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The Capital Markets of Emerging Europe; Institutions, Instruments and Investors
Ong, Li L.; Iorgova, Silvia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
Emerging European countries have made large strides in developing their local capital markets since the early-1990s. However, the rate of development has been widely disparate across countries and market segments, underpinned by the varying degrees of progress made in key areas such as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264095
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Asian Equity Markets; Growth, Opportunities, and Challenges
Kramer, Charles Frederick; Purfield, Catriona; Oura, Hiroko - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
Asian equity markets have grown significantly in size since the early 1990s, driven by strong international investor inflows, growing regional financial integration, capital account liberalization, and structural improvements to markets. The development of equity markets provides a more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599719
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Developing Asean5 Bond Markets; What Still Needs to Be Done?
Gray, Simon; Jobst, Andreas; Felman, Joshua; Carvajal, Ana - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
This paper examines a range of issues relating to bond markets in the ASEAN5 (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand) - physical infrastructure including trading, clearing and settlement; regulation, supervision and legal underpinnings; and derivatives markets - and finds that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009151209
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Taxing Financial Transactions; Issues and Evidence
Matheson, Thornton - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
excesses. This paper reviews existing theory and evidence on the efficacy of an FTT in fulfilling those tasks, on its potential …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008876594
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People's Republic of China; Financial System Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
This report discusses the IMF/World Bank Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) exercise for China undertaken during June–December 2010. The assessment concluded that reforms in China have progressed well in moving toward a more commercially oriented financial system. Despite success...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243609
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Calendar Anomalies and Arbitrage
Ziemba, William T - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
This book discusses calendar or seasonal anomalies in worldwide equity markets as well as arbitrage and risk arbitrage … W T Ziemba)</i></li> <li>Arbitrage Strategies for Cross-Track Betting on Major Horse Races <i>(D B Hausch and W T Ziemba …)</i></li> <li>Locks at the Racetrack <i>(D B Hausch and W T Ziemba)</i></li> <li>Arbitrage and Risk Arbitrage in Team Jai Alai <i …
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Bank of Japan'S Monetary Easing Measures; Are they Powerful and Comprehensive?
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
With policy rates near the zero bound, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has introduced a series of unconventional monetary easing measures since late 2009 in response to lingering deflation and a weakening economy. These measures culminated in a new Asset Purchase Program under the Comprehensive Monetary...
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Drivers of technical trend-following rules' profitability in world stock markets
Ülkü, Numan; Prodan, Eugeniu - In: International Review of Financial Analysis 30 (2013) C, pp. 214-229
Testing short-horizon technical trend-following rules, including the first comprehensive evidence on the relatively-neglected MACD rule, on a large panel of world stock market indexes, we investigate the determinants of technical trading rule profitability. The main driver of trend-following...
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Toward a Framework for Safeguarding Financial Stability
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This paper examines the emergence of financial stability as a key policy objective. It discusses the underlying trends in the financial system, as well as the role of finance in relation to money, the real economy, and public policy. Financial stability is defined in terms of its ability to help...
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Mexico; Financial Sector Assessment Program Update: Technical Note: Derivatives Market: Overview and Potential Vulnerabilities
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This technical note provides an overview of Mexico’s derivatives markets, and describes concisely the derivatives regulatory framework and risk management practices in financial institutions active in these markets. The most important derivatives market in Mexico is the over-the-counter...
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