Balance Sheet: Volume 9 Issue 3
Table of contents
Financial markets: implications for financial stability
David ClementiAs deputy governor of the Bank of England, the author provides an overview of the trends in consolidation of the market before assessing current proposals on the capital adequacy…
Structural liquidity: the worry beneath the surface
Bob FalconerThe author provides an analysis of the underlying structural liability in the banking business by analysing balance sheets across the banking industry. He shows that the…
Asset and liability management for banks: a lawyer’s perspective
Ruth FinchRisk management issues and the implications and implementation of the Basel Accord are concentrating the minds of the banking industry. The author assesses the implications and…
Effective risk management in financial institutions: the turnbull approach
Anthony CareyRisk management is more important in the financial sector than in other parts of the economy. But it is difficult. The basis of banking and similar financial institutions is…
The risk of risk
Robert Eccles, Robert Herz, Mary Keegan, David PhillipsThis is an exclusive extract from The ValueReporting Revolution: Moving Beyond the Earnings Game, a new book published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and written by four senior…
Business discontinuity – a risk too far
Vicky KubitscheckThe author considers the issue of business continuity planning and asks whether it can cope with the emerging risks of a new century and whether it fits with the move to an…
Building society case study: planning and forecasting
Abby KyteDescribes, in case study form, how a UK‐based building society installed and operated a new system for financial planning and forecasting. Looks at the objectives, the way in…