Financial Risk Management - (F)

1 Concepts and Methods in Financial Risk ManagementSection 1 introduces the general approach of financial risk management in financial institutions, insurance companies and corporates. The Section covers basic economic, organizational, and quantitative topics in financial risk management. Quantitative key risk figures like Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall as well as stress-testing approaches are introduced.

2 Applications in Credit Risk
Section 2 applies general risk management approaches introduced in Section 1 to the analysis of credit risk. Credit risk with respect to single risks and portfolios is analyzed. Issues discussed in this Section cover questions of rating systems, probabilities of default, exposure calculation, as well as approaches to quantify dependency of credit risks. Issues in risk-adjusted pricing of credit instruments like bonds and loans are also being discussed.

3 Applications in Market Risk
Section 3 introduces risk figures like Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall to analyze the market risk of portfolios of financial instruments. The issues are discussed based on simple sample portfolios, where all steps of risk analysis are developed from the scratch.

4 Applications in Operational Risk
Section 4 gives a short introduction to issues of Operational Risk in Financial Risk Management. The focus of this Section is on differentiating operational risk from credit risk and market risk. An overview over current practices of operational risk measurement and management is given.

5 Liquidity Risk
Section 5 introduces the basics of liquidity risk management. The most important types of liquidity risk are discussed as well as typical approaches to manage these risks.

6 Current Developments in Financial Markets Regulation
The design and the structure of international financial markets regulation has been heavily revised by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) in the years following the 2007/2008 financial crisis. Major parts of this process have been finalised recently. Section 6 delivers an overview over current financial markets regulation - having a focus on those topics most relevant for financial risk management.