Table of Contents

Acknowledgements.
Introduction.


PART I BANKS.


1 Introduction.


2 Commercial and Retail Banking.


3 Investment Banking.


4 Private Banking.


5 Central Banks and Market Regulators.


PART II INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS.


6 Introduction.


7 Banking in Europe.


8 UK.


9 France.


10 Germany.


11 USA.


12 Japan.


13 China.


14 Islamic Finance Institutions.


15 Microfinance Institutions.


PART III QUASI-SOVEREIGNS AND SUPRANATIONAL AGENCIES.


16 Introduction.


17 Municipalities.


18 Government Agencies.


19 Supranational Agencies.


PART IV INVESTMENT COMPANIES.


20 Introduction.


21 Basic Structure of Investment Management.


22 Traditional Investment Managers.


23 Hedge Funds.


24 Insurance Companies.


25 Sovereign Wealth Funds.


PART V TRADITIONAL NON BANK INTERMEDIARIES.


26 Introduction.


27 Inter-Dealer Brokers.


28 Agency Brokers.


29 Venture Capital Companies.


Conclusion.


Appendix A The Financial Crisis ? Six Months that Changed
Investment Banking.


Appendix B Northern Rock.


Appendix C UK Financial Investments.


Appendix D The European Investment Bank.


Appendix E AIG.


References.


Index.

About the Author

GAIL ROLLAND has been involved with financial markets formore than twenty-five years, initially working on the dealing desksof a number of international banks in London and New York andlatterly as a financial markets trainer and consultant at RollandConsultancy. Through both her hands-on experience and consultancyshe brings an in-depth knowledge of the infrastructure of theindustry of banking and financial markets to this book. As a consultant she works on an international basis with a widerange of clients including banks, insurance companies and financialtechnology firms, providing training and management and strategicconsultancy on a variety of topics.