SAARC FINANCE, REGIONAL SEMINAR, ISLAMABAD
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PD Model Development - Approaches
 
GOOD-BAD
SHADOW-BOND
CONSTRAINED EXPERT JUDGMENT
Data
Availability
Sufficient data available for at least 100 defaulted and 200 non-defaulted clients
Insufficient data for Good-Bad analysis, but external ratings available for a statistically significant sample of clients
Insufficient data to develop a statistical model (few defaults or external ratings available)
Measure of Risk
(i.e. what the model will explain)
Observed 1-year default rate of counterparties in the development sample
Implied 1-year default rate of the issuer rating of S&P rated counterparties in the development sample
Ranking of relative riskiness of counterparties in the development sample, supplemented by "anchor points" of risk level such as long term default rate of portfolio or S&P ratings of limited number of counterparties
Development
Method
Statistical comparison of defaulted and non-defaulted clients to identify factors that are predictive of default;
this may be supplemented with expert input
Statistical model built to mimic 1-year implied PD of external ratings, which can then be applied to unrated companies; this may be supplemented with expert input
Selection and weighting of factors through experts, supplemented with statistical analysis in commensurate with quality and quantity of data, to mimic relative riskiness ranking
Application
>100 internal defaults
>150 external ratings
Internal expert ranking
Middle Market
Emerging Middle Market
Large Corporate
Bank
Sovereign
Commodity Traders & Buyers
Non Bank FI
Project Finance
Commercial Real Estate