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Course Outline
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
Case study:
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
Case study:
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
Case study:
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
Case study:
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
Case study:
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
35 Hours
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