Monash University Semester One Final Examination 2012 Faculty of Business and Economics Department of Accounting and Finance EXAM CODES: AFC2000 TITLE OF PAPER: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS EXAM DURATION: 3 hours READING TIME: 10 minutes SOLUTIONS ONLY SECTION A (20 Marks) In questions requiring a day count convention‚ assume 365 days unless otherwise stated. 1. The term structure of interest rates: *a. describes the relationship between maturity
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Foreign Exchange Management at British Airways The overall foreign exchange position of a co. may be complex as illustrated in the case of BA. BA does business in approx. 140 foreign currencies‚ which account for approx. 60% of group revenue & 40% of operating expenses (the rest being UK sterling). The group generates a surplus in most of these currencies. The main exceptions are the US dollar & the pound sterling in which BA has a deficit‚ arising from capital expenditure on fuel‚ which is payable
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE PERFORMANCE AND BANK’S PROFITABILITY: AN EVALUATION OF NATIONAL BANK LIMITED‚ NORTH BROOKHALL ROAD BRANCH BY SHUBHA PRASHED CHAKRABORTY ROLL NO: 105248 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN APPROVED IN MAY 2014 BY MD. OMAR FARQUE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY‚ BANGLADESH Declaration: I hereby declare that‚ this report contains no material which has been accepted
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JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL J ÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY Foreign Exchange-Rate Exposure of Swedish Firms BACHELOR THESIS in ECONOMICS Authors: ZAHARI STOYANOV SALEEM AHMAD Head Supervisor PROFESSOR ÅKE ANDERSSON Deputy Supervisor PH.D. CANDIDATE SARA JOHANSSON Jönköping AUTUMN 2006 Bachelor Thesis in Economics Title: Foreign Exchange-Rate Exposure of Swedish Firms Authors: Zahari Stoyanov and Saleem Ahmad Tutors: Professor Åke Andersson Ph
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Introduction 1.0. Introduction The term “foreign exchange” basically refers to buying the currency of one country while selling the currency of another country. All nations have their own‚ different kinds of money (currency). This has existed throughout the ages‚ probably since the time of the Babylonians. As trading developed between nations‚ the need to convert one kind of money to another also developed. This is how a formal system of foreign exchange arose. As trade between nations developed
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Foreign Exchange Transaction risk & Techniques to Control By Z. Song Contents 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………2 2. Main Body…………………………………………………………………… .2-9 3.1 Transaction exposure………………………………………………………2-3 3.2 Three Hedges………………………………………………………………3-9 3.3.1 Forwards……………………………………………………………4-6 3.3.2 Futures……………………………………………………………..6-8 3.3.3 Currency option……………………………………………………8-9 3. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………...…………
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246700 people and markets vehicles in more than 160 countries. Its capital as at March 2002 was 397 billion yen. Toyota is exposed to the fluctuation in foreign currency exchange as it operates mainly in America‚ Continental Europe and Britain. It is therefore affected by the fluctuation in the value of the US dollar‚ the Euro and to a lesser extent the British pound. Toyota ’s consolidated financial statements‚ which are presented in the Japanese yen‚ are affected by the foreign exchange fluctuation
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT ACT‚ 1999 - Economic Liberalization - FERA 1973 was reviewed in 1993 - Task Force set up - Submitted Report in 1994 - Resulted in FEMA - Changes in Economy 1) Substantial increase in Foreign Exchange Reserves 2) Growth in Foreign trade 3) Rationalization of Tariffs 4) Current Account convertibility 5) Liberalization of Indian investments abroad 6) Increased access to external commercial borrowings 7) Participation of Financial Institutional Investors
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE SENSITIVITY AND STOCK PRICE : ESTIMATING ECONOMIC EXPOSURE OF TURKISH COMPANIES INTRODUCTION Variability in exchange rate is a major source of macroeconomic uncertainity affecting firms. After the 1970 ’s‚ the rapid expansion in international trade and adoption of floating exchange rate regimes by many countries led to increase exchange rate volatility. The firm ’s exposure to exchange rate risk increased. In the literature three types of exposure under floating exchange
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Asian countries like Bangladesh‚ Thailand‚ Japan‚ Pakistan‚ and China on the bilateral foreign exchange rates between the U.S dollar and each country’s currency. Several factors determine the exchange rate of a country. A higher currency makes a country’s exports more expensive and imports cheaper in foreign markets; a lower currency makes a country’s exports cheaper and its imports more expensive in foreign markets. A higher exchange rate can be expected to lower the country’s balance of trade‚ while
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