Operational risk
WHAT IS THIS? Operational risks are those arising from people, processes and systems – the biggest form of exposure for many industries, but one that was neglected by financial firms until the collapse of Barings Bank in 1995. It was added to the Basel capital framework in 2004, but attempts to model operational risk were dealt a heavy blow by the huge, unforeseen losses suffered by banks in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
Op risk loss exercise gets good response ahead of QIS 3
BASEL, SWITZERLAND - Global banking regulators said there was a good response from banks to the operational loss data collection exercise that the regulators launched in June to help them refine the op risk aspects of the Basel II bank accord aimed at…
Raft forms user group for Radar op risk products
LONDON – Risk management software provider Raft International said it has formed a user group for firms using the various modules of its Radar suite of operational risk tools. The first Radar User Group meeting will be on September 5 in London.
Raft forms user group for Radar op risk products
Risk management software provider Raft International has formed a user group for firms using the various modules of its Radar suite of operational risk tools. The first Radar User Group meeting will be on September 5 in London.
UK says op risk paper will prepare firms for Basel II
London – Financial firms complying with the operational risk policy outlined today by UK financial regulators should be well prepared for the systems and controls needed under the Basel II bank accord and parallel European Union (EU) rules.
Capital charges not enough to protect banks against op risk, says Moody’s
Protective capital is an incomplete line of defence against operational risk and effective op risk measurement and management should amount to more than just a capital allocation exercise enforced by regulators, a leading credit rating agency said in…
Measuring the Unexpected
The events of Sept. 11 brought increased attention and confusion to the practice of managing operational risk.
Danger lurks on the rocky road to Basel II
Basel shortcomings
Op risk modelling evolves
Technology
On the path to recovery
Case study: NYBOT
Approach with caution
Indicators
A tough nut to crack
The Basel Accord
Rules and models
Basel II
Turning ‘risky’ confidence into risk confidence
Sponsor`s statement
Regulators want active dialogue on op risk
BASEL - Active dialogue between banks and their supervisors is the key to the continued development of approaches to managing operational risk, global banking regulators said in a much-delayed paper on op risk sound practices issued in December.
The Basel II capital accord: op risk proposals in brief
This summary has been updated to include the revisions to the Basel II op risk proposals contained in the Working Paper on the Regulatory Treatment of Operational Risk issued in September, 2001 and available on the Bank for International Settlements'…
Sound practices paper gets positive response
Bankers generally responded positively to the guidance on sound practices for managing operational risk issued by global banking regulators in December.
Op risk modelling evolves
Operational risk is devilishly difficult to model, but dealers and software vendors are making headway. Automated op risk reporting, profiling and sophisticated operational value-at-risk (VAR) modelling are finally beginning to catch-on in banks.
DrKW and Raft establish new op risk management standard
Investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) and Raft International, the component-based software provider to the financial services industry, have jointly developed and deployed Radar, a near real-time global operational risk management…
Op Risk discussion document will reflect shifts in regulator thinking
BASEL - The discussion document on operational risk expected in September from global banking regulators will try to cover all the concerns raised by bankers about this controversial aspect of the Basel II banking accord, regulators said.
Basel II accord makes op risk software this year’s hot topic
The sophistication of analytical software for managing operational risk will increase dramatically over the next year. Such was the message delivered by Charles Smithson, managing partner of financial consultants Ritter Associates, to the annual risk…
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