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Financial Risk Manager Handbook (Wiley Finance)
Philippe Jorion , and GARP Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0471706299 |
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An essential guide to financial risk management and the best way to ace the GARP FRM(r) ExamCustomer Reviews:
A must-have for the FRM exam.......2006-11-03
very satisfied.......2006-07-30
Good enough for what it claims.......2006-05-05
I Wish I Hadn't.......2006-03-30
Pro?! Huh?.......2006-01-08
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Credit Scoring For Risk Managers: The Handbook For Lenders
Elizabeth Mays Manufacturer: South-Western Educational Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0324200544 |
Book Description
With the growing concern about personal bankruptcy and quality of consumer lending, an effective credit scoring system is crucial to efficient and profitable lending practices. Featuring essays from seven experts in the risk management and banking/financial institution lending environment, this unique book offers valuable insights and proven techniques for developing effective credit scoring systems. It provides in-depth coverage of the roles of credit scoring, generic vs. customized scoring models, credit bureau data, scorecard development, performance measures, neural networks, project management, scorecard monitoring reports, how to use a scorecard to a lender's best advantage and much more.Customer Reviews:
Excellent resource for practitionars in financial services for consumers.......2006-12-06
A good collection of credit scoring related articles .......2006-10-22
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Winning Legally: How Managers Can Use the Law to Create Value, Marshal Resources, and Manage Risk
Constance E. Bagley Manufacturer: Harvard Business School Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 159139192X |
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The rash of corporate scandals in recent years underscores a fact too often ignored in the business world: flouting the law holds serious consequences. Indeed, all it takes is one rogue trader, one greedy executive, or one misinformed manager to place an entire organization at risk. But respected legal expert Constance E. Bagley argues that staying out of trouble is only part of the picture when it comes to legality in business. In Winning Legally, Bagley shows how managers can proactively harness the power of the law to maximize corporate value, marshal human and financial resources, and manage risk. Through scores of classic and contemporary examples across the business landscape, this no-nonsense guide completely reframes the relationship of law to business. Bagley explains how managers can use the law as a strategic tool to help select and work effectively with legal advisers, spot legal issues before they become problems, weigh the legal risks of specific opportunities, and more. Ultimately, the responsibility for making tough business decisions lies with managers—not with lawyers. This timely book shows how managers can combine business audacity and vision with integrity and respect for the law to build truly great and enduring firms.
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Financial Risk Manager Handbook, Second Edition
Philippe Jorion Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 047143003X |
Book Description
An essential guide to financial risk management as well as the only way to ace the GARP FRM ExamCustomer Reviews:
A True Bible of Risk Management.......2005-04-08
Disappointing.......2003-07-31
Unfortunately, it falls short on both scores. It is definitely not a book for someone with a basic level of knowledge. Nor does it really seem to be written for the intermediate risk manager/practitioner.
Dr. Jorion undertook a rather ambitious and perhaps thankless task with this book. The subject is quite extensive. There is probably no one person with all the required in-depth knowledge to write the entire book. So there were bound to be areas of weakness. It also appears that he had scant assistance with the book, which placed an enormous burden on him.
As well, the book lacks a consistent pedagogical focus. It is not pitched to the basic student or to the intermediate level practitioner but seems to wander between the two. And therefore is probably not an ideal text for either audience.
If it is intended as a textbook for in-house training or preparation for the FRM exam, then it should be written at a much more basic level with careful ordering of the presentation of the material and fuller explanations rather than the text's at times elliptical and terse ones. For an example of a shortcoming in presentation, in the section on option pricing, the book discusses the Merton derivation (for income generating "underlyings") of the Black Scholes model and then presents a detailed example of the Black Scholes model. It would be more helpful to reverse the order and go from the simpler to the more complex.
Other areas for improvement are the section on statistics, probability, etc. These are at the heart of modern risk management. Sometimes the descriptions seem too terse to convey the material. The tables on the "moments" could be improved by including the denominator to show the exact formula for their calculation.
Notwithstanding the above, there is some very good material in the book - thematic comments on risk management and interactions between various risks and instruments. This "big picture" analysis is good. The discussion of "moments" is well organized though there is a shortcoming in the tables - the denominators are missing and so the student doesn't see the exact formula for each. However, as outlined above, without more detail and more structured presentation, the book's utility for the basic level student is diminished.
One would expect to see more evidence of a strong editor's hand from a book published under Wiley Finance imprint. It is a little acknowledged fact that most authors rely on an editor to catch mistakes and to ensure that the book stays on message. The author's task is even more daunting when preparing such a technical book. And the editor's role then even more critical.
There are some obvious errors in the book. For example, missing information in the sample question 11.4 on page 254. Poor spacing in the answer key to that question on page 260- where the square root of time and the 99% standard deviation factors are conflated. As well, the explanation of the solution could have been expanded to explain exactly what these factors represented and why they were used. This is very important in a basic training book. Also there are several extraneous words between two sentences on the top of page 291. These and others not mentioned here seem to be obvious catches.
Since the subject matter is so extensive and since this is a GARP official publication, GARP should consider enlisting several authors, each of whom could address areas of his/her expertise. Dr. Jorion then could serve as the senior author - providing the logical architecture to link sections together and highlight critical dependencies and linkages. That would improve the book materially.
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Currency Risk Management: A Handbook for Financial Managers and their Consultants
Gary Shroup Manufacturer: Global Professional Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1888998229 |
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· Important reading for all managers dealing in business with foreign exchange whether buying or selling and for bankers and those dealing in foreign currency
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Currency Risk Management: A Handbook for Financial Managers, Brokers, and Their Consultants
Gary Shoup Manufacturer: AMACOM ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0814404391 |
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With the advent of the World Trade Organization and NAFTA, foreign exchange now impacts the corporate world as never before. Hedging currency risk--usually through the Interbank network--is now a routine treasury function. However, mid-sized companies are often shut out of the Interbank market because of the cost and minimum size requirements. Currency Risk Management shows how to capture this business. The author writes in an easy-to-read style and demonstrates the finer points of foreign exchange and various exchange regimes recognized by the IMF. The reader will learn why exchange rates are a matter of government restrictions and controls as well as market price discovery.
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perfect.......2000-09-05
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Financial Risk Manager Handbook 2001-2002 (Financial Risk Manager Handbook)
Philippe Jorion Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0471093726 |
Book Description
The definitive guide to acing the GARP FRM ExamCustomer Reviews:
The Bible of Risk Management.......2003-02-24
Hope this book is not representative of GARP's credibility.......2002-11-02
I agree with other readers. Book is full of errors and irony is most of these errors are not corrected in the downloadable supplement - available on GARP web-site. Agreed the book covers everything within the Body of Knowledge for FRM exam, but many important issues / theories are mentioned / covered in the Handbook because they are part of syllabus but sufficient justice is not done to them. One definately gets this strong feeling that continuity is missing in certain parts of the book and they seem to be just product of simple copy / paste action.
I strongly recommend GARP, Wiley Finance to correct the errors and replace current book with an error free version. Why should the readers pay for the errors? And please let the readers know what actions you are taking and when?
Probably the worst book ever written for a risk mgmt exam..........2002-11-02
- it is full of errors
- it is written in a very strange and unstructured fashion
- it is difficult to read
- Explanations are poor
- the layout is horrible (the 80ies do-it-yourself desktop publishing style)
Unfortunately, this is the major book for the FRM exam - some questions will relate to some irrelevant footnotes from the Jorion book for sure.... So a lot of people studying for the exam will continue to waste a lot of time with this book....
Once upon a time, a guy called Phillipe J. wrote a book about Value at Risk at exactly the right moment and became famous. Since then, people like to ask him to hold presentations at conferences (his charts there have the same quality as the charts in the book, his presentation techniques are extremely disappointing), they like to publish his papers (well, probably comparable to the quality of the book), they like to ask him to be on the board for important exams like the FRM exam. Probably this was all too much...
Good Start, but fix the errors!!!.......2001-12-24
If the errors had not been present, I'd have given it 5 stars. Book does a good job at taking the reader from start to finish across many different aspects of risk management, and in a very organized way. Not at an extremely quantitative level of depth, but enough so that you know about the big picture (risk-wise) regarding bonds, equities, commodities, credit risk, market risk, ops risk, regs, etc. I encourage all middle office trade analysis personnel to read this book from cover to cover, and to go for the GARP cert.
I will use it as a reference, I'm sure.
DISAPPOINTED.......2001-11-08
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Currency Risk Management A Handbook for Financial Managers, Brokers, and Their Consultants
Shoup Gary Manufacturer: Glenlake , AMACOM ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000UDZO94 |
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Financial Risk Manager Handbook (Wiley Finance)
Garp Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000N71Y82 |
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FINANCIAL RISK MANAGER HANDBOOK, THIRD EDITION + SAMPLE REVIEW TEST CD-ROM
JORION Manufacturer: NY ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000N5H4EM |
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High-Impact Presentations: A Multimedia Approach
Jo Robbins Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0471157813 |
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Gain the confidence and techniques you need to deliver high-tech, high-impact multimedia presentations. Training consultant Jo Robbins, whose clients include PPG, Abbott Labs, TRW, and General Electric, has helped thousands of managers, supervisors, and corporate executives improve their skills. Now she has created a unique resource that will help put you at ease when standing before an audience. You'll learn how to enhance your presentations using computer-generated visuals with LCD panels, LCD projectors, slides, and overhead transparencies. Packed with real-life examples from actual seminars, High-Impact Presentations covers:
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Travel Around the World: A Complete Program for Learning About Geography, Destinations, and Selling Travel
Arnie Weissmann Manufacturer: Weissmann Travel Reports ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0945305451 |
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NLP The New Technology of Achievement
Manufacturer: Nightingale Conant ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio Cassette Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BGT3BU |
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6 Audio Cassettes and Pocket Guide Because NLP processes are universal, you can apply them to every area of your life. Our trainers will guide you in applying the processes so you can attain a lasting positive outlook and increase your peak performances.
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NLP: The New Technology of Achievement
Manufacturer: Nightingale-Conant ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio Cassette Similar Items:
Accessories: ASIN: 0671796380 |
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TRAIN YOUR MIND TO WORK FOR YOU!
The world's foremost producer of personal development and motivational audio programs now introduces the most powerful mind technology for self-change developed in the last twenty years.
Anthony Robbins has called it "an incredibly powerful tool." Time magazine described it as "an all-purpose self-improvement program and technology." Now you can learn the powerful secrets of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, or NLP, a practical, scientifically tested method of changing the way you think and behave faster and more easily than ever before.
With NLP training you can take total control of your mind/body machine to:
* Wipe out irrational fears
* Gain lasting self-esteem almost instantly
* Change lifelong habits
* Relieve inner conflicts
* Learn techniques for self-motivation
A groundbreaking audio program that will rid your mind of unwanted obstacles to success, NLP: The New Technology of Achievement gives you the tools you need to improve your performance in every area of your life.
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Useless.......2007-10-18
Y-E-S!!!.......2007-08-25
Excellent in some aspects and too much information in another.......2007-07-23
Good but Not Great.......2007-05-24
Great resources and an easy read.......2007-03-06
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NLP the New Technology of Achievement
Manufacturer: Nightingale Conant ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio Cassette ASIN: B000GTN6ZG |
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NLP The New Technology of Achievement
Manufacturer: Nightingale-Conant Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio Cassette ASIN: B000PGH2HS |
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Six, stereo audio cassettes with pocket guide in clamshell case: 1. What is NLP? 2.Getting Motivated. 3.Discovering Your Mission. 4. Achieving Your Goals. 5. Creating Rapport and Strong Relationships. 6. Powerful Persuasion Strategies. 7. Eliminating Fears and Phobias. 8. Building Self-Confidence. 9. Developing Self-Appreciation. 10. Having Pervasive Self-Esteem. 11. Maintaining a Positive Mental Attitude. 12. The Keys to Peak Performance.
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NLP: The new Technology of Achievement
Charles; Schmidt, Gerry; McDonald, Robert; Hallborm, Tim; Smith, Suzi; Gerling, Kelly Faulkner Manufacturer: Nighingale Conant ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio Cassette ASIN: B000P17MXC |
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NLP: the New Technology of Achievement
Connirae; Andreas, Steve; Faulkner, Charles; Gerling, Kelly; Schmidt, Gerry; Hallbom, Tim; Smith, Suzi; McDonald, Robert Andreas Manufacturer: Nightingale Conant ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio Cassette ASIN: B000IZ79D8 |
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NLP: The New Technology Of Achievement, 6 Audio Cassettes
Kelly Gerling , Charles Faulkner , Gerry Schmidt , Robert McDonald , Tim Hallborn , and Suzi Smith Manufacturer: Nightingale-Conant Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio Cassette ASIN: B000IZZXOU |
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NLP: The New Technology Of Achievement.......2007-05-24
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