Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction to credit risk -- Credit rating models -- Approaches for measuring probability of default (PD) -- Exposure at default (EAD) and loss given default (LGD) -- Validation and stress testing of credit risk models -- Portfolio assessment of...

Contingent Convertible (CoCo) is a hybrid debt issued by banks with a specific feature forcing its conversion to equity in the event of the bank’s financial distress. CoCo carries two major risks: the risk of default, which threatens any type of debt instrument, plus the exclusive risk of...