The Essentials of Risk Management, Second Edition, by Michel Crouhy (Author), offers a comprehensive guide to quantifying risk versus return, fully updated to reflect the latest innovations in financial risk management following the 2008 crisis. Aimed at both risk professionals and non-risk professionals, this easy-to-understand resource helps readers meet the growing need for sophisticated assessments of companies’ risk exposure. Key topics include methods for measuring and transferring credit risk, increasing risk-management transparency, and implementing an organization-wide Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) approach. Written by leading experts Michel Crouhy, Dan Galai, and Robert Mark—head of research and development at NATIXIS and the founder of the NATIXIS Foundation for Quantitative Research, as well as the Abe Gray Professor of Finance and Business Administration and the Founding Chief Executive Officer of Black Diamond Risk—the book is a must-read for anyone looking to enhance their understanding of risk management in today’s complex financial landscape. The publication date is January 7, 2014, with a print length of 672 pages.