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The environment in which banks operate changescontinuously.Commercial Banking focuses on the corefunctions of a bank with a strong emphasis on the management ofrisk. This new textbook provides a comprehensive, practicalintroduction to bank management and current banking practices usedto control different kinds of risk. The text discusses the factorswhich affect the value of a bank and the techniques for managingthat value. Written in accordance with current APRA regulatoryrequirements, the text also considers an international context inrespect to IFRS and its impact on the banking sector, and therequirements of the new Basle II framework. FEATURES Up to date information on regulatory and legal changes requiredunder Basle II and APRA. Discusses the factors that affect the value of a bank and thetechniques for managing that value through the use of financialderivatives. Coverage of futures and options, and their use in managing bankrisk, is easy to read and contextualised within the day-to-dayactivities of a bank. Chapter on credit evaluation process, chapter 8. Chapter vignettes and end-of-chapter case studies highlightcurrent, practical issues that will help students apply knowledgeand develop their understanding. Comprehensive coverage of core functions and other bankingactivities. ABOUT THE AUSTRALASIAN AUTHORS Katherine Avram, MCom (Hons), BEc (Hons), DipEd, is SeniorLecturer in the Department of Accounting & Finance, at MonashUniversity where she teaches commercial bank management and iscoordinator of the undergraduate banking program. Her researchinterests and publications relate to interbank settlement systems,financial institutions and regulation. She has acted as consultantto the National Australia Bank and the Consumer Credit LegalService and is a senior associate of the Australasian Institute ofBanking and Finance. Diana Beal is an Associate Professor in Finance at theUnive