A capital market is a system that allocates financial resources in the form of debt and equity according to their most
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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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Financial Market and Financial Instruments Market is simply defined as an area for potential exchanges. Thus market is a group of buyers and sellers interested in negotiating the terms of purchase or sales of goods and services. Similarly‚ financial market is that market is traded- loaned or borrowed-in-terms of different financial assets or instruments stocks and bonds are traded. "Securities" means shares‚ stock‚ bond‚ debenture‚ debenture stock issued by a corporate body or a certificate to unit
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