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Credit risk assessment of fixed income portfolios using explicit expressions

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  • Pagnoncelli, Bernardo K.
  • Cifuentes, Arturo

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We propose a model to assess the credit risk features of fixed income portfolios assuming they can be characterized by two parameters: their default probability and their default correlation. We rely on explicit expressions to assess their credit risk and demonstrate the benefits of our approach in a complex leveraged structure example. We show that using expected loss as a proxy for credit risk is misleading as it does not capture the dispersion effects introduced by correlation. The implications of these findings are relevant for improving current risk management practices and for regulation purposes.

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  • Pagnoncelli, Bernardo K. & Cifuentes, Arturo, 2014. "Credit risk assessment of fixed income portfolios using explicit expressions," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 11(3), pages 224-230.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:11:y:2014:i:3:p:224-230
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2014.02.007
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    1. Changqing Luo & Mengzhen Li & Zisheng Ouyang, 2016. "An empirical study on the correlation structure of credit spreads based on the dynamic and pair copula functions," China Finance Review International, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 6(3), pages 284-303, August.

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    Keywords

    Credit risk; Expected loss; Correlation;
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    JEL classification:

    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • C65 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Miscellaneous Mathematical Tools
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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