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Market Value Finance Capital Markets, Banking, and the Swiss Value Chain
Swiss Finance: Capital Markets, Banking, and the Swiss Value Chain Hardcover – October 30, 2012
Part of the Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance, this reliable resource opens with an informative discussion of "Finanzplatz Schweiz," which describes Switzerland's fully integrated and automated electronic securities trading and post-trading infrastructure—a value chain managed by the SIX Group. The book explains the importance of Switzerland's self-regulatory financial structure, stock exchange laws, and regulations. From there, it moves on to chapters that:
- Describe and analyze the Swiss banking system, which is the most visible part of the nation's financial sector
- Consider the myths and realities of Swiss banking secrecy
- Focus on economic and financial implications of funds flowing to and from Swiss institutional investors—large savings pools of insurance companies, pension funds, and mutual funds
- Provide extensive insights on the Swiss National Bank, its monetary policies, as well as the Bank's size, structure, and history
- Put the Swiss franc foreign exchange markets into an international perspective
- Discuss the most important segments of Switzerland's financial markets, from debt and equity to derivatives
- Cover essential issues regarding Swiss taxes on investments and financing
Market Value Finance Capital Markets, Banking, and the Swiss Value Chain
