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Course Outline
An introduction to risk
- Defining risk and the rationale for bank management
- Is risk solely a negative outcome?
- The global scope of banking and associated risks
- An overview of primary risk categories in banking
- Potential repercussions of inadequate risk management
- Risk appetite
- Risk management fundamentals
Case study
International risk regulations
- Understanding risk-based regulations
- The connection between risk and capital
- Concepts of capital adequacy
- Major international regulatory frameworks
- Basel Accord
- Sarbanes-Oxley
Case Study
The Basel Accords
- Evolution of international banking risk regulation
- Objectives of banking risk management
- Challenges posed by global regulatory standards
- Basel I Accord and 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 rationale
- 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 market risk mismanagement – JP Morgan
Credit risk
- Defining credit risk
- Credit products in the international market
- 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
- Expected versus unexpected losses
- Categorization of operational risk events
- The three lines of defense model
- Operational risk management practices
- Frameworks for operational risk management
- Initial steps in implementation
- Reporting structures for operational risk management
- Scope of operational risk management
- Assessment and measurement of operational risk
- Regulatory frameworks for operational risk
- Basel II
- Basel III
Case study: UBS
Liquidity risk
- Defining liquidity risk
- Categories of liquidity
- Implications of poor liquidity management
- Sources of liquidity
- Liquidity measurement techniques
- Stress testing methodologies
- Liquidity management strategies
- Regulatory frameworks for liquidity risk
- Basel II
- Basel III
Case study:
Asset and Liability Management and other risks
- Concepts of Asset and Liability Management
- ALCOs and Treasury functions
- Distinction between Banking and Trading Books
- Interest rate risk within the banking book
- Measuring and managing IRRBB
- Contractual versus behavioral aspects
- Stress testing
- Other emerging risks
Case study:
Supervision & disclosure
- Principles of supervision and disclosure
- Collaboration between home and host supervisors
- The ICAAP framework
- Supervisory and disclosure requirements under Basel standards
- Changes introduced by Basel III
Case study:
Defining Enterprise Risk Management
- Understanding ERM
- Advantages of ERM
- The ERM process
- The role of the risk management function
- Portfolio management in ERM
- Integration with new product development
- Guidance from the Basel Committee
- Commonly adopted ERM frameworks
Case study
Integrated risk management
- Integrating risk profiles across the bank
- Role of risk committees
- Development of risk policies
- Identification and assessment of risks
- Aggregating risk across different types
- Economic capital concepts
- Interactions between various risk types
Case study
Corporate Governance
- Definition of corporate governance
- Stakeholder identification and conflict resolution
- Benefits of robust corporate governance
- Evolution of governance standards – 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 organizational structures
- Role of non-executive directors
- Governance techniques and strategies
- Committee structures and management practices
- Communication frameworks
- Responsibilities of senior management
- Internal corporate governance frameworks
- OECD and Basel guidance principles
Case study:
Risk Governance
- Governance of risk management functions
- Cultivating a culture of risk awareness
- Implementing a distinct risk culture
- Function of risk management committees
- Alignment of governance, risk, and compliance
Case study:
The future
- The emerging regulatory regime
- Impact on the banking industry
- Impact on regulatory bodies
- Key priorities in the global banking regulatory agenda
- Anticipated future challenges
35 Hours
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