Nichts ist so beständig wie der Wandel. Diese Aussage trifft insbesondere für die nationalen und internationalen Finanzmärkte zu, die in den letzten Jahren eine Vielzahl von Innovationen, aber auch aufsichtsrechtliche Neuerungen (z.B. MaK) und weiterentwickelte, moderne Methoden des Pricings,...

In modern banking, off-balance sheet (OBS) activity has played a greater role in banking business following rapid technological advancement and some regulatory development. Even though OBS activity has given birth to some new business prospects, appropriate risk measurement needs to be assessed...

This book criticizes the fact that profitability measures derived from capital market models such as the Sharpe ratio and the reward-to-VaR ratio are proposed for loan portfolios, although it is not proven whether their risk-return trade-offs are optimal for banks. The authors demonstrate that...