In an era of globalisation, syndicated lending and consolidation within the banking industry, virtually all industries will have international dealings, whether directly or indirectly, and will therefore be exposed to consequential risks. An understanding of international risk, from that of bank of country failure to the idiosyncrasies of different regulatory frameworks, is essential for the modern banker. This book gives the reader a thorough understanding of how to calculate, analyse and manage such risks.

Investors and ratings agencies have been caught by surprise by the wave of recent bank failures and closures in Europe and Asia that have needed large scale government bailouts. This book addresses this issue by explaining why ratings exist, the history of ratings and the background of the ratings process. The process is inherent with problems and these are identified and discussed, in addition the book covers the contemporary issues and controversies surrounding the subject.

Credit Risk Management will enable general bankers, staff, and credit analyst trainees to understand the basic information and principles underlying credit risk evaluation, and to use those underlying principles to undertake an analysis of non financial and financial risks when preparing a credit proposal. Since the best loans are the ones that do not present problems during the repayment phase, the authors also focus on elements relating to the proactive management of those loans during their inception.

This book introduces:
*Credit analysis, approval and management...

The term "project finance" is now being used in almost every language in every part of the world. It is the solution to infrastructure, public and private venture capital needs. It has been successfully used in the past to raise trillions of dollars of capital and promises to continue to be one of the major financing techniques for capital projects in both developed and developing countries.

Project Finance aims to provide:
*Overview of project finance
*Understanding of the key risks involved in project finance and techniques for mitigating risk
*Techniques for effective...

Syndicated Lending aims to increase the readers awareness of the benefits and risks involved in taking part in the Syndicated Loan market.

This book covers:
*Who the major players in the syndication loan market are
*Why syndication loans are used
*Syndication loan structures and documentation
*Secondary syndication loan market

*Inspired from the basic entry level training courses that have been developed by major international banks worldwide.
*Will enable MSc Finance students, MBA students and those already in the finance profession to gain an understanding of...

Budgets are like road maps -- they provide a direction for a corporates financial management. Balance sheets and statements of revenues also provide insights into how well a company is following that direction. But cash flow and cash flow forecasts are what guide the day-to-day itinerary for an organization.

Budgets and cash flow are dynamic -- adjustments and changes can and should occur. If you understand what you are looking at, you can use cash flow to create better budgets and thus more accurate cash flow forecasting.

Cash Flow Forecasting outlines the techniques required...

ExpressExec is a unique business resource of one hundred books. These books present the best current thinking and span the entire range of contemporary business practice. Each book gives you the key concepts behind the subject and the techniques to implement the ideas effectively, together with lessons from benchmark companies and ideas from the world's smartest thinkers.

ExpressExec is organised into ten core subject areas making it easy to find the information you need:

01 Innovation
02 Enterprise
03 Strategy
04 Marketing
05 Finance
06...

Fast track route to mastering the trends and technologies that underpin the development and expansion of e-finance

Covers the key areas of IT and internet technologies, as well as competitive trends in the world of banking and the development of existing as well as new banking products that internet technologies have encouraged

Examples and lessons from some of the world's most successful businesses, including SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications), the GSTPA (Global Straight Through Processing Association), BOLERO (Bills of Lading Electronic Registry...