The paper provides an overview of the hedge fund industry, mainly from a financial stability and European angle. It is primarily based on an extensive analysis of information from the TASS database. On the positive side of the financial stability assessment, hedge funds have a role as providers...

In this paper we provide a review of copula theory with applications to finance. We illustrate the idea on the bivariate framework and discuss the simple, elliptical and Archimedean classes of copulae. Since the copulae model the dependency structure between random variables, next we explain the...

Untersuchungsgegenstand des Projekts sind die Übertragungsmechanismen (contagion) der Risiken in Finanzsystemen durch Verhaltenssymmetrien (z.B. durch Risikomodelle und ihre regulierte Umsetzung), Intransparenz (z.B. über Beteiligungsgesellschaften etwa im Bereich Private Equity) und Moral...

This paper compares four forms of inter-regional financial risk sharing: (i) segmentation, (ii) integration trough the secured interbank market, (iii) integration trough the unsecured interbank market, (iv) integration of retail markets. The secured interbank market is an optimal risk-sharing...

What is the output of financial institutions? And how can we measure their nominal and, more importantly, real value, especially since many financial services are provided without explicit charges? This paper summarizes the theoretical result that, to correctly impute the nominal value of...

This paper provides market risk calculation for an equity-based trading portfolio. Instead of relying on the purely stochastic internal model method, which banks currently apply in line with the Basel regulatory requirements, we propose to include also alternative price mechanisms from the...

When people share risk in financial markets, intermediaries provide costly enforcement for most trades and, hence, are an integral part of financial markets' organization. We assess the degree of risk sharing that can be achieved through financial markets when enforcement is based on the threat...

Die Erfahrungen aus der jüngsten Finanzmarktkrise zeigen, dass der gezielten Abschätzung und Steuerung von Kreditrisiken in Banken eine enorme betriebs- und volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung zukommt. Sowohl in der internen Kreditrisikomessung als auch bei den zugehörigen gesetzlichen Vorgaben...

Die Zahl der Unternehmensinsolvenzen steigt. Man sollte erwarten, dass Krisendiagnose und Krisenmanagement in der Betriebswirtschaftslehre höchste Aufmerksamkeit finden. Das Gegenteil ist der Fall: Allenfalls befasst man sich mit Überschuldung und Illiquidität - also mit der Schlussphase der...