Stress testing for risk control under Basel II /
The Consultative paper issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel II) cites the failure of bankers to adequately stress test exposures as a major reason for bad loans. Sample quotes from this crucial document: * "Banks should take into consideration potential future changes in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
2007.
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| Series: | Elsevier finance.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Part One: Stress testing defined. The need for advanced testing methodology; Risk and its management; The dynamics of stress testing; Stress analysis and its tools; and the use of scenarios; Worse case scenarios and drills; Technology strategy for advanced testing;
- Part Two: Stress testing probability of default, loss given default and exposure of default. Models and procedures for the study of volatility patterns; Stress testing creditworthiness; Stress probability of default; Stress loss given default and stress exposure at default; Counterparty credit risk, transfer of credit risk and wrong-way risk;
- Part Three: Expected and unexpected losses. Stress testing expected losses; Stress testing unexpected losses; Economic capital and algorithms for stress testing unexpected losses; Stress testing leveraged and volatile financial assets; Advanced testing provides for better governance; Index.