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Introduction to Risk

  • Defining risk and the imperative for banks to manage it
  • Viewing risk solely as a downside experience
  • The global nature of banking and associated risks
  • Overview of major risk categories within banks
  • Potential consequences of ineffective risk management in banking
  • Risk Appetite
  • Risk Management Fundamentals

Case study

International Risk Regulations

  • The nature of risk-based regulations
  • Connecting risk exposure to capital requirements
  • Understanding capital adequacy
  • Key international regulatory frameworks
    • Basel Accord
    • Sarbanes-Oxley

Case Study

The Basel Accords

  • The evolution of international banking risk regulation
  • Objectives of banking risk frameworks
  • The challenge of implementing 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 buffers
    • Systemic interconnectedness

Case study: Capital requirements under Basel III

Market Risk

  • Definition of market risk
  • Market activities and trading motivations
  • Primary market instruments
    • Cash instruments
    • Derivative instruments
  • Management of market risk
  • Measurement and control of market risk
  • Regulatory frameworks for market risk
    • Basel II
    • Basel III

Case study: Consequences of market risk mismanagement – JP Morgan

Credit Risk

  • Understanding credit risk
  • Credit products in international markets
  • Mitigation and management of credit risk
  • The credit approval process
  • Credit analysis methodologies
  • 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, expected vs. unexpected losses
  • Categorization of operational risk events
  • The three lines of defence model
  • Operational risk management practices
  • Operational risk management frameworks
  • Initial implementation steps
  • 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

  • Definition of liquidity risk
  • Categories of liquidity
  • Consequences of inadequate liquidity management
  • Sources of liquidity
  • Measuring liquidity
  • 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 in the banking book
  • Measuring and managing IRRBB
    • Contractual vs. behavioural perspectives
    • Stress testing
  •  ‘Other’ risks

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Supervision & Disclosure

  • Definition of supervision and disclosure
  • Co-operation between home/host supervisors
  • The ICAAP framework
  • Supervision and disclosure under Basel standards
  • Basel III amendments

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Defining Enterprise Risk Management

  • What is ERM?
  • Benefits of an ERM approach
  • The ERM process
  • The risk management function
  • Portfolio management in an ERM context
  • New product development considerations
  • Basel Committee guidance
  • Commonly adopted frameworks

Case study

Integrated Risk Management

  • Integrating risks across the entire bank
  • The role of Risk committees
  • Establishing Risk policies
  • Risk identification and assessment
  • Aggregating risk across different types
  • Economic capital concepts
  • Interactions between different risk types

Case study

Corporate Governance

  • Definition of corporate governance
  • Stakeholder identification and conflicting interests
  • 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 organizational 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 functions
  • Fostering a culture of risk awareness
  • Implementing a risk culture
  • Structure of Risk management committees
  • Integrating Governance, Risk, and Compliance

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The Future

  • The emerging regulatory regime
    • Implications for the banking industry
    • Implications for regulatory bodies
  • Priorities in the global banking regulatory agenda
  • Future areas of contention
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