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ALCO Beat articles featured exclusively on bankingexchange.com are written by the asset-liability management experts at Darling Consulting Group. Individual authors' credentials appear with their articles. DCG's consultants have served the banking industry for more than 30 years. You can read more about the firm's history here.

Learning how to handle a road hazard is best done in advance of having to face it. So too should banks' boards and asset-liability management committees be reviewing rate-risk strategies.

Preparing for inevitable rate rise

Now's time to consider tomorrow's tools

What going over Fiscal Cliff means for banks

Special ALCO Beat: How to prepare your bank
As the yearend approaches and the New Year looms, what ALCO strategies should banks be considering?

As year ends, what should small banks do?

With Basel III lurking, time to review strategy
High deposit levels now are no guarantee of future depositor performance, especially at today's extremely low rates, says ALCO consultant.

How real is your deposit growth?

All that glitters is not core
Dodd-Frank's Section 939A and associated rules force community banks to shift justifications for municipal bond choices in portfolio, as well as other investments.

Dodd-Frank impacts 2013 investing

Rule on ratings usage breaks traditional approach to munis
Maybe you won't catch the banking equivalent of an 800-pound tuna. But even a lower-rate loan beats the returns from typical bank investments.

Bait your hook for loans now

ALCO Beat: Reset expectations and outdo mediocre investment returns
4th and 2: How good's your defense?

4th and 2: How good's your defense?

Why you may be in for a world of hurt
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