Global Financial Institutions and Markets (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)

Using a developmental perspective, this volume compares and contrasts the structure and trends of both US and international financial markets and institutions. Explanations of the regulatory environment - as well as of market practices and trends - provides advanced undergraduates, MBAs, and finance professionals with insights into international differences in corporate culture. Topics cover every aspect of financial institutions and markets: domestic money and capital markets; changing roles of financial institutions; international financial markets; internationalization of financial services; interest rates; developments in derivatives markets; bank regulation; bank valuation methodology; management of financial institutions; universal banking; non-bank financial institutions; and technological change.