Enterprise Risk Management in Financial Services Industry

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This Book Is About How Enterprise Risk Management (Erm) Is Evolving In The Financial Services Industry. Key Risk Management Issues Facing Financial Service Firms Include: Risk Governance, Regulatory And Economic Capital, Credit Risk Management, Market Risk And Asset/Liability Management, Operational Risk Management, Risk Systems And Technology. Erm Is Being Used By Financial Institutions Seeking Better Decision-Making, Greater Shareholder Value, And Stronger Internal Controls. Erm Can Simultaneously Improve A Company'S Financial Performance, Manage Its Risk Profile And Provide Better Risk Disclosures To Boards, Shareholders, Regulator, And Rating Agencies. It Is Not Only External Pressures (Such As Sarbanes Oxley), Which Are Giving An Impetus To Erm, But Also A Growing Realization Within Companies That It Can Be Used As A ToolFor Creating Shareholder Value. The Growing Seriousness Of Erm Initiatives Is Also Helping To Formalise The Linkage Between A Company'S Business Operations And Its Overall Risk Management Program. This First Part Of The Book Covers Conceptual Issues. The Second Illustrates These Concepts, Using Case Studies On Well Known Financial Institutions Such As, Lehman Brothers, Royal Bank Of Canada, Ing Group, Comerzbank, Lloyds Tsb, Bnp Paribas, Abn Amro, Credit Suisse, Dbs Group, Dresdner Bank, Bank Of Scotia, Standard Chartered Andamerican Express. It Is Hoped That The Book Will Be Very Useful To Students, Academics And Bankers, Wanting To Know More About Erm.