Casu, Barbara; Girardone, Claudia; and Molyneux, Philip. <br/><br/>
Introduction to Banking. 

 - New York :  Prentice Hall,   2006. 
 - xxxi, 526 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Contents<br/>Part 1 INTRODUCTION TO BANKING<br/>Chapter1 What is special about banks?<br/>Chapter2 Banking activities and current issues in banking<br/>Chapter3 Types of banking<br/>Chapter4 International banking<br/>Part 2 CENTRAL BANKING AND BANK REGULATION<br/>Chapter5 Theory of central banking<br/>Chapter6 Central banks in practice<br/>Chapter7 Bank regulation and supervision<br/>Part 3 ISSUES IN EANK MANAGEMENT<br/>Chapter8 Bank's balance sheet and income structure<br/>Chapter9 Managing banks<br/>Chapter10 Banking risks<br/>Chapter11 Banking risks management<br/>Part4 COMPARATIVE BANKING MARKETS<br/>Caphter12 UK banking<br/>Caphter13 European banking<br/>Chapter14 Banking in the new EU Member States<br/>Chapter15 Banking in the United States<br/>Chapter16 Banking in Japan<br/>Chapter17 Banking in emerging and transition economies<br/>Appendix A1 Interest rates, bonds and yields<br/>Appendix A2 Introduction to portfolio theory 
<br/><br/> Provides a comprehensive introduction to theoretical and applied issues relating to the global banking industry. The text is organised into four main Sections: Introduction to Banking; Central Banking and Bank Regulation; Issues in Bank Management and Comparative Banking Markets.<br/><br/>Over recent years there has been a lack of a comprehensive yet accessible textbook that deals with a broad spectrum of introductory banking issues. This text fills that gap.<br/><br/> <br/><br/>This book is suitable for all undergraduate students taking courses in banking. It is also great background reading for postgraduate students. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780273693024 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Banking.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>332.1 CAS 2006