Risk Management in Financial Institutions
69 Pages Posted: 11 Jun 2019 Last revised: 29 Jul 2019
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Risk Management in Financial Institutions
Risk Management in Financial Institutions
Date Written: June 2019
Abstract
We study risk management in financial institutions using data on hedging of interest rate and foreign exchange risk. We find strong evidence that institutions with higher net worth hedge more, controlling for risk exposures, both across institutions and within institutions over time. For identification, we exploit net worth shocks resulting from loan losses due to drops in house prices. Institutions that sustain such shocks reduce hedging significantly relative to otherwise similar institutions. The reduction in hedging is differentially larger among institutions with high real estate exposure. The evidence is consistent with the theory that financial constraints impede both financing and hedging.
Keywords: Derivatives, Financial constraints, financial institutions, Foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk, Risk management
JEL Classification: D92, E44, G21, G32
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