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Risk Management in Banking



Risk Management in Banking,
2nd Edition Joel Bessis
ISBN: 0-471-49977-3
Hardcover
812 Pages
May 2002

Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd


Book Description

The measurement of risk is a complex task, despite recent advances in risk management tools. Nonetheless, although risk is not as easily quantifiable as revenues and costs, its importance is critical.

This greatly expanded new edition of Joel Bessis seminal work Risk Management in Banking has been comprehensively revised and updated to take into account the changing face of risk management. Extensive new material has been included to reflect new developments in the field and to broaden the scope of the work, making this a welcome update to an already successful book.

Wider reaching and more comprehensive, the second edition is an indispensable text for MBA students, practitioners in banking and financial services, bank regulators and auditors.


Pre Review

We found the structure of the book in line with the quality it should have.

Printing mistakes were not found.


Rating Areas                               Rating
Quality of Information                     A+
Easiness of understanding                A+
Learning success, close to reality     A+
Cover Design and Layout                  AB
Quality for Money value                   A++


Final Review

This book is the right book to start working with Risk Management in Banking. Well you do not need to be a triple certified or stuffed with Gin to believe you really know what the author is going on about.

Just read the book and get on with business. Isn't that you are looking for here? Yes, success in difficult times means that you must take closer looks at risks.


This the way a complex methodology is brought to you in rapid but close stages. Plenty of graphs explain text in clear ways. This book is worth every penny!

No, it doesn't matter where you live risk management is a standardized risk - so to speak. I have work through this book and tried to transfer the material into my own little electronic sheet book. I understand most of what he is on about.


JOEL BESSIS is in charge of risk analytics at the risk department of CDC IXIS, in Paris, France and was previously Director of Research at Fitch. He is Professor of Finance at HEC School of Management, Paris, France, and a frequent speaker at professional conferences. He has been a consultant to risk departments of several banking institutions in Europe, and held a permanent consultancy position for seven years at “Banque Paribas” in the Risk Department.


Result

It is time for you to work on a new area to you? Then take this deep going book and enjoy the risk!



Review done by: Christian Bartsch, Business Consultant