As financial markets are liberalized, bank management and bank regulators and supervisors are faced with new and complex challenges. In general, bank management is faced with the challenge of managing in a competitive and volatile market environment; bank supervisors have the challenge of establishing the framework that permits risk-taking without endangering the banks' safety and soundness. The book identifies and discusses a set of specific challenges, and suggests approaches that may be used by management and supervisors to surmount them.

WILBERT O. BASCOM

List of Illustrations - Preface - Introduction - Strategic Management - Interest Rate Competition Structure and Forecasting - Managing Foreign Currency Risks - Term Financing and Compensating Balances - Managing Credit Risk - Credit and Deposit Pricing - Managing Asset and Liability Risks - Managing Human Resources - Regulatory and Supervisory Structures - Capital in Bank Regulation and Supervision - Control Systems and Asset Quality Evaluation - Conclusion - Index