Playing a key role in both the second pillar of the new Basel framework and the Solvency II project, economic capital models are becoming increasingly important. "Economic Capital Models" provides you with an overview of the current state of play for these cutting edge models from three angles: a theoretical overview of risk measurement, diversification and aggregation; a survey of the current state of implementation; and a supervisory view on the use of these models. The combination of these three angles is unique and provides you with truly multi-faceted view of this subject. All aspects of economic capital for financial conglomerates are incorporated. Moreover, this book is set apart from any other in its field because it provides you with a balanced overview from the perspective of both risk managers within institutions and supervisors. Practitioners, risk managers, policymakers and academics are brought together with their insights combined into a single volume. As the practitioners' view is not that of a single institution, consultant or vendor you are able to reflect on the combined insights of a number of institutions that have cutting edge economic capital frameworks. "Economic Capital Models" provides information for institutions to implement economic capital models and lead you to improved risk management and more accurate pricing. It discusses the requirements for an economic capital model on a more theoretical level. It shows you what a feasible implementation target is and which difficulties might be encountered by examining the current state of implementation of economic capital methodology at large mixed financial conglomerates. This book is recommended for practitioners, supervisors in both the industry and supervisory communities and academics. It gives you an important update on industry best practice in a rapidly developing field and offers you a comprehensive and impartial overview from all viewpoints.

Table of Contents:
Economic capital: an overview * Introduction * The importance of risk measurement * Approaches to modelling risk * Measures of risk: economic capital * Regulatory considerations * Concluding remarks RISK MEASUREMENT WITHIN FINANCIAL CONGLOMERATES: BEST PRACTICES BY RISK TYPE * Summary and conclusions * Risk measurement and economic capital * Risk typology * Market/ALM risk * Credit and transfer risk * Life risk * Non-life or property and casualty risk * Operational risk * Business or strategic risk * Conclusion APPROPRIATE RISK MEASURES, TIME HORIZON AND VALUATION PRINCIPLES IN ECONOMIC CAPITAL MODELS * Summary and conclusions * Introduction * Risks, risk measures and economic capital * One risk measure for all stakeholders? * Experiences of financial conglomerates * Appropriate time horizons in economic capital * Valuation principles * Concluding remarks Diversification and aggregation of risks in financial conglomerates * Summary and conclusions * Introduction * Correlation, netting, concentration and granularity * Measurement approaches * Aggregation approaches * Estimation of diversification benefits * Allocation * Data quality and mis-estimation * Regulatory considerations A SURVEY OF ECONOMIC CAPITAL MODEL IMPLEMENTATION * Summary and conclusions * Introduction * Previous surveys * Objectives for economic capital models * Implementation of economic capital models: an overview * General remarks about all risk types * Approaches per risk type * Future extensions * Concluding remarks A supervisory view on economic capital models * Summary and conclusions * Introduction * Regulatory developments * Principles for economic capital models * Supervisory issues * Concluding remarks