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-sectional representation of the German economyand subsequently compose three bank portfolios corresponding to a small, medium and largebank. We …
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Rating downgrades are known to make subsequent downgrades more likely. We analyze theimpact of this ‘downward momentum’ on credit portfolio risk. Using S&P ratings from 1996to 2005, we estimate a transition matrix that is insensitive to and a second matrix that is sensitiveto previous...
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In the work of the Basel Committee there has been a tradition ofdistinguishing market from credit risk and to treat both categories independentlyin the calculation of risk capital. In practice positionsin a portfolio depend simultaneously on both market and credit riskfactors. In this case, an...
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assessing the correlated impacts of market risk, and privatesector, sovereign and inter-bank default risk on both individual … methodologyimportantly accounts for bank asset and liability maturity and currency mismatches and loanportfolio credit quality and sector and … probabilities, simulated and historical bank rates of return, andsimulated versus actual bank credit ratings. When omitting …
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We study the risk of holding credit default swaps (CDS) in the trading book. In particular, wecompare the Value at Risk (VaR) of a CDS position to the VaR for investing in the respectivefirm’s equity. Our sample consists of CDS – stock price pairs for 86 actively traded firms overthe period...
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In this paper we investigate the interaction between a credit portfolio and another risktype, which can be thought of as market risk. Combining Merton-like factor models forcredit risk with linear factor models for market risk, we analytically calculate their interriskcorrelation and show how...
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We analyze collateralized loan obligation (CLO) transactions by European banks(1997 - 2004), trying to identify firm-specific and macroeconomic factors influencing aninstitution’s securitization decision. CLO issuance seems to be an appropriate fundingtool for large banks with high risk and...
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In order to analyze the pricing of portfolio credit risk – as revealed by tranche spreadsof a popular credit default swap (CDS) index – we extract risk-neutral probabilities ofdefault (PDs) and physical asset return correlations from single-name CDS spreads. Thetime profile and overall level...
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