Overview

The fiscal crisis in Europe continues to cast a shadow on the global economic outlook, and the securities issued by the United States and European nations are losing their status as traditional safe assets and reserve value. As a result, investors and governments are looking to diversify their investment portfolio with emerging markets, particularly Asian bonds. Such renewed interest has led to excessive capital inflows, making the region increasingly vulnerable to external shocks. However, on the other hand, it leads to abundant liquidity in the capital markets, which reduces financing costs and expands investment opportunities. This book analyses this dilemma and proposes that development of local bond markets and achieving greater market depth and interconnectedness is the best bet to prevent the reoccurrence of a currency crisis like 1997. It thus, assesses the progress achieved thus far in capital market integration in Asia, and compares it with its global peers. The study also assesses the degree to which volatility in equity and bond market returns, driven by financial turmoil originating at both the regional and global levels, spills over into emerging Asia domestic equity and bond markets. The results of this analysis indicate that such spill-over significantly impacts both domestic equity and bond markets in the region. This finding suggests that on-going regional capital market integration initiatives should take into account the risk of contagion that regional financial integration presents, and introduce measures for mitigating such risk as a means of ensuring financial stability in the region.

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Author:   Asian Development Bank (ADB) ,  Korea Capital Market Institute(KCMI)
Publisher:   OUP India
Imprint:   OUP India
Dimensions:   Width: 14.90cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.812kg
ISBN:  

9780198099451

ISBN 10:   0198099452
Pages:   530
Publication Date:   December 2014
Audience:   Adult education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Tables and Figures ; About this Book ; Contributors ; Acknowledgments ; Foreword ; Executive Summary ; Abbreviations and Acronyms ; 1. Currency and Maturity Mismatches in Asia ; 2. The Capital Market in the Context of Financial Safety Nets ; 3. Managing Foreign Fund Flows into Asia's Domestic Bond Markets ; 4. Capital Flow Management and Macroprudential Policies in Asia ; 5. Financial Globalization and Long-Run Growth: Is Asia Different? ; 6. Deviation from Covered Interest Parity in Asian Foreign Exchange Swap Markets During the Financial Crisis of 2007-2009 ; 7. Asia's Changing Position in Global Financial Reform ; 8. The Evolving Global Regulatory Framework and Its Impact on Asia ; 9. Asian Capital Market Integration: Theory and Evidence ; 10. Determinants of Bond Market Development in Asia ; 11. Currency Internationalization and Bond Market Development in Asian Economies ; 12. Decomposition of Volatility in Asian Equity Markets ; 13. Asia's Demand for and Supply of Funds in the Context of Regional Capital Market Development ; 14. ASEAN+3 Capital Market Integration: Cost of Capital and Investment ; Index

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