This edited collection comprehensively addresses the widespread regulatory challenges uncovered and changes introduced in financial markets following the 2007-2008 crisis, suggesting strategies by which financial institutions can comply with stringent new regulations and adapt to the pressures...

Operationelle Risiken betreffen nahezu jede Geschäftstätigkeit von Banken. Sie verfügen über ein hohes Schadenspotential und stellen eine große Herausforderung für das Risikomanagement der Banken dar. Verena Bayer untersucht Ansätze zur Quantifizierung operationeller Risiken und der...

Grundlagen zu IT-Risiken und zum IT-Risikomanagementprozess -- Grundlagen zur Messung von IT-Risiken und Entwicklung von methodenbezogenen Beurteilungskriterien -- Darstellung und methodenkritische Beurteilung von Indikatoransätzen und statistischen / versicherungsmathematischen Ansätzen --...

Immer wieder auftretende Schieflagen im Bankensektor stellen für die im öffentlichen Interesse in das Finanzsystem eingreifende Bankenaufsicht eine permanente Herausforderung dar. Jan Roland Günter entwickelt auf empirisch-induktivem Wege ein Verfahren für ein Bankenrating, welches von...

Statistical Methods to Develop Rating Models -- Estimation of a Rating Model for Corporate Exposures -- The Shadow Rating Approach - Experience from Banking Practice -- Estimating Probabilities of Default for Low Default Portfolios -- Transition Matrices: Properties and Estimation Methods -- A...

Due to their business activities, banks are exposed to many different risk types. Peter Grundke shows how various risk exposures can be aggregated to a comprehensive risk position. Furthermore, computational problems of determining a loss distribution that comprises various risk types are...

This book criticizes the fact that profitability measures derived from capital market models such as the Sharpe ratio and the reward-to-VaR ratio are proposed for loan portfolios, although it is not proven whether their risk-return trade-offs are optimal for banks. The authors demonstrate that...

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...

The proposed rules are presented and key issues regarding implementation of the accord identified. The model used to calibrate the capital requirements under Basel 2 is analyzed and projected forward to present what could be key new elements in the future Basel 3 regulation. A CD-ROM is included...

The book presents arguments that are critical of the Basel II Accord, particularly the advanced measurement approach to operational risk. It is argued that the advanced measurement approach is not viable in terms of costs and benefits and is likely to distract financial institutions from the...