Les prévisions occupent une place particulière dans le débat public en économie. Elles sont généralement considérées comme des prédictions, qualifiées fréquemment d’optimistes ou de pessimistes, comme si elles dépendaient de l’humeur des équipes qui les réalisent. Certes, en un...

Despite isolated cases, the unprecedented crisis shows the progress of insurance industry in terms of risk management. These progresses have been fostered by development of internal models, rating agencies approaches and Solvency II discussions...

This compendium looks at the development of corporate governance since the financial crisis and asks whether governance rules and practices have developed in a way that positions companies better to address systemic risk. The occurrence of spectacular corporate scandals since the crisis—Tesco,...

[fre] Les conglomérats financiers remettent en question l’organisation de la supervision en Europe. Aujourd’hui, le contrôle de l’activité des conglomérats est encore effectué de manière nationale et compartimentée. La diversification des risques que permet l’effet de taille des...

European insurers who have to establish financial statements under IFRS must apply a temporary international accounting standard for insurance contracts which provides a flawed picture of their business. The IFRS long-term project for insurance is still under preparation by the IASB. The...