This handbook for the discerning IT professional provides easy-to-follow guidelines on the business knowledge needed to forge a career in the fiercely competitive world of retail banking.

Deals with the convergence of business and IT in the retail banking industry. This work aims to introduce the concepts of retail banking from a global perspective. This book covers topics including: an overview of the major retail banking products; payments and lending practices in different continents; and, IT projects in retail banking.

"Career Guidebook for IT in Retail Banking" is a complete handbook that provides a guideline to careers in Retail Banking IT. The idea behind the publication is to introduce IT professionals to the career paths in this sector of the financial services industry. The chapters in the book cover the following topics: overview of the business of Retail Banking; business divisions of Retail Banking that utilise IT professionals; types of IT careers in Retail Banking; IT contract vs. permanent positions; skill needed for a career in Retail Banking IT; issues with types of technology used in the industry; the future of IT careers in Retail Banking; and much more."Career Guidebook for IT in Retail Banking" is an invaluable reference handbook for IT professionals. It is also useful for both undergraduate and graduate students in Information Technology - related degree programmes. This is another publication in the "Bizle Professional Series"

Career Guidebook for IT in Insurance Career Guidebook for IT in Insurance is a complete handbook that provides a guideline to careers in Insurance IT. The idea behind the publication is to introduce IT professionals to the career paths in this sector of the financial services industry. The chapters in the book cover the following topics: overview of the business of Insurance; business divisions of Insurance companies that utilise IT professionals; types of IT careers in Insurance; IT contract vs. permanent positions; skill needed for a career in Insurance IT; issues with types of technology used in the industry; the future of IT careers in Insurance; and much more.Career Guidebook for IT in Insurance is an invaluable reference handbook for IT professionals. It is also useful for both undergraduate and graduate students in Information Technology - related degree programmes. This is another publication in the Bizle Professional Series.

Provides the necessary business knowledge for IT professionals, who work in the global investment banking industry.

Designed to bridge the gap in terms of business knowledge between IT and private wealth management /private banking .This book contains discussions on boutique PWMs and family offices; recent trends in the private management industry; portfolio constructi.

A summary of how small-to-medium-size businesses fulfill their banking needs. Topics include understanding business loans and their details, account analysis, evaluating a bank's services and how they fit specific business needs, a list of internet resources, and much more. Titles in Barron's Business Library series are currently being revised and updated, and re-set in an attractive new paperback format. They are written especially for men and women starting a company or managing a small-to-medium-size business. Emphasis is on practical problem solving, and examples cited in these books are based on realistic business situations.