Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to use filtered extreme-value theory (EVT) model to forecast one of the main emerging market stock returns and compare the predictive performance of this model with other conditional volatility models. Design/methodology/approach – This paper employs...

Purpose – The purpose of this editorial is to consider the existence and implications of epistemological constraints in the field of risk finance arising from statistical inequalities similar to the Cramér-Rao lower bound (CRLB) of statistical estimation theory and the Heisenberg uncertainty...

Purpose – The paper aims to explore a risk-finance context in which less information may be preferable to more information. Design/methodology/approach – Insurance companies collect a variety of information on potential policyholders to support two fundamental components of risk...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to communicate the science and art of stop losses. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses theoretical reasoning, Monte Carlo simulation, and empirical data to support and validate the claims made. Findings – The paper expands on the reasoning...

Purpose – New methods of integrated risk modeling play an important role in determining the efficiency of bank portfolio management. The purpose of this paper is to suggest a systematic approach for risk strategies formulation based on risk-return optimized portfolios, which applies different...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to measure the risk perception of the employees in respect of equity shares, from the perspective of elements of marketing mix and to ascertain the degree of influence of elements of marketing mix on equity-related risk perception....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how queueing theory has been applied to derive results for a Sparre Andersen risk process for which the claim inter-arrival distribution is hyper Erlang. Design/methodology/approach – The paper exploits the duality results between the...

Purpose – The paper aims to explore a risk-finance context in which less information may be preferable to more information. Design/methodology/approach – Insurance companies collect a variety of information on potential policyholders to support two fundamental components of risk...

Purpose – The purpose of this editorial is to consider whether or not the classical “Lanchester equations” of military combat are useful for modeling the financial risks associated with contemporary terrorist attacks. Design/methodology/approach – The paper begins by describing...

Purpose – The editorial aims to describe the importance of the Cramér-Rao lower bound (CRLB) in matters of risk, and consider why this inequality generally receives less attention than it deserves. Design/methodology/approach – The CRLB is discussed in the context of other celebrated...