purchases of goods and services is money . Currency and checking accounts are forms of money. Equities represent ownership shares in a business firm and are [r]
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Financial Institutions
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Learning Objectives
• To learn about the channels through which funds flow between
lenders and borrowers within the global system of money and
capital markets
• To discover the nature and characteristics of financial assets –
how they are created and destroyed by decisionmakers within
the financial system
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• To explore the critical roles played by money within the
financial system and the linkages between money and
inflation in the prices of goods and services.
• To examine the important functions carried out by financial
intermediaries in lending and borrowing and in creating and
destroying financial assets
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Introduction: The Role of Financial
Assets
• The financial system is the mechanism through which loanable
funds reach borrowers
• Through the operation of the financial markets, money is
exchanged for financial claims in the form of stocks, bonds,
and other securities, thereby transforming savings into
investment so that the economy can grow
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A financial asset is …
• a claim against the income or wealth of a business firm,
household, or unit of government,
• represented usually by a certificate, receipt, computer record
file, or other legal document,
• and usually created by or related to the lending of money.
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Characteristics of Financial Assets
• Financial assets are sought after because they promise future
returns to their owners and serve as a store of value
(purchasing power)
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• They do not depreciate like physical goods, and their physical
condition or form is usually not relevant in determining their
market value
• They have little or no value as a commodity and their cost of
transportation and storage is low
• Financial assets are fungible – they can easily be changed in
form and substituted for other assets
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Different Kinds of Financial Assets
Any financial asset that is generally accepted in payment for
purchases of goods and services is money. Currency and
checking accounts are forms of money
Equities represent ownership shares in a business firm and are
claims against the firm’s profits and against proceeds from the
sale of its assets. Common stock and preferred stock are
equities
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Debt securities entitle their holders to a priority claim over the
holders of equities to the assets and income of an economic
unit. They can be negotiable or nonnegotiable. Examples
include bonds, notes, accounts payable, and savings deposits
Derivatives have a market value that is tied to or influenced by
the value or return on a financial asset. Examples include
futures contracts, options, and swaps