CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-M1Y-FIN-MA-EE54UE
Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
FINANCE
This course occurs in the following program(s)
Training officer(s)
M.PETITJEAN
Stakeholder(s)
Y.BRAOUEZEC
Level
Master
Program year
Period

Présentation

Prerequisite
Risk Analysis and Finance (S1)

Students who register for this course should
1. have a good knowledge of statistics and probability theory;
2. have a good understanding of quantitative methods;
3. be familiar with financial derivatives such as forward and option contracts.
Goal
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
1. define credit risk and distinguish from other type of risks;
2. explain its different components such as Default Probability, Loss Given Default or Recovery Rate;
3. understand the growing importance of credit risk in the financial markets since financial crisis has emerged and inside of a bank;
4. compare notions and approaches of internal and external ratings;
5. use the different credit risk models from a single and portfolio perspective;
6. define and calculate the expected and unexpected loss;
7. identify and compute different hedging tools using to manage credit risk;
8. describe the recent developments in the credit risk industry and the current regulatory framework: notion of CVA, EMIR,…
Presentation
1. Introduction (origin and history of credit risk)
2. Definition of credit risk. Distinguish credit risk from other types of risk and identify its determinants
3. Credit Risk inside of a financial institution
4. Credit Risk Models: Determinants (Default Probability, Recovery Rate and Loss Given Default), Ratings (Internal vs External Ratings, Rating Agencies), Pricing (Yields, Spreads,…), Credit Risk Models (single and portfolio), Expected and unexpected loss, exercices
5. Credit Risk Management Tools: Plain Vanilla Products, Derivatives, Structured, Risk Mitigation and others, exercices
6. Recent development and Regulatory framework: Basel 3, CVA/DVA, EMIR
7. Q&A, Exercices and Conclusion1. Define credit risk and distinguish from other type of risks;
2. Explain its different components such as Default Probability, Loss Given Default or Recovery Rate;
3. Understand the growing importance of credit risk in the financial markets since financial crisis has emerged and inside of a bank;
4. Compare notions and approaches of internal and external ratings;
5. Use the different credit risk models from a single and portfolio perspective;
6. Define and calculate the expected and unexpected loss;
7. Identify and compute different hedging tools using to manage credit risk;
8. Describe the recent developments in the credit risk industry and the current regulatory framework: notion of CVA, EMIR,…

Modalités

Organization
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours magistral 8,00
Cours interactif 8,00 Discussion based on problem-solving MCQs
Travail personnel
Charge de travail personnel indicative 16,00
Distanciel
Video-Conferences 8,00 Prerequisites for each interactive course
Autoformation
Lecture du manuel de référence 10,00
Overall student workload 50,00
Evaluation
The exam is based on 20 short questions which are often related to mini-case studies and for which a computation is typically required.
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Examen (final)
Examen écrit 2,00 0 90,00
Contrôle continu
QCM 4,00 0 10,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliography
Hull, J. (2015), Risk Management and Financial Institutions, Fourth Edition, Wiley -
Jorion, P. (2011), Financial Risk Manager Handbook, Chapters 19 to 24, Sixth Edition, Wiley. -
Internet resources