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Course Outline
An introduction to risk
- Defining risk and the imperative for banks to manage it
- Considering risk as more than just downside experiences
- The global nature of banking and associated risks
- An overview of the principal risk types in banking
- The potential repercussions of inadequate risk management in banks
- Risk Appetite
- Risk Management
Case study
International risk regulations
- The nature of risk-based regulations
- The relationship between risk and capital
- Understanding capital adequacy
- Key international regulatory frameworks
- Basel Accord
- Sarbanes-Oxley
Case Study
The Basel Accords
- The evolution of international banking risk regulation
- The objectives underlying banking risk frameworks
- Challenges posed by global regulations
- The Basel I Accord and the Market Risk Amendment
- The Basel II Accord
- Capital requirements under Basel II
- Basel 2.5 and Basel III
- The leverage ratio
- Countercyclical capital buffer
- Systemic interconnectedness
Case study: Capital under Basel III
Market risk
- Defining market risk
- Market activities and trading motivations
- Principal market instruments
- Cash instruments
- Derivative instruments
- Strategies for managing market risk
- Measurement and management of market risk
- Regulatory framework for market risk
- Basel II
- Basel III
Case study: The consequences of mis-managing market risk – JP Morgan
Credit risk
- The definition of credit risk
- Credit products in the international market
- Mitigating and managing credit risk
- The credit process
- The credit analysis workflow
- Portfolio Management
- Quantifying credit risk
- Regulatory standards for credit risk
- Basel II
- Basel III
Case study
Operational risk
- Defining operational risk and its significance
- Risks of loss, including expected and unexpected losses
- Categories of operational risk events
- The three lines of defence model
- Operational risk management strategies
- The operational risk management framework
- Initial steps in implementation
- Reporting lines for operational risk management
- Components of operational risk management
- Measurement and assessment of operational risk
- Regulatory requirements for operational risk
- Basel II
- Basel III
Case study: UBS
Liquidity risk
- Understanding liquidity risk
- Forms of liquidity
- The impacts of unmanaged liquidity
- Sources of liquidity
- Measuring liquidity levels
- Stress testing procedures
- Strategies for managing liquidity
- Regulatory framework for liquidity risk
- Basel II
- Basel III
Case study:
Asset and Liability Management and other risks
- The definition of Asset and Liability Management
- The role of ALCOs and Treasuries
- Distinguishing between the Banking book and Trading Book
- Interest rate risk within the banking book
- Measurement and management of IRRBB
- Contractual versus behavioral aspects
- Stress testing
- Identification of ‘Other’ risks
Case study:
Supervision & disclosure
- The scope of supervision and disclosure
- Co-operation between home and host supervisors
- The ICAAP process
- Supervision and disclosure requirements under Basel
- Key changes introduced by Basel III
Case study:
Defining Enterprise Risk Management
- The concept of ERM
- The advantages of adopting ERM
- The ERM workflow
- The function of risk management
- Portfolio management in an ERM context
- Risk considerations in new product development
- Guidance from the Basel Committee
- Commonly adopted ERM frameworks
Case study
Integrated risk management
- Integrating risks across the entire bank
- The role of risk committees
- Formulating risk policies
- Recognition and assessment of risks
- Aggregating risk across different categories
- The concept of economic capital
- Interactions between various risk types
Case study
Corporate Governance
- Defining corporate governance
- Identifying stakeholders and potential conflicts of interest
- The benefits of effective corporate governance
- The evolution of corporate governance – the Cadbury, Walker, and Hicks reports
- External perspectives on corporate governance (rating agencies and regulators)
Case study: Can a bank be “Too big to manage”?
Good corporate governance
- Corporate organizational structures
- The responsibilities of non-executive directors
- Effective techniques and strategies
- Committee structures and management practices
- Communication frameworks
- The role of senior management in governance
- The internal framework for Corporate Governance
- Guidance from the OECD and Basel Committee
Case study:
Risk Governance
- Governance of risk management
- Cultivating a culture of risk awareness
- Implementing a risk culture
- The function of risk management committees
- The nexus of Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Case study:
The future
- The emerging regulatory regime
- Implications for the banking industry
- Implications for regulators
- Priorities in the global banking regulatory agenda
- Potential future challenges
35 Hours
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