Chapter 1 - An overview. After reading the material in this chapterA you should be able: Toidentify factors that have led to the prominence of international financeA to explain the role of thefinancial managerA to verify the internationalisation of financeA to identify the developmentsleading to the formation of the present financial environmentA to examine the causes andconsequences of the global financial crisis. | Chapter 1 An Overview Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 1- Objectives To identify factors that have led to the prominence of international finance To explain the role of the financial manager To verify the internationalisation of finance To identify the developments leading to the formation of the present financial environment To examine the causes and consequences of the global financial crisis Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 1- Introduction International finance as studied here deals with the financial operations of business firms in an environment of open and integrated financial markets The world of finance has changed as a result of the global financial crisis Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 1- The importance of international finance International finance has assumed increasing importance at an accelerating rate Things started to change with the collapse of the Bretton Woods system (cont.) Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 1- The importance of international finance (cont.) The shift to floating exchange rates was accompanied by a trend towards the abolition of capital controls and the implementation of financial deregulation (cont.) Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 1- The importance of international finance (cont.) The pace of deregulation has been slowed down by the onset of financial crises, particularly the global financial crisis Copyright 2010 . | Chapter 1 An Overview Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 1- Objectives To identify factors that have led to the prominence of international finance To explain the role of the financial manager To verify the internationalisation of finance To identify the developments leading to the formation of the present financial environment To examine the causes and consequences of the global financial crisis Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International Finance: An Analytical Approach 3e by Imad A. Moosa Slides prepared by Afaf Moosa 1- Introduction International finance as studied here deals with the financial operations of business firms in an environment of open and integrated financial markets The world of finance has changed as a result of the global financial crisis Copyright 2010 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a International .
