The banking industry extensively lobbied against Basel III and governments have been keen to delay its full implementation. Chorafas' latest book takes a well-rounded approach on Basel III's strengths and weaknesses and explains how, without deep restructuring of the global banking industry,...

This book explains how to restructure and successfully turn around a bank or financial institution at a time when the global financial system is facing a new wave of disruption ushered in by innovation from digital financial technology, or FinTech. It is argued that within banking this process...

This book examines the role of financial institutions in the financial markets during normal times, as well as during the global financial crisis. Chapter 1 offers a brief introduction to the research topics in the book, while Chapter 2 discusses the impact of financial derivatives on risk...

Abstract Hans-Christian Brauweiler stellt die wesentlichen Bestimmungsfaktoren des Risikomanagements in Kreditinstituten vor. Aufgrund einer zunehmend engmaschigeren Regulierung in der Bankenbranche bedarf es einer immer feineren Ausgestaltung von Risikomanagementsystemen sowie einer besseren...

Christian Thomas stellt verschiedene Anwendungskonzepte der wissenschaftlichen Literatur sowie einer mittelständischen Sparkasse zur Abbildung von Liquiditätsrisikostresstests vor und beurteilt diese auf ihre Anwendbarkeit, Eignung als Stresstestmethodik sowie auf Konformität mit den...

Liquidity is a core resource and its management is a core activity of banks. Nevertheless, liquidity management has not received much attention during the last decades, as liquidity has not been perceived as scarce. This perception has clearly changed during the ?nancial crisis 2007/2009. Facing...

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...

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...

The creation of a single monetary currency and a single monetary policy in the euro area has faced extraordinary challenges, among them the design of suitable monetary policy instruments. This book evaluates monetary policy instruments of the Eurosystem against a number of requirements. To do...

Much critical attention has been given in recent years to market and credit risks, which have a significant effect on corporate and financial operations and must be understood and managed with care. While these areas have rightly received considerable scrutiny, another critical dimension of...