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Financial Risk Forecasting is a complete introduction to practical quantitative risk management, with a focus on market risk. Derived from the authors teaching... 
Forecasting | Financial risk management | Simulation methods

Until the nineteenth century, "risk" was a specialized term: it was the commodity exchanged in a marine insurance contract. Freaks of Fortune tells how the... 
United States Social conditions | Risk | United States Economic conditions | History | Sociological aspects | Risk-taking (Psychology) | Capitalism | United States | Economic conditions | 19th century | Social conditions

This book introduces the concept of new social risks in welfare state studies and explains their relevance to the comparative understanding of social policy in... 
Welfare state | Public welfare | political economy | Case studies | Social policy | European Union | Europe | Active labour market | Health care | Post-fordism | Pensions | Child care | Unemployment | Eu | Social risks | Work | Politics | Reform | Retrenchment

Risk-Based Supervision of Pension Funds provides a review of the design and experience of risk-based pension fund supervision in countries that have been... 
Pension trusts | Risk | Management | Cross-cultural studies | ASSET ALLOCATION | SUPERVISION OF BANKS | PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS | INVESTMENT RISK | SUPERVISION OF PENSION FUNDS | LONG-TERM INTEREST RATE | FOREIGN CURRENCY | MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS | BUSINESS PLAN | INCOME INSTRUMENTS | MARKET CONDITIONS | DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS | GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS | SUPERVISION OF PENSION FUND | INTEREST RATES | PENSION PLAN | EARNINGS | LIABILITY | ADVERSE PRICE MOVEMENTS | MARKET DISCIPLINE | CONTRIBUTION | OTHER ASSETS | CALCULATION | FINANCIAL INSTITUTION | RESPONSIBILITIES | CENTRAL BANK | INTEREST RATE SWAPS | EQUITY INVESTMENTS | PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATORS | ASSET BASE | REGULATORY STANDARDS | LIQUIDITY | DISCOUNT RATE | INTEREST RATE RISKS | PENSION SECTORS | PENSION PLANS | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS | BALANCE SHEET | INVESTMENT PATTERNS | LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES | RISK CONTROLS | VALUABLE | MARKET VALUES | SUPERVISORY AGENCIES | PENSION COMPANIES | RESEARCH ASSISTANCE | STAKEHOLDERS | CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS | PENSION SYSTEM | CONTRIBUTIONS | INFORMATION SYSTEM | RISK MANAGEMENT | CAPITAL ALLOCATION | PORTFOLIO VALUATION | MARKET YIELD | FINANCIAL SERVICES | INVESTMENT REGIME | INTERNATIONAL BANK | DOMESTIC EQUITIES | RISK FACTOR | RISK EXPOSURE | MARKET DEVELOPMENTS | PENSION FUND | CALL OPTIONS | EURO MARKET | RISK EXPOSURES | MORTGAGE LOANS | FINANCIAL RISKS | CAPITAL ADEQUACY | RATE OF RETURN | ASSET CLASSES | LONG-TERM INTEREST | GOVERNMENT BONDS | MARKET ANALYSTS | RETIREMENT | MARKET VALUE | PENSION FUNDS | BOND PORTFOLIO | LABOR MARKET | INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE | FOREIGN EQUITIES | PENSION PROVIDERS | RETIREMENT SAVINGS | DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS | INSURANCE | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | MATURITY | SOCIAL INSURANCE | ASSET-LIABILITY MANAGEMENT | RETURN | MORTGAGE BONDS | INFORMATION SYSTEMS | INSURANCE INDUSTRY | PENSIONS | CURRENCY | TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS | PENSION SYSTEMS | MORTGAGE | GOVERNMENT BOND | FUND MANAGERS | PENSIONERS | TAX LAWS | INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS | REGULATORY STRUCTURE | RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES | SUPERVISORY AGENCY | PRIVATE PENSION | FIXED INCOME | EQUITY MARKET | PRUDENTIAL REGULATION | YIELD CURVE | GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | RISK SCORES | PENSION | SPECIAL SAVINGS | MORTGAGES | CREDIT RISK | DERIVATIVES | RISK CAPITAL | FINANCIAL MARKETS | ASSET-LIABILITY MISMATCHES | CREDIT STANDING | DEFINED-BENEFIT PENSION | FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY | FINANCIAL STABILITY | FINANCIAL SYSTEM | FINANCIAL SECTOR | PENSION POLICY | RISK PROFILE | MARKET LIQUIDITY | REGULATORY FRAMEWORK | RISK FACTORS | PENSION ASSETS | INTEREST RATE RISK | RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS | RISK CONTROL | INVESTMENT REGULATION | RISK ASSESSMENT | RETIREMENT INCOME | LEGAL OBLIGATION | SOLVENCY | BALANCE SHEETS | SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEMS | COMPLIANCE · REPORTING | RETURNS | SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY | FINANCIAL CRISIS | INVESTMENT RETURNS | PRIVATE PENSION PLANS | PROBABILITY | CONTRIBUTION SYSTEMS | DEPOSITS | EQUITY RETURNS | GOVERNMENT SECURITIES | OCCUPATIONAL FUNDS | WITHDRAWAL | RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | ACCOUNTING STANDARDS | PORTFOLIOS | ASSET QUALITY | TAX | ASSET PORTFOLIOS | EFFICIENT INVESTMENT | MARKET RISK | PENSION SCHEMES | INSURANCE COMPANIES | PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS | FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES | LIFE INSURANCE | ACCOUNTING | PRIVATE LOANS | LIFE EXPECTANCY | SWAP CURVE | INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS | INVESTMENT STRATEGIES | SENIOR | PENSION FUND ASSET | VALUATION | FAIR VALUATION | DERIVATIVE | ASSET CLASS | SWAP | ASSET LIABILITY MANAGEMENT | DEFINED-CONTRIBUTION PENSION | LABOR FORCE | FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS | BANKING SYSTEM | INTEREST RATE | RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | SMALLER FUNDS | CREDIT RISKS | ASSET PRICES | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | INVESTMENT POLICIES | USE OF DERIVATIVES | MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT | TRANSPARENCY | FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES | FINANCIAL SERVICE | MARKET PARTICIPANTS | PUBLIC DEBT | PORTFOLIO | REGULATORY AUTHORITY | HOLDINGS | EQUITIES | INTERNAL AUDITS | DOMESTIC BONDS | FINANCIAL RISK | LIQUID ASSETS | PENSION FUND SUPERVISION | MARGIN REQUIREMENTS | CAPITAL REQUIREMENT

Hedging (Finance) | Index mutual funds | Stock exchanges | Stocks | Investments | Hedge funds | Profit | Speculation

A risk advisor for top financial institutions explains how limitless risky behaviors toppled a 158-year-old institution, using the story to illuminate the... 
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 | Financial crises | History | Financial risk | Lehman Brothers

This book presents an integrated framework for risk measurement, capital management and value creation in banks. Moving from the measurement of the risks... 
Banks and banking | Financial institutions | Bank management | Risk management | Asset-liability management | Valuation

The rapid and oft en unplanned expansion of cities is exposing more people and economic assets to the risk of disasters and the effects of climate change. For... 
Urban ecology (Sociology) | Environmental risk assessment | Urban policy | Risk assessment | Environmental aspects | Climatic changes | City planning | Social aspects | Natural disasters | bank lending | Vulnerable Group | price trends | budget deficit | Credit Source | mutual fund | agricultural products | migrant labor | budgetary allocation | output | tea | banking system | basis points | pledges | microfinance institutions | Credit Growth | remittance | savings | stock trading | infrastructure projects | Foreign exchange | oil prices | overdraft loans | repayment | money transfer | consumption expenditures | business associations | interest rates | merchant | dates | reserves | Foreign exchange reserves | foreign investors | exposure | expenditures | consumer prices | retail trade | phone network | commodity | interest rate | Microcredit | Transparency | Corruption | domestic market | stock price | foreign exchange market | repo | Refugee | growth rate | stock market volatility | retail | Union | Economic Developments | Fair Price | demand for food | local market | infrastructure project | Investment Climate | wheat | public stock | exchange rate | Stock Exchange | broad money | growth rates | inflationary pressures | Fair | food resources | public investment | agricultural sector | Monetary Policy | households | economic crisis | current account balance | nonperforming loans | hypothecations | public stocks | Private Sector Credit | Reserve Requirement | macroeconomic policy | Cash Reserve | food price | Bank Policy | Price Increase | repo rates | expenditure | financial institutions | Infrastructure Finance | insurance | microfinance | policy responses | liquidity | remittances | Tax | accounting | sales | Public Debt | repayment period | frozen food | interest rate cap | commodity prices | Regulatory Authority | Grain Production | beneficiaries | formal banking | advanced economies | fiscal deficit | repo rate | rates of interest | Consumer Price Index | stock market | commercial banks | Consumer Price | current account surplus | public-private partnerships | food subsidy | open market | intermediate goods | mobile phone | regulator | food prices | public-private partnership | sugar | income | international markets | global economy | loan | inflation index | overdraft | economic performance | sovereign debt | Food for Work | food grains | regulators | stocks | telecommunications | Inflation | balance of payments | policy response | export credits | export growth | reserve | financial account | food distribution | food imports | Price Increases | consumption expenditure | village | stock index | migrant workers | money growth | urban areas | private investment | good faith | food subsidies | developing countries | current account | food security | developing economies | issuance | storage capacity | banking sector

Financial futures | Capital assets pricing model | Prices | Options (Finance) | Mathematical models | Risk management | Portfolio management

During the past few decades, private equity (PE) has attracted considerable attention from investors, practitioners, and academicians. In fact, a substantial... 
Private equity | financial markets

This publication explores current global security issues, their development in West Africa and their potential impact on regional stability. It takes a close... 
Distributed processing | Electronic data processing | Congresses | Parallel processing (Electronic computers)

Prevention | Financial risk | Financial services industry | Financial institutions | Financial crises | Management | Risk management

This is a book about traders in financial markets: what they do, the kind of people they are, how they perceive the world they inhabit, how they make decisions... 
Trading rooms (Finance) | Floor traders (Finance) | financial institutions and services | Risks | Financial markets | Financial environment | Decisions | Market cultures | Investment banking | Traders | Firms

And key messages -- Key principles of governance and investment management -- Governance of public pension assets -- Governance structures and accountabilities... 
Pension trusts | Investments | Financial crises | 21st century | INVESTMENT DECISIONS | INVESTMENT FUND | GLOBAL MARKETS | PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS | AUDIT COMMITTEE | INVESTMENT STRATEGY | INVESTMENT RISK | EQUITY MARKET VOLATILITY | OPPORTUNITY COSTS | FOREIGN CURRENCY | LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT | MACROECONOMIC STABILITY | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | TRANSITION ECONOMIES | FISCAL BURDENS | INVESTMENT POLICY | GOOD GOVERNANCE | SAFER ASSETS | INTEREST RATES | HEDGES | LIABILITY | PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY | TRADING | RESERVE FUND | REPLACEMENT RATE | POLICY RESPONSES | FOREIGN EXCHANGE | HEDGE FUNDS | EQUITY INVESTMENTS | INVESTMENT CAPABILITIES | MUTUAL FUND | AUDITS | REGULATORY STANDARDS | EQUITY INDEX | LIQUIDITY | INVESTING | INVESTMENT CORPORATION | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS | EXPOSURE TO RISKS | CASH FLOWS | RISK AVERSION | CURRENCY HEDGING | DISCOUNT RATES | GLOBAL PENSIONS | GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS | MARKET VALUES | POLITICAL RISKS | RETIREMENT AGE | TURNOVER | LOCAL CURRENCY | HEDGE FUND | CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS | PENSION SYSTEM | INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS | RISK MANAGEMENT | HEDGE RATIOS | PURCHASING POWER | INTERNATIONAL BANK | INVESTMENT HORIZON | INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES | FAIR VALUE | REAL ESTATE | RISK POOLING | PENSION FUND ASSETS | PENSION FUND | PENSION ASSET | DOMESTIC CAPITAL | FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS | INVENTORY | TRUSTEE | DEMOGRAPHIC | ILLIQUIDITY | ASSET CLASSES | GOVERNMENT BONDS | OUTPUT | REFORM PROGRAM | FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY | PENSION FUNDS | RESERVE FUNDS | RETIREMENT SYSTEM | REPLACEMENT RATES | RESERVE | RETIREMENT SAVINGS | BENEFICIARIES | FINANCIAL ASSETS | INSURANCE | CODE OF CONDUCT | CONFLICT OF INTEREST | PENSION PRODUCT | ASSET-LIABILITY MANAGEMENT | REGULATORY AGENCIES | RETURN | PRIVATE PENSIONS | PENSIONS | PORTFOLIO RISK | EXPOSURE | CURRENCY | FOREIGN CURRENCY EXPOSURES | PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT | REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT | INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT | PENSION SYSTEMS | FINANCIAL CRISES | PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS | FUND MANAGERS | HOME CURRENCY | PENSION PROVISION | RESERVES | SAVINGS | EQUITY MARKET |