A text for the study of banking from the viewpoint of modern corporate financial management. Among the topics: strategic and financial management; measuring bank performance; portfolio risks; managing the bank lending function; the theory, management, and regulation of bank capital; the roles of regulation, deposit insurance, and ethics in shaping banking and the financial-services industry; information technology; financial innovation; and corporate restructuring. The fifth edition adds an acronym glossary, author and subject indexes, and a chapter on ethics in banking. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.