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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The Future

  • The new regulatory environment
    • Implications for the banking industry
    • Implications for regulators
  • Global banking regulatory agenda priorities
  • Anticipated future flashpoints
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