Financial risk management and capital investment in risk conditions Prof. univ. dr. ARCADIE HINESCU – Universitatea „1 Decembrie 1918” Alba Iulia Conf. univ. dr. IULIA IUGA – Universitatea „1 Decembrie 1918” Alba Iulia e-mail: iuga_iulia@yahoo.com Abstract : For banking institutions, loans are often the primary source of credit risk. Traditional lending practice has been to grant loans that have a positive net present value (NPV) and to deny those that do not. Recently, the use of statistical models has increased significantly. Key words: risk management, capital investment JEL Code: G32