1 Chapter 2: The Financial System Copyright © Prentice Hall Inc Author: Nick Bagley, bdellaSoft, Inc. Objective Understanding the workings of the financial system Determining rates of return
2 Chapter 2 Contents 1 What is a Financial System1 What is a Financial System 2 The Flow of Funds2 The Flow of Funds 3 The Functional Perspective3 The Functional Perspective 4 Financial Innovation & the “Invisible Hand”4 Financial Innovation & the “Invisible Hand” 5 Financial Markets5 Financial Markets 6 Financial Market Rates6 Financial Market Rates 7 Financial Intermediaries 8 Financial Infrastructure and Regulation 9 Governmental & Quasi- Governmental Organizations
3 The Flow of Funds Diagram Markets Intermediaries Surplus UnitsDeficit Units
4 Fund Flows via Market Markets Intermediaries Surplus UnitsDeficit Units
5 Fund Flows via Intermediary Markets Intermediaries Surplus UnitsDeficit Units
6 Fund Flows via Intermediary and Market Markets Intermediaries Surplus UnitsDeficit Units
7 Funds Flow via Markets and Intermediaries Markets Intermediaries Surplus UnitsDeficit Units
8 Funds Flow: Disintermediation Markets Intermediaries Surplus UnitsDeficit Units Markets Intermediaries Surplus UnitsDeficit Units
9 Funds Flow: Secured Credit Markets Intermediaries Surplus UnitsDeficit Units Poor Credit Risk
10 Six Key Financial Functions: – –Transferring Resources Across Time & Space – –Managing Risk – –Clearing and Settling Payments – –Pooling Resources and Subdividing Shares – –Providing Information – –Dealing with Incentive Problems
11 Exchange Rate Example ¥ ¥ ¥ £100 £109 Time 3% ¥/¥ (direct) 1.73% ¥/£/£/¥ 150 ¥/£ 9%£/£ 140 ¥/£ JapanU.K.
12 Exchange Rate Example ¥ ¥ ¥ £100 £109 Time 3% ¥/¥ (direct) 8.27% ¥/£/£/¥ 150 ¥/£ 9%£/£ 149 ¥/£ JapanU.K.
13 Exchange Rate Example ¥ (borrowed) ¥ Repaid £100 Invested £109 Matures Time 3% ¥/¥ (direct) 3% ¥/£/£/¥ 150 ¥/£ 9%£/£ Forward ¥/£ JapanU.K.
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15 Yield Comparisons
16 Computation of Return
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20 Nominal to Real