Bank asset and liability management

strategy, trading, analysis

Banks are a vital part of the global economy, and the essence of banking is asset liability management (ALM). This book is a comprehensive treatment of an important financial market discipline. A reference text for all those involved in banking and the debt capital markets ...

Rethinking Bank Regulation

till angels govern

This volume assembles and presents a new database on bank regulation in over 150 countries (included also on CD). It offers the first comprehensive cross-country assessment of the impact of bank regulation on the operation of banks, and assesses the validity of the Basel Committee ...

The trillion dollar meltdown

easy money, high rollers, and the great credit crash

The sub-prime mortgage crisis is only the beginning: A more profound economic and political restructuring is on its way.We are living in the most reckless financial environment in recent history. Arcane credit derivative bets are now well into the tens of trillions.According to ...

España en contraste

financiación de la economía

Durante las dos últimas décadas, hemos asistido a la más intensa aceleración de la dinámica de cambio de la economía española, en una dirección de homologación con las de nuestro más inmediato entorno.

Secrets of swiss banking

an owner's manual to quielty building a fortune

Switzerland and the subject of Swiss banking have evolved over the past few decades, but the legendary ability of Swiss banks to attract incredible sums of money from all over the globe has only increased over time, strengthening this little country's position in the ...

Il microcredito

una nuova frontiera per l'economia

Si può concedere credito a clienti poveri, privi di garanzie patrimoniali, e avere successo? E' questa la scommessa vinta dalla Grameen Bank del Nobel per la pace Yunus e da altre esperienze di microcredito sparse in tutto il mondo. Un risultato che combina sviluppo economico ...

Managing credit risk

the great challenge for global financial markets

There have been significant developments and changes to the world of credit risk management in recent years. "Managing Credit Risk, Second Edition" will touch upon all these changes, including a new emphasis on actively managing credit risk, the introduction of important regulatory changes, and the ...

Banking on global markets

Deutsche bank and the United States, 1870 to the present

Banking on Global Markets uses the story of the U.S. business and political dealings of Germany#s largest bank to illuminate developments in the ongoing globalization of major financial institutions. Throughout its nearly 140-year-long history, Deutsche Bank served as one of Germany#s principal ...

The evolution of monetary policy and banking in the US

A concise analysis of the evolution of monetary policy and banking institutions over the past sixty years that stresses the dynamic interactions between the Federal Reserve and banking institutions that resulted from financial market innovations. Institutions were influenced by increasing competition in markets and monetary ...

El Sistema Monetario Europeo

lecciones de una experiencia novedosa

Incluye CD ROM con gráficos. Transcurrida una década desde la creación del euro, esta experiencia histórica monetaria ha supuesto que la mayor parte de las economías comunitarias compartan en la actualidad, con cierto éxito relativo, una misma moneda, a pesar de seguir manteniendo importantes diferencias ...

Advances in credit risk modelling and corporate bankruptcy prediction

Eds. Stewart Jones, David A. Hensher. The field of credit risk and corporate bankruptcy prediction has gained considerable momentum following the collapse of many large corporations around the world, and more recently through the sub-prime scandal in the United States. This book provides a thorough ...

The past and future of Central Bank cooperation

This book explores the past and future of central bank cooperation. In today's global economy, the cooperation between central banks is a key element in maintaining or restoring monetary and financial stability, thereby ensuring a smooth functioning of the international financial system. In this ...

Manual de análisis del riesgo de crédito de las PYMES

Qué cautelas se deben tomar para evitar la morosidad? ¿Qué medidas se han de tomar para asegurar los pagos? ¿Cabría establecer un protocolo de análisis sistemático de riesgo de crédito? Son cuestiones que exigen una rápida y clara respuesta en el actual contexto de crisis ...

Chain of blame

how Wall Street caused the mortgage and credit crisis

In the summer of 2007, the subprime empire that Wall Street had built all came crashing down. On average, fifty lenders a month were going bust - and the people responsible for the crisis included not just unregulated loan brokers and con artists, but also investment ...

Genres of the credit economy

mediating value in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-century britain

How did banking, borrowing, investing, and even losing money - in other words, participating in the modern financial system - come to seem like routine activities of everyday life? "Genres of the Credit Economy" addresses this question by examining the history of financial instruments and representations of ...

The optimum quantity of money

This classic set of essays by Nobel Laureate and leading monetary theorist Milton Friedman presents a coherent view of the role of money, focusing on specific topics related to the empirical analysis of monetary phenomena and policy. The early chapters cover factors determining the real ...

Risk assessment

decisions in banking and finance

New developments in assessing and managing risk are discussed in this volume. Addressing both practitioners in the banking sector and research institutions, the book provides a manifold view on the most-discussed topics in finance. Among the subjects treated are important issues such as: risk measures ...

The origin of financial crises

Central banks, credit bubbles and the efficient market fallacy

In a series of disarmingly simple arguments financial market analyst George Cooper challenges the core principles of today's economic orthodoxy and explains how we have created an economy that is inherently unstable and crisis prone. With great skill, he examines the very foundations of ...