The Handbook of Credit Risk Management: Originating, Assessing, and Managing Credit Exposures (Wiley Finance) - Hardcover

Bouteille, Sylvain; Coogan-Pushner, Diane

 
9781119835639: The Handbook of Credit Risk Management: Originating, Assessing, and Managing Credit Exposures (Wiley Finance)

Synopsis

Discover an accessible and comprehensive overview of credit risk management

In the newly revised Second Edition of The Handbook of Credit Risk Management: Originating, Assessing, and Managing Credit Exposures, veteran financial risk experts Sylvain Bouteillé and Dr. Diane Coogan-Pushner deliver a holistic roadmap to credit risk management (CRM) ideal for students and the busy professional.

The authors have created an accessible and practical CRM resource consistent with a commonly implemented risk management framework. Divided into four sections―Origination, Credit Assessment, Portfolio Management, and Mitigation and Transfer―the book explains why CRM is critical to the success of large institutions and why organizational structure matters.

The Second Edition of The Handbook of Credit Risk Management also includes:

  • Newly updated and enriched data, charts, and content
  • Three brand new chapters on consumer finance, state and local credit risk, and sovereign risk
  • New ancillary material designed to support higher education and bank credit training educators, including case studies, quizzes, and slides

Perfect for risk managers, corporate treasurers, auditors, and credit risk underwriters, this latest edition of The Handbook of Credit Risk Management will also prove to be an invaluable addition to the libraries of financial analysts, regulators, portfolio managers, and actuaries seeking a comprehensive and up-to-date guide on credit risk management.

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About the Author

SYLVAIN BOUTEILLÉ is Head of Trade Credit for the Americas at AIG, the global insurance company. Prior to AIG, Sylvain worked more than 20 years at Swiss Re. He holds a MSc degree in Civil Engineering from ENTPE (France) and an MBA from INSEAD (France).

DIANE COOGAN-PUSHNER, PhD, has decades of experience in the financial services industry, working most recently as the Chief Risk Officer of Navigator’s Group, Inc., a publicly traded insurer. She received her doctorate from Boston University and is a CFA® charterholder.

From the Back Cover

PRAISE FOR THE HANDBOOK OF CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT

“Bouteillé and Coogan-Pushner successfully capture the basics of credit risk with this straightforward, easy-to-read script providing a comprehensive overview of credit instruments and modern risk practices. A recommended study for those focused upon learning the nuts and bolts of credit risk management.”

―Loretta M. Hennessey, Partner, S2+ Advisors, and first chair, International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers (IACPM)

“Credit is the lifeblood of commerce and economic growth. Yet the risk it generates has caused the collapse of businesses, financial institutions and even sovereign entities. Understanding and managing credit risk is therefore an essential skill and this Handbook provides a very approachable, solid and comprehensive basis to do so.”

―Dr. Davide Crippa, Chief Risk Officer, Maybank Singapore

“A primer on credit risk for the student, risk manager, and finance professional. Comprehensive and approachable, with practical applications for managing single name credit exposure to enterprise-wide credit risk.

―Ellen Dion, Global Treasurer, AmTrust Financial Services Inc

“I wish I had this resource available when I began my career decades ago in credit risk management!”

―Jeffrey Satenstein, Managing Director and Senior Financial Officer (retired), JPMorgan Chase Investment Bank

From the Inside Flap

The uncertainty of our global economy has not diminished since the first edition of The Handbook of Credit Risk Management was released. The COVID pandemic has unleashed a new round of economic shock to every country in the world and is another wake-up call for company executives and financial institutions to be forward-thinking in managing credit exposures.

In the Second Edition of The Handbook of Credit Risk Management: Originating, Assessing, and Managing Credit Exposures, renowned risk and finance professionals Sylvain Bouteillé and Dr. Diane Coogan-Pushner deliver a comprehensive treatment of credit risk management for institutions of all sizes. Written for the busy professional seeking a hands-on and practical guide to the subject, the book delivers on providing intuitive rationale, real-world guidance and executable risk management techniques.

Divided into four sections―origination, credit assessment, portfolio management, and mitigation and transfer―the authors offer a holistic treatment of CRM that provides an accessible and understandable treatment of the quantitative techniques and best practices commonly employed in the risk management framework: identification, measurement, pricing/capital allocation, mitigation, and transfer/distribution.

The updated Second Edition includes three new chapters covering consumer finance, state and local credit risk, and sovereign risk.

The Handbook of Credit Risk Management is perfect for risk managers, auditors, credit risk underwriters, and corporate treasurers. It’s also an indispensable guide for students, financial analysts, portfolio managers, and actuaries seeking a comprehensive and up-to-date guide on CRM.

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