Why are financial "institutions special" -- Financial services : depository institutions -- Financial services : finance companies -- Financial services : securities brokerage and investment banking -- Financial services : mutual funds and hedge funds -- Financial services : insurance -- Risks...

Intro -- Risk Management and Financial Institutions -- Contents in Brief -- Contents -- Business Snapshots -- Preface -- New Material -- Slides -- Questions and Problems -- Instructor Material -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Risk vs. Return for Investors -- 1.1.1 Quantifying Risk --...