Introduction to Banking

Preface Acknowledgements List of abbreviations and acronyms Part 1 Introduction to banking <span style="white-space:pre"> 1. <span style="white-space:pre"> What is special about banks? <span style="white-space:pre"> 2. <span style="white-space:pre"> Bank activities and services <span style="white-space:pre"> 3. <span style="white-space:pre"> Types of banking <span style="white-space:pre"> 4. <span style="white-space:pre"> International banking <span style="white-space:pre"> 5. <span style="white-space:pre"> Islamic banking Part 2 Central banking and bank regulation <span style="white-space:pre"> 6. <span style="white-space:pre"> Central Banking <span style="white-space:pre"> 7. <span style="white-space:pre"> Bank regulation and supervision <span style="white-space:pre"> 8. <span style="white-space:pre"> Bank failures and banking crises Part 3 Issues in bank management <span style="white-space:pre"> 9.

<span style="white-space:pre"> Banks' balance sheet and income structure <span style="white-space:pre"> 10. <span style="white-space:pre"> Bank financial management <span style="white-space:pre"> 11. <span style="white-space:pre"> Banking risks <span style="white-space:pre"> 12. <span style="white-space:pre"> Bank risk management Part 4 Comparative banking markets <span style="white-space:pre"> 13. <span style="white-space:pre"> Banking in the UK <span style="white-space:pre"> 14. <span style="white-space:pre"> Banking in Europe <span style="white-space:pre"> 15. <span style="white-space:pre"> Banking in the US <span style="white-space:pre"> 16. <span style="white-space:pre"> Banking in Japan <span style="white-space:pre"> 17. <span style="white-space:pre"> Banking in emerging markets Part 5 Advanced topics in banking <span style="white-space:pre"> 18. <span style="white-space:pre"> Banks and markets <span style="white-space:pre"> 19.

<span style="white-space:pre"> Mergers and acquisitions <span style="white-space:pre"> 20. <span style="white-space:pre"> Bank competition and financial stability Appendix A1 Interest rates, bonds and yields Appendix A2 Introduction to portfolio theory Glossary References and further reading Index.