The role of derivatives and derivatives securitization in the 2007 subprime credit crisis and the ensuing financial crisis
Case study - 4 pages - International economy
The subprime crisis of 2007 is one of the major crises of the 20th century, along with the crisis of 1929, was unprecedented. The economic consequences have been disastrous and have largely contributed to the weakening of the banking sector, which then has to take drastic measures...
The Impacts of the Economic and Financial Crisis: Empirical Research Project
Dissertation - 3 pages - Economy general
This document presents an empirical research project on the impacts of the economic and financial crisis, focusing on the French economy. The study uses stock market indicators, such as the VIX indicator of the S&P500 and the VSTOXX for the DJ STOXX50, to identify the immediate...
How the global financial crisis of 2007-2009 affected different banking systems in the world?
Essay - 6 pages - International economy
Subject: Following the global financial crisis, many commentators suggested that global financial integration would reverse and that the banking system would have to change. Although the collapse of capital flows and the signs of financial fragmentation are well...
How Did the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2009 Affect Different Banking Systems in the World?
Case study - 6 pages - International economy
Subject: Discuss how the global financial crisis of 2007-2009 affected different banking systems in the world. After the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), many commentators suggested that global financial integration would reverse and the banking system would need...
The Impact of the 2007/2008 financial crisis on the UK economy - Can we identify indicators of a possible future UK financial crash?
Dissertation - 6 pages - Economy general
Ten years ago the world economies were hit by the financial crash which exposed countries of their weakness and almost collapsed some of the biggest banks in the world. The crash exposed the weakness of banks their reserves held were less than 1% of equity well below a level that could...
The Central Role of Subprime Mortgages and Their Securitization in the 2008 Financial Crisis
Case study - 2 pages - Economy general
The burst of the subprime mortgage market in 2008 crumbled major financial institutions, thus causing an economic catastrophe that wiped out more than $10 trillion in household wealth within the USA (Lioudis, 2023). This traumatic event exposed serious weaknesses within the...
Behavioral finance: the global financial crisis in the late 2000s
Case study - 4 pages - Finance
The global financial crisis in the late 2000s began from the United States. The crisis sprung from the supply side with the mortgage lending market after the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation reached a decision that it would stop buying high-risk mortgages. Consequently,...
What are the causes and what is the significance of the global financial crisis that began in August 2007?
Essay - 5 pages - International economy
The predictions by analysts seems to have dwindled down. This can be observed through the worst hit financial crisis that began in August 2007. The reports depicting the crisis differs in many ways from previous ones. The characteristics of the previous financial...
The global financial crisis (2007/2008)
Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy
During the 2007/2008 period, the world experienced a financial crisis that rivaled the great depression experienced in the late 1920's. According to Turner, the total cost of the crisis undoubtedly exceeds trillions using any of the major currencies . The crisis...
"Unlimited Personal Liability" and the current financial crisis
Worksheets - 1 pages - Economy general
The term "Unlimited Personal Liability" refers to a concept of law in the business world. It is related to the sole proprietorship business scheme: that is to say a form of business owned by one person. This concept holds a business owner personally responsible for all debts and financial...
The consequences of the financial crisis on theory and practical aspects of asset management
Dissertation - 55 pages - Finance
2007 is going down in history with the subprime phenomenon which came as a surprise to all market observers. According to P. Artus, Director of the Economic Research at Natixis , the word subprime was mentioned in 6,000 articles in the international press in 2006, 32,000 during the first 6 months...
The financial crisis and its consequences on the German financial system
Dissertation - 27 pages - Finance
The triggering element of the present financial crisis was the real-estate crisis in the United States. The crisis began with certain indifference in 2006, but then it reached its peak during the second semester of 2008. This was when we observed, day after day, a fall...
Internship Report: KX Associates - Advantages and Inconveniencies encountered by a small company coping with the 2009 financial crisis
Thesis - 10 pages - Finance
The purpose of this report is to study the reasons why KX Associates, a full service event, Public Relation and Marketing Agency, is facing a reorganization of its internal environment. Moreover, the objectives are to examine how the company reacts to those circumstances and to recommend...
Impact on export during the recent financial crisis
Essay - 25 pages - Economy general
The paper describes the export situation during the recent financial crisis. Since this topic is very large, it was impossible for us to cover all of its multiple aspects and we decided only to highlight a small part of it. We confine our analysis by comparing two different types of...
Financial crisis compared with ABX logistics/ Valencia
Case study - 6 pages - Finance
What is a financial crisis? What are the causes of a financial crisis, and what are its effects? What are the expectations, for the evaluation of the financial crisis? These are the questions that are going to be answered in this report. This topic is in...
Chaebols and South Korean government: What are the problems and benefits of their Relationships until the financial crisis?
Essay - 11 pages - International marketing
Chaebols are business groups consisting of large companies in highly diversified business areas, owned and managed by family members or relatives. While their assets comprised over 45% of the total corporate assets in Korea, the total number of chaebols affiliates have persistently increased....
The financial crisis and the automobile industry
Essay - 4 pages - International economy
Since the beginning of the world financial crisis in 2008, the automobile industry like all the other industries has been strongly impacted by the situation. The slump of the car sales was a huge setback for the majority of the constructors. During these difficult times, marketing...
Causes and consequences of the Asian financial crisis, G.W Noble and J. Ravenhill.
Text commentary - 5 pages - Finance
This article proposes an analysis of the deep crisis that struck East Asia in the 1990s. The authors give us in the most synthetic way, a panorama of the different analyses made about the crisis and their own ones. In 1997, the crisis came as a shock for the Asian countries...
In your opinion what was the primary cause of the financial crisis/recession of 2008-2009?
Case study - 3 pages - Government finance
I believe that the main reason for the economic depression that happened to United States in 2008-2009 was as a result of failure by the insurance companies and banks. The cri8sis was mainly as a result of a combination of global macroeconomic imbalances and weaknesses that were so sever in the...
How responsible is China for the financial crisis, and to what extent is China the solution?
Case study - 5 pages - Finance
The severity of the recent financial crisis is self-evident: it may have started out as a housing market crisis in the US, but today its reach has extended all across the globe. Across the Pacific Ocean, for example, the rising economic giant China has seen its GDP drop from...
The European financial crisis and the future of the euro
Essay - 3 pages - European union
Europe has suffered from the recent subprime financial crisis, which has spread through the stock markets in all developed market economies. This crisis will bring these countries to an economic downturn, which will perhaps, allow them to take stock, and hopefully help them...
The current financial crisis compared with the 1929 crisis
Essay - 10 pages - Economy general
The growing number of newspapers and magazines citing similarities between the 1929 crisis and the current crisis raises questions about the relevance of these comparisons. Since the 1930s, the world has experienced other crises, but the magnitude that one is now experiencing,...
The downfall of Lehman Brothers and its relation with the 2008 financial crisis
Thesis - 15 pages - Economy general
In this report, we will study the financial crisis experienced by the Lehman Brothers and its subsequent collapse in 2008. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was a global financial-services firm, and one of the most important primary dealers in the U.S. with respect to treasury...
The downfall of Lehman Brothers and its relation to the current financial crisis
Internship report - 15 pages - Theories and economic notions
In this report, we will study the financial crisis experienced by the Lehman Brothers and its subsequent collapse in 2008. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was a global financial-services firm, and one of the most important primary dealers in the U.S. with respect to treasury...
The financial crisis: The need for a new system
Dissertation - 54 pages - Theories and economic notions
This thesis is about our monetary and financial system. It starts focusing on the monetary creation, which is the basis of our financial system. After defining the monetary creation process, it is about its control, which has been transferred from the States to the Central Banks to...
Do IFRS have a share of responsibility in the current financial crisis?
Essay - 13 pages - Accounting
The fourth quarter of 2008 witnessed a stock market crisis without precedent, perhaps the most violent ever known in the history of capitalism, as its aftereffects rippled throughout world economy. The implosion of the ‘sub-prime' mortgage market in the US caused major stock market...
The financial crisis: The need for a new system - publié le 07/02/2011
Dissertation - 54 pages - Economy general
This thesis is about our (the world's) monetary and financial system. It starts by focusing on monetary creation, which is the basis of our financial system. After defining the monetary creation process, it is about its control, which has been transferred from the States to the...
"Unlimited Personal Liability" and the current financial crisis - published: 29/09/2010
Worksheets - 1 pages - Economy general
The term "Unlimited Personal Liability" refers to a concept of law in the business world. It is related to the sole proprietorship business scheme: that is to say a form of business owned by one person. This concept holds a business owner personally responsible for all debts and financial...
The consequences of the financial crisis on theory and practical aspects of asset management - published: 29/09/2010
Dissertation - 55 pages - Finance
2007 is going down in history with the subprime phenomenon which came as a surprise to all market observers. According to P. Artus, Director of the Economic Research at Natixis , the word subprime was mentioned in 6,000 articles in the international press in 2006, 32,000 during the first 6 months...
Corporate governance and the global financial crisis
Thesis - 6 pages - Finance
The first part of this report discusses the nature of corporate governance, its objectives and good practices. Issues around risk taking, board structure, remuneration or inadequate monitoring are tackled with the global Financial Crisis as a backdrop. The Organization for Economic...
