»Die Neunziger Jahre werden sich zum Jahrzehnt der Finanz-Derivate entwikkeln.«1 Diese Feststellung des Generaldirektors des Schweizerischen Bankvereins,Ulrich Leber, gibt Anlaß zu der Frage, ob die Kreditinstitute auch die mit derEmission derivativer Finanztitel verbundenen Risiken im Griff...

In recent years new methods and models have been developed to quantify credit risk on a portfolio basis. CreditMetrics (tm), CreditRisk+, CreditPortfolio (tm) are among the best known and many others are similar to them. At first glance they are quite different in their approaches and...

Banks increasingly recognize the need to measure and manage the credit risk of their loans on a portfolio basis. We address the subportfolio "middle market". Due to their specific lending policy for this market segment it is an important task for banks to systematically identify regional and...