Book Description
A new perspective on risk management
Risk management has evolved to address the more strategic issue of optimization of return on risk. This has been accompanied by statistical, mathematical, and financial techniques which-when actively applied-can aid an institution in producing disproportionately high returns on risk. Adding Value Through Risk Management aims to describe these techniques, illustrate their application, and discuss their strategic value for financial institutions.
David Belmont is Director of Group Risk Control for Nexgen Financial Solutions Group (NFS).
Book Info
Text covers the strategic aspects of risk management, providing an understanding of risk optimization, capital allocations, and capital restructuring. For financial executives.
From the Inside Flap
The typical financial executive’s view of the value of risk management in their financial institution is based on the belief that risk management focuses on loss avoidance. This view is based on the history of risk management being control focused. However, risk management has evolved rapidly to address the more strategic issue of optimization of return on risk. This evolutions has been accompanied by statistical, mathematical and financial techniques which, when actively applied, can produce disproportionately high return on risk.
Given that financial institutions will have to make significant investments in their risk management systems to comply with the regulatory capital calculation requirements of BIS II, the book shows how to leverage this investment to extract shareholder value. Key concepts illustrated and explained in detail include: Opportunity costs of capital Economic profit Risk adjusted returns on capital Economic capital measurement and their relationship to economic capital allocation Capital structuring Capital budgeting
The use of risk adjusted performance information in the formulation of management strategies that seek to optimize return to shareholders are discussed in depth and illustrated by practical case studies of several leading financial institutions. Finally, practical incentive and technology challenges are addressed and pragmatic recommendations for overcoming these challenges are given.
The book aims to describe these techniques, illustrate their application, and discuss their strategic value in the management of financial institutions.
About the Author
David Belmont is the Director of Group Risk Control for Nexgen Financial Solutions Group (NFS). NFS is a closely held, EU regulated financial services group active in global derivatives trading, structuring, and reinsurance. As Director of Group Risk, David is responsible for risk management of Nexgen Groups complete portfolio which includes credit derivatives, CLOs/CDOs, ART/CAT insurance derivatives, exotic structured equity derivatives, and speculative grade credits. The Nexgen Group companies include Nexgen Capital, Nexgen Holdings, and Nexgen Reinsurance. David reports directly to the Board of Nexgen Group. Prior to joining NFS, David was Director of Andersons Financial and Commodity Risk Consulting (FCRC) practice based in Singapore. The Singapore FCRC was the center of competence for Andersens risk consulting activities throughout Asia. As leader of the Singapore FCRC practice, David was a key member of the management of Andersen regionally. Before joining Andersen in 1999, David was the Asia/Pacific Regional Risk Manager for Cargill Financial Services, a multi billion dollar proprietary hedge fund concentrating on emerging markets. David has practical experience managing risk through periods of low liquidity and high volatility having been the Asia/Pacific risk manager through the recent Asian crisis and, previously, the Latin American risk manager through the Venezuelan and Mexican crises. Prior to his Risk Manager roles, David was a trader of structured emerging market derivative products. David has also underwritten emerging market sovereign risk at Citibank in New York.The geographic spread of his experience and responsibilities has extended from Pakistan and the Indian Subcontinent through South East Asia, to Greater China, Japan and Korea. Previous to coming to Asia, David was the Risk Manager for the Latin American portfolio of the Cargill Financial Services and worked extensively throughout Latin America.David has over 10 years of experience in managing risk in Emerging Markets.
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