Bank Asset/Liability Management: The Impact, Issues and Trends (A Bankline Executive Report)

Bank Asset/Liability Management is a comprehensive treatment of all the issues related to managing bank portfolios of liquid assets, securities, loans and liabilities, and capital. The book begins with a close examination of bank profitability and its components, discussing the customary measures that form the basis for bank-to-bank comparisons. Then each major category of the balance sheet is reviewed and the pertinent management considerations revealed. Asset management topics include liquid assets, securites, and loans. The topics of liability and capital management include discussions of the cost of capital and international capital standards. In each case, the readers are given a sound, theoretical background and useful, practical examples. They will gain a better understanding of the techniques involved and the reasons behind these critical decisions.