Handbook of Financial Data and Risk Information I


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Volume I examines the business and regulatory context that makes risk information so important. A vast set of quantitative techniques, internal risk measurement and governance processes, and supervisory reporting rules have grown up over time, all with important implications for modeling and managing risk information. Without an understanding of the broader forces at work, it is all too easy to get lost in the details. -- Back cover.




Detecting Red Flags in Board Reports


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Good decisions begin with good information. A bank's board of directors needs concise, accurate, and timely reports to help it perform its fiduciary responsibilities. This booklet describes information generally found in board reports, and it highlights “red flags”—ratios or trends that may signal existing or potential problems. An effective board is alert for the appearance of red flags that give rise to further inquiry. By making further inquiry, the directors can determine if a substantial problem exists or may be forming.




Corporate Controller's Handbook of Financial Management 2008-2009


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CCH's Corporate Controller's Handbook of Financial Management is a comprehensive source of practical solutions, strategies, techniques, procedures, and formulas covering all key aspects of accounting and financial management. Its examples, checklists, step-by-step instructions, and other practical working tools simplify complex financial management issues and give CFOs, corporate financial managers, and controllers quick answers to day-to-day questions.










Microfinance Handbook


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The purpose of the 'Microfinance Handbook' is to bring together in a single source guiding principles and tools that will promote sustainable microfinance and create viable institutions.




Bank Failure


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Financial Sector Crisis and Restructuring


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An IMF paper reviewing the policy responses of Indonesia, Korea and Thailand to the 1997 Asian crisis, comparing the actions of these three countries with those of Malaysia and the Philippines. Although all judgements are still tentative, important lessons can be learned from the experiences of the last two years.