Market Players: A Guide to the Institutions in Today’s Financial Markets | by Gail Rolland | 2011 | ISBN: 9780470665558. Finance Ebook. Investment Banking
Friday, July 29th, 2011Market Players: A Guide to the Institutions in Today’s Financial Markets
by Gail Rolland
2011 (368 pages)
ISBN:9780470665558
Written in plain English, this comprehensive resource is an accessible and much needed guide to financial institutions, equipping readers with the knowledge to better understand how the global financial markets really work.
Market Players—A Guide to the Institutions in Today’s Financial Markets
Introduction
OVERVIEW
FINANCIAL CRISIS
OVERVIEW OF THE MARKETS
Part I – Banks
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Commercial and Retail Banking
OVERVIEW
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
ROLE OF TRADING AND SALES
KEY BANK PRODUCTS
Chapter 3 – Investment Banking
OVERVIEW
ADVISORY
ORIGINATION
TRADING
RESEARCH
SECURITIES SERVICES AND CUSTODY
INVESTMENT BANKING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Chapter 4 – Private Banking
OVERVIEW
PRIVATE BANKING SERVICES
ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Chapter 5 – Central Banks and Market Regulators
OVERVIEW
FUNCTIONS OF A CENTRAL BANK
IMPLEMENTING MONETARY POLICY
THE CENTRAL BANK AS REGULATOR
MARKET ASSOCIATIONS
Part II – International Comparisons
Chapter 6 – Introduction
Chapter 7 – Banking in Europe
Chapter 8 – UK
HISTORY
REGULATION
COMMERCIAL BANKS AND LICENSED DEPOSIT-TAKERS
MERCHANT BANKING
SOCIAL BANKING
Chapter 9 – France
HISTORY
REGULATION AND THE BANQUE DE FRANCE
COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL BANKING AND THE COOPERATIVE BANKS
INVESTMENT BANKING
Chapter 10 – Germany
HISTORY
THE BUNDESBANK
THREE PILLARS OF BANKING
Chapter 11 – USA
OVERVIEW
THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM AND BANK REGULATION
US BANKING IN THE PRESENT DAY
Chapter 12 – Japan
HISTORY
MARKET STRUCTURE
REGULATION
Chapter 13 – China
HISTORY
BANKING SERVICES
Chapter 14 – Islamic Finance Institutions
OVERVIEW
CAPITAL MARKETS AND DERIVATIVES
Chapter 15 – Microfinance Institutions
OVERVIEW
MEANS OF FUNDING
FUNDING STRUCTURES
Part III – Quasi-Sovereigns and Supranational Agencies
Chapter 16 – Introduction
Chapter 17 – Municipalities
OVERVIEW
MUNICIPAL BOND MARKETS
BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 18 – Government Agencies
OVERVIEW
US MORTGAGE AGENCIES
ZAITO INSTITUTIONS
SPECIAL PURPOSE AGENCIES
Chapter 19 – Supranational Agencies
OVERVIEW
WHO ARE THE SUPRANATIONAL AGENCIES?
SUPRANATIONALS AS BORROWERS IN THE FINANCIAL MARKETS
Supranationals as Investors in the Financial Markets
Part IV – Investment Companies
Chapter 20 – Introduction
OVERVIEW
WHERE WE FIND INVESTMENT MANAGERS
SOURCES OF FUNDS
Chapter 21 – Basic Structure of Investment Management
OVERVIEW
COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT PRODUCTS
UCITS – UNDERTAKING FOR COLLECTIVE INVESTMENTS IN TRANSFERABLE SECURITIES
MANAGED PORTFOLIOS
BUILDING AND RUNNING THE PORTFOLIO
Chapter 22 – Traditional Investment Managers
OVERVIEW
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT IN BANKS
NON BANK INVESTMENT COMPANIES
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS
CHOOSING THE PRODUCTS
MANAGEMENT STYLE
Chapter 23 – Hedge Funds
OVERVIEW
HISTORY
INVESTMENTS AND STRATEGY
HEDGE FUND STRATEGIES
REGULATION
Chapter 24 – Insurance Companies
OVERVIEW
THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE
TYPES OF INSURANCE AND PORTFOLIO PROFILES
LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCTS
PROPERTY AND CASUAL INSURANCE PRODUCTS
INSURANCE COMPANIES AS FINANCIAL FIRMS
REGULATORY ISSUES
REINSURANCE
ISLAMIC INSURANCE – TAKAFUL
Chapter 25 – Sovereign Wealth Funds
OVERVIEW
INVESTMENT AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Part V – Traditional Non Bank Intermediaries
Chapter 26 – Introduction
Chapter 27 – Inter-Dealer Brokers
OVERVIEW
METHODS OF EXECUTION
IDBS AND MARKET COVERAGE
Chapter 28 – Agency Brokers
Chapter 29 – Venture Capital Companies
Conclusion
Appendix A – The Financial Crisis – Six Months That Changed Investment Banking
Appendix B – Northern Rock
Appendix C – UK Financial Investments
Appendix D – The European Investment Bank
OVERVIEW
EIF
THE EIB AS A BORROWER IN THE MARKETS
THE EIB AS AN INVESTOR IN THE MARKETS
Appendix E – AIG
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