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The article reviews the book "Management by the Canadian Banks of Their Domestic Portfolios 1956-1971: An Econometric Study," by William R. White.

In this Cowles Foundation monograph, Donald Hester and James Pierce (H-P) report the methodology employed on and findings derived from their analysis of a large sample of individual bank data. In their words: "The purpose of this monograph is to provide a microeconomic analysis of portfolio behavior and earnings by commercial and mutual savings banks. The results are shown to be of value in constructing an aggregate model for the analysis of commercial and mutual savings banks" (p. 3). Unfortunately, their goal is not well met. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present volume comprises more than fifty articles, unified by their concern with developments in banking during the past decade. Increased competition among financial institutions, changing bank regulations, and a booming economy have evoked tremendous innovations in bank assets and liabilities, operations, and management techniques. The editor intends to present a convenient, comprehensive set of articles which would treat lucidly and analytically provocative current issues and innovative techniques in bank management. Not surprisingly, the book is heavily weighted with nontechnical articles from monthly publications of the Federal Reserve Banks. However, several more-rigorous articles make for some unevenness in readability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents a review of the book "Bank Management; Text and Cases," by George H. Hempel, Alan B. Coleman and Donald G. Simonson.

The article outlines the Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management program being offered by the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

Reviews the book 'Bank Management and Portfolio Behaviour,' by Donald D. Hester and James L. Pierce.

The article reviews the book "Managing Commercial Bank Funds," by Emmanuel N. Rousakkis.

Compiling anthologies certainly must be easier than reviewing them. Strong anthologies are those picked by an editor whose taste develops a unifying thread or argument from the diverse pieces assembled in the mosaic. Unfortunately, in developing this anthology of bank management for bank managers Professors Austin and Booker have not allowed this selection process to range wide enough to sample all of the varied professional writings on banking. This book contains 47 pieces on banking; 31 of the included articles are from the same journal. As might be guessed, the publisher of the book and the publisher of the well-represented journal are one and the same. Since the book sells for the unusual price of $18.75, it can hardly qualify for inclusion in a professional's "must" library. The book is divided into three major sections: Bank Management, Operating a Commercial Bank, and The Management of Bank Funds. Despite the editors' claim for modernity and comprehensiveness, the lack of coverage of some really significant modern issues is quite apparent. The most significant theoretical development in bank management of recent years is the concept of liability management. The older theory of asset management is well-covered but not the newer theory. The one-bank holding company is ignored. Euro-dollars and the expansion of American banks' foreign activities are not represented. Computers, the sine qua non of modern banking, are represented by only three articles. There is no article devoted solely to bank advertising. The Fed and the struggle between the Comptroller of the Currency and the Department of Justice are also missing. Paul Nadler's many gadfly attacks against complacent thinking in American banking are also absent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the book "Commercial Bank Management," by Edward W. Reed.

The article reviews the book "Cases in Commercial Bank Management," by Leonard Marks and Alan B. Coleman.

The article reviews the book "Management Policies for Commercial Banks," by Howard D. Crosse.

The article reviews the book "Management Policies in American Banks: A Study Based on a Survey of the Federal and State Supervisory Agencies," by Homer J. Livingston.

This article reviews the book "The Management of Bank Funds," by Roland I. Robinson.

The article reviews the book "Commerzbank und die Juden, 1933-1945," edited by Ludolf Herbst and Thomas Weihe.

Reviews the book 'Bank Management and Portfolio Behavior,' by Donald D. Hester and James L. Pierce.

Reviews the book "Bank Management in a Changing Domestic and International Environment: The Challenges of the Eighties," edited by D. E. Fair and Léonard de Juvigny.

Reviews the books "Bank Management and Portfolio Behavior: Cowles Foundation Monograph No. 25," by D.D. Hester and J.L. Pierce.

The article reviews the book "Risk and Governance: A Framework for Banking Organisations," by Sergio Scandizzo.

The article reviews the book "Working Together: Improving Regulatory Cooperation and Information Exchange," by Andrew Campbell.

Reviews the book "Prudential Supervision: What Works and What Doesn't," edited by Frederic S. Mishkin.

Reviews the book "Modern Bank Management," by Paul F. Jessup.

The article reviews the book "Ship Finance: the Banker's Perspective," by Mary R. Brooks.

Reviews the book 'Bank Costs for Planning and Control.'

Reviews the book "The Management of Bank Funds," by Roland I. Robinson.

Reviews the book "Sound Policies for Bank Management--A Discussion for Bank Officers and Directors," by Robert G. Rodkey.

Reviews the book "Managing Bank Risk: An Introduction to Broad-Base Credit Engineering," by Morton Glantz.

Reviews the book "Bank Management and Portfolio Behavior," by Donald D. Hester and James L. Pierce.

Reviews the book "The Prudent Management of Modern U.S. Banks: Redefining Responsibility," by Jeremy F. Taylor, foreword by Kevin P. Riley.

Reviews the book "Bank Management and Regulation: A Book of Readings," Anthony Saunders, Gregory F. Udell and Lawrence J. White.

The article reviews the book "The Management and Regulation of Banks," by John Cooper.

Reviews the book "Management by the Canadian Banks of Their Domestic Portfolios 1956-1971: An Econometric Study," by W. R. White.

Reviews the book "Bank Management and Portfolio Behavior," by Donald D. Hester and James L. Pierce.

Reviews the book "Bank Funds Management: Text and Readings," by John A. Haslem.

Reviews the book "Sound Policies for Bank Management," by Robert G. Rodkey.

The article reviews the book "National Bank Failures & Non-failures: An Autopsy & Diagnosis," H. Secrist.

Reviews the book "Bank Management: A Case Book," by J.F. Ebersole.

Reviews the book "Management of Unit Banks," by C.L. Jamison.