The Shape of Risk
A New Look at Risk Management
Published on 14. January 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-349-72672-1 (ISBN)
Description
Written by an experienced risk manager, this innovative new book explores the core concepts of risk management, including in-depth coverage of its scope, rationale, and practical applications. In addition to being fundamentally important to risk managers, this text will also be invaluable to senior executives, directors, regulators, and capital markets professionals. Students, lay readers, and others interested in finance will find a vast subject made engaging and accessible. Written with unusual clarity, The Shape of Risk makes use of graphics, case studies, and questions. The author encourages readers to develop their own intuition and judgment for identifying and managing risk. This is an excellent starting point for a new generation of readers who increasingly need a both practical and conceptual understanding of risk management.
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Series
Edition
2006 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-349-72672-1 (9781349726721)
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Additional editions
Book
12/2005
Palgrave Macmillan
€160.49
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Content
Prelude Foreword; C.Smithson Author's Preface PART 1: PRINCIPLES Risk: A Shape to be Drawn Definitions: Categories and Choices Risk Managers: Map Makers Credit Risk: A Traditional Challenge Market Risk: A New Challenge Operational Risk: Everyman Governance: Taking Action PART 2: CHALLENGES Initial Steps: Thinking, Planning and Doing Separation of Duties: The Front, Middle and Back Office People: The Silent Risk Institutional Knowledge: The Knowledge Factory New Products: Managing Innovation Measurement: The Size of Risk PART 3: APPLICATIONS Data: Particles of Risk Indicators: Messages and Signals Technology: Multiple Dimensions PROCESSES Derivatives: Trading Safely Collateral: Order and Complexity Master Agreements: The Documentation Vortex PART 4: CONCLUSION Summing Up and Looking Ahead Acknowledgements and Personal Reflections Glossary References and Further Reading Epilogue Index