Contemporary financial intermediation /Stuart I. Greenbaum, Anjan V. Thakor.
General Material Designation
[Book]
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
2nd ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Amsterdam ;Boston :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Elsevier Academic Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, c2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxii, 643 p.
Other Physical Details
:ill.
Dimensions
;27 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Academic Press advanced finance series
GENERAL NOTES
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English
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Originally published: Fort Worth : Dryden Press, 1995.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Basic concepts -- The nature and variety of financial intermediation -- The what, how, and why of financial intermediaries -- Major risks faced by banks -- Spot lending -- Further issues in bank lending -- Special topics in credit: syndicated loans, loan sales, and project finance -- Off-balance sheet banking and contingent claims products -- Securitization -- The deposit contract and insurance -- Objectives of bank regulation -- Milestones in banking legislation and regulatory reform -- Management of risks and opportunities in banking -- Mergers and acquisitions -- Investment banking -- The future.