The bulk of this volume deals with the four main aspects of risk management: market risk, credit risk, risk management - in macro-economy as well as within companies. It presents a number of approaches and case studies directed at applying risk management to diverse business environments....

Corporate failures and accounting scandals had shaken the foundations of investors’ confidence in the transparency, integrity and accountability of corporations and financial markets. There had also been public disquiet about the role of professional auditors and audit firms, who had been...

This book presents empirical research that addresses the latest issues and innovative products in Islamic banking and finance around the world. Chapters from expert contributors cover a wide range of topics, including the various issues in stock markets, an overview of takaful, a roadmap for...

This book underscores the complexity of the equity markets, the challenges they face, and the fact that they are still a work in process. Three interacting forces drive market change: competition, technology change, and regulatory change. The markets have one major objective in particular to...

Grundlagen des Leasinggeschäftes -- Berechnung und Schätzung des LGD von Leasingverträgen -- Hinführung zu den empirischen Untersuchungen -- Einfluss der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung auf den LGD -- Einflussfaktoren auf den LGD von PKW-Leasingverträgen -- Zusammenfassung.

The recent turmoil on financial markets has made evident the importance of efficient liquidity risk management for the stability of banks. The measurement and management of liquidity risk must take into account economic factors such as the impact area, the timeframe of the analysis, the origin...

Corporate distress and turnaround long have been issues integral to business research. The empirically investigation of Martin Schmuck includes the phenomenon of financial distress and corporate turnaround in the automotive supplier industry. Based on a sample of 194 publicly listed automotive...

1 Introduction -- 2 General Issues in Bankruptcy Law -- 3 Are Banks Special? Implications for Bank Bankruptcy Law -- 4 Systemic Crises -- 5 General Issues on the structure of Banking Industry -- 6 Current Bank Bankruptcy Regimes and Recent Developments -- 7 Optimal Design of Bank Bankruptcy Law...

Im Zusammenhang mit den Finanzmarktturbulenzen rückt die Bedeutung des Liquiditätsrisikos und eines effizienten Liquiditätsrisikomanagements immer mehr in den Vordergrund. Dabei soll die Stabilität der einzelnen Banken und des gesamten Finanzsystems erreicht werden. Zudem hat die Finanzkrise...