Contemporary Finance

This book presents an up-to-date account of contemporary themes and topics in finance. It explores the world of finance from a fast-changing and developing finance perspective.

Lucid, accessible, yet comprehensive, the volume discusses:

• Financial system with its constituents and instruments;
• Recent trends and approaches in value-added and strategic management;
• Current laws and legislations in the domain of taxation – direct and indirect;
• Emerging concepts and practices of digital finance, known as 'fintech'.

Presenting current global trends and real-world cases in finance and richly illustrated with tables, figures and learning tools, this volume will be indispensable for individuals, business managers and management students pursuing courses related to contemporary finance and financial management. It will also be an important resource for executive and management development programmes (EDPs & MDPs) as well as professionals, corporates, entrepreneurs, government officials, academicians and researchers.