"A great write-up on the art of banking. Essential reading for anyone working in finance."br/boldDan Cunningham, Senior Euro Cash & OBS Dealer, KBC Bank NV, London/boldbr/br/"Focused and succinct review of the key issues in bank risk management."br/boldGraeme Wolvaardt, Head of Market Risk Control, Europe Arab Bank plc, London/boldbr/br/The importance of banks to the world's economic system cannot be overstated. The foundation of consistently successful banking practice remains efficient asset-liability management and liquidity risk management.br/br/This book introduces the key concepts of banking, concentrating on the application of robust risk management principles from a practitioner viewpoint, and how to incorporate these principles into bank strategy.br/br/Detailed coverage includes:bulletlistbulletBank strategy and capitalbulletUnderstanding the yield curvebulletPrinciples of asset-liability managementbulletEffective liquidity risk managementbulletThe role of the bank ALM committee/bulletlistbr/br/Written in the author's trademark accessible style, this book is a succinct and focused analysis of the core principles of good banking practice.