This paper explores the impact of international financial integration on credit markets in Latin America, using a cross-country dataset covering 17 countries between 1996 and 2008. It is found that financial integration amplifies the impact of international financial shocks on aggregate credit...

This study examined the nexus between monetary policy and the achievement of a bank's profit objective. There have been lots of arguments about the benefits of monetary policy implementation on deposit money bank's operations, since the policies have been seen to impact on their performance....

This study examined the nexus between monetary policy and the achievement of a bank's profit objective. There have been lots of arguments about the benefits of monetary policy implementation on deposit money bank's operations, since the policies have been seen to impact on their performance....

Fixed income investments have been a topic of broad interest, in particular for institutional investors such as insurance companies and pensions schemes. They were considered safe heavens in turbulent times by almost all other institutional and individual investors and are used for strategies...

1. Introduction -- 2. Bonds -- 3. Term Structure -- 4. Fixed Income Portfolio Management -- 5. Interest Rate Derivatives -- 6. Credit Derivatives -- 7. Bond Markets -- 8. Bond Funds -- 9. Risks and Risk Management -- 10. Bonds and Crises -- 11. Bonds and Debt -- 12. Bonds vs. Stocks -- 13....