# The folly of Value-at-Risk

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Avinash Persaud
- Year: 2002
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Business and management
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/folly-value-risk)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The spread of the Value-At-Risk approach to risk management to banks, fund managers and insurance companies is creating financial risk.

## Lectures

1. [The folly of Value-at-Risk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/folly-value-risk/14c562fb70b6) (YouTube)