Last year’s headline-grabbing stories of the notorious bailout of Long-Term Capital Management and the 1.4 billion credit loss for BankAmerica opened the eyes of the investment world. These turbulent times have meant increased awareness of risk management and have lead to late breaking developments in new research, techniques, and theories in the field. Given the … >>
Credit Treasury: A Credit Pricing Guide in Liquid and Non-Liquid Markets (Finance and Capital Markets)
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May 292011
This book presents the state-of-the-art with respect to credit risk evaluation and pricing within the contemporary global banking and financial system. It focuses on credit pricing in illiquid, liquid and hybrid markets. No one with any connection to the credit management business will be able to do without it.
Corporate Governance in Banking
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May 262011
Recent corporate scandals, together with the effects of globalization, have led to an increasing interest in corporate governance issues. Little attention has been paid, however, to international laws and recommendations dealing with corporate governance in banking from a global perspective. This impressive international set of expert contributors – academics, practitioners and regulators – remedy the lack of attention by examining the various issues and concerns of this important topic.The regulation of corporate banking and accounting is increasingly promoted through various international bodies. Against this background, the contributors explore aspects of corporate governance in banking from a global perspective: bank regulation and activity expansion in the US, board structure, community banks, the Enron and WorldCom corporate governance failures, a survey of characteristics of the top 100 world banks, as well as case studies of Australian, German and Hungarian banks. Scholars, regulators, and those on the boards of financial institutions will find the analysis of this understudied area of great interest.
 Banking for Family Business: A New Challenge for Wealth ManagementWhat is Banking for Family Business? What’s special about it? How does the Family Banker contribute to the creation of value for entrepreneur families? The book covers a wide spectrum of topics: it investigates the ways family bankers really work, the relations between private banking and corporate banking, the trends of the market in Europe … >> |
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 A History of Central Banking in Great Britain and the United States (Studies in Macroeconomic History)Central banks in Great Britain and the United States arose early in the financial revolution. The Bank of England was created in 1694 while the first Banks of the United States appeared in 1791-1811 and 1816-36, and were followed by the Idependent Treasury, 1846-1914. These institutions, together with the Suffolk Bank and the New York … >> |
 Financial Services and Preferential Trade Agreements: Lessons from Latin America (Directions in Development)This volume chronicles the recent experience of governments in the Latin American region that have successfully completed financial services negotiations in the context of regional trade agreements. It aims at providing policymakers and negotiators with a better understanding of the complexities involved in financial services negotiations and a deeper understanding of the substantive issues related … >> |
 Euro Crash: The Implications of Monetary Failure in EuropeThis sequel to the author’s earlier well-received Euro On Trial, shows how European Monetary Union became a main engine of the global credit bubble and puts forward a set of remedies which would reduce the danger of further economic debacle emanating from serious flaws in the present policy-making framework of the European Central Bank. |
 Goldman Sachs: The Culture of SuccessThe history, mystique, and remarkable success of Goldman Sachs, the world’s premier investment bank, are examined in unprecedented depth in this fascinating and authoritative study. Former Goldman Sachs Vice President Lisa Endlich draws on an insider’s knowledge and access to all levels of management to bring to life this unique company that has long mystified … >> |
 The British Insurance Industry Since 1900: The Era of Transformation (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions)This book is a comprehensive chronicle of the transformation of the intensely competitive British insurance industry in response to evolving economic, social, technological and political conditions. It analyzes the fast-changing shape of the distribution system, the role of the state and the shifting boundaries of insurability and risk transfer. |
 The Subprime Solution: How Today’s Global Financial Crisis Happened, and What to Do about ItISBN13: 9780691139296 Condition: New Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed The subprime mortgage crisis has already wreaked havoc on the lives of millions of people and now it threatens to derail the U.S. … >> |