Dr. B. Rajesh Kumar is Professor of Finance at the Institute of Management Technology, Dubai International Academy City, UAE. He earned his PhD in Management from the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Kharagpur. He has published over 40 empirical research papers in refereed international journals and is the author of six books. His co-authored research works have been cited in the popular financial press, such as The Financial Times, Money Week and The Economist.He has published three books with Elsevier/Academic Press including the recently published Strategic Financial Management Casebook that strategically uses integrative case studies-cases that do not emphasize specific subjects such as capital budgeting or value based management-to provide a framework for understanding strategic financial management. His earlier book, Strategies of Banks and Other Financial Institutions, presents a comprehensive portrait of financial institutions worldwide by balancing their theories of strategy and risk structure with detailed case studies. His book on Valuation Theories and Concepts, offer a broader more holistic perspective on valuation suited to companies and markets worldwide.

• 1. Strategies and Structure of Financial Institutions2. Regulatory Environment of Financial Institutions3. Risks Inherent in Financial InstitutionFinancial Markets and Instruments-I4. Money Markets, Bond Markets and Mortgage MarketsFinancial Markets and Instruments-II5. Stock Markets, Derivative Markets and Foreign Exchange Markets6. Strategies of Depository InstitutionsStrategies of Non-Depository Institutions-I7. Investment Banks and Finance CompaniesStrategies of Non-Depository Institutions-II8. Mutual Funds, Insurance, Pension Funds9. Private Equity and Hedge Funds10. Islamic Influence11. Consolidation in the Financial Institutions and MarketsPart BCases on Universal BanksCases on Mortgage Institutions and Credit UnionsCases on Investment BanksCases on Investment Management CompaniesCases on InsuranceCases on Pension FundsCases on Private EquityCases on Hedge FundsCases on Islamic BanksCases on Sovereign Wealth Funds

"Banking books focusing on strategic analyses often skip discussing the conventional banking sector; books discussing the conventional banking sector are lacking of strategic analyses. This book is unique because it integrates the two."-- Chung-Hua Shen, National Taiwan University"A useful reference chockfull of definitions, descriptions, quick explanations and useful lists of topics and issues related to the regulations, risks, products and markets of banks and other financial intermediaries. Plus, there are nice real-world actual cases and examples in boxes throughout."-- Michael Goldstein, Babson College