Ken Lambden - Standing back from the turmoil
... investors into a false sense of security. As a result, risk had in many instances become mis-priced and we are now seeing markets address that with a vengeance. Followers of the various risk models used by portfolio managers to analyse the construction of their portfolios will be aware that over the ...
... investors into a false sense of security. As a result, risk had in many instances become mis-priced and we are now seeing markets address that with a vengeance. Followers of the various risk models used by portfolio managers to analyse the construction of their portfolios will be aware that over the ...
Another Great Recession Possible?
... Their demand for high yielding assets was met nicely by the supply of MBS with the U.S. label and inflated ratings. These MBS carried high yields because they are based on loans to sub-prime borrowers who had to pay higher interest rates on their loans. Financial economist Hyman P. Minsky, whose kn ...
... Their demand for high yielding assets was met nicely by the supply of MBS with the U.S. label and inflated ratings. These MBS carried high yields because they are based on loans to sub-prime borrowers who had to pay higher interest rates on their loans. Financial economist Hyman P. Minsky, whose kn ...
search for yield
... therefore need to attain a particular return over time. Companies may deal with this problem to some extent in several different ways in the longer run, for instance, by requiring higher premiums from their policyholders or by changing their business models. However, one possible and more short-term ...
... therefore need to attain a particular return over time. Companies may deal with this problem to some extent in several different ways in the longer run, for instance, by requiring higher premiums from their policyholders or by changing their business models. However, one possible and more short-term ...
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... did not suffer significant investment losses from the stock market declining in value – Investment income at the end of 2008 was approximately 2.7 Million which is down 36.6% from the year prior ...
... did not suffer significant investment losses from the stock market declining in value – Investment income at the end of 2008 was approximately 2.7 Million which is down 36.6% from the year prior ...
New Century Financial - San Francisco State University
... 1. Ambiguity in Accounting and Auditing. Bias thrives wherever there is the possibility of interpreting information in different ways. 2. Attachment. KPMG have strong business reasons to remain in its clients’ (New Century) good graces and are thus highly motivated to approve their accounts. 3. Fami ...
... 1. Ambiguity in Accounting and Auditing. Bias thrives wherever there is the possibility of interpreting information in different ways. 2. Attachment. KPMG have strong business reasons to remain in its clients’ (New Century) good graces and are thus highly motivated to approve their accounts. 3. Fami ...
quantitative finance after the recent financial crisis
... econometrics literature. Instead of studying prices of houses and apartments that are illiquid and difficult to be sold short, we study the risk and return of real estate securities that are liquid and can be easily shorted, such as futures contracts on the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (CSI I ...
... econometrics literature. Instead of studying prices of houses and apartments that are illiquid and difficult to be sold short, we study the risk and return of real estate securities that are liquid and can be easily shorted, such as futures contracts on the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (CSI I ...
Topics – Student Loan Market – Financial Risk – Enrollment Risk
... • H.R. 5715 – extended for an additional year ...
... • H.R. 5715 – extended for an additional year ...
countrywide financial corporation and the subprime mortgage
... Firstly, this type of reform instituted does not promote long-term economic progress. It incentivizes behavior that is counterproductive to financial prosperity. Secondly, not enough significant reform materialized to ensure that institutions act in the best interest of all parties involved and that ...
... Firstly, this type of reform instituted does not promote long-term economic progress. It incentivizes behavior that is counterproductive to financial prosperity. Secondly, not enough significant reform materialized to ensure that institutions act in the best interest of all parties involved and that ...
CR slides
... (2) Quantitative – collect data, process the data with a computer model, get a grade. (1) Qualitative Approach: Talk to experts (politicians, union members, economists, etc) to form a consensus opinion about the risk of a country. The consensus opinion becomes the grade. (2) Quantitative Approach: S ...
... (2) Quantitative – collect data, process the data with a computer model, get a grade. (1) Qualitative Approach: Talk to experts (politicians, union members, economists, etc) to form a consensus opinion about the risk of a country. The consensus opinion becomes the grade. (2) Quantitative Approach: S ...
Bulletin COR 14-045: Cash Reserve Requirements
... o subordinate financing payments • Base cash reserves for all transactions on the fully amortizing PITIA payment at the qualifying rate. ...
... o subordinate financing payments • Base cash reserves for all transactions on the fully amortizing PITIA payment at the qualifying rate. ...
The Intersection of Finance and Insurance - mynl.com
... hedge market risk associated with approximately 19.3 million of the 36.1 million shares of Global Crossing owned by the Company. These option agreements were structured as collars in which the Company purchased put options and sold call options on Global Crossing common stock. The average exercise p ...
... hedge market risk associated with approximately 19.3 million of the 36.1 million shares of Global Crossing owned by the Company. These option agreements were structured as collars in which the Company purchased put options and sold call options on Global Crossing common stock. The average exercise p ...
Historic events
... 3) Each group will have up to four minutes to present their answers to the plenary ...
... 3) Each group will have up to four minutes to present their answers to the plenary ...
Michael S. Taht
... disability claim reserves Unum has announced it is also considering a possible transaction relating to a closed block of individual disability insurance business Significant potential for other health securitization and related transactions in these and other product lines (e.g., long-term care) The ...
... disability claim reserves Unum has announced it is also considering a possible transaction relating to a closed block of individual disability insurance business Significant potential for other health securitization and related transactions in these and other product lines (e.g., long-term care) The ...
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[sample] identity theft prevention program
... (3) The Company’s previous experiences with identity theft. “Covered Account” means: • An account that the Company offers or maintains, primarily for personal, family or household purposes, that involves or is designed to permit multiple payments or transactions, such as a loan or deposit account; a ...
... (3) The Company’s previous experiences with identity theft. “Covered Account” means: • An account that the Company offers or maintains, primarily for personal, family or household purposes, that involves or is designed to permit multiple payments or transactions, such as a loan or deposit account; a ...
Lecture 4: Cost of capital and CAPM. First lecture
... Calculating the cost of capital Weighted average cost of capital = cost of debt proportion of debt in financing + cost of equity proportion of equity in financing ...
... Calculating the cost of capital Weighted average cost of capital = cost of debt proportion of debt in financing + cost of equity proportion of equity in financing ...
Document
... Since the mid-1980s, securitization has spread from the mortgage market to other markets including credit card balances, automobile and truck loans and leases, accounts receivable, computer leases, home equity loans, student loans, railroad car leases, small business loans, and boat loans. Banks, fi ...
... Since the mid-1980s, securitization has spread from the mortgage market to other markets including credit card balances, automobile and truck loans and leases, accounts receivable, computer leases, home equity loans, student loans, railroad car leases, small business loans, and boat loans. Banks, fi ...
Strategic Finanancial Management
... fairly difficult to read, it was meant to inform and is supported by excel spreadsheet calculations and two graphical figures displaying the written material. ...
... fairly difficult to read, it was meant to inform and is supported by excel spreadsheet calculations and two graphical figures displaying the written material. ...
Risk Architectural Principles
... At the heart of the system is the CPP (Core Prudential Programme) The CPP is aimed at identifying and intervening earlier to head off emerging “big picture” or “life threatening” matters before they can crystallise in any of the largest and most systemic retail and commercial banking groups in t ...
... At the heart of the system is the CPP (Core Prudential Programme) The CPP is aimed at identifying and intervening earlier to head off emerging “big picture” or “life threatening” matters before they can crystallise in any of the largest and most systemic retail and commercial banking groups in t ...
Set 1 - NYU Stern
... • We move beyond default risk measurements to more aggregate contexts, i.e. portfolios. • I will focus on two models that are not treated in detail in the current edition of the Saunders book. – A simple model : Migration Analysis – A more sophisticated model: KMV Corporation’s “Portfolio Manager Mo ...
... • We move beyond default risk measurements to more aggregate contexts, i.e. portfolios. • I will focus on two models that are not treated in detail in the current edition of the Saunders book. – A simple model : Migration Analysis – A more sophisticated model: KMV Corporation’s “Portfolio Manager Mo ...
The US Economic Crisis
... Capitalists have responded to the decline in the rate of profit by attempting to restore the rate of profit in a variety of ways. The last three decades in the US economy have been characterized above all else by attempts by capitalists to increase the rate of profit back up to its earlier higher le ...
... Capitalists have responded to the decline in the rate of profit by attempting to restore the rate of profit in a variety of ways. The last three decades in the US economy have been characterized above all else by attempts by capitalists to increase the rate of profit back up to its earlier higher le ...
Reinvestment Risk
... The risk that the portfolio won’t provide adequate cashflow for the agency ...
... The risk that the portfolio won’t provide adequate cashflow for the agency ...
Risks, opportunities and trends in corporate governance
... Investors have a stake in the evolving ‘responsible tax’ debate in at least four respects: 1. As owners of companies that in turn pay tax, investors have a vested interest in any activity affecting profitability; 2. reputational and commercial risks arising from aggressive tax avoidance can form par ...
... Investors have a stake in the evolving ‘responsible tax’ debate in at least four respects: 1. As owners of companies that in turn pay tax, investors have a vested interest in any activity affecting profitability; 2. reputational and commercial risks arising from aggressive tax avoidance can form par ...
Martin Feldstein Housing, Housing Finance, and Monetary Policy
... assets. I’m not convinced for two reasons. First, as Mullbauer notes, individuals who are liquidity constrained will consume more in response to an increased opportunity to borrow. Second, consumers can regard the increased spending on home improvements and major consumer durables as a form of inve ...
... assets. I’m not convinced for two reasons. First, as Mullbauer notes, individuals who are liquidity constrained will consume more in response to an increased opportunity to borrow. Second, consumers can regard the increased spending on home improvements and major consumer durables as a form of inve ...