The paper focuses on the interaction between the solvency probability of a banking firm and the diversification potential of its asset portfolio when determining optimal equity capital. The purpose of this paper is to incorporate value at risk (VaR) into the firm-theoretical model of a banking...

Intro -- Risk Management and Financial Institutions -- Contents in Brief -- Contents -- Business Snapshots -- Preface -- New Material -- Slides -- Questions and Problems -- Instructor Material -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Risk vs. Return for Investors -- 1.1.1 Quantifying Risk --...