This book provides a comprehensive analysis of lending strategies, credit appraisal, risk analysis, and lending decisions within a risk-return framework. The revised edition also discusses topical issues such as the impact of capital regulation on the risk attitude and profitability of banks, strategies to protect banks from a liquidity crisis, and the need of a portfolio approach in developing models for credit exposure and loan management.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; INTRODUCTION; 1. Capital Regulation and Risk Management Strategy;; 2. Liquidity Management and Asset-Liabilities Strategy;; 3. Banking Strategy;; 4. Lending Strategy and Loan Policy;; 5. Fixed Assets;; 6. Working Capital: A Techno-Financial Approach;; 7. Current Assets and Fictitious Assets;; 8. Long-Term Liabilities;; 9. Current Liabilities;; 10. Profit and Loss Account;; 11. Understanding the Balance Sheet;; 12. New Era of Lending: Tandon Committee and its Aftermath;; 13. Business Forecasting and Credit Decisions;; 14. Funds Flow and Cash Flow Analysis;; 15. Cost, Profitability and Break-Even Analysis;; 16. Appraisal and Monitoring through Ratios;; 17. Project Appraisal: Methods and Techniques;; 18. Project Appraisal and Lending Decisions;; 19. Small Business Loan;; 20. Credit-Risk Analysis;; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX