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  1. Ken Abbott

    Bank Compliance Resources

    What Is Bank Compliance: A Comprehensive Guide | AI-powered Business Verification Service | Vespia https://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs103.pdf Consumer Compliance | FDIC.gov What is Regulatory Compliance for Banks? The Fed - SR 08-8 / CA 08-11: Compliance Risk Management Programs and Oversight at...
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    Interest Rate Models

    This book is <$10 on Amazon. The first 100 pages provide a nice intro to how options are priced. These are some decent videos on the rates market: Khan Academy
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    Leveraged Finance Resources

    Leveraged Finance (LevFin) | Ultimate Guide Leveraged Finance Guide to Leveraged Finance (Lev Fin) - Capital City Training Ltd https://www.occ.treas.gov/publications-and-resources/publications/comptrollers-handbook/files/leveraged-lending/pub-ch-leveraged-lending.pdf Legal Lingo - What is...
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    Insurance Resources

    https://www.morganstanley.com/content/dam/msdotcom/en/assets/pdfs/wealth-management-disclosures/understanding_insurance.pdf https://www.mikerussonline.com/CA/pdfs/1.pdf https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF10043 https://www.soa.org/globalassets/assets/files/edu/P-21-05.pdf...
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    Prime Brokerage Resources

    Prime brokerage - Wikipedia Prime Brokerage Services, Example, and Requirements for an Account The Role of a Prime Broker Prime Brokerage The prime broker–hedge fund nexus: recent evolution and implications for bank risks Prime Services...
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    Private Equity Resources

    Private Equity Explained With Examples and Ways To Invest https://www.morganstanley.com/im/publication/insights/articles/article_introductiontoprivateequitybasics.pdf Private equity - Wikipedia...
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    Investment Banking Overview Material

    What Investment Bankers Do: A Guide to Investment Banking Explained Investment Banking Overview Investment Banking | Quick Primer Investment Banking: The Ultimate Industry Overview What is an Investment Banker? | CFA Institute Investment banking - Wikipedia
  8. Ken Abbott

    Finanical Planning & Analysis Resources

    FP&A Resources for Financial Institutions 1. Clear guidance on how FP&A teams in banks support strategic and risk management initiatives across driving economic cycles. Grant Thornton 2. A whitepaper outlining extended planning (rolling forecasts, scenario modeling) techniques tailored for the...
  9. Ken Abbott

    Introduction to Trading / Introduction to Investing in Mutual Funds

    https://www.ici.org/doc-server/pdf%3Ag2understanding.pdf SEC.gov | Beginners Guide to Mutual Funds The Little Book of Common Sense Investing - Wikipedia Common Sense on Mutual Funds - Wikipedia The Intelligent Investor - Wikipedia Investing for beginners | Investing ideas and planning | Fidelity...
  10. Ken Abbott

    Weath Management

    https://www.cfainstitute.org/-/media/documents/book/rf-lit-review/2010/rflr-v5-n1-1-pdf.pdf https://assets.kpmg/content/dam/kpmg/xx/pdf/2022/03/future-of-wealth-management.pdf...
  11. Ken Abbott

    Introduction to Derivatives

    Videos Readings https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/IF10117.pdf https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48451 Understanding Derivatives: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Uses and Benefits Derivative (finance) - Wikipedia
  12. Ken Abbott

    Asset Management Introductory Resources

    What Is Asset Management, and What Do Asset Managers Do? Asset Management Overview Asset management - Wikipedia What is Asset Management? (Full Guide) | Career Principles Asset Management: Industry Overview, Careers & Salaries Asset Management Company (AMC)
  13. Ken Abbott

    Counterparty Credit Risk Resources

    Readings https://www.bis.org/basel_framework/chapter/CRE/50.htm https://www.bis.org/bcbs/publ/d574.pdf Counterparty Risk: Definition, Types, and Examples Counterparty Risk Vs. Credit Risk Management: The Difference Basel Framework The Fed - Supervisory Policy and Guidance Topics - Credit Risk...
  14. Ken Abbott

    Collection of important documents for risk management

    The approach is basically the same. The tricky part is the way the BIS wants it reported. In addition to the ES using a full datatset, you must also do en ES with a limited dataset, and a "worst case" ES, historically. In addition, there are somewhat complex liquidity adjustments to be made...
  15. Ken Abbott

    FX Resources

    https://www.bauer.uh.edu/rsusmel/7386/ln1.pdf https://www.bis.org/publ/work1094.pdf https://web.stanford.edu/~jbulow/Lehmandocs/docs/BARCLAYS/LBEX-LL%203356480-3356609.pdf...
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