Contemporary Issues in Banking: Regulation, Governance and Performance (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3319902938 ISBN 13: 9783319902937

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

Synopsis

This book offers insights into the contemporary issues in banking with a special focus on the recent European regulatory reforms, governance and the performance of firms. Written by prestigious professors and expert academics in the field, the book also covers a diverse set of topics that have gained great importance in this sector such as firm financing, culture, risk and other challenges faced by banks. The book is of interest to scholars, students and professionals in banking.

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About the Author

Myriam García Olalla is professor of Finance and Accounting at the University of Cantabria, Spain. She holds a PhD in Economics and Business from the University of Oviedo, Spain and has been professor at the University of Oviedo and visiting researcher at Berkley University, USA and Bangor University, UK. She has carried out several positions at her university and UCEIF Foundation. Her main research interests are banking and corporate finance and she has published scientific books and articles in relevant international economics and finance journals.

Judith Clifton is professor of Applied Economics at the University of Cantabria, Spain. She holds a DPhil in Political Economy from the University of Oxford, UK and has lectured at Oxford, Leeds, Oviedo, Cornell and Cantabria universities. She has published widely in international journals and is Editor of the Journal of Economic Policy Reform and the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society. Her research interests include public policy, regulation and public services. 

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This book offers insights into the contemporary issues in banking with a special focus on the recent European regulatory reforms, governance and the performance of firms. Written by prestigious professors and expert academics in the field, the book also covers a diverse set of topics that have gained great importance in this sector such as firm financing, culture, risk and other challenges faced by banks. The book is of interest to scholars, students and professionals in banking.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319902938
• ISBN 13: 9783319902937
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 485
• Editor: García-Olalla Myriam, Clifton Judith