Chapter 14

Managing Uncertainty

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Looking at interest-rate risk and inflation

Bullet Mitigating market risk

Bullet Considering credit risk

Bullet Factoring in foreign exchange risk

Bullet Examining off-balance-sheet, operating, and liquidity risks

Bullet Choosing ethical clients

Business finance is filled with risk. Okay, so maybe it’s not the same kind of risk that you’d face as a soldier or police officer (although any witness to the trading floors of a major stock exchange may argue that Wall Street can quite resemble a war zone), but no one laughs when their job is at risk because someone messed up managing the risks associated with corporate finances. This chapter discusses some of the more common forms of risk encountered in corporate finance.

Understanding that Risk Is Unavoidable

You may think that when it comes to managing corporate finances, you should avoid risk at all cost (pun intended!). ...

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