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IACPM International
Association of Credit Portfolio Managers |
ISDA International
Swaps and Derivatives Association |
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For Immediate
Release Thursday, October 18, 2002
For More Information, Please Contact: Stacy Carey, ISDA New
York, (212) 901-6000; Fax (212) 901-6001; scarey@isda.org
Michael Robinson, IACPM, (917) 856-0458; Fax (718) 768-6445; michael.robinson@iacpm.org IACPM, ISDA, RMA ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF 2002 SURVEY OF CREDIT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT PRACTICES NEW YORK,
Thursday, October 18, 2002 - The International Association of Credit Portfolio
Managers, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, and the Risk
Management Association today announced the results of the 2002
Survey of Credit Portfolio Management Practices. The survey, sponsored jointly by the three
organizations and conducted by the risk management consultancy Rutter
Associates, encompassed 41 leading financial institutions worldwide, a
majority of which are headquartered in Europe and North America, shows
substantial development of portfolio credit risk modeling and
management. The institutions surveyed
indicated that they employ comprehensive internal rating systems that are
reviewed by control groups within the firm.
Three quarters of the responding institutions report that they manage
their credit portfolios in a “defensive” manner, relying on
“approval/disapproval of new business and renewals” remains the dominant tool
for managing the credit risk accepted by the institution. A growing number of
institutions are undertaking active credit risk mitigation strategies based
on the outcome of credit portfolio models.
The strategies include sales of loans in the secondary market, the use
of credit default swaps and other credit derivatives, and the use of
collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).
More than two-thirds of respondents indicated that they had issued a
CLO in order to transfer credit risk from the institution. A summary article
and survey results are available at the Web sites of the sponsors (www.iacpm.org, http://www.isda.org/c_and_a/pdf/2002-cpm-survey.pdf, and http://www.rmahq.org/Ed_Opps/benchstuds.html)
as well as on Rutter Associates’ Web site (www.rutterassociates.com). RMA is a member-driven professional association whose sole purpose is to advance the use of sound risk management principles in the financial services industry. Founded in 1914, RMA's historical focus on credit risk has broadened in recent years to examine risk management on an enterprise-wide scale, covering market risk and operational risk as well as credit risk. Headquartered in Philadelphia, RMA's membership is comprised of 3,000 financial institutions worldwide. More than 16,000 commercial loan, credit, and risk management professionals are individual members of RMA throughout North America, and in London, Hong Kong, and Singapore. ISDA is the global trade association representing
leading participants in the privately negotiated derivatives industry. ISDA
was chartered in 1985, and today has more than 590 member institutions from
46 countries on six continents. These members include most of the world's
major institutions that deal in privately negotiated derivatives, as well as
many of the businesses, governmental entities and other end users that rely
on over-the-counter derivatives to manage efficiently the financial market risks
inherent in their core economic activities. Information about ISDA and its
activities is available on the Association's Web site: www.isda.org. Founded in 2001, the International Association of
Credit Portfolio Managers is a not-for-profit professional association
dedicated to the advancement of credit portfolio management. The Association’s focus is on the
promulgation of sound practices for credit portfolio management and on the
dissemination of relevant specialized information (e.g., recent research results, policy papers, regulatory
issues and discussions, market survey data, and accounting discussions). In its first year, IACPM has attracted 22
member organizations representing most of the leading institutions in the
field. Further information about the
IACPM is available at www.iacpm.org. ### |