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Course Outline
Introduction to Risk
- Defining risk and the rationale for bank management of it
- Is risk solely a downside experience?
- The global scope of banking and associated risks
- An overview of major risk categories in banking
- Potential consequences of inadequate risk management
- Risk Appetite
- Risk Management
Case study
International Risk Regulations
- Understanding risk-based regulations
- The relationship between risk and capital
- The concept of capital adequacy
- Key international regulatory standards
- Basel Accords
- Sarbanes-Oxley
Case Study
The Basel Accords
- The evolution of international banking risk regulation
- Objectives of banking risk frameworks
- Challenges posed by global regulatory requirements
- Basel I Accord and the Market Risk Amendment
- Basel II Accord
- Capital requirements under Basel II
- Basel 2.5 and Basel III
- Leverage ratio
- Countercyclical capital buffer
- Systemic interconnectedness
Case study: Capital under Basel III
Market Risk
- Defining market risk
- Market activities and trading rationales
- Primary market instruments
- Cash instruments
- Derivative instruments
- Strategies for managing market risk
- Measurement and management of market risk
- Regulatory frameworks for market risk
- Basel II
- Basel III
Case study: Consequences of mismanaging market risk – JP Morgan
Credit Risk
- Understanding credit risk
- Credit products in international markets
- Mitigation and management of credit risk
- The credit process
- Credit analysis procedures
- Portfolio Management
- Measurement of credit risk
- Regulatory frameworks for credit risk
- Basel II
- Basel III
Case study
Operational Risk
- Defining operational risk and its significance
- Risk of loss, including expected and unexpected losses
- Categorization of operational risk events
- The three lines of defense
- Operational risk management practices
- Operational risk management frameworks
- Initial steps in implementation
- Reporting lines for operational risk management
- Scope of operational risk management
- Measurement and assessment of operational risk.
- Regulatory frameworks for operational risk
- Basel II
- Basel III
Case study: UBS
Liquidity Risk
- Defining liquidity risk
- Categorization of liquidity
- Impact of poor liquidity management
- Sources of liquidity
- Liquidity measurement techniques
- Stress testing
- Liquidity management strategies
- Regulatory frameworks for liquidity risk
- Basel II
- Basel III
Case study:
Asset and Liability Management and Other Risks
- Understanding Asset and Liability Management
- The role of ALCOs and Treasuries
- Banking Book versus Trading Book
- Interest rate risk within the banking book
- Measurement and management of IRRBB
- Contractual versus behavioral models
- Stress testing
- ‘Other’ risks
Case study:
Supervision & Disclosure
- The nature of supervision and disclosure
- Home/host supervisory cooperation
- The ICAAP
- Supervision and disclosure requirements under Basel
- Changes introduced by Basel III
Case study:
Defining Enterprise Risk Management
- Definition of ERM
- Benefits of implementing ERM
- The ERM process
- The role of the risk management function
- Portfolio management
- New product development
- Basel Committee guidance
- Commonly adopted frameworks
Case study
Integrated Risk Management
- Integrating risks across the entire bank
- Role of risk committees
- Development of risk policies
- Risk recognition and assessment
- Aggregating risks across different types
- Economic capital
- Interactions between risk types
Case study
Corporate Governance
- Definition of corporate governance
- Identifying stakeholders and potential conflicts of interest
- Advantages of effective corporate governance
- Evolution of corporate governance – Cadbury, Walker, and Hicks reports
- External perspectives on Corporate Governance (rating agencies, regulators)
Case study: Can a bank be “Too big to manage”?
Good Corporate Governance
- Corporate structures
- The role of non-executive directors
- Governance techniques and strategies
- Committee structures and management practices
- Communication protocols
- The role of senior management
- Internal Corporate Governance frameworks
- OECD and Basel guidance
Case study:
Risk Governance
- Governance of risk management
- Fostering a culture of risk awareness
- Implementing a risk culture
- Role of risk management committees
- Alignment of Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Case study:
The Future
- The new regulatory environment
- Implications for the banking industry
- Implications for regulators
- Global banking regulatory agenda priorities
- Anticipated future flashpoints
35 Hours
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