RISK MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS
Publisher: LAMBERT
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Germany
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 120
Description: This book presents the fundamentals of managing risk. 
The aims of this book are to:
• define a risk manager;
• define what risk management is all about;
• define various categories of risk;
It is hoped that the book will appeal to students at undergraduate, graduate or post experience level in business or management, or on related professional courses. It is also hoped that the book will appeal not only to those aspiring to be risk managers but also to practicing risk managers and supervisors who wish to expand their knowledge of the subject area.
The book is written with a minimum of technical terminology and statistical formulas and the format is clearly structured.
Table of contents: title: TABLE OF CONTENTS; title: CHAPTER I; title: Milestones: 1900 to 2008						6; title: CHAPTER 2; title: Defining a risk manager						17; title: CHAPTER 3; title: Definition of risk management					22; title: CHAPTER 4; title: Counterpart risk							27; title: Country risk								28; title: Credit risk								31; title: Limitations of credit risk management				32; title: Mitigating volatility							34; title: Electronic funds transfer risk					35; title: Data risk								36; title: Software and systems risk						36; title: Legal risk								37; title: Payments risk							37; title: Enterprise-Wide risk management				38; title: Industrial risk								40; title: Financial leverage risk						40; title: Interest rate risk							41; title: Liquidity risk								41; title: Management risk							43; title: Money laundering risk						45; title: Stages of money laundering					46; title: Operational risk 							47; title: Project management risk						52; title: Strategic risk								58; title: Generic risks							61; title: Liquidity risk								61; title: Market risk								62; title: Fraud risk								63; title: Scenario analysis							66; title: Value at risk (Var)							67; title: Currency risk								67; title: Technology risk							69; title: Capital adequacy risk						69; title: Legal risk								70; title: Reputation risk							71; title: Cross boarder risk							74; title: Transfer risk								75; title: Revenue risk								75; title: Transportation / delivery risk					76; title: Political risk								76; title: Socio-Political risk							77; title: Economic policy risk						78; title: Economic structure risk						79; title: Sovereign debt risk							80; title: Country risk								80; title: HIV / AIDS risk							80; title: Enviromental risk							80; title: Regulatory and compliance risk					81; title: Systematic risk							82; title: Risk and return							82; title: Conclusion								85