In the summer of 2000, central banks from the Group of Ten countries surveyed large international banks about their use of stress tests_a risk management tool that measures a firm's exposure to extreme movements in asset prices. The survey findings highlight the risks that most concern financial...

In the summer of 2000, central banks from the Group of Ten countries surveyed large international banks about their use of stress tests - a risk management tool that measures a firm's exposure to extreme movements in asset prices. The survey findings highlight the risks that most concern...

Over the last couple of years large, internationally active financial institutions have engaged in increasingly complex and diverse activities. This tendency towards greater complexity, together with the experience of recent financial market crises, has reinforced an already large and growing...