Financial Risk Management: Identification, Measurement and Management - Hardcover

Población García, Francisco Javier

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3319413651 ISBN 13: 9783319413655

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017

Synopsis

This book provides a quantitative overview of corporate risk management for both financial and non-financial organisations. It systematically explores a range of important risks, including interest rate risk, equity risk, commodity price risk, credit risk management, counterparty risk, operational risk, liquidity risk, market risk, derivative credit risk and country risk. Chapters also provide comprehensive and accessible analysis of risk-related phenomena and the corporate strategies employed to minimise the impacts of risk in each case.  Chapters begin with an explanation of basic concepts and terminology, before going on to present quantitative examples and qualitative discussion sections. The author leverages his lifetime’s experience of working in risk management to offer this clear and empirical guide for scholars and practitioners researching financial stability. 

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About the Author

Francisco Javier Población García is a Principal Financial Stability Expert at the European Central Bank. He holds a master's degree in economics and finance and a PhD in banking and finance. He has previously worked at Oliver Wyman and Repsol YPF, and was a Bank Inspector at Banco de España, before joining the European Central Bank. He has also had significant experience in teaching university level courses in risk management.

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This book provides a quantitative overview of corporate risk management for both financial and non-financial organisations. It systematically explores a range of important risks, including interest rate risk, equity risk, commodity price risk, credit risk management, counterparty risk, operational risk, liquidity risk, market risk, derivative credit risk and country risk. Chapters also provide comprehensive and accessible analysis of risk-related phenomena and the corporate strategies employed to minimise the impacts of risk in each case.  Chapters begin with an explanation of basic concepts and terminology, before going on to present quantitative examples and qualitative discussion sections. The author leverages his lifetime’s experience of working in risk management to offer this clear and empirical guide for scholars and practitioners researching financial stability. 

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319413651
• ISBN 13: 9783319413655
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 443