scholarly journals Internal Financial Risk Management In Microfinance Companies: A Case Study Of Akuapem Rural Bank, Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Rebecca Davis ◽  
Elvis K. Donkoh ◽  
Bernard Mawah ◽  
Blessed Amonoo
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Operational Risks ◽  
Credit Risks

The operations of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Ghana have recently come under serious public scrutiny. This position was fairly caused by Bank of Ghana’s (BOG’s) announcement regarding 70 microfinance companies whose provisional licenses were revoked BOG (2016). This led to the closure of DKM Diamond Microfinance and some other microfinance companies in the country. This worsening circumstance surrounding the microfinance industry calls for the need to provide practical knowledge on the use of financial analysis tools to manage internal financial risks of the microfinance industry. Data from Akuapem Rural Bank (AKRB) financial statements for the period of 2008 to 2015 (refer to appendix) was analysed using regression analysis, descriptive statistics, trend analysis and ratios. It was observed that the profitability of AKRB is greatly influenced by credit risks, bank size, interest income growth and debt-ratio. The study also revealed that AKRB had comprehensive and adequate risk management structures in place in managing its credit and other operational risks.

scholarly journals Assessing financial risk management in local governments

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 10-23
Author(s):  
Tamer Aksoy ◽  
Yunus Emre Asan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Counterparty Risk ◽  
Financial Risk Management ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Budget Revenue

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the financial risks local governments are exposed to within the scope of financial risk management practices. ?stanbul Metropolitan Municipality (?MM) was selected for this study because it is the largest local government with the highest budget. ?n the study, the development of financial risk performance of ?MM between the years 2008-2018 was examined in the light of the risks ?MM is exposed to. The main results regarding the risks faced by ?MM during the period are as follows: Financial data obtained from the financial statements of ?MM were used to examine the performance of listed risks& effects they have on the budget of ?MM. The results indicate that (i) risk of Dependence on Shares from the central budget revenue; (ii) ?MM was directly dependent on the central budget in terms of revenues, so in this period, the risk of dependency was high in terms of counterparty risk.

FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT IN ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY: CONCEPT, SYSTEM AND PRINCIPLE OF BUILDING

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 62-67
Author(s):  
M. M. KHAYTANOVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Study Methods ◽  
Financial Risk Management ◽  
Concept System

The article reveals: theoretical justifications of the concept of “financial risk” in relation to the sphere of entrepreneurship; methods for its identification and processing. Financial risk management is the activity of identification, assessment, control and monitoring of risks. In the course of the study, methods for managing financial risks in entrepreneurial activity and their classification were identified.

Sustainable Development and Risk Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-27
Author(s):  
E. Yu. Pertseva ◽  
V. Yu. Skobarev ◽  
E. E. Telenkov
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Management System ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Performance Targets ◽  
Company Value ◽  
Risk Management System

In the context of the increasing role of non-financial factors of company value creation, many organizations, when developing a development strategy, go beyond exclusively financial and economic goals and include workplace safety, energy efficiency, customer satisfaction and other non-financial goals in their performance targets. Achieving such goals involves risks, but today there is no common understanding of the composition of the relevant risks, their sources (factors of occurrence), approaches to assessing these risks, as well as universal corporate tools for managing them. In this article, we offer our vision of the place of the so-called “non-financial risks” in the risk management system and show the possibilities of integrating non-financial risk management into the risk management system and the management model of the organization.

scholarly journals PARAMETRIZATION OF THE MECHANISM OF FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE DIGITAL SECURITIES CIRCULATION

2019 ◽  
pp. 77-83
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Volodmyrovych Lutskevych ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
Securities Market ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Management Mechanism ◽  
Financial Risk Management ◽  
The Impact

Urgency of the research. Digital technologies are transforming all spheres of social life, and the financial sphere is no exception. In general, such trends cannot but leave an imprint on approaches to managing the financial risk of digital securities. Target setting. Currently, scientific and methodological support for the formation of a mechanism for managing the financial risks of digital securities is in the early stages of development, while the quality of state regulation and supervision of participants in digital securities directly depends on the effectiveness of the current mechanism for managing such risks. Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Theoretical and applied aspects of the securities market, features of the impact of financial innovations and financial risk management in the field of securities circulation, are researched by V. Bodrov [1], O. M. Kovaleva [2], I. V. Krasnova [3], N. V. Tkachenko [4], Yu. B. Kolupaeva [5] and others. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. The methodology of formation the mechanism for managing the financial risks of digital securities needs more precise research. The research objective. Deepening the scientific understanding of the term "financial risk management mechanism for the circulation of digital securities" will ensure to outline ways of increasing the efficiency of this financial instrument usage. The statement of basic materials. This article analyzes the essence of the term "financial risk management mechanism". The construction of the mechanism has been adapted to the specifics of digital securities risk management. Conclusions. The essence of the mechanism of financial risks management of digital securities circulation is improved due to application of a set of methods for identification, quantitative and qualitative analysis, measures to prevent realization and / or reduction of negative consequences of financial risks of digital securities circulation, ways of control over some events.

scholarly journals Dataset Modelling of the Financial Risk Management of Social Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies

Risks ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Elena G. Popkova ◽  
Bruno S. Sergi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Financial Risk Management ◽  
Substantial Progress ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Commercial Entrepreneurship

The relevance of this study lies in the fact that financial risk is a serious obstacle to the development of social entrepreneurship, preventing the implementation of potential support for sustainable development goals in business. The purpose of this article is to clarify specific aspects of financing factors and financial risk related to social entrepreneurship in developing countries (in comparison with the standard financial risk related to commercial entrepreneurship) in order to analyze the influence of the financing factors of social entrepreneurship on sustainable development, as well as to determine the potential for the development of social entrepreneurship through financial risk management. To achieve this goal, this article uses the methodology of econometrics—dataset modelling of financial risk management in social entrepreneurship to achieve sustainable development in emerging economies. On the basis of the results of this study, firstly, it is substantiated that the financial risks entailed by social entrepreneurship differ from the standard financial risk present in commercial entrepreneurship. Specific factors of the financing of sustainable development in emerging economies are determined and, on the basis of this, financial risks specific to social entrepreneurship in emerging economies are identified as follows: (1) reduced stimulus to use financial resources in long-term investments, which disrupts the stability and decreases inclusion; (2) joint public–private investments and decreased investment in R&D; and (3) expanded investment in the skills required for jobs and “markets of tomorrow”. Secondly, a contradictory influence of financing factors on sustainable development is demonstrated. Thirdly, a large potential for the development of social entrepreneurship by means of financial risk management (maximum reduction) was identified. With the minimization of financial risk, social entrepreneurship would demonstrate substantial progress, with an increase of 99.61% (more than 50%) from 45.18 points to 90.18 points. A novel contribution of this paper to the extant literature consists of the specification of the essence and specifics of social entrepreneurship in emerging economies through the identification of financial risks and the provision of recommendations for their management.

Contemporary Financial Risk Management Perceptions and Practices of Small-Sized Chinese Businesses

2018 ◽  
pp. 917-931
Author(s):  
Simon S. Gao ◽  
Serge Oreal ◽  
Jane Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Financial Risk Management ◽  
Chinese Business ◽  
Insurance Cover ◽  
Interpretative Approach

This study investigated the current perceptions and practices of financial risk management at small businesses in China. The researchers took an interpretative approach, using interviews within a case study, to collect qualitative data from Chinese business owners. Despite the well-documented importance of financial risk management in light of the 2008 global financial crises, surprisingly, the data indicated that little progress has been made on implementing an effective financial risk management in many Chinese small businesses. Analysis indicated the core problems in the case study organization stemmed from a lack of expertise, along with insufficient operational resources, for applying risk management. Interestingly, the researchers also found that Chinese small business managers perceived financial risks differently from managers of large organizations in China. Specifically, small business owners preferred to utilize risk transfer and insurance cover to hedge against financial risk.

Statistical Models for Operational Risk

2011 ◽  
pp. 1848-1853
Author(s):  
Concetto Elvio Bonafede
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Models ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Bank Capital ◽  
Basel Committee ◽  
Operational Risks ◽  
Credit Risks ◽  
New Basel Capital Accord ◽  
Bank Capital Requirement ◽  
Principal Elements

A statistical model is a possible representation (not necessarily complex) of a situation of the real world. Models are useful to give a good knowledge of the principal elements of the examined situation and so to make previsions or to control such a situation. In the banking sector, models, techniques and regulations have been developed for evaluating Market and Credit risks, for linking together risks, capital and profit opportunity. The regulations and vigilance standards on the capital have been developed from the Basel Committee founded at the end of 1974 by the G10. The standards for the capital’s measurement system were defined in 1988 with the “Capital Accord” (BIS, 1988); nowadays, it is supported from over 150 countries around the world. In January 2001 the Basel Committee published the document “The New Basel Capital Accord” (BIS, 2001), which is a consultative document to define the new regulation for the bank capital requirement. Such a document has been revisited many times (see BIS, 2005). With the new accord there is the necessity of appraising and managing, beyond the financial risks, also the category of the operational risks (OR) already responsible of losses and bankruptcies (Cruz (Ed.), 2004; Alexander (Ed.), 2003; Cruz, 2002).

Financial Risk Management

2016 ◽  
pp. 301-311
Author(s):  
Mirela-Madalina Stoian ◽  
Rares-Gabriel Stoian
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Credit Risk ◽  
Financial Markets ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Liquidity Risk ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Financial Risk Management ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
Risk Management Framework

The present paper intends to serve as an introduction into the financial risk management universe. It starts with the basic assumption that performance of an organization is inseparable from the risks it is facing. Any organization should have in place the necessary tools to identify, assess and constantly measure the risks it is exposed to. The paper focuses in defining the basic principles in creating a viable risk management framework that keeps track of three major categories of identified financial risks: market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. Emphasis is put on the models to measure these types of risks but also on the tools an organization can use in order to reduce them. The second part of the paper is dedicated to recent events that shaped and shocked financial markets and illustrate the consequences faced by organizations when risks are not properly assessed and the risk management models in place are based on dangerously unrealistic notions.

THE METHODOLOGICAL VALUE OF THE CLASSIFICATION IN THE COMPANY FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.A. Fathulin ◽  
N. A. Fathulina ◽  
S. N. Basova
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Risk And Uncertainty ◽  
Financial Risk Management ◽  
Risk Management System

The complexity of understanding the nature of risks, as well as the diversity of their types and manifestations, including financial risks, requires the use of a methodological approach to their classification. Classification of financial risks is of particular importance in the company's activities in order to effectively manage them. The article analyzes the concepts of "risk" and "uncertainty", and provides risk classifications for various reasons. It is concluded that it is possible to control and manage risks through comprehensive accounting and, accordingly, prevention of various types of threats and uncertainties in the company's activities.

scholarly journals Knowledge is power – conceptualizing collaborative financial risk assessment

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Michael Brunner-Kirchmair ◽  
Melanie Wiener
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Risk Identification ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Risk Governance ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Financial Risk Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Findings

Purpose Inspired by new findings on and perceptions of risk governance, such as the necessity of taking a broader perspective in coping with risks in companies and working together in interactive groups with various stakeholders to deal with complex risks in the modern world, the purpose of this paper is looking for new ways to deal with financial risks. Current methods dealing with those risks are confronted with the problems of being primarily based on past data and experience, neglecting the need for objectivity, focusing on the short-term future and disregarding the interconnectedness of different financial risk categories. Design/methodology/approach A literature review of risk governance, financial risk management and open foresight was executed to conceptualize solutions to the mentioned-above problems. Findings Collaborative financial risk assessment (CFRA) is a promising approach in financial risk governance with respect to overcoming said problems. It is a method of risk identification and assessment, which combines aspects of “open foresight” and the financial risk management and governance literature. CFRA is characterized as bringing together members of different companies in trying to detect weak signals and trends to gain knowledge about the future, which helps companies to reduce financial risks and increase the chance of gaining economic value. By overcoming organizational boundaries, individual companies may gain the knowledge they would probably not have without CFRA and achieve a competitive advantage. Research limitations/implications A conceptual paper like the one at hand wants empirical proof. Therefore, the authors developed a research agenda in the form of five propositions for further research. Originality/value This paper discusses the existing problems of financial risk identification and assessment methods. It contributes to the existing literature by proposing CFRA as a solution to those problems and adding a new perspective to financial risk governance.

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