Ecological, Societal, and Technological Risks and the Financial Sector

Thomas Walker

ISBN 10: 3030388603 / ISBN 13: 9783030388607

Published by Springer International Publishing Jun 2021, 2021

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Today's financial sector faces multiple challenges stemming from ecological, societal, and technological risks such as climate change, political extremism, and cyber-attacks. However, these non-traditional risks are yet to be fully identified and measured, in order to ensure their successful management. This edited collection sheds light on the topic by examining the unique measurement and modelling challenges associated with each of these risks, and their interaction with finance. Offering a comprehensive analysis of non-traditional finance risks, the authors provide the basis for developing appropriate risk management techniques. With new approaches to protect against emerging threats to the financial sector, this edited collection will appeal to academics researching sustainability, development finance, and risk management, as well as policy-makers and practitioners within the banking sector. 464 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ecological, Societal, and Technological Risks and the Financial Sector
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing Jun 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030388603
• ISBN 13: 9783030388607
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 25D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 25 millimeters depth
• Weight: 595 grams

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Synopsis

Today’s financial sector faces multiple challenges stemming from ecological, societal, and technological risks such as climate change, political extremism, and cyber-attacks. However, these non-traditional risks are yet to be fully identified and measured, in order to ensure their successful management. This edited collection sheds light on the topic by examining the unique measurement and modelling challenges associated with each of these risks, and their interaction with finance.

Offering a comprehensive analysis of non-traditional finance risks, the authors provide the basis for developing appropriate risk management techniques. With new approaches to protect against emerging threats to the financial sector, this edited collection will appeal to academics researching sustainability, development finance, and risk management, as well as policy-makers and practitioners within the banking sector.

About the Author

Thomas Walker is Professor of Finance at Concordia University, Canada, and previously studied at Washington State University, USA. Prior to academia, he worked for several years in the German consulting and industrial sector at Mercedes Benz, Utility Consultants International, Lahmeyer International, Telenet, and KPMG Peat Marwick.

Dieter Gramlich is Professor of Banking & Finance at DHBW - Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University in Heidenheim, Germany, where he serves as Head of the Banking Department. He previously studied at the University of Mannheim and was an interim professor and Chair of Banking and Finance at the University of Halle in Germany.

Mohammad Bitar is Assistant Professor of Finance at Nottingham University Business School, UK, where he teaches banking and FinTech courses. Previously, Mohammad taught at the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University, Canada, and studied Finance at Grenoble Alps University, France.

Pedram Fardnia is a PhD candidate and staff researcher at the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University, Canada. Among others things, his research focuses on corporate governance issues within the finance sector, with a specific focus on the aviation industry.