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Asset correlations and credit portfolio risk: an empirical analysis

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  • Klaus Duellmann
  • Martin Scheicher
  • Christian Schmieder

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ABSTRACT We estimate asset correlations from monthly time series of Moody’sKMVasset values for around 2,000 European firms from 1996 to 2004. We explore their impact on the value-at-risk (VaR) of credit portfolios in a (single-factor) market model and a (multi-factor) sector model. Our main finding is a complex interaction of asset correlations and default probabilities affecting portfolio risk. Averaging asset correlations on a sector level can substantially underestimate the VaR in a portfolio with heterogeneous borrower size. The VaR of the internal ratings-based model is more stable over time than the VaR of the market model and the sector model.

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  • Klaus Duellmann & Martin Scheicher & Christian Schmieder, . "Asset correlations and credit portfolio risk: an empirical analysis," Journal of Credit Risk, Journal of Credit Risk.
    • Handle: RePEc:rsk:journ1:2160722
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