Contemporary Financial Intermediation (Hardcover, 4)

PART I: A FRIENDLY CONVERSATION 1. Basic concepts

PART II: WHAT IS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION? 2. The nature and variety of financial intermediation 3. The what, how and why of financial intermediaries 4. Institutions and markets

PART III: THE BUSINESS OF BANKING 5. Spot lending 6. Further issues in bank lending 7. Off-balance sheet contingent commitments 8. Securitization

PART IV: MORE ON THE BUSINESS OF BANKING: FUNDING AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE 9. How banks fund themselves 10. The choice of funding and capital structure of banks

PART VII: BANK RISK MANAGEMENT 11. The management of risks

PART V: UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL CRISES 12. Origin and causes of financial crises

PART VI: BANK REGULATION 13. Objectives and principles of bank regulation 14. Milestones in banking legislation and regulatory reform

PART VII: GOVERNANCE 15. The governance and structure of financial institutions 16. Corporate control

PART VIII: SPECIAL TOPICS 17. Financial innovation 18. Investment banks and the shadow banking system 19. Financial intermediaries and accounting

PART IX: CHALLENGES GOING FORWARD (THE FUTURE) 20. The future