| Autore |
Casu Barbara
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| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Harlow, England ; ; New York, United States : , : Pearson, , [2015]
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (817 pages) : illustrations, tables
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| Disciplina |
332.1
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| Soggetto topico |
Bank management - Europe
Banks and banking - Europe
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| ISBN |
0-273-71813-4
0-273-77656-8
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations and acronyms -- Part 1 Introduction to banking -- 1 What is special about banks? -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The nature of financial intermediation -- 1.3 The role of banks -- 1.4 Information economies -- 1.5 Why do banks exist? Theories of financial intermediation -- 1.6 The benefits of financial intermediation -- 1.7 Conclusion -- Key terms -- Key reading -- Revision questions and problems -- 2 Bank activities and services -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 What do banks do? -- 2.3 Banks and other financial institutions -- 2.4 Banking services -- 2.5 Sustainable and ethical banking: a brief overview -- 2.6 Conclusion -- Key terms -- Key reading -- Revision questions and problems -- 3 Types of banking -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Traditional versus modern banking -- 3.3 Retail or personal banking -- 3.4 Private banking -- 3.5 Corporate banking -- 3.6 Investment banking -- 3.7 Islamic banking -- 3.8 Conclusion -- Key terms -- Key reading -- Revision questions and problems -- 4 International banking -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 What is international banking? -- 4.3 Brief history of international banking -- 4.4 Why do banks go overseas? -- 4.5 Types of bank entry into foreign markets -- 4.6 International banking services -- 4.7 Conclusion -- Key terms -- Key reading -- Revision questions and problems -- Appendix 4.1 Syndicated lending: a selected glossary -- Part 2 Central banking and bank regulation -- 5 Theory of central banking -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 What are the main functions of a central bank? -- 5.3 How does monetary policy work? -- 5.4 Monetary policy functions of a central bank -- 5.5 Why do banks need a central bank? -- 5.6 Should central banks be independent? -- 5.7 Conclusion -- Key terms.
11.9 Off-balance-sheet risk -- 11.10 Other risks -- 11.11 Capital risk and solvency -- 11.12 Interrelation of risks -- 11.13 Conclusion -- Key terms -- Key reading -- Revision questions and problems -- 12 Bank risk management -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 General risk management -- 12.3 Credit risk management -- 12.4 Managing the lending function -- 12.5 Managing interest rate risk -- 12.6 Managing liquidity risk -- 12.7 Managing market risk -- 12.8 Managing operational risk -- 12.9 International risk assessment -- 12.10 Conclusion -- Key terms -- Key reading -- Revision questions and problems -- Part 4 Comparative banking markets -- 13 Banking in the UK -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 The crisis in UK banking -- 13.3 Regulatory reforms and the changing face of UK banking -- 13.4 The structure of the UK banking sector -- 13.5 Financial structure of the UK banking sector -- 13.6 Balance sheet features and the performance of UK banks -- 13.7 The UK payment system -- 13.8 Competition in UK banking -- 13.9 Conclusion -- Key terms -- Key reading -- Revision questions and problems -- Appendix 13.1 Demutualisation of the UK building society sector -- 14 Banking in Europe -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 The European Union -- 14.3 The Single European Market for financial services -- 14.4 Building a new EU financial architecture -- 14.5 Structural features and the consolidation trend -- 14.6 Balance sheet structure and performance in European banking -- 14.7 Conclusion -- Key terms -- Key reading -- Revision questions and problems -- 15 Banking in the US -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 The financial crisis in the US -- 15.3 Structure of the US banking and financial systems -- 15.4 US payments systems -- 15.5 Balance sheet features of US commercial banks -- 15.6 Performance of US commercial banks -- 15.7 Regulation of the US banking system -- 15.8 Conclusion -- Key terms.
20.7 Conclusion -- Key terms -- Key reading -- Revision questions and problems -- Appendix A1 Interest rates, bonds and yields -- Appendix A2 Introduction to portfolio theory -- Glossary -- References and further reading -- Index.
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Building Societies in the Financial Services Industry / / by Barbara Casu, Andrew Gall
