Table of Contents

Preface; 1. An introduction to ERM; 2. Types of financial institution; 3. Stakeholders; 4. The internal environment; 5. The external environment; 6. Process overview; 7. Definitions of risk; 8. Risk identification; 9. Some useful statistics; 10. Statistical distributions; 11. Modelling techniques; 12. Extreme value theory; 13. Modelling time series; 14. Quantifying particular risks; 15. Risk assessment; 16. Responses to risk; 17. Continuous considerations; 18. Economic capital; 19. Risk frameworks; 20. Case studies; Index.

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Covers the full range of qualitative and quantitative techniques needed to manage risk in a financial organisation.

About the Author

Paul Sweeting is Professor of Actuarial Science at the University of Kent, where he teaches enterprise risk management. He is also involved in research, covering areas as diverse as longevity, pensions accounting and investment strategy. Prior to joining the University of Kent, Paul held roles in pensions and investment consultancy and fund management, including the post of Director of Research at Fidelity Investments' Retirement Institute. Most recently he worked as a longevity strategist at Munich Reinsurance.

Reviews

'Provides all the tools required to build and maintain a comprehensive ERM framework, covering a range of qualitative and quantitative techniques and their uses in identifying, assessing, modelling and measuring risk.' Actuary Magazine