Basel III Credit Rating Systems: An Applied Guide to Quantitative and Qualitative Models

by Daniel A Morris, Robert J Lackie, M Sandra Wood MLS, MBA

Overview

More than ever, banking competition is based on the ability to control the cost of risk and can only be managed with excellent internal rating models and very advanced risk management processes. This book is a comprehensive guide to quantitative and qualitative rating assessments with up-to-date methodologies in the international banking system.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230294240
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/17/2012
Series:	Finance and Capital Markets Series
Edition description:	2012
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

LUISA IZZI Head of Model Validation, BNL-BNP Paribas, Italy.
LAURA VITALE Head of Internal Rating Agency, BNL-BNP Paribas, Italy, and Chairman of AIAF (Italian Financial Analyst Association).
GIANLUCA ORICCHIO Professor of Finance and Capital Markets, CBM University, Italy.

Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction: The Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) and Basel III New Banking Regulation PART I: THE QUANTITATIVE APPROACH TO CREDIT RATING MODELS SME Corporate and Retail PD Models Sovereign and Banks Rating Models Exposure at Default Valuation Loss Given Default Estimation Validation of Credit Internal Models PART II: THE QUALITATIVE APPROACH TO CREDIT RATING MODELS The Internal Rating Agency Organization and Scope Expert Judgment Based Rating Assignment Process Slotting Criteria Credit Rating Models Global Recovery Rate (GRR) PART III: RATING ASSIGNMENT ON SPECIALIZED LENDING Rating Assignment on Object Finance Rating Assignment on Telecom Operators PART IV: RISK ADJUSTED CREDIT PRICING MODELS Pricing in Liquid Markets CDS-Implied EDF Credit Measures and Fair-Value Spreads Pricing in Non-Liquid Markets