This study investigates the development of Korea's foreign bond (Arirang) market for won-denominated foreign bonds. We provide an institutional perspective and discuss the problems, concerns and key issues related to the development of this market. We find no evidence that Arirang issuance...

Using a daily time series from 1983 to 2005 of currency prices in spot and forward USD/Yen markets and matching equivalent maturity short term US and Japanese interest rates, we investigate the sensitivity over the sample period of the difference between actual prices in forward markets to those...

Analysis of flow of funds data provides evidence of gradual disintermediation in Japan's financial system, but the major channel for the allocation of domestic savings to productive assets remains bank intermediated lending. Overall, the Japanese financial system is still bank dominated, with...

The recent financial crises in Asia and Russia have shown that emerging European economies, due to their strong dependence on foreign capital, are highly vulnerable to the excessive volatility of international capital flows. Those economies that pursued sound macroeconomic policies, including...

This study contrasts the development of the Republic of Korea's market for won-denominated foreign bonds (Arirang) with similar markets in the Asia-Pacific region. It discusses the problems, concerns, and key issues related to the development of this market within the broader context of...

Analysis of flow of funds data provides evidence of gradual disintermediation in Japan's financial system, however the major channel for the allocation of domestic savings to productive assets remains bank intermediated lending. Consistent with earlier proposals by Schinasi and Smith (1998) and...

We examine the recent development of the foreign bond market - termed Kangaroo bonds - in Australia. Initially, a perspective is provided on the scale and scope of this market with particular attention paid to the characteristics of issuers. Overwhelmingly, this market is high credit quality and...

Using a daily time series from 1983 to 2005 of spot and forward USD/Yen prices and the equivalent maturity short term US and Japanese interest rates, we investigate the sensitivity over time of the difference between actual prices in forward markets and those calculated based upon covered...

We employ an asset pricing framework with varying estimation lengths to show that there has been an increasing degree of integration between Asian and international stock markets, but very little with Japan. This finding is consistent with prior studies and highlights the impact of recent...