Financial, institutions, instruments and markets

This text provides a comprehensive introduction to Australian financial institutions, instruments and capital markets. It addresses these segments in terms of their development and the possible futures they face.

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Main Author: McGrath, Michael
Other Authors: Viney, Christopher
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sydney, Australia McGraw Hill 1997
Edition:2nd ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt.1. The Australian Financial System: an Overview
  • 1. Financial markets and instruments
  • 2. The banking sector in Australia
  • 3. Non-bank financial institutions in Australia
  • pt.2. Equity Markets
  • 4. The sharemarket and the corporation
  • 5. Participants in the market: companies raising funds
  • 6. Participants in the market: investors
  • 7. Analysis of share prices
  • pt.3. The Corporate Debt Market
  • 8. Growth in the debt markets
  • 9. Types of short-term debt
  • 10. Types of medium-to-longer-term debt
  • 11. Funding from off-shore: the euromarkets
  • pt.4. The Government Debt Market, Monetary Policy and Interest Rates
  • 12. The government borrowing requirement and debt instruments
  • 13. Government debt markets and monetary policy
  • 14. An introduction to interest rate determination and forecasting
  • pt.5. The Foreign Exchange Market
  • 15. The foreign exchange market: participants and mechanics
  • 16. Determinants of the foreign exchange value of a currency
  • 17. Foreign exchange risk identification and management
  • pt.6. Derivative Markets and Risk Management
  • 18. The futures market and forward rate agreements
  • 19. Options markets
  • 20. Interest rate and currency swaps
  • 21. In conclusion
  • Appendixes to part 4.