Shirreff, David, 1947-

Dealing with financial risk / David Shirreff. - London : The Economist, Profile Books, 2005. - vii, 214 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - The Economist series .

At head of title: The economist.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-189) and index.

The growth of modern financial markets -- Market theory -- Derivatives and leverage -- Temples to risk management -- Models for everyman -- Credit models get a thrashing -- The rise of the firm-wide risk manager -- Basel 2 is born, a new regulatory regime -- In praise of liquidity, funding and time horizons -- ART exhibitions -- Sibylline books -- The play's the thing -- What lies ahead -- Lessons from Metallgesellschaft -- Lessons from the collapse of Long-Term Capital Management -- The crash of Mulhouse Brand -- The Sigma affair.

9781861975911 (pbk.) 1861975910 (pbk.)

2004011211


Risk management.
Business enterprises--Finance.
Risk management--Case studies.

658.155 / SHI