Monday, October 12, 2009

Financial Risk Management


It refers to the design & implementation of procedure for controlling financial risks. Technological changes have arises from advances on two fronts.

Ø Physical Equipment

Ø Financial Theory

Physical Equipment: The availability of cheaper communications & computing power has led to innovations such as global 24 hours trading and online risk management systems.

Financial Theory: Modern finance theory has allowed institution to create price & control the risks of news financial instruments.

Types of Financial Risks:

  1. Market Risks
  2. Credit Risks
  3. Operational Risks
  4. Liquidity Risks

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