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In this article we discuss one of the modern risk measuring techniques Value-at-Risk (VaR). Currently central banks in major money centers, under the auspices of the BIS Basle Committee, adopt the VaR system to evaluate the market risk of their supervised banks. Banks regulators ask all...
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The bubbles, either involving real or financial assets, previous to the subprime crisis bring at the investor’s community’s concern the elusive topic of risk mitigation. Funds industry need today, more than any time in the past, a clear, decisive and competent approach in risk management. A...
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Basel II Recommendations concerning internal rating based models approach for financial institutions and the success of RiskMetrics made Value-at-Risk (VaR) is the most important risk measurement instrument at international level. The objective of this paper is to address the problem of adapting...
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This paperwork underlines the importance of the index of Value at Risk in measuring global portfolio risk and the incremental risk induced from any additional assets. The advantage of the method is made evident practically. Starting from Markowitz portfolio selection algorithm, seeing the good...
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The paper aims at substantiating the market risk assessment of a bank's portfolio that is based on three main …
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The paper refers to the impact of the Basel 2 Agreement on the development of small and medium enterprises (SME). There are presented the methods for estimating the rating (standard, basic inter and advanced rating). It is also presented the experience of some countries like Italy, Germany,...
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The world for financial institutions has changed during the last 20 years, and become riskier and more competitive-driven. After the deregulation of the financial market, banks had to take on extensive risk in order to earn sufficient returns. Interest rate volatility has increased dramatically...
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As the society evolved, banks also developed from the emission bank to that of transfer, deposits, commercial bank and … even to electronic bank. In many states, the evolution of banks, and of the banking system, in general, has came before the …
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Supervision at the Bank for International Settlements imposes to financial institutions such as banks and investment firms to meet … of National Bank of Romania regarding VaR report. …
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The objective of developing Mauritius as a regional financial center indicated the rationale for deeper financial reforms. Therefore, the paper aims to investigate the commercial banks interest rate margins in the case of Mauritius starting with the review of the literature. Also, looking at the...
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