Professional Investment Portfolio Management
by James W. Kolari, Wei Liu, and Seppo Pynnönen
Professional investment portfolio management is increasingly utilizing sophisticated statistical and computer techniques to better control risks and improve performance. This book provides new quantitative tools and technology for securities professionals to help boost the performance of their investment portfolios offered to clients. Unlike other books in this area, the authors utilize revolutionary asset pricing methods and models to analyze data for U.S. stocks and show how to apply them to t...
Impacts of COVID-19 on Supply Chains (Springer Business Cases)
This book examines the effects of the pandemic on supply chains and consequent adjustments made by companies to cope with these effects. This research sheds light on the challenges faced by diverse industries during the COVID and post-COVID periods and the solutions employed by companies to tackle them. The book covers several strategies, such as fulfillment strategies, inventory management, insourcing/outsourcing decisions, agile operations adaptation, capacity management, supplier management,...
This book provides a comprehensive and practical guide to Islamic finance. It covers a broad range of important topics including Islamic banking, capital markets, Takaful, wealth management, Fintech in Islamic finance, compliance and governance issues. It begins by introducing Islamic banking, covering its objectives, principles and evolution, before moving on to discuss the religious foundations of Islamic finance. The prohibition of Riba and Gharar and Islamic contracts are explored, before I...
This book explains the standard Real Options Analysis (ROA) literature in a straightforward, step by step manner without the use of complex mathematics. A lot of ROA literature is described through partial differential equations, probability density functions and simulation techniques, all of which may be unconvincing in the applicable qualities ROA possesses. Using this book, the reader will have a better grasp about how ROA works and will be able to provide his or her judgment about ROA, since...
A Guide to Trade Credit Insurance
by The International Credit Insurance & Surety Association
‘A Guide to Trade Credit Insurance’ is a reference book on trade credit insurance, written from an international perspective. It is a compilation of contributions from various authors and reviewers drawn from ICISA member companies. The book provides an overview of the whole process regarding trade credit insurance, including the history of trade credit insurance, trade credit insurance providers, the underwriting process, premium calculation, claims handling, case studies and a glossary of term...
Insurance Market Integration in the European Union (Banking, Money and International Finance)
by Slawomir Ireneusz Bukowski and Marzanna Barbara Lament
Insurance Market Integration in the European Union offers an in-depth analysis of the mechanisms of insurance market integration and measures the degrees of this integration. It examines the operation of the EU single financial market and, against this backdrop, the regulation relating to the insurance market. In addition, the book focuses on the specificity and determinants of international insurance market development and the issues with assimilation set against other financial market segments...
Based on an enormously popular "derivative instruments and applications" course taught by risk expert Christopher Culp at the University of Chicago, Risk Transfer will prepare both current practitioners and students alike for many of the issues and problems they will face in derivative markets. Filled with in-depth insight and practical advice, this book is an essential resource for those who want a comprehensive education and working knowledge of this major field in finance, as well as professi...
Risk Tracking and Reporting (Advanced Controlling)
by Ji?1/2rgen Weber, Barbara E. Weissenberger, and Arnim Liekweg
"Risk Tracking and Reporting" untersti?1/2tzt die Unternehmensfi?1/2hrung proaktiv bei der Auswahl wertsteigernder Mai?1/2nahmen: mit der Zuordnung dezentraler Risikoverantwortung, einer systematischen Risikoberichterstattung sowie einer ganzheitlichen Risikostrategie, der "Risk Scorecard".
Much has been said and written about the 'financial tsunami' and subsequent economic dislocation that occurred in the opening decade of the 21st Century. Professor Ivo Pezzuto is described by business scholars as an expert on the global financial crisis. He has lectured about it at conferences and seminars; written some of the most read and quoted papers; contributed to what is considered the most authoritative book on the subject; and to one of the best known US-based blogs dealing with it. In...
ISO (Cerm Academy Series on Enterprise Risk Management)
by Gregory Hutchins
Start Your Journey to A Work-Optional Life Investing is risky, and successful investors know what it means to take “smart risks.” In SMART RISK, leading wealth catalyst and portfolio manager Maili Wong shares her techniques to help you build an investment strategy and roadmap leading to a work-optional life—having the freedom to live the lifestyle you choose, regardless of market conditions. Smart Risk Investing balances art and science in a financial decision-making process that continuously...
Analytical Finance is a comprehensive introduction to the financial engineering of equity and interest rate instruments for financial markets. Developed from notes from the author’s many years in quantitative risk management and modeling roles, and then for the Financial Engineering course at Mälardalen University, it provides exhaustive coverage of vanilla and exotic mathematical finance applications for trading and risk management, combining rigorous theory with real market application. Cove...
Security and Privacy in Organizational Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is a dramatically expanding area, becoming more and more commonly used by companies and businesses. However, before any major shifts to utilising cloud computing, it is important to analyse the potential risks involved in storing secure data in the cloud. Security and Privacy in Organizational Cloud Computing: Balancing Risks and Benefits not only discusses the benefits of cloud computing, but it also fairly investigates the possible security risks. Banks, hospitals, schools,...
A practical approach to ART-an alternative method by which companies take on various types of risk This comprehensive book shows readers what ART is, how it can be used to mitigate risk, and how certain instruments/structures associated with ART should be implemented. Through numerous examples and case studies, readers will learn what actually works and what doesn't when using this technique. Erik Banks (CT) joined XL Capital's weather/energy risk management subsidiary, Element Re, as a Partne...
Fundamentals of Risk and Insurance
by Emmett J. Vaughan, Curtis M. Elliott, and T.M. Vaughan
This text is divided into three sections. The first section examines the concept of risk, the nature of the insurance device, and the principles of risk management. This section also provides an overview of the insurance industry. The second section examines the traditional fields of life and health insurance as solutions to the risks connected with the loss of income. The Social Security system, workers compensation, and other social insurance coverages are discussed. The final section deals wi...
Why do successful people get “stuck?” Has your business or income hit a plateau? After 30 years of solving complicated financial problems for millionaire entrepreneurs and billionaire families, Chris Jarvis discovered patterns for increased success—and for happiness. 6 Secrets shares the critical insights Jarvis observed in the successful operations of thousands of businesses, professional practices, and family offices. “I love Chris’ brilliant intellect, wonderful sense of humor, and no-B...
Air accidents and disasters are often attributed to 'pilot error'. The author argues that such 'blamism' may obscure the underlying cause(s) of a disaster, as errors can also be induced through bad design, poor training, unrealistic rosters, sub-standard maintenance and other factors totally outside the control of the flight crew. This book combines systems theory with research data and case studies and is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the aetiology of air disasters.
This book is aimed at those who need to learn more about the scope and definitions of business continuity planning. Topics covered include: evaluation criteria for business continuity plans; project initiation and management; risk evaluation and control; impact analysis; developing business continuity strategies; emergency response and operations; design and implementing business continuity plans; awareness and training programmes; public relations and crisis communication; co-ordination with pu...