Assets Liability MANAGEMENT'
A guide to value creation and
risk control
As deregulation and
competition are reducing margins around the world, the need for knowledge on Asset &
Liability Management the control of a bank's profit and risks -becomes an
absolute necessity for any banker in charge of a profit centre, central bankers in charge
of bank supervision, and banks' auditors, consultants, or lawyers.
This is the first book on
Asset & Liability Management that emphasises both risk control and value creation. It
is written for non-specialist bankers in a concise and accessible style by a world
authority on ALM who has more than 20 years executive-education experience with
international bankers.
Although ALM appears complex,
there are in fact few key concepts to master and assuming no previous knowledge of the
subject, this book guides you through the basics of Asset & Liability Management to
more advanced issues.
Packaged with the book is a
step-by-step tutorial CD-ROM that focuses on visuals, and exercises with built-in
solutions. This can be used as a stand-alone self-learning device or as a tool to test and
reinforce the concepts learnt after reading the book.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Banking services and balance
sheet
Value creation for
shareholders
ROE breakdown
Profit centre management
Profit allocation and
transfer pricing for deposits and loans
The capital adequacy
regulation
Loan pricing(1) the
'equity' spread
Loan pricing (2): credit
risk and credit provisions
Securitization
Value creation: a summary
The control of interest rate
risk (1): the repricing gaps
The control of interest rate
risk (2): the simulation model
Forwards and financial
futures
The control of interest rate
risk (3): the value of equity at risk
The control of liquidity
risk
Options
Asset and liability
management: an art, not a science
Appendix A: Software
Appendix B: Answers to
exercises
Appendix C: Glossary
Appendix D: References
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