Provides up-to-date coverage of the primary aspects of bank financial management. Fundamental financial instrumental techniques, such as basic asset investment and funding instruments, basic mathematics for measuring costs and yields, and interest and yield curve analysis are covered. Shows managers how to evaluate bank performance, then details the elements of bank asset and bank liability management. New financial alternatives and strategies are covered, including funding alternatives, pricing off balance sheet items, and contingent claims products. International banking and foreign exchange are also discussed. In addition, it deals with bank mergers and acquisitions, interest sensitivity and interest rate risk, and their impact on integrative bank financial management decisions.