Asset Liability Management: Contemporary Perspectives and Practices

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Several financial institutions have realized that to gain competitive advantage they have to resort to better management practices. Financial institutions, facing newer challenges and regulators throughout the world, are adopting and prescribing more stringent rules and procedures than before. There are macro-level shifts such as changes in consumer dynamics, change in and workforce demographics and advances in technology that threaten to make whole business models obsolete. And added to it are the everyday micro-level dynamics of industry and market forces operations which organizations need a look to gain market share. Facing increasing competitive pressures, they need to innovate and adapt to the new changing scenario. New or differentiated products and services are being offered to deliver the expected growth. ALM as a tool of management is one such mechanism to stay in business; financial institutions today are facing challenges not only from competitors but also from their stakeholders. In order to compete with rivals, institutions need market intervention, remaining competitive. Market intervention is not only for their survival but also to know the latest practices and procedures. A new insight into(ALM) brings out new thought process in management and therefore, this book can act as ready reference on the subject. Hence, this book about ALM and the latest insights can be a potential knowledge resource for the practitioners. The book confines not only to the introductory insights, but also, at large, takes through various contemporary issues on the subject to the prospective readers while throwing light on the related and emerging practices.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR A.K. Sohani

A K Sohani holds an M.Sc degree from Osmania University.He is a qualified associate of the Institute of Bankers. He has acquired CAIIB qualification and has done his Sabbatical with Administrative staff college of India (ASCI). Prior to joining Icfai Business School Research Centre, Hyderabad, as a Senior Consulting Editor, he worked with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as Chief General Manager, and was associated with it in capacities as Regional Director of Nagpur Office. He also worked as Executive Director with National Housing Bank (NHB).

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Katuri Nageswara Rao

Katuri Nageswara Rao (b. 1946) has worked in Indian Overseas Bank for 27 years followed by a brief stint of 20 months in Karur Vysya Bank as Head of the Staff Training College, Karur. During his tenure at Indian Overseas Bank, he had exposure in critical areas like credit appraisal and supervision, senior level branch management, inspection and rehabilitation of sick units. He holds an M.Sc. degree (Mathematics) from Sri Venkateswara University and is a CAIIB from the Indian Institute of Bankers, Mumbai. Presently, he is the Associate Dean, ICFAI University, Hyderabad. He is also the Consulting Editor of Professional Banker, a monthly magazine, published by the ICFAI University Press. His articles on banking and general management have been published in The Economic Times, The Hindu Business Line and The Times of India. He has already edited a few books for the ICFAI University Press on banking related topics. He has authored a book titled, "Global Banking-Asia-Pacific Region" also published by the ICFAI University Press.