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AFF 811
Financial Risk Management
This course examines how risks are quantified and managed by financial institutions. It provides an overview of international regulatory rules for financial institutions and the mathematics of downside risk measures. Using this framework, methods for measuring and controlling market risk, credit risk, and operational risk are examined. Additional topics include risk adjusted return on capital and lessons learned from large losses by financial institutions.
Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1
Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages
*List may not include courses that are on a common table shared between programs.
- Accounting and Finance Core Elective Table III
- FIN 801 - Financial Risk Management