RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Risk Management Systems During Market Bubbles: <em>The Weakness of Quantitative Models</em>
JF The Journal of Structured Finance
FD Institutional Investor Journals
SP 18
OP 22
DO 10.3905/jsf.2011.16.4.018
VO 16
IS 4
A1 Michael Paul Rodgers
YR 2011
UL https://pm-research.com/content/16/4/18.abstract
AB Like any information system, a risk management information system can only be as good as the quality of the underlying data used, the ability to model this information, and the ability to accurately interpret the results. This article explores risk models used by financial institutions for measuring and valuing risk, how the information was interpreted by management for setting capital reserve allocations, and how overreliance on purely quantitative models caused many to overlook signs of trouble in the real estate and housing finance markets.TOPICS: Credit risk management, CLOs, CDOs, and other structured credit