Book description
Gain a deeper understanding of the issues surrounding financial risk and regulation
Foundations of Financial Risk details the various risks, regulations, and supervisory requirements institutions face in today's economic and regulatory environment. Written by the experts at the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), this book represents an update to GARP's original publication, Foundations of Banking Risk. You'll learn the terminology and basic concepts surrounding global financial risk and regulation, and develop an understanding of the methods used to measure and manage market, credit, and operational risk. Coverage includes traded market risk and regulation, treasury risk and regulation, and much more, including brand new coverage of risk management for insurance companies. Clear explanations, focused discussion, and comprehensive relevancy make this book an ideal resource for an introduction to risk management.
The textbook provides an understanding of risk management methodologies, governance structures for risk management in financial institutions and the regulatory requirements dictated by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. It provides thorough coverage of the issues surrounding financial risk, giving you a solid knowledgebase and a practical, applicable understanding.
Understand risk measurement and management
Learn how minimum capital requirements are regulated
Explore all aspects of financial institution regulation and disclosure
Master the terminology of global risk and regulation
Financial institutions and supervisors around the world are increasingly recognizing how vital sound risk management practices are to both individual firms and the capital markets system as a whole. Savvy professionals recognize the need for authoritative and comprehensive training, and Foundations of Financial Risk delivers with expert-led education for those new to risk management.
Table of contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1 Functions and Forms of Banking
- CHAPTER 2 Managing Banks
- CHAPTER 3 Banking Regulation
- CHAPTER 4 Credit Risk
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CHAPTER 5 Credit Risk Management
- 5.1 Portfolio Management
- 5.2 Techniques to Reduce Portfolio Risk
- 5.3 Portfolio Credit Risk Models
- 5.4 Credit Monitoring
- 5.5 Credit Rating Agencies
- 5.6 Alternative Credit Risk Assessment Tools
- 5.7 Early Warning Signals
- 5.8 Remedial Management
- 5.9 Managing Default
- 5.10 Practical Implications of the Default Process
- 5.11 Credit Risk and the Basel Accords
- CHAPTER 6 Market Risk
- CHAPTER 7 Operational Risk
- CHAPTER 8 Regulatory Capital and Supervision
- CHAPTER 9 Insurance Risk
- Glossary
- Index
- EULA
Product information
- Title: Foundations of Financial Risk: An Overview of Financial Risk and Risk-based Financial Regulation, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2015
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9781119098058
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