This book contends that the housing markets and shadow banking have been involved in a kind of 'dance' over the last two decades. It traces this dance to be between the roles of mortgage markets since the 1980s in both the US and China and the developments of securitization and 'shadow banks.' It gives side-by-side comparisons between the two and suggests that house price dynamics have been similar, but also quite different. Both had booms. The US had a bubble that burst around 2007 — afte...

In this thought-provoking book, Jonathan McMillan dissects banking to reveal its inner workings. He cuts through the complexity of modern finance and explains how banking almost crashed our financial system. Banking is broken, and McMillan reveals why we can no longer fix it. The digital revolution turns out to be the game changer that calls for the end of banking. But McMillan refrains from merely pointing out flaws. Building on economic research and a rigorous analytical approach, he goe...

Get the Most out of Your Canadian Government Pension!Are you getting everything you can from the government?The public pension system is complex and often changes, which means many people are not claiming money that they’re entitled to.Do you know all of your options for maximizing your pension?Many people missed out on government pensions because they failed to take action to maximize their benefits.

Your total plain-English guide to trading ForexOpen 24 hours a day, 5½ days per week, and trading nearly $4 trillion (US) per day, Forex is the biggest, fastest growing financial market in the world. Your complete A-to-Z guide, FX Trading gets you up to speed on everything you need to know to make a killing trading Forex. Starting with the basics of money management, analysis, and FX market trading mechanics, it swiftly advances into more advanced territor...

Praise for Foreign Exchange"Tim Weithers starts by telling the reader that foreign exchange is not difficult, just confusing, but Foreign Exchange: A Practical Guide to the FX Markets proves that money is much more exciting than anything it buys. This useful book is a whirlwind tour of the world's largest market, and the tour guide is an expert storyteller, inserting numerous fascinating insights and quirky facts throughout the book."-John R. Taylor, Chairman, CEO and CIO, F...

Praise for Free Cash Flow and Shareholder Yield"Free Cash Flow and Shareholder Yield provides a provocative solution to the profound paradigm shift now redefining valuation standards for markets around the globe. In commonsense terms, it defines how the investment community has begun the journey of shifting to the more dependable, robust metric of free cash flow."—Rob Brown, Chief Investment Officer, Genworth Financial Asset Management, Inc...

FINANCIAL ENGINEERINGFinancial engineering is poised for a great shift in the years ahead. Everyone from investors and borrowers to regulators and legislators will need to determine what works, what doesn't, and where to go from here. Financial Engineering-part of the Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance-has been designed to help you do just this. Comprised of contributed chapters by distinguished experts from industry and academia, this reliable resource will...

This new and fully updated edition of International Financial Management blends theory, data analysis, examples and practical case situations to equip students and business leaders with the analytical tools they need to make informed financial decisions and manage the risks that businesses face in today's competitive global environment. Combining theory and practice, the authors offer the reader a multitude of real-world examples and case studies, emphasising fundamental concepts, principl...

This book is your ultimate IFRS resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about IFRS's whole picture right away. Get countless IFRS facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource.The IFRS Handbook is the single and largest IFRS reference book. This compendium of information is the authoritative source for all your...

New banking and investment business models to navigate the post-financial crisis environmentThe financial crisis of 2007-2008 has discredited business models in the banking and fund management industries. In The Future of Finance, Moorad Choudhry and Gino Landuyt argue that banks must realign their business models, implying a lower return-on-equity; diversifying their funding sources; and increasing liquidity reserves. On the investment side, the authors d...

Mitigate risk and increase returns with an alternative hedge fund strategyMerger Arbitrage: How to Profit from Event-Driven Arbitrage, Second Edition is the definitive guide to the ins and outs of the burgeoning merger arbitrage hedge fund strategy, with real-world examples that illustrate how mergers work and how to take advantage of them. Author Thomas Kirchner, founder of the Pennsylvania Avenue Event-Driven Fund, discusses the factors that drove him to...

What’s the book about?SML is a comprehensive self-help education and information course of studies for anybody who wants to invest and trade in securitiesWhat is different in this book?SML is a comprehensive book with ten topics and 120 concise chapters, including 322 illustrations. Each topic and most chapters could be a book, but I cover the entire subject in one bookInvestments in over 20 countries and regions of the work...