This handbook provides an overview and analysis of state-of-the-art research in banking written by leading researchers in the field. It strikes a balance between abstract theory, empirical analysis, and practitioner and policy-related material.

In Contemporary Financial Intermediation, Third Edition, Greenbaum, Thakor and Boot offer a distinctive approach to financial markets and institutions, presenting an integrated portrait that puts information at the core. Instead of simply naming and describing markets, regulations, and...

Basic concepts -- The nature and variety of financial intermediation -- The what, how, and why of financial intermediaries -- Major risks faced by banks -- Sport lending -- Further issues in bank lending -- Special topics in credit: syndicated loans, loan sales, and project finance --...

In attempting to promote bank stability, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (2006) provides a framework that seeks to control the amount of tail risk that large banks take in their trading books. However, banks around the world suffered sizeable trading losses during the recent crisis....

Die Finanzkrise von 2007-2008 hat die Mängel der Finanzsystemregulierung weltweit offengelegt. Der vom Basler Ausschuss für Bankenaufsicht erarbeitete Regulierungsansatz Basel II hat sich als mangelhaft erwiesen. Unter Zuhilfenahme eines agentenbasierten Simulationsmodells, welches die...