Stress Testing Approaches, Methods and Applications

The authoritative guide and reference tool for stress testing, this book is essential for risk managers, regulators and consultants who want a clearer understanding of the methods, tools and uses of stress testing in different risk areas. As a result of the financial crisis, stress testing now constitutes an extensive element of financial institutions' risk management and capital adequacy assessments. However, definitions of what constitutes stress testing and how stress testing should be used have been in a state of flux since the financial crisis. With Basel III, the Dodd - Frank Act and Interagency Stress Testing guidance in the US and CRD-IV in Europe, understanding the practicalities of stress testing in light of these regulatory practices and considerations is key. Whilst these different sets of guidance and regulation bring clarity with regards to stress testing expectations, multiple approaches towards solving very similar problems have emerged. Stress Testing: Approaches, Methods and Applications analyses and expounds the various approaches and highlights those most appropriate with regard to the guidance.