Understanding Finance With The Australian Financial Review

Fourth edition of this reference updated and with additions reflecting the rapid growth and changing regulatory structure within the industry. It provides definitions for commonly used words, expressions, abbreviations and acronyms, many of which are peculiar to the investment-management industry. Suitable for investors and their advisers, students and business people, retirees and their superannuation fund trustees and members. It is published to assist the lay person in understanding reports, articles, prospectuses and commentaries relating to their investments.

Economics and economies of Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Tom Valentine and his co-authors have given us a beautifully clear introduction to the most important topic in economics today. There is an excellent chapter on the global financial crisis, and the reader is guided through the basic theory of the modern financial system with the help of real life examples." - Alan Mitchell, Economics Editor, The Australian Financial Review Fundamentals of Financial Markets and Institutions provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the Australian and international financial markets. It clearly explains the theories and describes the models used by these markets. Written in a student-friendly style, the text is completely Australian. It is the only Australian Financial Markets text with up to the minute currency and a global emphasis. This text is written in a clear, easy-to-understand manner to give students a fundamental introduction to financial markets without overwhelming them. It is the perfect book for any first year financial institutions course looking to enhance student success.

This book investigates the legitimacy of the current Australian Financial Services Licensee-Authorised Representative (AFSL-AR) licensing model, as specified in the Commonwealth Corporations Act 2001. The book rectifies the deficiency in scholarly attention to this matter by developing a new conceptualised framework for the financial planning discipline. It takes into account theories in agency, legislation, legitimacy and the independent individual regulatory regimes in other professions; thereafter integrating this framework with the financial planning theory to examine the legitimacy, or what was found to be the illegitimacy of licensing advisers via multiple third party conflicted commercially oriented licensees. This book makes a very useful reference to understanding financial planning licencing model in Australia.