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Introduction to the Field and Goals of Financia... > Trends and Issues in Finance
Trends and Issues in Finance
• Current Issues in Finance
• Employment in Finance
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Current Issues in Finance
• The financial crisis of 2007–2008 caused the near-total collapse of many large
financial institutions, the bailout of banks by national governments, and downturns
in stock markets around the world.
• Following the financial crisis, various regulatory reforms were passed in the
United States, and European regulators introduced Basel III regulations for banks.
• There are various growing areas of finance, including microfinance, crowdfunding,
algorithmic trading, and impact investing.
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Introduction to the Field and Goals of Financia... > Trends and Issues in Finance
Employment in Finance
• The financial sector is a large field offering many different types of employment.
Financial services encompasses a broad range of organizations that manage
money, including banks, credit unions, credit card companies, insurers, stock
brokerages, and investment funds.
• Financial analysts may work for government investment funds, mutual fund
companies, hedge funds, private equity investors, and investment banks.
Similarly, credit analysts work in a variety of institutions to assess the
creditworthiness of firms, governments, or individuals for loans.
• In insurance, there are insurance brokers and underwriters as well as actuaries
and a host of other positions such as insurance claims investigators and agents.
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Intermediaries exist not just in the insurance business but also as stockbrokers
that assist investors in buying and selling shares.
• Finance professionals may also work in public finance, for local or national
governments, or in corporate finance. Growth in microfinance and microcredit has
also opened up employment opportunities in small-unit finance both in the US and
abroad.
• Sophisticated mathematical and technological developments have also advanced
the field of quantitative analysis for those who work in investment management,
risk management, derivatives pricing, algorithmic trading, and other area that
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Introduction to the Field and Goals of Financia...
Key terms
• bailout a rescue, especially a financial rescue
• bank An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
• credit A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be
repaid.
• crowdfunding funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet
• underwriter An entity which markets newly issued securities
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Introduction to the Field and Goals of Financia...
Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus is a banker who grew a field in microcredit and microfinance, opening up new types of financial employment.
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Crowds
One of the newer trends in finance is "crowdfunding. "
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Introduction to the Field and Goals of Financia...
Which of the following occurred during the financial crisis of 20072008?
A) All of these answers
B) Several major institutions failed or were subject to government
takeover.
C) A currency crisis, with investors transferring their wealth to countries
with stronger currencies.
D) Significant declines in consumer wealth and prolonged
unemployment.
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Introduction to the Field and Goals of Financia...
Which of the following occurred during the financial crisis of 20072008?
A) All of these answers
B) Several major institutions failed or were subject to government
takeover.
C) A currency crisis, with investors transferring their wealth to countries
with stronger currencies.
D) Significant declines in consumer wealth and prolonged
unemployment.
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Introduction to the Field and Goals of Financia...
Which of the following is NOT a correct definition of growing area
of the finance sector?
A) Crowdfunding is a collective effort to pool resources to support an
organization.
B) Algorithmic trading is the use of electronic platforms to enter trades
based on several variables.
C) Microfinance is the provision of financial services to the poor.
D) Impact investing is choosing investments based on its impact on a
sector of the market.
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Introduction to the Field and Goals of Financia...
Which of the following is NOT a correct definition of growing area
of the finance sector?
A) Crowdfunding is a collective effort to pool resources to support an
organization.
B) Algorithmic trading is the use of electronic platforms to enter trades
based on several variables.
C) Microfinance is the provision of financial services to the poor.
D) Impact investing is choosing investments based on its impact on a
sector of the market.
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Introduction to the Field and Goals of Financia...
Which of the following jobs require a background in finance?
A) All of these answers.
B) Credit analyst.
C) Stockbroker.
D) Financial analyst.
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Introduction to the Field and Goals of Financia...
Which of the following jobs require a background in finance?
A) All of these answers.
B) Credit analyst.
C) Stockbroker.
D) Financial analyst.
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