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The development of proven, consistent, statistically based models in the area of commercial trade credit has not kept pace with model development for bond trading and banking. Credit limits help a company manage its risks by controlling the amount extended to different customer accounts. Information is required for any model to assess risk, and the lack of available information can limit the usefulness of any one approach to credit risk assessment. The approach recommended in this article combines three different methods in assessing risk, each of which have been proven predictive and are in widespread use: Merton risk model, rating agency ratings, and Altman Z-score. The two most important risk factors that the model considers are exposure and profitability limitations. The other key r...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Bear Stearns Cos. restored brokerage investors' confidence Thursday after the nation's seventh-largest investment house posted record quarterly results on surprisingly strong stock and bond trading. Rivals Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. reported robust second-quarter numbers this week, but not lofty enough to top records achieved at the start of the year. Brokerage stocks slid earlier this week on worries the good times might be over for big Wall Street firms.
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