Three and a half months ago, XYZ Manufacturing lost their single largest customer, and the company stopped service of all debt payments to ABC Bank. The bank has seized some collateral, but they are working with XYZ as they form plans to find new customers and build a better future. For now, the loans to XYZ Manufacturing should most likely be classified as:
A credit analyst at an investment firm is estimating the 99% credit VaR of a 1-yearzero-coupon bond, the only debt issued by the firm. The analyst obtains relevantdata presented below:• Face value of the firm’s 1-year zero-coupon bond: CNY 630 million• The bond’s expected 1-year probability of default (PD): 6%• The bond’s 1-year recovery rate: 90%Assuming the variation of the future value of the bond is solely due to the possibilityof default, and the analyst’s estimate of the value of the bond in 1 year at the 99%confidence level is CNY 567 million, what is the bond’s implied 1-year 99% credit VaR?
Imagine you are a risk manager at a mid-sized commercial bank that has experienced rapid growth over the past three years. Your bank, similar to Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), has asignificant reliance on uninsured deposits and a concentrated customer base. Given the recentfailure of SVB, primarily attributed to liquidity risk management deficiencies, your CEO hastasked you with reviewing and strengthening the bank’s liquidity risk management framework.Your review reveals several areas that mirror SVB’s situation, particularly concerning internalliquidity stress testing (ILST), the modeling of a 30-day liquidity buffer, and management'sresponsiveness to liquidity challenges. Based on the lessons learned from SVB's failure, which ofthe following actions should you prioritize to improve your bank’s liquidity risk management?