for a sustainable economic growth. The exchange rate represents an ideal intermediate target of monetary policy in the context of the small and open Singapore economy. It is rather controllable through direct interventions in the foreign exchange markets and it bears a stable and predictable relationship with the price stability as the final target of policy over the medium-term. There are several key features of the exchange rate system in Singapore. First‚ Singapore currency is managed against
Premium Inflation Macroeconomics Foreign exchange market
THE JOURNAL OF FINANCE • VOL. LXVII‚ NO. 1 • FEBRUARY 2012 Information Disclosure and Corporate Governance BENJAMIN E. HERMALIN and MICHAEL S. WEISBACH∗ ABSTRACT Public policy discussions typically favor greater corporate disclosure as a way to reduce firms’ agency problems. This argument is incomplete because it overlooks that better disclosure regimes can also aggravate agency problems and related costs‚ including executive compensation. Consequently‚ a point can exist beyond which additional
Premium Utility Risk aversion Corporate governance
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
Premium Futures contract Foreign exchange market Financial markets
Assignment- Financial Markets (APC 313) Hand in Date: Monday 8th July 2013 Answer all questions and all parts. Q1. (a) Explain what you understand by the following two terms .In each case give an example relating to the financial markets to illustrate your answer. asymmetric information moral hazard (10 marks) (b) With close reference to your answer in part (a) above‚ discuss why there is a need to regulate financial markets. (10 marks) Q.2 Distinguish between the spot and the forward exchange
Premium London Stock Exchange Stock market Inflation
To what extent does trade help reduce development disparities? The Republic of Malawi in the southeast of Africa is a landlocked country in which 85% of the people are employed in agriculture. About 90% of all farmers are smallholder farmers that suffer from low income and underdeveloped techniques. This is just one example of underdeveloped countries all over the world. The question is simple: How can these LEDCs develop? One approach of reducing development disparities is the mean of trade
Premium
ACCT2542 Corporate Financial Reporting & Analysis Semester 2 – 2009 Version 1.0.3 Contents Page 3 Accounting for Income Tax Page 7 Consolidation Accounting – Principles Page 10 Consolidation Accounting – Wholly Owned Subsidiaries Page 15 Consolidation Accounting – Intragroup Transactions Page 19 Consolidation Accounting – Minority Interests Page 24 Consolidation Accounting – Indirect Ownership Page 26 Accounting for Asso Associates – The Equity Method
Premium Balance sheet Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS Name: Rasheed Akewusure Student no: 2710157 Module Reference Number: BAF-7-GFM.1 Module Coordinator: Dr. Carolina Valiente Word Count: 3‚997 Abstract The U.S. stock market experienced the worst bear market in its history since the Great Depression during the October 9‚ 2007-March 9‚ 2009 period. The stock market crash was mainly caused by the U.S. banking sector crisis in 2008. As a result of this crisis‚ the U.S. financial sector has received considerable attention
Premium Stock market Subprime mortgage crisis Bank
is due in 3 years. What is the duration of the bank’s commercial loan portfolio? What will happen to the value of its portfolio if the general level of interest rates increase from 8% to 8.5%? (MO1.2) Using the supply-and-demand for bonds framework‚ show why interest rates are procyclical (rising when the economy is expanding and falling during recessions). (MO1.2) Consider the decision to purchase either a 5-year corporate bond or a 5-year municipal bond. The corporate bond is a 12% annual
Premium Bond
Corporate Social Responsibility in Banks; What does it mean? By Hany Abou-El-Fotouh Chief of Staff CI Capital Holding. Over the past few years‚ a rising emphasis has been placed on companies and financial institutions’ Corporate Social Responsibility. But what does Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)" mean anyway? This is indeed one of the most frequently asked questions for all those dealing with CSR matters. CSR is also known as corporate responsibility‚ corporate citizenship‚ responsible
Premium Corporate social responsibility
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
Premium Financial markets Financial market Bond