Introduction to Banking, 3rd edition

Published by Pearson (October 4, 2021) © 2022

  • Barbara Casu Bayes Business School, City University London
  • Claudia Girardone Essex Business School, University of Essex
  • Philip Molyneux Bangor Business School, Bangor University
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Gain a thorough insight into the business of banking 

Introduction to Banking, 3rd edition, by Casu, Girardone and Molyneux offers an in-depth overview of the theoretical and applied issues in the global banking industry. Organised into five sections, it covers contemporary topics in banking, ranging from central banking and bank regulation, to bank management and corporate governance, providing the most up-to-date information on banking practice. 

The new edition discusses the developments contributing to the rapid transformation of the banking sector, such as digitalisation of banking and emergence of non-bank providers, the growing importance of sustainable banking, the FinTech boom, the impact of Covid-19 on banking services, structural and regulatory changes in the banking industry, and the growth of Islamic banking. 

Suitable for all undergraduate students taking a course in banking as well as professionals entering this industry, this text also provides background reading for postgraduate students on more advanced topics in banking. 

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Table of contents

Part 1 Introduction to banking

  1. 1.What is special about banks?
  2. 2.Bank activities and services
  3. 3.Types of banking
  4. 4.International banking
  5. 5.Islamic banking

Part 2 Central banking and bank regulation

  1. 6.Central Banking
  2. 7.Bank regulation and supervision
  3. 8.Bank failures and banking crises

Part 3 Issues in bank management

  1. 9.Banks' balance sheet and income structure
  2. 10.Bank financial management
  3. 11.Banking risks
  4. 12.Bank risk management

Part 4 Comparative banking markets

  1. 13.Banking in the UK
  2. 14.Banking in Europe
  3. 15.Banking in the US
  4. 16.Banking in Japan
  5. 17.Banking in emerging markets

Part 5 Advanced topics in banking

  1. 18.Banks and markets
  2. 19.Mergers and acquisitions
  3. 20.Bank competition and financial stability

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