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What role do financial intermediaries play in indirect finance?

  • They only source loanable funds.
  • They facilitate the issuance of financial instruments. (correct)
  • They directly lend money to borrowers.
  • They provide personal finance advice to consumers.

    • Which statement best describes the importance of financial markets?

  • They enhance the efficiency of capital allocation. (correct)
  • They eliminate the need for any financial regulation.
  • They restrict the movement of funds between individuals.
  • They are only necessary for large corporations to raise funds.

    • What is the primary function of the price discovery process in financial markets?

  • To determine the price of traded assets through buyer and seller interactions. (correct)
  • To increase the number of financial instruments available.
  • To identify the optimal level of financial regulation.
  • To reduce the number of participants in the market.

    • How do financial markets improve consumer well-being?

    <p>By allowing consumers to time their purchases and sales effectively.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes the primary market from other types of markets?

    <p>It involves the sale of new securities to initial buyers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the initial business focus of Fosun International when it was established?

    <p>Marketing consulting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of company is Fosun International categorized as?

    <p>A conglomerate in insurance and investment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which industry did Fosun enter first according to its journey?

    <p>Pharmaceuticals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of companies has Fosun primarily been expanding through?

    <p>Domestic M&amp;A</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Fosun's total assets in 2023?

    <p>¥816 billion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following sectors is NOT mentioned as part of Fosun's journey?

    <p>Telecommunications</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did Fosun list its first company?

    <p>1992</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the asset value of Fosun in millions of dollars during its growth phase indicated in the chart?

    <p>638,883 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these companies was acquired by Fosun?

    <p>Club Med</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What best describes the ownership share of public investors in Fosun International?

    <p>10%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor has contributed to the expansion of the state-owned enterprises of China?

    <p>Expansion overseas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What major challenge to capitalism is hinted at in the provided content?

    <p>Capital to Inequality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the journey of Fosun primarily showcase about its strategic operations?

    <p>Diverse Industry Focus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one major benefit of financial institutions as mentioned?

    <p>They provide risk sharing to reduce investor exposure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does asset transformation function in financial institutions?

    <p>By converting risky assets into safer assets.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is asymmetric information in the context of financial transactions?

    <p>One party having more crucial information than the other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which issue is primarily associated with adverse selection?

    <p>One party's superior information in a transaction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What economic problem is illustrated by the 'lemons problem'?

    <p>Quality uncertainty affecting purchasing decisions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two main fronts discussed concerning asymmetric information?

    <p>Adverse selection and moral hazard.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the agency problem?

    <p>The conflict of interest between parties in a transaction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who jointly received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their research on asymmetric information?

    <p>Akerlof, Spence, and Stiglitz.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary problem associated with moral hazard in equity contracts?

    <p>Managers prioritize their own interests over stockholders'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method aims to mitigate asymmetric information problems in financial markets?

    <p>Financial Intermediation such as venture capital</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What creates a conflict of interest within financial institutions?

    <p>Having multiple interests where supporting one harms the other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What classic example involves a conflict of interest within investment banking?

    <p>Underwriting and research activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Thomas Piketty suggest as a potential solution to rising inequality?

    <p>A global tax on wealth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were the pivotal figures in developing the general equilibrium approach to the market economy?

    <p>Leon Walras, Kenneth J. Arrow, and Gerard Debreu</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential consequence of market unraveling?

    <p>Collapse of the car market</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Karl Marx, what is the expected outcome of the tensions within capitalism?

    <p>It will self-destruct and transition to socialism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was identified as the essential raw ingredient that powered the Industrial Revolution according to the provided content?

    <p>Cotton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do banks play in the economy according to the general equilibrium approach?

    <p>Banks contribute significantly to the stability and operation of the economy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which economist discussed the success of China in a lecture at BI Norwegian Business School?

    <p>Joseph E. Stiglitz</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which strategy is NOT suggested for mitigating moral hazard?

    <p>Reducing the amount of equity capital</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What problem does Thomas Piketty identify as a consequence of capitalism?

    <p>High inequality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant innovation led to major productivity gains in textile manufacturing?

    <p>The steam engine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of economic system does Karl Marx predict as a replacement for capitalism?

    <p>Socialism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a key factor in the wealth creation noted by Sven Beckert regarding the capitalist world?

    <p>Availability of low-cost raw materials</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Fundamentals of Financial Markets

    • The course is titled "Capital Markets in China"
    • The course is COR1306
    • The instructor is Dr Wang Jiwei
    • Reading material includes Mishkin and Eakins (2024)
    • Chapter 2: Overview of the Financial System
    • Chapter 7: Why do Financial Institutions Exist?
    • The older edition textbook is also acceptable
    • Part of the notes are adapted from Mishkin and Eakins (2019) supplemented slides

    Exporting the Chinese Model?

    • China's model has several key characteristics
    • Authoritarian governance
    • Perceived stability
    • State-guided industrial policy and finance
    • Massive infrastructure investments
    • Rural industrialization supported by small-scale agriculture
    • Openness to foreign trade and technology
    • This model led to rapid economic growth lifting millions out of poverty over three decades

    Overview of Financial Markets

    • Financial markets channel funds from those without investment opportunities to those with them
    • "Lender-Savers" to "Borrower-Spenders"

    Segments of Financial Markets

    • Direct Finance: Borrowers borrow directly from lenders by selling financial instruments (claims on future income/assets)
    • Indirect Finance: Borrowers borrow from lenders via financial intermediaries (banks) which issue financial instruments (claims on future income/assets)

    Flow of Funds

    • Funds flow from "lender-savers" to "borrower-spenders" through direct and indirect finance
    • Direct involves borrowing directly from financial markets
    • Indirect involves a financial intermediary

    Importance of Financial Markets

    • Financial markets efficiently allocate capital from those lacking investment opportunities to those with them
    • Price discovery occurs through buyer and seller interactions in markets
    • Consumers benefit by better timing purchases and sales
    • Transaction costs are reduced in financial markets

    Structure of Financial Markets

    • Primary Market: New securities are sold to initial buyers (investment banks underwrite the offering)

    • Secondary Market: Previously issued securities are bought/sold (examples include stock exchanges like NYSE, SGX and SSE and over-the-counter markets with dealers)

    • Both brokers and dealers (market makers) are involved

    • Debt Markets: Creditors are paid interest (compulsory)

      • Short-Term (maturity < 1 year)
      • Long-Term (maturity > 10 year)
      • Intermediate terms (in-between)

    • Equity Markets: Dividends are voluntary (payment to shareholders)

      • Ownership claim in the firm
      • Claiming assets is also permitted here

    • Money Market: Short-term securities (maturity <1 year) (e.g., T-Bills)

    • Capital Market: Long-term securities (maturity >1 year) and equities (no maturity)

    Economics of Financial Institutions

    • Intermediaries play a crucial role moving funds from lenders to borrowers

      • Reduced transaction costs
      • Risk sharing via asset transformation
      • Reducing information asymmetry
      • Adverse selection
      • Moral Hazard

    • Transaction Costs: reduced through economies of scale (mutual funds), and expertise

      • Providing liquidity services (easily conducting transactions, e.g., bank checking accounts)

    • Risk Sharing: creates and sells assets with lesser risk to one party

    • Asymmetric Information: one party lacks crucial information about the other (e.g., adverse selection and moral hazard)

    Rational Expectations: Adverse Selection

    • Adverse selection occurs when one party in a transaction has better information than the other party
    • This is the "lemons problem" where one party in a transaction has a better idea of the value than the other (e.g., used cars)

    Moral Hazard

    • Moral Hazard in Equity Contracts (Principal-Agent Problem)
    • Result of separating ownership (stockholders - principals) from control (managers -agents)
    • Managers may act in their own interest rather than stockholders' interest

    How to Mitigate Asymmetric Information

    • Production of information: monitoring
    • Government regulation to increase information
    • Financial Intermediation (e.g., venture capital)
    • Debt Contracts (due to information asymmetry)

    Conflict of Interest

    • Conflicts of interest are a type of moral hazard (when a person/institution has multiple interests and serving one harms the other); occurs in
      • Underwriting and Research in Investment Banking
      • Auditing and Consulting in Accounting Firms
      • Credit Assessment and Consulting in Rating Agencies

    Financial Institutions and the Real Economy

    • Financial institutions (mainly banks) play an important role in economies
    • Banking services are indispensable
    • General Equilibrium approach
      • Initiated by Leon Walras (1834-1910)
      • Became a major tool in economics
      • Built on Nobel Prize contributions by Kenneth J. Arrow and Gerard Debreu (1950s)

    Arrow-Debreu Economy

    • Two-period economy with consumers, firms, and banks
    • One physical good (initially owned by consumers)
    • Firms produce consumption for the second period; finance from markets & banks
    • Bank profits are zero in equilibrium

    Efficient Market Hypothesis

    • Stock prices reflect equalized supply and demand
    • Informational efficiency
    • Markets don't earn abnormal returns
    • Efficient markets do not imply investors cannot earn a positive return

    Reaction of Stock Price

    • Inefficient markets may show overreaction and correction in stock prices
    • Efficient markets instantaneously adjust prices to new information
    • Delayed reaction shows price partially adjusts to new information

    What Makes Markets Efficient?

    • Many investors conduct research
    • New information is analyzed, trades are made based on this
    • Prices reflect all available public information
    • If investors stop research, markets lose efficiency

    Forms of Market Efficiency

    • Strong: Information (public or private), insider information is of little use.
    • Semi-strong: Publicly available information. No abnormal return on public information (fundamental analysis is of little use).
    • Weak: Past prices and volume data. No abnormal return on past trading information

    Evidence of Market Efficiency

    • Much evidence supports primary securities markets’ high efficiency
    • Quick reactions to public announcements
    • Difficult to identify mutual funds/analysts consistently generating abnormal returns.

    Debate on Market Efficiency

    • The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2013 (Fama, Hansen, Shiller)

    Facts of Financial Structure

    • Stocks are not the most important source of financing for businesses

    • Issuing marketable debt and equity securities is not primary way to fund business operations.

    • Indirect finance is more important than direct finance; financial intermediaries (banks) are the most crucial in raising external funds

    • Financial systems are heavily regulated

    • Large established companies can access securities markets more easily

    • Collateral is often a key feature of debt contracts (both household and business)

    • Debt contracts have complex legal stipulations

    The Power of Capital Markets

    • Capital markets are crucial, and many countries rely on them more than natural resources

    Case: Fosun

    • Billionaire with $2.7net worth as of 16/8/2024
    • "China's Warrant Buffet," "Mainland's Hutchison Whampoa"

    Fosun International

    • Established in 1992 with marketing consulting
    • A conglomerate in insurance and investment, with revenues over US$28B
    • Rooted in China and expanded overseas

    Going Out

    • Fosun's overseas dealings involve major investments

    Corporate Structure of Main Businesses

    • Detailed breakdown of Fosun's various business holdings

    Why Fosun is Successful

    • Details of Fosun's rapid growth from 1992 to 2023

    Journey of Fosun

    • Timeline showing key acquisitions and investments

    Fosun's Ownership Structure

    • Diagram of Fosun's complex ownership structure (with key individuals and entities)

    Challenges to Capitalism

    • Thomas Picketty: Capitalism has a natural drift towards high inequality
    • Karl Marx: Capitalism has internal tensions leading to self-destruction

    How to Get Cheap Cotton

    • Details linking cheap cotton to the wealth of the capitalist world and the Industrial Revolution

    Jeffrey Sachs' Speech

    • A speech at the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit

    How Did China Succeed?

    • Discussion about China's economic success.

    Common Prosperity

    • China's push for a fairer distribution of wealth amid high-quality development

    How Large is China's Low Income Population

    • Data on China's income distribution in 2019

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