A primer on counterparty valuation adjustments in South Africa

Counterparty valuation adjustment (CVA) risk accounts for losses due to the deterioration in credit quality of derivative counterparties with large credit spreads. Of the losses attributed to counterparty credit risk incurred during the financial crisis of 2008-9 were due to CVA risk; the remaining...

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Main Authors: Gary Wayne van Vuuren, Ja'nel Esterhuysen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2014-11-01
Series:South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
Online Access:https://sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/648