Mastering Risk Volume 1: Concepts
0273653792

James Pickford

Publisher: Financial Times Press
Copyright: 2000
Format: Paper; 336 pp

ISBN-10: 0273653792
ISBN-13:9780273653790

Our Price: £35.00
Status: Instock
Published: 14 Dec 2000



Description

Developed from the successful series run in theFinancial Times newspaper, Mastering Risk Volume 1 brings you the latest thinking from some of the world's leading authorities and examines the concept of risk control as it threads its way through every aspect of business and finance management. It explains the techniques used to identify and measure risk, the methods of managing financial and non-financial risk, and investigates emerging areas of risk such as e-commerce and reputation management


Table Of Contents

Introduction
1. The nature of risk
2. Risk measurement
3. Risk Strategy
4. Financial risk
5. Operational risk
6. Regulation risk
7. Insurance and systemic risk
8. Emerging issues in risk
9. Environmental risk and extreme events
10. Risk 21C
Subject index
Organization index
Name index


Features

  • The book provides the very latest ideas on how to master the art of risk management.
  • Provides a comprehensive overview of the important concepts of risk management.
  • Readers will not need advanced mathematical skills or financial expertise to understand the concepts presented, and the book touches on a wide range of disciplines, such as psychology, investment, law, statistics, and marketing.
  • Traces the development of concepts and introduces the latest ideas from US and European perspectives.