Managing banking risk: a framework for assessing corporate governance and finance risk

Managing banking risk provides a comprehensive overview of topics focusing on the assessment, analysis, and management of financial risk in banking. The publication emphasizes risk management principles and stresses that key players in the corporate governance process are accountable for managing the different dimensions of financial risk. This second edition includes chapters on the management of the treasury function. Advances made by the Basel committee on banking supervision are reflected in the chapters on capital adequacy, transparency, and banking supervision. This publication should be of interest to a wide body of users of bank financial data. The target audience includes persons responsible for the analysis of banks and for the senior management or organizations directing their efforts. Since the publication provides an overview of the spectrum of corporate governance and risk management, it is not aimed at technical specialist of any particular risk management area.