You are a junior analyst in a financial research firm. A client has approached your firm and asked for advice on regulations relating to financial markets and institutions and the process of foreign exchange markets and exchange rate determination. Your manager has assigned the task to you.

Write a report analyzing regulations relating to financial markets and institutions and the process of foreign exchange markets and exchange rate determination. You must give your conclusions and justify them with valid reasons.

Your report must be unified and coherent. It must not exceed 3,000 words, as is the standard for such reports. Read the assignment guidance accompanying this assignment brief.

To successfully complete this task you must:

1. Discuss the corporate governance around the world. (3.1).

You should: (12.5 marks)

1. Discuss the governance of a public corporation.
2. Draw a conclusion and justify corporate governance in Maldives with valid reasons or evidence.

2. Discuss the role of international regulators in regulating financial markets. (3.2). You should: (12.5 marks)

1. Discuss the role of the Bank for International Settlements in regulating financial markets.
2. Discuss the role of the European Central Bank in regulating financial markets in the Eurozone.

3. Describe the nature of foreign exchange markets and the process of exchange rate determination.(4.1) (12.5 marks)

You should:

1. Describe the process that takes place in foreign exchange markets, giving examples.
2. Describe the process that takes place in exchange rate determination, giving examples.

4. Discuss foreign direct investment and cross-border acquisitions. (4.2) (12.5 marks)

You should do the following, giving relevant examples from the Maldives:

1. Explain why firms invest in foreign countries.

Discuss the role of cross-border acquisitions in foreign direct invest, drawing a conclusion and justifying it with valid reasons or evidence.