{"product_id":"9780631181880","title":"Global Financial Deregulation Commercial Banking at the Crossroads","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGlobal Financial Deregulation\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCommercial Banking at the Crossroads\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eItzhak Swary | Barry Topf\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Banks \u0026amp; Banking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGLOBAL FINANCIAL DEREGULATION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeregulation, globalization, and financial innovation are transforming financial markets and banking systems around the world. \u003ci\u003eGlobal Financial Deregulation\u003c\/i\u003e provides an indepth description of the banking systems of seven industrialized countries, the trends and developments affecting them, and the implications for the future of commercial banking.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The first part examines the structure and function of the financial markets and banking systems of the US, Canada, the UK, Japan, Switzerland, Germany, and France. The regulatory environment, international involvement, accounting, and tax treatment of the banking industry is described, as well as the effects of securitization, increased competition, deregulation, and globalization. Swary and Topf analyse the impact of these developments on bank performance, focusing on indicators such as net interest spread, non-interest income, doubtful loans, and capital adequacy.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The second part analyses the major trends that are reshaping financial markets, and their implications for commercial banking. Against the background of securitization and financial innovation, the convergence of capital adequacy requirements, and the single European market, the critical issues facing banking are examined:  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ederegulation and increased competition \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003erestructuring of the banking industry \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebank expansion into securities markets \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe future of international banking \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe outlook for commercial banks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItzhak Swary \u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of finance, banking, and accounting at Tel Aviv University, and Visiting Professor at the Stern School of Business, New York University. Professor Swary is the Director of the Joseph Kasierer Institute for Research in Accounting and his research in banking, dividend policy and corporate bankruptcy has been widely published in leading journals of banking and finance. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarry Topf \u003c\/b\u003e is the Chief Foreign Exchange and Investment Officer of the Bank of Israel. His fourteen years of experience in international finance include both extensive research into a variety of issues as well as nine years of active involvement in international banking and financial markets and international portfolio management.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The research which produced this book was supported by the Israeli International Institute for Applied Economic Policy Review (31). The Institute was founded in 1987, and is an independent non-profit organization, whose goal is to conduct policy-oriented research on issues of concern to the Israeli economy and the international economic arena. 3I’s research and seminars with leading members of government and the business community have resulted in policy recommendations in areas such as foreign aid, privatization, bank-share sales to the public, immigration absorption, foreign investment, and fiscal and exchange-rate policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 April 1992\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631181880\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e520\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45985783021708,"sku":"9780631181880","price":89.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631181880_0fc3d264-f3d6-472c-9f58-9a3601389e3a.jpg?v=1780101550","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631181880","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}