Mindestmarge ist der entscheidende Baustein bei der Steuerung des Vertriebs. Im Arbeitsbericht wird eine moderne Margenkalkulation in vier Stufen vogestellt. Dabei beschreibt Mindestmarge I Zins- und Kündigungskosten, Mindestmarge II Ausfallkosen, Mindestmarge III Stückkosten und Mindestmarge...

We collect simple and pragmatic exact formulae for the convexity adjustment of irregular interest rate cash flows as Libor-in-arrears or payments of a swap rate (CMS rate) at an irregular date. The results are compared with the results of an approximative approach available in the popular...

Generally, information provision and certification have been identified as the major economic functions of rating agencies. This paper analyzes whether the watchlist (rating review) instrument has extended the agencies' role towards a monitoring position, as proposed by Boot, Milbourn, and...

The paper analyses the factors influencing the credit spread of denominated bonds and credit default swaps. The regression shows a significant difference of the credit spread of corporate floaters compared to straight bonds. The steepnes of the yield curve leads surprisingly to lower credit...

Der vorliegende Bericht verfolgt das Ziel, die aktuelle Situation der Daten- und Informationsverarbeitung in Banken vor dem Hintergrund der gravierenden Umwälzungen innerhalb der Bankwirtschaft zu skizzieren. Darauf aufbauend sollen Perspektiven entwickelt werden, wie eine zukunftsfähige...

Since summer 2007 the Subprime credit crisis has been affecting the international financial markets. One of the consequences of the crisis was the collapse of the market for large-sized leveraged buyout transactions in late 2007 and early 2008. The goal of this Working Paper is to examine to...

In 2004 the Basel Committee published an extensive revision of the capital charges which creates more risk sensitive capital requirements for banks. The New Accord called International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standard provides in its first pillar for a finer measurement of...

The legal environment for Securities Prospectuses in Germany has changed dramatically with the implementation of the German Securities Prospectus Act (Wertpapierprospektgesetz - WpPG) and the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 809/2004 of 29 April 2004 (Prospectus Regulation) regulating their...

The Paper shows the evaluation of credit risky products. Default probabilities for brisk adjusted cash flows or risk adjusted discounting are the backbones for the evaluation of bonds and credits. The second approach is using the market value of shares and their implied volatility to calculate...