Financial Institutions Management: A Risk Management Approach, 5/e
Anthony Saunders,
New York University Marcia Millon Cornett,
Southern Illinois University -- Carbondale
ISBN: 0072957468 Copyright year: 2006
Feature Summary
A Risk Approach: Financial Institutions Management uses a risk approach, keeping the first section of the text as an introduction and the last two sections as a risk measurement and risk management summary, respectively.
Continuing Detailed Coverage of What's New: A detailed look at what is new in each of the different sectors of the financial institutions industry is presented in the first six chapters of the text. We have highlighted the continued international coverage with a global issues section icon located throughout the text.
The Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999: The continuing effect of the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 on financial institutions is detailed in several chapters.
Electronic Technology and the Internet: Coverage of electronic technology and the Internet's impact on financial services is included in Chapter 14. Technological changes occurring over the last decade have changed the way financial institutions offer services to customers, both domestically and overseas. The effect of technology is also referenced in other chapters where relevant.
Credit Risk Models: Coverage of Credit Risk models (including newer models, such as KMV, CreditMetrics, and CreditRisk+) are included in the text.
The Paths of Banking: Coverage in the “Product Diversification” chapter and the “Geographic Diversification” chapter continues to explore the increased inroads of banks into the insurance field, the move towards nationwide banking (in the United States), and the rapid growth of foreign banks and other intermediaries in the United States.
Highlighted In-Chapter Examples are located throughout in the chapters.
Updated Technology in the News Boxes continue to discuss how technology and the Internet are affecting financial institutions as an industry.
Internet References are featured throughout each chapter as well as at the end of each chapter, and Internet Questions are found after the end-of-chapter questions.
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