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Practical Risk Management [Hardcover]

Erik Banks (Author), Richard Dunn (Author)
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August 19, 2003 0470849673 978-0470849675 1
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.
Erik Banks (Redding, CT) is currently Chief Risk Officer for Element Re. Prior to that he spent several years at Merrill Lynch in market/credit risk management roles in London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and the United States. He is also adjunct Professor of Finance at the University of Connecticut, where he teaches MBA students. Richard Dunn (London, UK) works for Merrill Lynch. He single-handedly restructured Merrill Lynch's risk function post in 1998 into its current form.

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"Banks and Dunn have produced a clear, non-technical yet authoritative guide to risk management. Investment firms and banks will need to overhaul their practices in the light of the forthcoming revision of the Basel Capital Accord. Practical Risk Management will give senior managers the solid understanding of what risk management is all about, which will be very valuable to them as they oversee the changes required."
—Sir Howard Davies Chairman, The Fnancial Services Authority, London

"In today's increasingly complex financial world, financial institution CEOs often complain that they do not have a strategic frame for thinking about risk management and are too often overloaded with information that lacks useful synthesis to help them make useful judgments or decisionsabout risk. For them, this is a gem of a book and a must-read by two serious practitioners who have distilled the essence from the jargon of risk management for the Chief Executive. I highly recommend it."
—Hamid Biglari, Head of Global Financial Institutions, Investment Banking
Division, Citigroup New York


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 19, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470849673
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470849675
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 1.4 x 9.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,753,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Erik Banks is the author of more than 20 books on risk, catastrophe, derivatives, emerging markets, and Wall Street. He has spent 25 years as an international banker, working at major financial institutions in New York, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Munich; he has also worked in the hedge fund sector and has taught at the University level.

 

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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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