Financial Services and Financial Institutions or Economics

Financial Services and Financial Institutions: Value Creation in Theory and Practice

Author: J Kimball Dietrich

This new book provides an in-depth and integrated analysis of value production in the financial services industry. Based on modern financial economic theory and recent research results, this book offers a thorough and analytical treatment of all aspects of financial services. There is a strong emphasis on financial management, evident both in topics—such as performance analysis, risk management, and regulation—and in the book's structure. KEY TOPICSPresents a comprehensive treatment of the financial services industry, including a discussion of developments in the deregulated, global financial services economy. Emphasizes value production and financial management of financial services, relating analysis and strategic options for banks, insurance companies and securities firms to market performance. Offers integrated treatment of all financial services and institutions around “value- chain” activities. This provides a clear overview to the material, a logical structure to the book, and relevance to current development in the field.

Booknews

A senior college-level or second-year MBA-level text which assumes basic accounting, economics, finance, and statistics as prerequisites. Organized into five parts, the text first provides an overview of the financial services industry. Subsequent sections cover value production in financial services, the economic environment of financial institutions, portfolio and risk management, and financial institution planning and strategic issues. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

Pt. I	The Financial Services Industry
Pt. II	Value Production in Financial Services
Pt. III	The Economic Environment of Financial Institutions
Pt. IV	Portfolio and Risk Management
Pt. V	Financial Institution Planning and Strategic Issues
	Index

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Economics

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This thoroughly revised edition provides a complete, balanced introduction to economics and to the most important issues facing the world's economies at the turn of the millennium. In addition to fine-tuning and streamlining the prose and the overall presentation, the authors have comprehensively updated the text and the applications to reflect recent economic developments and topics of current interest. Students in particular will find the Study Guide, with its practice questions, exercises, and problems, to be an excellent source of study support and extra review material. It is available in both a one- and a two-volume edition.

Library Journal

Why are there no taxes in Kathmandu? Why is rent in Manhattan so high? And who really pays taxes? These and many other questions about economics of interest to a lay audience form the basis of this excellent set, which is tailor-made for public and high school libraries. The staff editors do not provide an academic treatise on the complex, technical details of economic theory or principles. Instead, they focus on translating economics into an easily understood language, making this work highly useful for students--especially at the high school level. The six volumes cover money, banking, and finance; the citizen and the economy; business operations; the U.S. economy and the world; economic theory; and economic history. With the exception of Volume 5 (on economic theory), the volumes contain numerous well-organized chapters that adequately cover the topic. Volume 5 is arranged as an A-Z encyclopedia of shorter articles about fundamental concepts in economics and can be used as both a reference to the other volumes and a stand-alone reference. Numerous charts, diagrams, figures, and glossy photos are used to clarify concepts, and the set's glossary, reading list, and index are re-produced in each of the six volumes, making for easier cross-referencing. With the ever-changing nature of finance law and regulations, this well-prepared reference set will need regular updates, but it remains the resource of choice on economics for its targeted audience.--Dale Farris, Groves, TX Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Booknews

An introduction to issues, methods, and policy problems in economics. Part I discusses comparative economic systems. Part II deals with demand and supply, and applies the tools of price determination and elasticity to case studies. Part III presents foundations of supply and demand and consumer behavior, and includes material on the derivation of demand curves using indifference curves. Features highlighted key concepts, chapter summaries, questions, and applications boxes. This 11th edition focuses on globalization, and addresses transitional economies in Eastern Europe. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)