Publisher's Synopsis
This brand new Australian text has been written for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Financial Markets and Institutions. The aim of the text is to describe Australian financial and investment markets and to introduce students to the models and theories that allow these markets to be understood. Written in a student-friendly style, the text is completely Australian and has been written from scratch, in its entirety, by Australian authors. It includes up-to-date material on 'hot topics' such as globalisation, behavioural finance and E-banking.