An independent body , monitoring major threats, would be a boon to risk management overall, writes Thomas Stanton

The role of value-at-risk has changed, but, when used correctly, it is still an effective tool.

How the likes of volatility skew, rising correlations and abnormally high returns can help investors and risk managers steer clear of future crises.

Ineffective risk management is known to destroy the value of firms. What are the corporate risk function`s true bottom-line effects?

Valabh Muralikrishnan and Hans Tuenter on steps a portfolio manager can take to construct optimal portfolios, and how portfolio optimization can be used to determine the efficient frontier in the credit default swaps market.

Valabh Muralikrishnan and Hans Tuenter on steps a portfolio manager can take to construct optimal portfolios, and how portfolio optimization can be used to determine the efficient frontier in the credit default swaps market.

Has the global accord increased or decreased the amounts that banks must hold as Tier 1 capital? And how has the implementation of Basel II affested banks` risk-weighted assets and capital ratios?

The predictice limits of CDS quotes.

Credit derivatives expert Janet Tavakoli`s retrospective on how investors overlooked CDO warning signs and got little help from regulators and rating agencies.

Audrey Lupsha critiques Douglas Hubbard`s prescriptive "The failure of Risk Management: Why it`s Broken and How to Fix it."