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...

We studied information and interaction processes in six lending relationships between a universal bank and medium sized firms. The study is based on the credit files of the respective firms. If no problems occur in these lending relationships, bank monitoring is based mainly on cheap,...

Basiswissen Kreditderivate. Wenn es für Anleger darum geht, viele unterschiedliche Ertragsquellen zu erschließen oder das Risiko der Kreditgeber zu steuern, sind sie das Mittel der Wahl: Kreditderivate. Das universelle Nachschlagewerk informiert umfassend über Märkte und Produkte zum...

This study examines the impact of credit rating announcements from the three leading credit rating agencies (Moody's, S&P, Fitch)on the Credit Default Swap Spreads of corporates and their spillover effects within industries. We find, that both downgrades and upgrades have an impact on the CDS...