International Financial Management provides an effective and detailed presentation of important concepts and practical application in today's global business environment, which includes:
Foreign Exchange Market
International Financial System
Eurocurrency Market
Currency Futures & Options
Swaps
Country Risk Analysis
Capital Budgeting
The key highlight of this book is that it uses several examples (both numerical & theoretical) to highlight the applications of various dimensions of international finance.
This book aims to fulfil the requirement of students of PGDM, MBA, M.Com., Master of Economics, Master of Finance & Control (MFC), MIB, other Post Graduate Diploma in Risk Management & other post-graduate specialized disciplines.
The Present Publication is the 4th Edition, authored by Prof. Madhu Vij. The book has been organized around five major areas, namely:
[International Financial Environment] emphasizing its institutional set-up while discussing why is it important to study international finance. This area is further subdivided into four chapters, namely:
o Overview of the International Financial Management
o History of International Monetary System; Emphasis on Bretton Woods System
o International Financial Institutions with a particular focus on the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), and European Monetary System
o Balance of Payment Concepts and Accounting
[The Foreign Exchange Markets]
o Derivatives
o Foreign Currency Futures and Options Contracts that are traded on Stock Exchanges
o Forex Markets with an emphasis on Fundamentals of Forex Trading, Overview of Operations of the Spot and Foreign Exchange Markets, How is Foreign Exchange Quoted and Traded Worldwide
[Managing Foreign Exchange Exposure]
o Management of Foreign Exchange Risk with a discussion on kinds of exposure MNCs face
o Translation Exposure or Accounting Exposure, which discusses the various methods for translating financial statements
o Management of Transaction Exposure that arises from contractual obligations denominated in a foreign currency
o Management of Economic Exposure
[Financial Management of the Multinational Firm]
o Foreign Direct Investment
o Cost of Capital and Capital Structure of the MNC
o Application and Interpretation of MNC Capital Budgeting explaining various methods with the help of numerical examples and case studies
o Multinational Cash Management
o Identifies and Analyses the Various Dimensions of Country Risk Analysis
o Eurocurrency and Eurobond Market
[Managing Foreign Operations]
o Interest Rate and Currency Swaps explaining how they can be used to reduce financing costs and risks
o Global Depository Receipts and American Depository Receipts