Horcher Essentials of Financial Risk Management

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-16097-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Essentials

A concise introduction to financial risk management strategies,policies, and techniques
This ideal guide for business professionals focuses on strategicand management issues associated with financial risk. Essentials ofFinancial Risk Management identifies risk-mitigation policies andstrategies; suggestions for determining an organization's risktolerance; and sources of risk associated with currency exchangerates, interest rates, credit exposure, commodity prices, and otherrelated events. Examples illustrate risk scenarios and offer tipson an array of management alternatives, including changes in theway business is conducted and hedging strategies involvingderivatives.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Horcher, Karen A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
1. What Is Financial Risk Management?
2. Identifying Major Financial Risks.
3. Interest Rate Risk.
4. Foreign Exchange Risk.
5. Credit Risk.
6. Commodity Risk.
7. Operational Risk.
8. Risk Management Framework: Policy and Hedging.
9. Measuring Risk.
10. Global Initiatives in Financial Risk Management.
Appendix.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Karen A. Horcher, CGA, CFA, provides consulting and training in treasury, capital markets, and financial risk management for corporations, financial institutions, governments and regulators, and professional services firms. She is the author of several financial risk management titles.