Liquidity Risk

Erik Banks is an experienced practitioner and regular contributor to the literature in the field of financial risk management and regulation. He has spent over 25 years as an international banker, working in market and credit risk roles at major financial institutions in New York, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Munich. Up to 2013, he was Senior Risk Advisor for a major European universal bank, and has held senior positions at Merrill Lynch, XL Capital, and Citibank. Erik is the author of over 20 books and numerous articles on financial risk management, insurance and regulation.

PART I: ELEMENTS OF CORPORATE LIQUIDITY 1. Liquidity Risk Defined 2. Liquidity and Financial Operations 3. Sources of Liquidity PART II: LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS 4. Funding Liquidity Risk 5. Asset Liquidity Risk 6. Liquidity Spirals and Financial Distress 7. Case Studies in Liquidity Mismanagement PART III: MANAGING LIQUIDITY RISKS 8. Measuring Liquidity Risk 9. Controlling Liquidity Risk 10. Liquidity Crisis Management 11. New Regulatory Initiatives Summary: The Future of Active Liquidity Risk Management