scholarly journals CREDIT DERIVATIVES IN BANKING: BENEFITS AND THREATS

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (47) ◽  
pp. 7-16
Author(s):  
Anastasiia Petruk ◽  
Roman Stadniichuk
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Credit Risk ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Credit Derivatives ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Financial Instruments ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages

Financial institutions have faced a variety of threats, the main reasons for which are weak lending standards, ineffective risk evaluation of the loan portfolio, lack of attention to economic and other factors that can affect the creditworthiness of bank counterparties. Thus, among various threats, credit risk, caused by lending, remains the main source of problems for commercial banks. However, globalization and liberalization of the global financial system has led to the appearance of other sources, including trade and investment transactions, which are reflected both on the balance sheet and off-balance sheet. Banks are increasingly faced with credit risk in other financial operations – for example, with derivative financial instruments. Effective credit risk management is a critically important component of the comprehensive approach to risk management and the long-term success of a banking organization. The use of financial instruments that allows commercial banks to transfer credit risk to a third party for a fee and, thus, avoid the additional costs for forming reserves, has become one of the ways to prevent negative consequences. However, despite the many advantages associated with the risk hedging, credit derivatives, like other financial innovations, pose additional risks directly related to the application of these instruments. For example, these risks have manifested themselves in the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 and minimized the positive effect of the credit derivatives. This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using credit derivatives by commercial banks, shows the need for timely identification of probable risks and the development of effective methods for managing them by both the risk management of the bank and regulators.

An Investigation of Credit Risk Management Strategies of Private Commercial Banks of Bangladesh

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-87
Author(s):  
Abu Hanifa Md. Noman ◽  
Md. Amzad Hossain ◽  
Sajeda Pervin
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Credit Risk ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Credit Risk Management ◽  
Risk Management Strategies

Objective - The study aims to investigate credit risk management practices and credit risk management strategies of the local private commercial banks in Bangladesh. Methodology -The investigation is conducted based on primary data collected from a set of both closed end and open end questionnaire from 23 out of 39 local private commercial banks in Bangladesh. Descriptive statistics has been used in processing the data and interpreting the results. Findings - The results reveal that credit risk management practice of the sample banks is sound which is attributed to the appropriate implementation of Basel II and credit risk management guidelines the country's central bank. The findings further show that use of Credit risk grading is most popular and effective criteria for measuring the borrowing capacity of the borrowers. In order to control credit risk and preventing losses from credit exposure banks give more focus on collateralization, accurate loan pricing and third party guarantee. Loan is monitored properly and credit reminder is given to the client if principal and interest remain outstanding for three months. The study further reveals that lack of experienced and trained credit officers, lack of genuine market information and Lack of awareness regarding non-genuine borrower are the most important problems of current credit risk management practices in Bangladesh. Novelty - To the best of the knowledge of the authors the study is the first that investigates credit risk management strategies of private commercial banks, especially on Bangladesh. Type of Paper - Empirical Keyword : Bangladesh; Commercial Bank; Credit risk; Credit risk management; Credit risk management strategies.

scholarly journals Improved forecast assessment for the expected credit losses in credit risk monitoring in commercial banks in the context of international and Russian practices

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 445-457
Author(s):  
Elena Vladimirovna Travkina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Credit Risk ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Financial Instruments ◽  
Credit Risk Assessment ◽  
Ifrs 9 ◽  
Credit Losses

Current banking sector’s performance raises the issues connected with the IFRS 9 Financial Instruments driven transformation of the forecast assessment for the expected credit losses during monitoring and credit risk assessment in commercial banks. In this regard, it becomes important to conduct a comprehensive systematization of the existing Russian and international practices for monitoring and evaluating credit risk in commercial banks. The purpose of the study is to develop a comprehensive approach to the use of an effective model for the impairment of expected losses in banking activities. The novelty of the study includes the enhancement of the tools for the forecast assessment of the expected credit losses among the commercial banks’ clients to improve the credit risk management efficiency. The results from the implementation of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments in the banking area show that modern conditions maintain the uncertainty of the long-term impact of the credit risk on the commercial banks’ performance. What is more, a huge amount of additional information gives significant difficulties, which contributes into the sophisticated calculations of the future credit losses of the banks. It has been justified that a forecast assessment model for the expected credit losses of the clients during the monitoring and bank’s credit risk assessment should be based on the collective or individual ground. The efficient application of the expected losses impairment in the banking performance has been described as a fundamental tool to simulate the expected credit losses to provision for impairment. This model has been shown to be determined by the features of the credit activities and bank portfolio, types of its financial tools, sources of the available information, as well as the applied IT systems. The proposed model validation algorithm for the expected impairment losses could reduce the expected credit losses, decrease the volume of the created assessed reserves, as well as improve the overall commercial bank performance efficiency. Theoretically, the study develops the credit losses risk management in the context of the transformations in the global and Russian banking practices. From the perspective of the practical value, the research gives an opportunity to create an efficient forecast assessment model for the expected credit losses of the commercial banks’ clients, this model contributing into the cost effectiveness of the bank’s credit activities. A promising further research is considered to be aimed at developing the tools for the assessment of the commercial banks’ credit activity results in the context of the adopted changes connected with the introduction of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments in the Russian banking sector.

scholarly journals The commercial banks’ credit risk efficiency: Empirical evidence from Kosovo

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 240-254
Author(s):  
Arbana Sahiti ◽  
Arben Sahiti
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Credit Risk ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Capital Adequacy ◽  
Data Envelopment Analysis Model ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Credit Risk Management ◽  
Positive Effects

Commercial banks' credit risk management is a function that focuses on events that may affect the achievement of objectives. Improper management will result in negative consequences or results. Therefore, banks usually pay more attention to events with a higher probability and impact of a direct loss of revenue and capital than events that may result in positive effects. This research adopts secondary data and seeks to analyze credit risk management of commercial banks in Kosovo through a developed DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) model. The study covers seven commercial banks in Kosovo for the period 2008-2016 and uses Tobit regression to determine credit risk efficiency. The estimation results show a statistically significant positive relationship between bank efficiency, capital adequacy, and loans.  Moreover, the study found that banks' efficiency factors, including profitability, deposits, costs, banks size, GDP growth, and inflation, are not statistically significant.

Impact of Financial Crisis on Credit Risk: Pre- and Post-financial Crises 
in an Emerging Economy

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-132
Author(s):  
Syed Moudud-Ul-Huq ◽  
Rabaka Akter ◽  
Tanmay Biswas
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Credit Risk ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Commercial Banking ◽  
Real Economy ◽  
Credit Risk Management ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

This aim of the article is to establish a model to discuss the reasons for changing the level of credit risk among the commercial banks of Bangladesh during the global financial crisis (GFC). Credit risk has been remaining as the essential and core risk in commercial banking activities. Multiple regression analysis is used to test the relationship among the level of credit risk as a dependent variable and financial crisis, other bank-level variables and macroeconomic variables. The causes of the GFC revealed not only systematic or structural imbalances but also the necessity to keep and strengthen the principles of credit risk management. We analyse the leading causes of the recent GFC. Moreover, the lessons that must be learnt from the weaknesses of credit risk management systems. Credit risk was found to respond to macroeconomic conditions, which indicate strong feedback effects from the banking system to the real economy. This article represents the analysis of the influence of the financial crisis on credit risk management in commercial banks and summarizes the challenges faced by banks for credit risk improvement. We hope that this reality creates new opportunities for managing credit risk in the future to increase this importance in the banks and the overall economy of Bangladesh.

scholarly journals Significance and Key Challenges in Conducting Stress Testing for Islamic Commercial Banks

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamshaid Anwar Chattha
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Stress Testing ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Stress Tests ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Simple Task

With the current cross-border growth in Islamic finance, Islamic commercial banks (ICBs) are looking forward to being perceived as an industry in the process of becoming mature. This would require the establishment of some basic infrastructure, including sophisticated risk management tools that enhance the soundness and resilience of the ICBS. This paper focuses on the latter that is the role and significance of stress testing as a risk management tool. The stress testing has become part of the regulatory and supervisory authorities within the financial stability analysis. The global financial crisis (2008) has placed the spotlight squarely on stress tests. Though, ICBs operate within the similar financial environment, and their balance sheet composition, however, calls for different treatment in stress testing. Apart from the specificities of ICBs, there are key issues and challenges that should be given due considerations in developing an appropriate stress testing regime. This paper explores key specificities and challenges. The paper argues that in the beginning, conducting the stress testing may not appear a simple task for the ICBs. However, a proper consideration to the challenges identified in the paper would certainly tend to improve the overall effectiveness and credibility of the stress testing programmes.

scholarly journals Risk management of derivative financial instruments

2021 ◽  
pp. 89-98
Author(s):  
Oksana Kirillova ◽  
Ellina Emelyanova
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Financial Derivatives ◽  
Financial Instruments ◽  
Financial Instrument ◽  
Russian Market ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Faster Development

The subject of the study is derivative financial instruments. At the beginning of the article, the concept of a derivative financial instrument (PFI) is considered, their advantages and disadvantages are given, after which the risks of operations carried out with PFI are formulated. Further, the article discusses the main problems inherent in the PFI market and suggests a number of measures to solve these problems. In conclusion, recommendations are made that will allow for faster development of the Russian market of financial derivatives.

scholarly journals Credit Management and Issues of Bad Debts: An Empirical Study of Listed Deposit Banks in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 32-49
Author(s):  
Peter E. Ayunku ◽  
Akwarandu Uzochukwu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Credit Risk ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Credit Risk Management ◽  
Loan Loss ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Credit Management ◽  
Loan Loss Provision ◽  
The Impact

This study examines the impact of credit management on firm performance amidst bad debts, among Nigerian deposit banks. Five hypotheses were formulated following the dependent variables of Return on Asset and Tobin Q. The independent variables employed for this study include: Loan Loss Provision, Loan to Deposit Ratio, Equity to Asset Ratio, and Loan Write off. This study is based on ex-post facto research design and employed a panel data set collected from fourteen (14) commercial banks over six years ranging from 2014 to 2019 financial year. We analyzed the data set using descriptive statistics, correlation and Ordinary Least Square Regression Technique. The random effect models established that non-performing loan, loan loss provision and equity to asset impact significantly on banks’ performance in both Return on Asset and Tobin-Q models. This suggests that the sampled banks need to establish efficient arrangements to deal with credit risk management. In all, credit risk management indicators considered in this research are important variables in explaining the profitability of Nigerian commercial banks. However, based on the outcome from the empirical analysis, the study carefully recommends that investors and shareholders in these banks should be aware of the possible use of provisions for losses on non-performing loans by managers for smoothening of profits. The shareholders specifically should be ready to meet optimal agency costs to reduce the manager's information asymmetry by hiring competent internal and external auditors.

scholarly journals Effects of Basel III Framework on Capital Adequacy of Commercial Banks in Kenya

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Kevin Kombo ◽  
Dr. Amos Njuguna
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Credit Risk ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Capital Requirements ◽  
Capital Adequacy ◽  
Basel Iii ◽  
Credit Risk Management ◽  
Management Staff

Purpose:The purpose of the study was toassess the effects of Basel III framework on capital adequacy requirement in commercial banks in Kenya. The study sought to address the following research questions: why are capital adequacy regulations important in commercial banks in Kenya? What challenges are commercial banks facing in the implementation of capital adequacy requirement? What measures have commercial banks taken to ensure compliance with the capital adequacy requirement?Methodology:A descriptive survey design was applied to a population of 43 commercial banks operating in Kenya. The target population composed of the 159 management staff currently employed at the head offices of the various commercial banks in Kenya. The population was composed of Senior, Middle and Junior or Entry level Management staff. A sample of 30% was selected from within each group.Primary data was gathered using questionnaires which were dropped off at the bank’s head offices and picked up later when the respondents had filled the questionnaires. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze quantitative data while content analysis was used to analyze qualitative data.Results:The findings show that capital adequacy requirement is important in commercial banks because it leads financial stability in the Kenyan economy, improves credit risk management techniques as poor credit risk management requires more capital and leads to reduced vulnerability to liquidity shocks due to the sound capitalization policies being implemented under the Basel III framework. Findings also revealed that capital adequacy affected the balance sheet structure of the commercial banks in Kenya.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommends that banks should continue the pursuit of various strategies to ensure that they are in compliance with Basel III requirements and the Central Bank of Kenya’s Prudential Guidelines. The staff of this committee should be drawn from mainly the finance, legal, compliance and treasury departments. Compliance with the capital requirements will lead to a safety net for all commercial banks as the additional capital will act as a cushion that absorbs losses in case of distress in the commercial banking sector.

scholarly journals Risk management of Islamic banks: A search for empirical evidences

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-16
Author(s):  
Sayed M. Fadel ◽  
Jasim Al-Ajmi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Risk Levels ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

The objectives of this study are to determine 1) the effect of global economic and financial crisis on risk management, 2) the severity of different types of risk facing Islamic banks, 3) the risk levels of Islamic financial modes, 4) risk assessment techniques, and 5) risk management techniques. The structure of the balance sheet, the nature of Islamic finance instruments and funding sources have a great impact on the level of risk exposure of banks and the instruments. Credit risk is found to be the most serious risk, followed by liquidity risk, market risk and operational risk, in descending order of importance. As for the riskiness of Islamic financing modes, mudarabah is perceived to be the riskiest, followed by musharakah, while murabahah ranked as the least risky mode. Moreover, Islamic banks are found to use traditional risk management techniques more than sophisticated measurements. They also adopt risk mitigation techniques that are used by conventional banks in preference to techniques that are considered to be unique to Islamic banks. This paper is the first to study the risk management practices of Islamic banks operating in Bahrain. It also provides evidence about these practices after the global financial crisis that affected all countries, including Bahrain.

Credit Risk Management and Credit Derivatives

2014 ◽  
pp. 499-522
Author(s):  
Jürgen Franke ◽  
Wolfgang Karl Härdle ◽  
Christian Matthias Hafner
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Credit Risk ◽  
Credit Derivatives ◽  
Credit Risk Management
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