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This packaging option combines all thegreat features of Connect Finance, along with access to an onlineversion of Financial Markets and Institutions, linked to additionalstudy features, so that students can easily refer back to the text forreview and guidance.Extensive new coverage of and features related to the financialcrisis of 2008-2009 have been integrated throughout the text. Virtuallyevery chapter includes new material detailing how the financialcrisis affected risk management in financial institutions. Examples ofthis new coverage include:• New Appendix 1A describing events leading up to the financialcrisis, events occurring at the peak of the crisis, and events associatedwith the aftermath of the crisis, including changes to financialinstitutions, the impact on the US and world economics, federal financialand fiscal rescue efforts, and proposed regulatory changes.• A new boxed feature, Notable Events from the Financial Crisis,appears throughout the book.• Chapter 4 includes discussion of the actions taken by the FederalReserve and other international central banks during and afterthe financial crisis.• Chapters 5 through 10 highlight the effects of the financial crisison various financial markets and include discussions of the freezingof commercial paper markets, the municipal default crisis, themortgage market meltdown, and the role of credit derivatives inthe financial crisis.• Chapter 13 provides a synopsis of the Wall Street Reform andConsumer Protection Act of 2010, the FDIC’s attempts to dealwith the liquidity crisis, a discussion of the TARP Capital PurchaseProgram, and a review of the new international capital standardsbeing implemented for depository institutions worldwide.• Several chapters include discussions of major firms that havebeen lost or dramatically altered as a result of the financial crisis,including the failure of Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and AIG;conversions of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, GMAC, and CITGroup to bank holding companies; the failure of Primary ReserveMoney Market Funds, and the failure of CIT Group.Tables and figures in all chapters have been updated to includethe most recent available data.ContentsPart I. Introduction and Overview of Financial Markets1. Introduction2. Determinants of Interest Rates3. Interest Rates and Security Valuation4. The Federal Reserve System, Monetary Policy, and Interest RatesPart II. Securities Markets5. Money Markets6. Bond Markets7. Mortgage Markets8. Stock Markets9. Foreign Exchange Markets10. Derivative Securities MarketsPart III. Commercial Banks11. Commercial Banks: Industry Overview12. Commercial Banks’ Financial Statements and Analysis13. Regulation of Commercial BanksPart IV. Other Financial Institutions14. Other Lending Institutions: Savings Institutions, Credit Unions,and Finance Companies15. Insurance Companies16. Securities Firms and Investment Banks17. Mutual Funds and Hedge Funds18. Pension FundsPart V. Risk Management in Financial Institutions19. Types of Risks Incurred by Financial Institutions20. Managing Credit Risk on the Balance Sheet21. Managing Liquidity Risk on the Balance Sheet22. Managing Interest Rate and Insolvency Risk on the Balance Sheet23. Managing Risk off the Balance Sheet with Derivative Securities24. Managing Risk off the Balance Sheet with Loan Sales and SecuritizationFINANCIAL MARKETBy Pok Wee Ching, Mohd Nizal Haniff, Ganisen Sinnasamy, RashidAmeer, Sharifah Fadzlon Abdul Hamid2010 (December 2009) / 350 pagesISBN: 9789833850891 [Printed and Sold in Malaysia]An Asian PublicationFinancial Market is an introductory textbook in the area of finance.The book discusses on various basic topics on Malaysian financialmarket such investing in shares, bonds and derivatives instruments.It endeavors to provide a clear, simple and practical style of deliveringthe subject matter to the reader via worked examples, graphs, tablesand illustrations. This is to ensure readers have good grasps of thebasic principles, theories and practical applications. The book alsoincludes topics of regional and global importance such as the AsianFinancial Crisis and recent US Subprime Mortgage Crisis to providean understanding of the impact of the crisis to the financial market.Another key distinguishing feature of this book is it has included achapter about the Malaysian Islamic Capital Market. The discussionabout the various Islamic financial instruments has been kept simplewithout excessive technical and legal jargons. This clearly differentiatesit from others on the shelf. The authors hope that the book’s focuson easy manner discussion approach to the various financial emergingtopics would leave the reader intellectually stimulated and satisfied.FINANCIAL MARKET ESSENTIALSBy Christopher Viney2010 (November 2010)ISBN: 9780070286658McGraw-Hill Australia Titlewww.mhhe.com/au/viney_ess1eChristopher Viney is firmly established as Australia’s leading textbookauthor in Financial Institutions and Markets thanks to his marketleadingtitle Financial Institutions Instruments & Markets. Now Vineyhas produced a completely new text to provide first year students witha quality, authoritative product in a package that meets the uniqueneeds of a shorter, first year course: Financial Market Essentials.Financial Market Essentials is a ground-up text from a trusted name,specifically designed for use by academics that need a resource for a12 week course. It is carefully crafted to cover the essentials withoutomitting important concepts. It strikes the right balance betweenreal-world examples and theory, is full of current issues and topicalcases and, thanks to Viney’s enthusiasm and style, this is a text thatreally engages students.FeaturesComprehensive coverage of globalisation, deregulation, technologyand competition94