Risk and Financial Catastrophe (Finance and Capital Markets) (Hardcover)~ Erik Banks
  




Product DescriptionThe risk process commonly used in the corporate world to deal with risks may be suitable for non-catastrophic events, but not for extreme events. By analyzing a series of past disasters and the relevant 'lessons learned', this books proposes a series of prescriptive measures to cope with future disasters.





About the AuthorERIK BANKS is responsible for group market risk and investment banking credit risk at the European universal bank UniCredit. Over the past 23 years, he has held senior risk positions at Citibank, Merrill Lynch and in the hedge fund sector, in New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, London and Munich. He is the author of more than 20 books on risk, derivatives, emerging markets and governance.

Product Details Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (September 29, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0230577318 ISBN-13: 978-0230577312 Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.