GARP Books

[brian.field]

I am amazed that GARP releases these books with so many errors in them! It is simply careless and doesn't reflect well on the association at all, in my opinion. How can risk managers be asked to operate in a detail-oriented manner when GARP isn't able to do the same?

By the way, I am finding an error on every other page in the FRM II Credit Risk books sold by GARP.

 

[ShaktiRathore]

Really its not much anticipated and desired of a globally recognised financial risk authority. Garp is a respected organisation such careless mistakes are not expected from them,may be they are printing mistake or whatever they should take every pain to asuure that such mistakes do not happen. Why such an organisation cant print errorfree books its really worrisome. This shall not put good example before the exam takers. Lets hope the problem sorts out and they be careful in the future someone needs to report such things to them so that they can rectify such mistakes.
Thanks

 

[Meredius]

Are you talking about typos? Sadly, in most technical books (programming, math, etc.) it's seems quite hard to proof-read to quasi-perfection and some technical books are let down immensely from their brilliance because of this. It might be issues in the review process in general? Or lack of such attention to detail in most people?

It could be rewriting errors or maybe the source material has the same typos and errors?

I'm not sure but GARP should maybe open the doors to an errata now that the curriculum seems to be stabilizing itself with less changes. It might not do curriculum updates for the paper form but if their ever go digital...