Practical risk management : an executive guide to avoiding surprises and losses

By:

Banks, Erik.; Dunn, Richard

Contributor(s):

Erik Banks,; Richard Dunn

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: 2003 John Wiley & Sons ChichesterDescription: viii;164 p. 25 cm ; HardISBN:

0-470-84967-3

Subject(s):

Risk Management Business enterprises--Finance Investments & Securities Business enterprises -- Finance

Contents:

Acknowledgments. Biographies. Introduction: Financial Risks and Avalanches. PART I: DEFINING AND MEASURING RISKS. 1. Losses: One-Hundred-Year Floods that Happen Every Three Years. 2. The Basics: A Common Understanding of the Risks. 3. Liquidity: The Heart of the Matter. 4. Suitability: Coping with Customers. 5. Process Risks: The Next Frontier. 6. Measurement: Quantifying the Risks. PART II: DEVELOPING A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO RISK MANAGEMENT. 7. The Risk Management Process: Building the Foundation. 8. The Financial Risk Mandate: Developing a Philosophy and Loss Tolerance. 9. Risk Principles: Creating a Code of Conduct. 10. Financial Governance: Assigning Accountability for Risk. 11. The Risk Framework: Limiting and Controlling Risks. 12. Automated Management: Automating Discipline on the Front Lines. 13. Manual Management: Enhancing the Automated Discipline. 14. Nuts and Bolts: Supporting the Process with Essential Tools. 15. Ongoing Diagnostics and Transparency: Knowing if the Risk Process is Working. Conclusion: Can there be Heroes? Glossary. References. Index.

Summary: A proven way to manage risk in today's business world Understanding how the risk process works is a critical concept that business professionals must come to learn. For those who must understand the fundamentals of risk management quickly, without getting caught up in jargon, theory, mathematics, and formulas, Practical Risk Management is the perfect read. Written in a clear, fast-paced and easily digestible style, this book explains the practical challenges associated with risk management and how-by focusing on accountability, governance, risk appetite, liquidity, client risks, automated and manual processes, tools and diagnostics-they can be overcome. After finishing this book, readers will have a solid understanding of the risk process, know which issues/questions are of critical importance, and be able to determine how their specific risk problems can be minimized or avoided.

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Acknowledgments.
Biographies.
Introduction: Financial Risks and Avalanches.
PART I: DEFINING AND MEASURING RISKS.
1. Losses: One-Hundred-Year Floods that Happen Every Three Years.
2. The Basics: A Common Understanding of the Risks.
3. Liquidity: The Heart of the Matter.
4. Suitability: Coping with Customers.
5. Process Risks: The Next Frontier.
6. Measurement: Quantifying the Risks.
PART II: DEVELOPING A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO RISK MANAGEMENT.
7. The Risk Management Process: Building the Foundation.
8. The Financial Risk Mandate: Developing a Philosophy and Loss Tolerance.
9. Risk Principles: Creating a Code of Conduct.
10. Financial Governance: Assigning Accountability for Risk.
11. The Risk Framework: Limiting and Controlling Risks.
12. Automated Management: Automating Discipline on the Front Lines.
13. Manual Management: Enhancing the Automated Discipline.
14. Nuts and Bolts: Supporting the Process with Essential Tools.
15. Ongoing Diagnostics and Transparency: Knowing if the Risk Process is Working.
Conclusion: Can there be Heroes?
Glossary.
References.
Index.

A proven way to manage risk in today's business world
Understanding how the risk process works is a critical concept that business professionals must come to learn. For those who must understand the fundamentals of risk management quickly, without getting caught up in jargon, theory, mathematics, and formulas, Practical Risk Management is the perfect read. Written in a clear, fast-paced and easily digestible style, this book explains the practical challenges associated with risk management and how-by focusing on accountability, governance, risk appetite, liquidity, client risks, automated and manual processes, tools and diagnostics-they can be overcome. After finishing this book, readers will have a solid understanding of the risk process, know which issues/questions are of critical importance, and be able to determine how their specific risk problems can be minimized or avoided.

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