Risk Management in Financial Institutions
Risk Management in Financial Institutions
Risk Management in Financial Institutions
Risk Management
in Financial Institutions
Chapter contents
Types of risks incurred by financial
institutions
Managing credit risk
Managing liquidity risk
Managing interest rate risk
Credit Risk
the chance that debtors default on their
obligation
debt securities with long-term maturity pose
more credit risk than securities with short-
term maturity
banks, thrifts and life insurance companies
have higher degree of exposure to credit risk
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4.1 Types of risks
Credit Risk...
managerial efficiency and credit risk
management strategy affects credit
risk of a loan portfolio
Loan diversification can help
eliminate firm specific credit risk
Liquidity risk
the likelihood that a FI becomes unable to
meet demand for withdrawal,loan, or
indemnity
may compel FIs to dispose illiquid assets at a
cheap price
may cause a ‘bank run‘
deposit insurance
Market Risk
risk incurred in trading assets due to
change in interest rate, exchange rate,
and other asset prices
faced by FIs engaged in active trading
of assets
Cases of FI failure
1. Barings- a 200-years old british bank
failed in 1995 due to trading losses. It
bought a futures contract that worth
$8bill betting that the Nikkei index
would rise. It became insolvent after a
loss of $1.2bill
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4.1 Types of risks
Insolvency risk
the risk that an FI may not have
enough capital to offset a sudden
decline in the value of its assets
relative to its liabilities
Causes
the problem of information asymmetry
adverse selection and moral hazard
Credit Analysis
the 5 C‘s (Capacity, Conditions,
Character, Capital, and Collateral)
Example...
Addis Bank pays, on average, 5% on core deposit
and generates average return of 8% on loans.
Increases in market interest rate are expected to
cause a net drain of Br 2mill. Two options are
available to manage the expected net drain:
(1) Raise short-term debt at a cost of 7%
(purchase liquidity)
(2) Sell loans for cash (store liquidity)
Example...
(2) Sell loans for cash (store liquidity)
Decrease in interest exp-
core deposit Br 2mill x 5% = Br 100,000
Decrease in interest income-
loans Br 2mill x 8%= 160,000
Change in Net Income -Br 60,000
Example...
Suppose short-term interest rate increases by 1%
affecting assets and liabilities in the first bucket.
NII= - Br 5mill x 1%
= - Br 50,000
What would be the change in NII if the change
in short-term interest rate affects RSAs and
RSLs that can be reprised within 6months to a
year?
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4.4 Managing interest rate risk