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• Created On : Dec 17, 2018
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• Description : Modern Banking focuses on the theory and practice ofbanking, and its prospects in the new millennium. The book iswritten for courses in banking and finance at Masters/MBA level, orundergraduate degrees specialising in this area. Bank practitionerswishing to deepen and broaden their understanding of banking issuesmay also be attracted to this book. While they often haveexceptional and detailed knowledge of the areas they have workedin, busy bankers may be all too unaware of the key broader issues.Consider the fundamental questions: What is unique about abank? and What differentiates it from other financialinstitutions? Answering these questions begins to show howbanks should evolve and adapt - or fail. If bankers know theunderlying reasons for why profitable banks exist, it willhelp them to devise strategies for sustained growth. Modern Banking concludes with a set of casestudies that give practical insight into the key issues covered inthe book: The core banking functions Different types of banks and diversification of bankactivities Risk management: issues and techniques Global regulation: Basel 1 and Basel 2. Bank regulation in the UK, US, EU, and Japan Banking in emerging markets Bank failure and financial crises Competitive issues, from cost efficiency to mergers andacquisitions Case Studies including: Goldman Sachs, Bankers Trust/DeutscheBank, Sumitomo Mitsui, Bancomer