
Active Credit Portfolio Management
A Practical Guide to Credit Risk Management Strategies
Wiley-VCH (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 25. November 2005
Book
Hardback
581 pages
978-3-527-50198-4 (ISBN)
Description
The introduction of the euro in 1999 marked the starting point of the development of a very liquid and heterogeneous EUR credit market, which exceeds EUR 350bn with respect to outstanding corporate bonds. As a result, credit risk trading and credit portfolio management gained significantly in importance. The book shows how to optimize, manage, and hedge liquid credit portfolios, i.e. applying innovative derivative instruments. Against the background of the highly complex structure of credit derivatives, the book points out how to implement portfolio optimization concepts using credit-relevant parameters, and basic Markowitz or more sophisticated modified approaches (e.g., Conditional Value at Risk, Omega optimization) to fulfill the special needs of an active credit portfolio management on a single-name and on a portfolio basis (taking default correlation within a credit risk model framework into account). This includes appropriate strategies to analyze the impact from credit-relevant newsflow (macro- and micro-fundamental news, rating actions, etc.). As credits resemble equity-linked instruments, we also highlight how to implement debt-equity strategies, which are based on a modified Merton approach.
The book is obligatory for credit portfolio managers of funds and insurance companies, as well as bank-book managers, credit traders in investment banks, cross-asset players in hedge funds, and risk controllers.
Im Zeichen der Globalisierung der Finanzmärkte kommt dem aktiven Handel von Kreditrisiken und Portfoliomanagement eine wachsende Bedeutung zu. Das vorliegende Buch zeigt, wie liquide Kreditportfolios - unter anderem mittels Kreditderivaten - optimiert, gemanagt und gehedgt werden können. Die Autoren stellen kreditrisikorelevante Parameter und adäquate Steuerungsansätze vor, die auch über das Feld der Markowitz-Optimierung und komplexer Firmenwertmodelle (Merton-Ansatz) hinausragen. Dies geschieht sowohl auf Basis des Einzelengagements, als auch auf Portfolioebene. Die dargestellten Strategien schließen die Methoden zur Auswertung der relevanten Nachrichten (Makro- und Mikrofundamentaldaten, Ratingänderungen) ein.
Dieses Buch ist eine Pflichtlektüre sowohl für Kreditportfoliomanager von Fondsgesellschaften und Versicherungsunternehmen, als auch für Bankbuchmanager, Credittrader in Investmentbanken, Cross Asset Investoren in Hedge Funds und schließlich für Risikocontroller.
The book is obligatory for credit portfolio managers of funds and insurance companies, as well as bank-book managers, credit traders in investment banks, cross-asset players in hedge funds, and risk controllers.
Im Zeichen der Globalisierung der Finanzmärkte kommt dem aktiven Handel von Kreditrisiken und Portfoliomanagement eine wachsende Bedeutung zu. Das vorliegende Buch zeigt, wie liquide Kreditportfolios - unter anderem mittels Kreditderivaten - optimiert, gemanagt und gehedgt werden können. Die Autoren stellen kreditrisikorelevante Parameter und adäquate Steuerungsansätze vor, die auch über das Feld der Markowitz-Optimierung und komplexer Firmenwertmodelle (Merton-Ansatz) hinausragen. Dies geschieht sowohl auf Basis des Einzelengagements, als auch auf Portfolioebene. Die dargestellten Strategien schließen die Methoden zur Auswertung der relevanten Nachrichten (Makro- und Mikrofundamentaldaten, Ratingänderungen) ein.
Dieses Buch ist eine Pflichtlektüre sowohl für Kreditportfoliomanager von Fondsgesellschaften und Versicherungsunternehmen, als auch für Bankbuchmanager, Credittrader in Investmentbanken, Cross Asset Investoren in Hedge Funds und schließlich für Risikocontroller.
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"It nicely combines the practical aspects with the relevant theoretical framework...appealing to academics in finance." (Financial Markets Portfolio Management Journal, July 2006)
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Product info
GB
Language
English
Place of publication
Weinheim
Germany
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
123
123 s/w Abbildungen
100 Abb.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
1058 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-527-50198-4 (9783527501984)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Dr. Jochen Felsenheimer works for HVB Corporates & Markets and is currently heading the Credit & Credit Derivatives Strategy team, a department of HVB Global Markets Research. He holds a PhD in Economics from Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität München.
Dr. Philip Gisdakis is a Quantitative Credit Strategist. He studied Mathematical Finance at the University of Oxford and holds a PhD degree in Theoretical Chemistry from Technische Universität München.
Michael Zaiser is a Credit Strategist at HVB Corporates & Markets. He studied Business Administration and Mathematics at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main.
Dr. Philip Gisdakis is a Quantitative Credit Strategist. He studied Mathematical Finance at the University of Oxford and holds a PhD degree in Theoretical Chemistry from Technische Universität München.
Michael Zaiser is a Credit Strategist at HVB Corporates & Markets. He studied Business Administration and Mathematics at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main.
Content
Foreword
Introduction and Acknowledgements
Part I Markets
1 Market Structure
2 Instruments
3 Company and Debt Instrument Analysis
4 The Economic of Creditt Spreads
Part II Models
5 Fixed Income Basics
6 Spread Measures
7 Basics of Credit Risk Models
8 Single-Name Models
9 Portfolio Models
10 Valuation of Credit Derivatives
11 Portfolio Risk Measurement
Part II Management
12 Principles of Credit Portfolio Management
13 Portfolio Allocation
14 Performance Measures
15 Performance Analysis
16 Hedging Credit Risk
17 Trading Strategies
18 Operational Issues: Accounting
19 Operational Issues: Basell II
Part IV Appendix
References
Index
Introduction and Acknowledgements
Part I Markets
1 Market Structure
2 Instruments
3 Company and Debt Instrument Analysis
4 The Economic of Creditt Spreads
Part II Models
5 Fixed Income Basics
6 Spread Measures
7 Basics of Credit Risk Models
8 Single-Name Models
9 Portfolio Models
10 Valuation of Credit Derivatives
11 Portfolio Risk Measurement
Part II Management
12 Principles of Credit Portfolio Management
13 Portfolio Allocation
14 Performance Measures
15 Performance Analysis
16 Hedging Credit Risk
17 Trading Strategies
18 Operational Issues: Accounting
19 Operational Issues: Basell II
Part IV Appendix
References
Index