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Among politicians and the public, there seems to be bipartisan support for a credit card interest rate cap (at 10%). Almost everyone is in favor of free stuff—why not zero rates—but there is no free lunch.
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Predictions, Forecasts and the Value of Scenario Analysis
According to the The Wall Street Journal, “In Uncertain Times, CEOs Lose Faith in Forecasts” and “CEOs Put Less Stock in Predictions,” which is the title of an abbreviated article in the July 13, print edition. The authors sta…
Read MoreThe High Cost of Stress Test Consulting
The Wall Street Journal reported today that banks spent about $29 billion on consultants last year, and that much of the total was spent on stress tests in the U.S. and abroad. We're not sure whether either the reported total or the portion spent on …
Read MoreBrexit, SR-12-7 and SR-11-7
Now that’s a sexy title… but only to a small audience interested in scenario analysis (stress testing) and model risk.1 During the past week, many analysts have written and commented about the Brexit vote and its implications. We are inte…
Read MoreModel Risk Management: The Canadian Edition Presentation
Our CEO, Andy Spero, recently presented at GFMI’s 2016 Model Risk Management: The Canadian Edition. The conference was held in Toronto, Canada, on March 7th and 8th. Andy was on a panel that discussed “CCAR and DFAST stress testing: What …
Read MoreSpero Risk Associates
Welcome to SperoRisk.com, the web site for Spero Risk Associates, llc, a boutique consulting firm specializing in risk management and finance. Founded in early 2016, by colleagues and former risk management executives, Spero Risk Associates brings ex…
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