We propose an improved methodology for modelling potential scenario paths of banks' riskweighted assets, which drive the denominator of capital adequacy ratios. Our approach centres on modelling the internal risk structure of bank portfolios and thus aims to provide more accurate estimations...

The Basel II Accord requires that banks and other Authorized Deposit-taking Institutions (ADIs) communicate their daily risk forecasts to the appropriate monetary authorities at the beginning of each trading day, using one or more risk models to measure Value-at-Risk (VaR). The risk estimates of...

A stochastic optimization framework is presented for liquidity risk management which is one of the principle issues facing an asset/liability manager. The various sources of cashflow uncertainty are first introduced. The notion of portfolio risk is then formally defined. The concepts of a risk...