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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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