This book is a result of several years of research to provide readers with a novel and
comprehensive analysis on business models in banking essential to understanding bank
businesses pre- and post- financial crisis and how they evolve in the financial system. This
book will provide depositors creditors credit rating agencies investors regulators
supervisors and other market participants with a comprehensive analytical framework and
analysis to better understand the nature of risk attached to the bank business models and its
contribution to systemic risk throughout the economic cycle. The book will also guide
post-graduate students and researchers delving into this topic.
