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Wow! eBook: Managing Risks in Commercial and Retail Banking - 6 new eBooks

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Managing Risks in Commercial and Retail Banking

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 06:49 AM PDT

Managing Risks in Commercial and Retail Banking

Book Description

A practical guide to the practices and procedures of effectively managing banking risks

Managing Risks in Commercial and Retail Banking takes an in-depth, logical look at dealing with all aspects of risk management within the banking sector. It presents complex processes in a simplified way by providing real-life situations and examples.

The book examines all dimensions of the risks that banks face—both the financial risks—credit, market, and operational—and the non-financial risks—money laundering, information technology, business strategy, legal, and reputational. Focusing on methods and models for identifying, measuring, monitoring, and controlling risks, it provides practical advice backed up by solid theories, without resorting to the use of complicated mathematical and statistical formulas.

Author Amalendu Ghosh exposes topics that are usually absent in books on managing banking risk—such as design of control framework, risk management architecture, credit risk rating, risk-based loan pricing, portfolio analysis, business continuity planning, and corporate governance.

  • Author has extensive experience with a variety of major banks and institutions worldwide and brings a fresh perspective in the wake of the global finance crisis
  • Presents a novel approach using models of the credit risk rating of different types of borrowers, the methodology for assigning weights for deriving the rating, and the scoring process
  • Covers the essentials of corporate governance and options for credit risk assessment in line with the recommendations made in the New Basel Capital Accord
  • Explains the methodology of risk-based internal audit, including techniques to enable bank branches to switch over from the old transaction-based audit methods

With its logical sequence of the aspects of risk management, the book’s layout is ideal for presentations, making it a handy tool for risk management training

Table of Contents
Part I: Risk Management Approaches and Systems
Chapter 1. Business Risk in Banking
Chapter 2. Control Risk in Banking
Chapter 3. Technology Risk in Banking
Chapter 4. Fundamentals of Risk Management
Chapter 5. Risk Management Systems and Processes

Part II: Credit Risk Management
Chapter 6. Credit Problems and Credit Risk
Chapter 7. Identification of Credit Risk
Chapter 8. Credit Risk Rating Concept and Uses
Chapter 9. Credit Risk Rating Issues
Chapter 10. Credit Risk Rating Models
Chapter 11. Credit Risk Rating Methodology
Chapter 12. Credit Risk Measurement Model
Chapter 13. Credit Risk Management
Chapter 14. Credit Portfolio Review Methodology
Chapter 15. Risk-Based Loan Pricing

Part III: Market Risk Management
Chapter 16. Market Risk Framework
Chapter 17. Liquidity Risk Management
Chapter 18. Interest Rate Risk Management
Chapter 19. Foreign Exchange Risk Management
Chapter 20. Equity Exposure Risk Management
Chapter 21. Asset Liability Management Review Process

Part IV: Operational Risk Management
Chapter 22. Operational Risk Management Framework
Chapter 23. Operational Risk Identification, Measurement, and Control

Part V: Risk-Based Internal Audit
Chapter 24. Risk-Based Internal Audit—Scope, Rationale, and Function
Chapter 25. Risk-Based Internal Audit Methodology and Procedure

Part VI: Corporate Governance
Chapter 26. Corporate Governance

Part VII: Lessons from the Asian and the United States' Financial Crises
Chapter 27. The Causes and Impact of the Asian and the United States' Financial Crises

Book Details

  • Hardcover: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley (February 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 111810353X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1118103531
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Practical Risk-Adjusted Performance Measurement

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 06:40 AM PDT

Practical Risk Adjusted Performance Measurement

Book Description

A practitioner’s guide to ex-post performance measurement techniques

Risk within asset management firms has an undeserved reputation for being an overly complex, mathematical subject. This book simplifies the subject and demonstrates with practical examples that risk is perfectly straightforward and not as complicated as it might seem. Unlike most books written on portfolio risk, which generally focus on ex-ante risk from an academic perspective using complicated language and no worked examples, this book focuses on ex-post risk from a buy side, asset management, risk practitioners perspective, including a number of practical worked examples for risk measures and their interpretation.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 3. Simple Risk Measures
Chapter 4. Regression Analysis
Chapter 5. Drawdown
Chapter 6. Partial Moments
Chapter 7. Extreme Risk
Chapter 8. Fixed Income Risk
Chapter 9. Risk-adjusted Return
Chapter 10. Which Risk Measure to Use?
Chapter 11. Risk Control

Appendix A. Composite Internal Risk Measures
Appendix B. Absolute Risk Dashboard
Appendix C. Relative Risk Dashboard

Book Details

  • Hardcover: 236 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley (October 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1118369742
  • ISBN-13: 978-1118369746
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Hedge Fund Analysis

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 06:35 AM PDT

Hedge Fund Analysis

Book Description

A detailed, step-by-step book covering the entire hedge fund evaluation process

Investing in hedge funds is different from investing in other asset classes. There is much less publicly available information about hedge funds performance than there is about mutual funds or individual stocks. Consequently, investing in this class requires more sophisticated investment knowledge, greater due diligence, and, in many cases, a better-developed ability to evaluate investment managers.

Hedge Fund Analysis provides a broad framework of how to approach this endeavor, from initial screening to analytical techniques, interviewing skills, and legal and contract negotiations. Along the way, it demonstrates a variety of mechanisms for monitoring and tracking hedge funds and the underlying hedge fund portfolios—explaining each stage of the process in minute detail and providing specific examples which fully explain the opportunities and challenges you’ll face each step of the way.

  • Provides a detailed look at how to source hedge funds, screen through them, and rank their strengths and weaknesses
  • Lays out a thorough process for evaluating funds, from initial interviews to performance analysis to onsite meetings
  • Reveals what questions to ask by strategy in order to understand the underlying risk factors associated with each
  • Highlights non-investment analysis, including operational due diligence and risk management, as integral elements in the process

Written by a financial professional with over twenty years of experience conducting investment manager due diligence, this book will put you in a position to make more informed decisions when investing in hedge funds.

Table of Contents
Part I: Background
Chapter 1. Hedge Fund History
Chapter 2. Hedge Fund Asset Class

Part II: Hedge Fund Due Diligence
Chapter 3. Due Diligence Process
Chapter 4. Initial Data Collection
Chapter 5. Initial Interview
Chapter 6. Quantitative Analysis
Chapter 8. Onsite Interviews
Chapter 9. Operational Due Diligence
Chapter 10. Risk Due Diligence
Chapter 11. Reference and Background Checks
Chapter 12. Hedge Fund Scoring Model and Decision Making

Book Details

  • Hardcover: 392 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley (September 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1118175468
  • ISBN-13: 978-1118175460
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Investment Valuation, 3rd Edition

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 03:30 AM PDT

Investment Valuation, 3rd Edition

Book Description

The definitive source of information on all topics related to investment valuation tools and techniques

Valuation is at the heart of any investment decision, whether that decision is buy, sell or hold. But the pricing of many assets has become a more complex task in modern markets, especially after the recent financial crisis. In order to be successful at this endeavor, you must have a firm understanding of the proper valuation techniques. One valuation book stands out as withstanding the test of time among investors and students of financial markets, Aswath Damodaran’sInvestment Valuation.Now completely revised and updated to reflect changing market conditions, this third edition comprehensively introduces investment professionals and students to the range of valuation models available and how to chose the right model for any given asset valuation scenario. This edition includes valuation techniques for a whole host of real options, start-up firms, unconventional assets, distressed companies and private equity, and real estate. All examples have been updated and new material has been added.

  • Fully revised to incorporate valuation lessons learned from the last five years, from the market crisis and emerging markets to new types of equity investments
  • Includes valuation practices across the life cycle of companies and emphasizes value enhancement measures, such as EVA and CFROI
  • Contains a new chapter on probabilistic valuation techniques such as decision trees and Monte Carlo Simulation
  • Author Aswath Damodaran is regarded as one of the best educators and thinkers on the topic of investment valuation

This indispensable guide is a must read for anyone wishing to gain a better understanding of investment valuation and its methods. With it, you can take the insights and advice of a recognized authority on the valuation process and immediately put them to work for you.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Valuation
Chapter 2. Approaches to Valuation
Chapter 3. Understanding Financial Statements
Chapter 4. The Basics of Risk
Chapter 5. Option Pricing Theory and Models
Chapter 6. Market Efficiency—Definition, Tests, and Evidence
Chapter 7. Riskless Rates and Risk Premiums
Chapter 8. Estimating Risk Parameters and Costs of Financing
Chapter 9. Measuring Earnings
Chapter 10. From Earnings to Cash Flows
Chapter 11. Estimating Growth
Chapter 12. Closure in Valuation: Estimating Terminal Value
Chapter 13. Dividend Discount Models
Chapter 14. Free Cash Flow to Equity Discount Models
Chapter 15. Firm Valuation: Cost of Capital and Adjusted Present Value Approaches
Chapter 16. Estimating Equity Value per Share
Chapter 17. Fundamental Principles of Relative Valuation
Chapter 18. Earnings Multiples
Chapter 19. Book Value Multiples
Chapter 20. Revenue Multiples and Sector-Specific Multiples
Chapter 21. Valuing Financial Service Firms
Chapter 22. Valuing Firms with Negative or Abnormal Earnings
Chapter 23. Valuing Young or Start-Up Firms
Chapter 24. Valuing Private Firms
Chapter 25. Aquisitions and Takeovers
Chapter 26. Valuing Real Estate
Chapter 27. Valuing Other Assets
Chapter 28. The Option to Delay and Valuation Implications
Chapter 29. The Options to Expand and to Abandon: Valuation Implications
Chapter 30. Valuing Equity in Distressed Firms
Chapter 31. Value Enhancement: A Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Framework
Chapter 32. Value Enhancement: Economic Value Added, Cash Flow Return on Investment, and Other Tools
Chapter 33. Probabilistic Approaches in Valuation: Scenario Analysis, Decision Trees, and Simulations
Chapter 34. Overview and Conclusion

Book Details

  • Hardcover: 992 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 3rd Edition (March 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 111801152X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1118011522
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Investment Valuation: University Edition, 3rd Edition

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 02:54 AM PDT

Investment Valuation: University Edition, 3rd Edition

Book Description

The definitive source of information on all topics related to investment valuation tools and techniques

Valuation is at the heart of any investment decision, whether that decision is buy, sell or hold. But the pricing of many assets has become a more complex task in modern markets, especially after the recent financial crisis. In order to be successful at this endeavor, you must have a firm understanding of the proper valuation techniques. One valuation book stands out as withstanding the test of time among students of financial markets and investors, Aswath Damodaran’sInvestment Valuation.

Now completely revised and updated to reflect changing market conditions, this third edition comprehensively introduces students and investment professionals to the range of valuation models available and how to chose the right model for any given asset valuation scenario. This edition includes valuation techniques for a whole host of real options, start-up firms, unconventional assets, distressed companies and private equity, and real estate. All examples have been updated and new material has been added.

  • An expansion of ancillaries include updated online databases, spreadsheets, and other educational support tools
  • Fully revised to incorporate valuation lessons learned from the last five years, from the market crisis and emerging markets to new types of equity investments
  • Revised examples of company valuations such as companies from Eastern Europe and Africa, which stress the global nature of modern valuation
  • Author Aswath Damodaran is regarded as one of the best educators and thinkers on the topic of investment valuation

This indispensable guide is a must read for students wishing to gain a better understanding of investment valuation and its methods. With it, you can take the insights and advice of a recognized authority on the valuation process and immediately put them to work for you.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Valuation
Chapter 2. Approaches to Valuation
Chapter 3. Understanding Financial Statements
Chapter 4. The Basics of Risk
Chapter 5. Option Pricing Theory and Models
Chapter 6. Market Efficiency—Definition, Tests, and Evidence
Chapter 7. Riskless Rates and Risk Premiums
Chapter 8. Estimating Risk Parameters and Costs of Financing
Chapter 9. Measuring Earnings
Chapter 10. From Earnings to Cash Flows
Chapter 11. Estimating Growth
Chapter 12. Closure in Valuation: Estimating Terminal Value
Chapter 13. Dividend Discount Models
Chapter 14. Free Cash Flow to Equity Discount Models
Chapter 15. Firm Valuation: Cost of Capital and Adjusted Present Value Approaches
Chapter 16. Estimating Equity Value per Share
Chapter 17. Fundamental Principles of Relative Valuation
Chapter 18. Earnings Multiples
Chapter 19. Book Value Multiples
Chapter 20. Revenue Multiples and Sector-Specific Multiples
Chapter 21. Valuing Financial Service Firms
Chapter 22. Valuing Firms with Negative or Abnormal Earnings
Chapter 23. Valuing Young or Start-Up Firms
Chapter 24. Valuing Private Firms
Chapter 25. Aquisitions and Takeovers
Chapter 26. Valuing Real Estate
Chapter 27. Valuing Other Assets
Chapter 28. The Option to Delay and Valuation Implications
Chapter 29. The Options to Expand and to Abandon: Valuation Implications
Chapter 30. Valuing Equity in Distressed Firms
Chapter 31. Value Enhancement: A Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Framework
Chapter 32. Value Enhancement: Economic Value Added, Cash Flow Return on Investment, and Other Tools
Chapter 33. Probabilistic Approaches in Valuation: Scenario Analysis, Decision Trees, and Simulations
Chapter 34. Overview and Conclusion

Book Details

  • Paperback: 992 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 3rd Edition (March 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1118130731
  • ISBN-13: 978-1118130735
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Investing in the Renewable Power Market

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 02:49 AM PDT

Investing in the Renewable Power Market

Book Description

The financial challenges facing clean energy installations

The path to the widespread adoption of renewable energy is littered with major technological legal, political, and financial challenges. Investing in the Renewable Power Market is a reality check for the mass roll out of green energy and its financial dominance of the world energy market, focusing on real energy costs and global energy needs over the next decade. If green energy is to be truly successful, the market must be properly understood, so that dreams of a green future do not lead to actual energy nightmares.

The first book to cover the major investing challenges and monetary constraints placed on electric power companies as they race to meet their green energy requirements, Investing in the Renewable Power Market explains how generating electricity is totally different from other energy enterprises in that it is highly regulated and its product cannot be stored. This combination greatly affects the finances of renewable power and influences how investors should navigate the energy market. To help the reader better understand the current state of the alternative energy industry, the book:

  • Details the challenges facing green energy, such as the fact that it is priced compared to natural gas, which is currently at an all-time low
  • Analyzes real energy costs and the global demand for energy over the next decade
  • Describes why, in the short term, investment opportunities with renewable power will be with financial and operational restructurings

The green energy market is currently facing enormous challenges, but Investing in the Renewable Power Market explains the real costs of energy, the future of the energy market, and how to profit in both the long and short term.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. An Overview of Renewable Power
Chapter 2. Analyzing Power Project Economics
Chapter 3. The Challenges of Renewable Power Projects
Chapter 4. Risk Assessment for Power Projects
Chapter 5. Exploiting Profitability of Distressed and Abandoned Municipal Power Plants
Chapter 6. Energy Storage
Chapter 7. Shale Natural Gas and Its Effect on Renewable Power
Chapter 8. Solar PV and Solar Thermal Power Plants
Chapter 9. Wind Power Plants
Chapter 10. Electric Power Transmission
Chapter 11. Natural Gas Power Plants
Chapter 12. Coal-Fired Power Plants
Chapter 13. Biomass Energy and Biomass Power Plants
Chapter 14. Nuclear Power Energy Plants
Chapter 15. Hydropower Plants
Chapter 16. Geothermal Power Plants
Chapter 17. Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid

Book Details

  • Hardcover: 205 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley (February 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470878266
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470878262
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