GFC-Robust Risk Management Strategies under the Basel Accord
2010/12/28
研討會日期 : 2010-12-28
時間 : 14:30
主講人 : Professor Michael McAleer
地點 : B110
演講者簡介 : Michael McAleer got his Ph.D. in Economics from Queen’s University in 1981. He is currently serving as Professor of Erasmus School of Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Fellow of the Tonbergen institute, and Fellow of Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. His research field is in econometrics, financial econometrics, intellectual property, macroeconometrics, statistics, modeling environmental systems, and time series modelling.
演講摘要 : A risk management strategy is proposed as being robust to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) by selecting a Value-at-Risk (VaR) forecast that combines the forecasts of different VaR models. The robust forecast is based on the median of the point VaR forecasts of a set of conditional volatility models. This risk management strategy is GFC-robust in the sense that maintaining the same risk management strategies before, during and after a financial crisis would lead to comparatively low daily capital charges and violation penalties. The new method is illustrated by using the S&P500 index before, during and after the 2008-09 global financial crisis. We investigate the performance of a variety of single and combined VaR forecasts in terms of daily capital requirements and violation penalties under the Basel II Accord, as well as other criteria. The median VaR risk management strategy is GFC-robust as it provides stable results across different periods relative to other VaR forecasting models. The new strategy based on combined forecasts of single models is straightforward to incorporate into existing computer software packages that are used by banks and other financial institutions.
