This book offers new insights on banking business models, risks and regulation proposals in the aftermath of the European financial crisis. It investigates the main issues affecting the business of banking nowadays, such as low interest rates and non-performing loans. The combined effect of low...

This book explores risk culture in banks following the financial crisis. It analyses the role of national and institutional risk culture, market competitiveness, organisational systems and institutional practices that led to a weakening of risk culture in financial institutions leading up to the...

Sharing information and knowledge, co-innovating with clients, communities, and competitors and adopting cognitive technology, robo advisors, crowdfunding, and blockchain reflect current socio-economic behaviour. Emerging growth regions in Asia, demographic shifts, intergenerational wealth...

Credit Risk Measurement in the Context of Basel II -- Concentration Risk in Credit Portfolios and Its Treatment Under Basel II -- Model-Based Measurement of Name Concentration Risk in Credit Portfolios -- Model-Based Measurement of Sector Concentration Risk in Credit Portfolios -- Conclusion

The year-long consultations on Basel II mirror the international popularity of capital requirements as a regulatory instrument. Yet, the impact of capital requirements on banks' behavior is not fully understood. The aim of this study is to contribute to this understanding by answering the...

Grundlagen -- Offenlegungsrichtlinie -- Rahmenbedingungen der Risikopublizität -- Gestaltung der externen Risikoberichterstattung -- Synergiepotenziale -- Projektumsetzung -- Entwicklungstendenzen und Optimierungsbedarf -- Zusammenfassung.

Introduction -- Part I -- Historical Perspectives on Money, Financial Institutions and Markets -- What Gives Money Its Value? -- From Gold to Paper -- What is Driving the Financial World Today? -- Part II Banking: Asset & Liability Management; Banking Supervision & Regulation -- How Are Banks...

This book is about the new capital adequacy framework - known as Basel II - approved by the Basel Committee in 2004. It aims to discuss Basel II implementation in different categories of developing countries, including emerging market economies, such as Brazil and low-income countries such as...

This book presents an overview of corporate governance and risk management, analyzing their interdependence and particularly their relevance in banking. It discusses current trends in corporate governance, such as stakeholder management, financial performance and the cost of equity, compensation...