... management making appropriate judgements about the acceptability of the credit 45 Banks must develop a corps of experienced officers who have the experience, knowledge and background to exercise ... the adequacy of capital and provisions This “what if” exercise can reveal previously undetected areas of potential creditrisk exposure for the bank The linkages between different categories of ... face an inherent trade-off between choosing to specialise in a few key areas with the goal of achieving a market 14 Losses are equal to the exposure times the percentage loss given the event of...
... where the borrower needs to pledge collateral to raise emergency funding, we must recognize that the secondary market value of such assets will also su er extreme distress In the case of Bear Stearns, ... the net e ect of shifting from risky assets to cash is to decrease illiquidity risk as long as the re sale discount of the risky asset is less than one (i .e. , the rate of exchange between the risky ... interpretation of is in terms of the cash that can be borrowed when one unit of the risky asset is pledged to the lender as collateral The parameter re ects the size of the \haircut" demanded...
... updating schedules may be reasonable for different types of parameters and different data sources For instance, many models use market-based credit spreads to revalue credit exposures These spreads ... have to ensure that expected losses were covered in other ways, such as through loan loss reserves or through credit spreads on the pricing ofcredit extensions See the appendix for a more detailed ... Profiles.” SR Letter 99-18 July The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and not necessarily reflect the position of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Reserve...
... below the model power curve The greater the area between the model power curve and the random power curve, the better is the overall performance of the model The maximum area that can be enclosed ... above the random power curve is identified by the ideal power curve Therefore, the ratio of the area between a model’s power curve and the random power curve to the area between the ideal power ... whether the country is a member of the OECD Instead the risk weights for exposures depend on external credit assessments like rating agencies 3.2.1 Risk Weights for Sovereigns and for Banks Despite...
... interest rates and no collateral, whereas low risk ones pledge collateral and get lower interest rates Even if there is symmetry ex ante between borrower and lender (i .e the bank knows the credit ... their other surviving exclusive or nearly exclusive customers higher interest rates Therefore, the results of Model indirectly support the existence of informational rents for the bank by developing ... from better measurement and management ofrisk The high value of the temporal dummy parameters reveals the markedly cyclical nature ofcreditrisk In short, the empirical evidence for the case of...
... the differences between the discrete- and continuous-time estimators However, as the time horizon extends, differences between the two estimators increase, because of the higher migration potential ... for the risk- free rate In general, the loan rates (or risky rates) were higher than risk- free rates For example, the average loan rates of secured loans and their corresponding government bonds’ ... default events are neglected in discrete-time approach Therefore, we infer that default probabilities have been underestimated in the discrete-time Markov chain model Figure 2: Default frequency...
... the mean values of DVH parameters/metrics between all three paradigms were not different The alternate hypothesis was that the mean DVH parameters/metrics between all three paradigms were different ... targets and to continue to spare the OAR's The techniques developed here extend beyond the treatmentof prostate cancer Similar approaches can be used in other disease sites within the pelvis (cervix, ... lower dose to the pelvic soft tissues, as they were not specifically targeted As expected, the 3DCRT and conformal normal tissue avoidance strategies delivered the highest dose to the pelvic soft...
... arrhythmias) The prevalences of these types of arrhythmias reached preoperative values before discharge Second degree AVB was not detected before the operation and occurred in 1.9% of all infants ... the data, non-parametric tests were used for comparison of prevalences between patient groups and at different time points Differences between prevalences were regarded as significant if the ... Committee and the parents’ informed consent, 494 consecutive patients undergoing CPB for corrective surgery of congenital cardiac defects were enrolled prospectively between November of 1993 and February...
... further research is required Therefore, the aim of this trial is to investigate the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection fortreatmentof plantar fasciitis over a 12 week period ... injection will be performed with Table 1: Descriptive characteristics Age Sex Page of Telephone interview Ineligible to participate in trial Physical assessment Enrolment Baseline measurements ... collected at the initial visit after enrolment (Table 1) Participants will then be scheduled to attend a second appointment (approximately one week later) where baseline measurements will be taken...
... initiated when the cluster was already recognized and first preventive measures had already been implemented We therefore could not clarify whether bronchoscopes were the source of the suspected ... sequences also showed identical sequences to nine epidemiologically unrelated isolates and to the reference strain F (Figure 2) Furthermore, the epidemiological association between these three ... symptoms of tracheobronchitis Eight of the 45 remaining patients were confirmed negative for HSV in their lower respiratory tract secretions, whereas the other patients were not tested because testing...
... [5,6] These scores have been in hospitalized patient populations, however, largely in the intensive care unit where candidemia is more prevalent A risk factor model has not been used before in early-onset ... candidemia of any kind [12] The development of a risk model as described by Shorr and colleagues therefore becomes a useful tool in determining the highest risk individuals for early-onset candidemia, ... resistance patterns A risk model for early-onset candidemia, however, is a starting point Competing interests The author declares that they have received funding from Estellas and Pfizer References...
... linked to the problem of collateral Therefore, it is in need of being deliberately examined and studied For this reason, Basel II considers varieties ofcreditrisk measurement techniques, wider ... three risks: default risk, exposure risk and recovery risk As the extension ofcredit has always been at the core of banking operation, the focus of banks’ risk management has been creditrisk ... growth of the financial institutions In the case of banks, the issue ofcreditrisk is even of greater concern because of the higher levels of perceived risks resulting from some of the characteristics...
... matched relatives? No differences in event free survival (EFS) were seen between the two randomised treatment arms [27], thus increasing the importance of identifying any adverse effects oftreatment ... However, clear differences were seen at and years in all three IQ scores (Table 1) To explore this observed difference in IQ between patients and controls further, we examined the Halsey et al ... shown) Effects of age and gender As shown in Table there was no evidence of differential effects on mean IQ scores between those aged under years at the start oftreatment and those aged years...
... of treatments: The veterinarians recommendations are influenced by the season: The veterinarian gives recommendations regarding number of treatments: The veterinarian gives recommendations regarding ... horses 103 Table Descriptive statistics forrisk factors associated with efficiency of anthelmintic treatment (FECR test) Estimates of the average Egg Per Gram faeces (EPG) reduction (difference ... pastures (not ploughed or renewed between grazing seasons) lowered the efficiency of a single anthelmintic treatment compared to pastures renewed between grazing seasons This is consistent with Herd...
... social security policies of the Government To achieve these targets, the Government needs to use bank credit because the state budget is limited whereas all targets need money to be accomplished In ... credit facilities so it is inevitably exposed to the risk In recent years, banks in Vietnam have experienced a lot of difficulties in business activities due to creditrisk Therefore, preventing ... relations relate to a large number of countries and Governments Once one economy becomes weaker due to credit risk, the world economy may face crises 1.3.6 Criteria of measuring creditriskCredit risk...
... improvement is impermanent Theoretically, removal of the capsular tissue within the joint, which contains the peripheral nerve endplate receptors, should prevent nerve regeneration Without endplate ... The range of relief for the radiofrequency group was from zero days to 16 months for all 26 patients who underwent the radiofrequency procedure Of the 14 patients who revealed 50% or greater ... improvement from the radiofrequency procedure, the length of improvement varied from months to 16 months Again, no one in the radiofrequency group developed permanent relief of their pain Thus, the...
... 60-minute treatment period 20 This apparatus passively performs flexion and stretching movements of the elbow Active exercising devices A series of active exercising devices were developed thereby enabling ... development of research 21-31 Suggestion fortreatment The suggestion fortreatmentof under-privileged populations is the creation of specialized treatment centers supported by the government However, ... Guidance, adaptations and supervision when performing these activities are necessary for this form oftreatment until the patients are aware of the precautions they need to take Another line of research...
... the bony edges of the opening A holmium laser and electrocautery was used for hemocoaugulation and to remove soft issues Once the region was decompressed, the surgery was completed Outcome measures ... provide adequate relief The surgery commenced as follows: The patient was properly draped and prepped Intravenous (IV) antibiotics were administered perioperatively; cefazolin was used unless there ... literature regarding the appropriate management of these patients In our experience, patients with thoracic central and foraminal stenosis are more likely to be male, and tend to be of older age than...