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100			_aBanks, Erik.; Dunn, Richard
245			_aPractical risk management : an executive guide to avoiding surprises and losses
260			_c2003 _bJohn Wiley & Sons _aChichester
300			_aviii;164 p. _b25 cm ; Hard
500			_a4180 11/3/2007 12:00:00 AM SINV001045 Dt. 29/11/2007 TBH Library Book Suppliers $100.00
505			_aAcknowledgments. 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.
520			_aA 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.
650			_aRisk Management _aBusiness enterprises--Finance _aInvestments & Securities _aBusiness enterprises -- Finance
700			_aErik Banks,; Richard Dunn
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