Heads or Tails - Evgueni Ivantsov

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Résumé :
List of Figures and Tables, Reviews of Heads or Tails, About the Author, Preface, Introduction, Part I Dancing in the Minefields, Part II The Heads or Tails Princip le and AAA Approach, Part III Survival Strategy in the Extreme Risk Wilderness, Appendix 1: Who Predicted the Crisis?, Appendix 2: Good Years vs. Bad Years, Bibliography, Index...

Biographie:
? What it means to build an effective defence against systemic and catastrophic losses...

Sommaire:
In the wake of the global financial crisis, Heads or Tails answers the question: what changes should financial institutions undergo to ensure reliable protection against extreme risks? Recent massive failures among large and respected financial institutions, clearly demonstrate that contemporary risk management and regulation fail to provide adequate responses to the challenges set by extreme risks. Dr Evgueni Ivantsov combines analysis of the nature of extreme risk (so-called tail risk), risk management practices and practical solutions to build a robust, enterprise-wide, extreme risk management framework which includes three lines of defence, ranging from strategic to tactical, designed to help address the tail risk during different stages of its development. The author also discusses: ? Why modern 'sophisticated' risk management frameworks, strong capitalisation and liquidity do not prevent banks from failure in the face of systemic crisis...