[Very Short Introductions 503] • Banking by Goddard, John -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Halftitle page Series page Title page Copyright page Dedication page Contents Acknowledgements List of illustrations List of tables 1 Origins and function of banking

A short history of banking Structure of a bank’s balance sheet and income statement Banking services Types of bank The shadow banking system The payments system

2 Financial intermediation

Maturity transformation, size transformation, and diversification Adverse selection, moral hazard, and financial transactions Leverage, and the magnification of return and risk Credit risk and liquidity risk Other sources of risk in financial intermediation

3 Securitized banking

The repo market, and other sources of short-term funding Derivatives Securitization The shadow banking system and securitized banking

4 The central bank and the conduct of monetary policy

The role of the central bank Central banks in the UK, EU, and US The central bank’s balance sheet The International Monetary Fund The conduct of monetary policy The deposit expansion multiplier Interest rate targeting Quantitative easing and forward guidance

5 Regulation and supervision of the banking industry

Causes of bank runs Regulatory authorities Banking licenses The government safety net Capital adequacy regulation Other forms of regulation

6 Origins of the global financial crisis

The Swedish banking crisis The US Savings and Loan crisis The Japanese banking crisis The Asian financial crisis Causes of the 2007–9 global financial crisis

7 The global financial crisis and the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis

The United States The United Kingdom and the Eurozone

8 Policy and regulatory responses to the global financial crisis

Evolution of monetary policy Recent developments in bank regulation

Glossary Further reading Index Advertising Globalization International Relations Citizenship Economics Privacy Social media

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