"The aim of this textbook is to provide a comprehensive introduction to theoretical and applied issues relating to the global banking industry. Despite the fears of Henry Ford, we do not think reading this book will cause a revolution but we do hope it will at least provide you …
Reveals the truth about Deutsche Bank and its epic path of devastation. Tracing the bank's history back to its propping up of a default-prone American developer in the 1880s, helping the Nazis build Auschwitz, and wooing Eastern Bloc authoritarians, the author shows how in the 1…
Commercial transactions result in exchange of goods. The reconciliation, however, takes place through transfer of money between the banks of buyer and seller. This process creates delays and leads to sub-optimization of the supply chain network. By integrating physical with the …
This title uses advanced signal processing technology to measure and analyse risk phenomena of the financial markets. It explains how to scientifically measure, analyse and manage non-stationarity and long-term time dependence (long memory) of financial market returns. It studie…
The financial crisis that began in 2007 in the United States swept the world, producing substantial bank failures and forcing unprecedented state aid for the crippled global financial system. Bringing together three leading financial economists to provide an international perspe…
In order for a bank to calculate whether it is likely to be profitable to make a loan to a company it is necessary to estimate the cost of making the loan. There are many risks involved and it is the successful management and calculation of those risks that will enable the bank …
Providing an introduction to the business of banking, this book covers both theoretical and applied issues relating to the global banking industry. It is organised into four main sections: introduction to banking; central banking and bank regulation; issues in bank management; a…
The LIBOR affair has been described as the 'biggest banking scandal in history', a deception affecting not only banks but also corporations, pension funds and ordinary people. But was this just the tip of the iceberg? Was the scandal the work of a few 'bad apples' or an inevitab…