b' About the Book: Commercial Banking: The Management Of Risk, 3rd Ed\n\nEmphasizing risk management, this book provides a comprehensive, practical\nintroduction to bank management. The book provides information about what banks\nare, the functions they perform, and the major laws that have shaped our\nfinancial structure in the past and in the future. It also includes chapters on\nfactors that affect the value of a bank and techniques for managing that value\nincluding the use of financial derivatives. The principal lending activities to\nbusinesses and individuals are also discussed, followed by a detailed look at\nbank capital and bank liabilities.\n\n\n\n\nContents\n\nPreface\nAcknowledgements\nPart I Introduction\nFunctions and Forms of Banking\nThe Bank '