| Description |
xxiv, 439 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Financial markets -- 2. Debt securities and markets -- 3. Deposit-taking institutions -- 4. Long-term savings institutions -- 5. Regulation of financial institutions -- 6. Introducing financial calculations -- 7. Saving and the flow of funds -- 8. Monetary analysis -- 9. Interest rates and monetary policy -- 10. The term and risk structure of interest rates -- 11. Shares -- 12. Electronic commerce and financial markets -- 13. The foreign exchange market -- 14. Derivatives: fixed-rate instruments -- 15. Derivatives: options -- Glossary |
| Summary |
The text delineates the relationships amongst different markets and institutions and underlines their importance in the running of the economy and, therefore, in our everyday lives. Written in a student- friendly style, the text is completely Australian, and has been fully updated by the Australian authors |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Previous ed.: Pearson Education, 2003 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Banks and banking -- Australia.
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Financial institutions -- Australia -- Textbooks.
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Finance -- Australia -- Textbooks.
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Finance -- Australia.
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Financial institutions -- Australia.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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Textbooks.
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| Author |
Valentine, Tom, 1942-
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| ISBN |
9780733971433 |
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0733971431 : |
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