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rhe Banking and Finance Series has been written for students who are preparing for the Associateship of the Institute of Bankers. The structure of the series follows the syllabus closely. Although the emphasis is on the Institute of Bankers' examinations the series is also relevant to students for other professional examinations such as the different Accountancy Bodies, Chartered Secretaries, Diploma in Public Administration, undergraduate business courses, BTEC, BEC, HND, DMS, Stock Exchange courses, Associ­ ation of Corporate Treasurers, Institute of Freight Forwarders, Institute of Export. Brian Kettell May 1985 Series Editor xi Preface This book has been written for students who are preparing for the Associate­ ship of the Institute of Bankers. The structure of the book follows closely the syllabus for Monetary Economics, but is also relevant for some of the Stage I papers. In addition it is also directly relevant to the Monetary Economics Paper for the Association of Corporate Treasurers. Although the emphasis has been on the Institute of Bankers examination the book covers the monetary economics courses taught in Advanced Level Economics, and is relevant to students for the finals of other professional examinations such as the different Accountancy Bodies, the Chartered Secretaries, and the Diploma in Public Administration.

The Banking and Finance Series has been written for students who are preparing for the Associateship of the Institute of Bankers. The structure of the series follows the syllabus closely. Although the emphasis is on the Institute of Bankers' examinations the series is also relevant to students for the kinds of other professional examinations such as the different Accountancy Bodies, Chartered Secretaries, Diploma in Public Administration, under­ graduate business course, B.T.E.C., B.E.C., R.N.D., D.M.S., Stock Exchange courses, Association of Corporate Treasurers, Institute of Freight Forwarders, Institute of Export. Brian Kettell July 1985 Series Editor xi Preface This book covers a broad range of topics relating to banking but aims primarily at the aspects of banking which comprise the syllabus of the Institute of Bankers examination in Practice of Banking - 1 (Banking Diploma - Stage 2). Although the textbook should be of particular interest and assistance to students engaging upon a study of the relative Institute of Bankers subject, the book will, due to the wide range of technical banking information it contains coupled with the practical guidance it affords, provide a useful general reference book for practising branch bankers and for students in educational institutes who are studying financial and business courses.

The Banking and Finance Series has been written for students who are preparing for the Associateship of the Institute of Bankers. The structure of the series follows the syllabus closely. Although the emphasis is on the Institute of Bankers' examinations the series is also relevant to students for other professional examinations such as the different Accountancy Bodies, Chartered Secretaries, Diploma in Public Administration, undergraduate business courses, BTEC, BEC, HND, DMS, Stock Exchange courses, Association of Corporate Treasurers, Institute of Freight Forwarders, Institute of Export. May 1985 Brian Kettell Series Editor xi This book is dedicated by Roger Bryant to his mother Acknowledgements The author is indebted to the following for permission to reproduce previously published material: The Chartered Association of Certified Accountants for reproduction of past examination papers and material from articles by the author which first appeared in The Student Newsletter. The Centre for Interfirm Comparisons for reproduction of the pyramid in Chapter 9. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales for reproduction of Accounting Standards and material which first appeared in continuing professional education courses, of which the present author was Joint Technical Author. The Institute of Bankers for reproduction of past examination papers, and material from articles by the author which first appeared in The Journal of the Institute of Bankers. He is also grateful to John Argenti for permission to summarise in Chapter 14 sections of his book Corporate Collapse: Causes and Symptoms