The Financial Times guide to banking

About the author Preface Author's acknowledgements Publisher's acknowledgements PART 1 DIFFERENT TYPES OF BANKING Chapter 1 What is banking? Chapter 2 An overview of different aspects of banking Chapter 3 Retail banking Chapter 4 Transferring money and other retail bank services Chapter 5 Corporate banking: lending Chapter 6 Corporate banking: key activities Chapter 7 How a bank operates Chapter 8 Asset and liability management Chapter 9 Bank financial statements Chapter 10 Investment banking: services to companies and governments Chapter 11 Investment banking: market trading activities Chapter 12 The mutuals Chapter 13 Finance houses PART 2 INTERNATIONAL BANKING Chapter 14 Banking across borders Chapter 15 UK banking Chapter 16 European banking Chapter 17 Banking in the Americas Chapter 18 Banking in Asia and Australasia Chapter 19 Banking in the Middle East and Africa PART 3 INSTRUMENTS AND MARKETS Chapter 20 Debt markets Chapter 21 Futures markets Chapter 22 Swaps and options Chapter 23 Foreign exchange markets PART 4 CENTRAL BANKING AND REGULATION Chapter 24 Monetary policy Chapter 25 Central banking: other functions Chapter 26 Regulation Notes to chapters Index