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 Case Code : ERMT-024
 Case Length : 27 Pages
 Period : 2003
 Pub Date : 2003
 Teaching Note :Not Available
 Organization : Credit Suisse
 Industry : Banking
 Countries : Switzerland
 
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		| Credit RiskCredit risk was the possibility of loss if a borrower or counterparty failed to 
meet its financial obligations. A major portion of CS's credit risk was 
concentrated at Corporate & Retail Banking (within CSFS) and Institutional 
Securities (within CSFB). Credit risk rose in the context of lending products, 
commitments and letters of credit, and counterparty exposure due to derivative, 
foreign exchange and other transactions. CS believed effective credit risk 
management required a careful consideration of proposed extensions of credit, 
the setting of specific limits, diligent ongoing monitoring during the life of 
the exposure and a disciplined approach to recognizing credit impairment.
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Country RiskCountry risk was the risk of a loss due to the inability or unwillingness of a 
sovereign to meet contractual obligations or due to the imposition of controls 
on capital flows. Bulk of the country risk was assumed by CSFB. Country ratings 
and country limits were the two primary instruments used to manage country risk. 
Country ratings provided an assessment of the risk of sovereign default and 
identified approval authority levels. The independent Credit Risk Management 
department, or CRM, of CSFB - in cooperation with the economic research 
department and the CRO - periodically updated these rating assessments. Country 
limits capped exposure to individual countries...
 
	
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Insurance RiskProtection from unplanned risk accumulations, such as natural catastrophe 
exposure, was a key activity of the insurance business. Asset liability 
mismatches in insurance companies resulted primarily from premiums being 
received earlier than claims were settled. Premiums earned by selling insurance 
policies were invested to cover claims occurring at a future date, sometimes 
many years later...
 
 Business Risk
 Business might not be able to cover their ongoing expenses with ongoing income 
due to loss events like major market contractions. Business risk was defined as 
the difference between the estimated revenues and the estimated expenses in a 
crisis - excluding components captured by the other risk categories...
 |  Operational RiskOperational risk was the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed 
internal processes, people and systems or from external events. CS had 
identified five major operational risk categories: organizational, 
policy/process, technology, human and external. Periodic, group-wide meetings 
were held to promote a common understanding of priorities and to foster a 
dialogue between the Corporate Center and the segments...
 Exhibits
Exhibit I: Credit Suisse: Key Position Risk TrendsExhibit II: Credit Suisse: Measurement of Market Risk
 Exhibit III: Market Risk in the Credit Suisse Group Trading Portfolios 
(99%,1-day VaR)
 Exhibit IV: Credit Suisse: Market Risk in Non Trading Portfolios
 Exhibit V: Credit Suisse: Business Specific Market Risk Disclosures
 Exhibit VI: Credit Suisse: Total Credit Risk Exposure
 Exhibit VII: Credit Suisse: Dues from banks
 Exhibit VIII: Credit Suisse: Dues from customers and mortgages
 Exhibit IX: Credit Suisse: Dues from Customers and Mortgages by Economic Sector
 Exhibit X: Credit Suisse: Dues from Customers and Mortgages by Collateral 
Amounts
 Exhibit XI: Credit Suisse: Dues from Customers and Mortgages by Time Remaining 
until Contractual Maturity
 Exhibit XII: Credit Suisse: Interest Rate Sensitivity
 Exhibit XIII
 Exhibit XIV: Credit Suisse: Total Loan Portfolio Exposure and Allowances and 
Provisions for Credit Risk
 Exhibit XV: Credit Suisse: Non Performing Loan Estimate
 Exhibit XVI: Credit Suisse: Restructured and Problem Loans
 Exhibit XVII: Credit Suisse: Loan valuation Allowance
 Exhibit XVIII: Credit Suisse: Gross Write-offs
 Exhibit XIX
 Exhibit XX: Credit Suisse: Analysis of Loan Valuation Allowance
 Exhibit XXI: Credit Suisse: Analysis of Loan Valuation Allowance
 Exhibit XXII: Credit Suisse: Analysis of Loan Valuation Allowance
 Exhibit XXIII: Credit Suisse: Cross-border Outstandings
 
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