The main idea of this book is that the root cause of the financial crisis is the ambition to handle risk as a well-defined commodity that can be traded in the market. The book provides an interpretation of the crisis going beyond simple reconstructions. Finance cannot be rescued by simply referring to ethics or limiting the remuneration of managers. This book is unique in that it covers both the American and the European crisis.
Author Biography
Emilio Barucci is Full Professor of Financial Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics, Politecnico di Milano. He is the Director of the Quantitative Finance Group of the Department of Mathematics, Politecnico di Milano. He is also independent director of Dea Capital Alternative Funds sgr (one of the largest Italian private equity fund) and independent director of the Aviva group in Italy (the first insurance company in UK).