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An introduction to risk

  • Defining risk and its relevance to banking
  • Risk as more than just a downside experience
  • The global nature of banking and associated risks
  • Overview of major risk types in banks
  • Potential consequences of inadequate risk management
  • Risk Appetite
  • Risk Management principles

Case study

International risk regulations

  • The nature of risk-based regulations
  • The link between risk and 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
  • 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

  • Definition and scope of market risk
  • Market activities and trading motivations
  • Primary market instruments
    • Cash instruments
    • Derivative instruments
  • Strategies for managing market risk
  • Measurement and control 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

  • Understanding credit risk
  • Credit products in international markets
  • Mitigation and management of credit risk
  • The credit approval process
  • Credit analysis methodologies
  • Portfolio management in credit
  • Measurement of credit risk
  • Regulatory framework for credit risk
    • Basel II
    • Basel III

Case study

Operational risk

  • Definition and significance of operational risk
  • Distinguishing between expected and unexpected losses
  • Categories of operational risk events
  • The three lines of defense model
  • Core operational risk management practices
  • The operational risk management framework
  • Initial steps in implementation
  • Reporting structures for operational risk
  • Scope of operational risk management
  • Measurement and assessment techniques
  • Regulatory framework for operational risk
    • Basel II
    • Basel III

Case study: UBS

Liquidity risk

  • Definition of liquidity risk
  • Types of liquidity
  • Consequences of poor liquidity management
  • Sources of liquidity
  • Methods for measuring liquidity
  • The role of stress testing
  • Strategies for managing liquidity
  • Regulatory framework for liquidity risk
    • Basel II
    • Basel III

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Asset and Liability Management and other risks

  • Concepts of Asset and Liability Management (ALM)
  • ALCOs and Treasury functions
  • Distinction between Banking book and Trading Book
  • Interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB)
  • Measuring and managing IRRBB
    • Contractual vs. behavioural assumptions
    • Stress testing
  • Managing 'Other' risks

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Supervision & disclosure

  • Principles of supervision and disclosure
  • Cooperation between home and host supervisors
  • The ICAAP framework
  • Supervisory and disclosure requirements under Basel standards
  • Key changes introduced by Basel III

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Defining Enterprise Risk Management

  • Understanding Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
  • The strategic benefits of ERM
  • The ERM process lifecycle
  • The risk management function
  • Portfolio management in the context of ERM
  • ERM 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
  • Development of Risk policies
  • Risk recognition and assessment
  • Aggregating risk across different types
  • Calculation of Economic capital
  • Interactions between risk types

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Corporate Governance

  • Definition and scope of corporate governance
  • Stakeholder identification and conflict resolution
  • Benefits of effective corporate governance
  • Historical development – Cadbury, Walker, and Hicks reports
  • External perspectives from rating agencies and regulators

Case study: Can a bank be “Too big to manage”?

Good corporate governance

  • Optimizing corporate structures
  • The role and responsibilities of non-executive directors
  • Governance techniques and strategies
  • Committee structures and management practices
  • Effective communication strategies
  • The role of senior management
  • Internal corporate governance frameworks
  • OECD and Basel guidance on governance

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Risk Governance

  • Governance of risk management functions
  • Cultivating a culture of risk awareness
  • Implementing a robust risk culture
  • Function of Risk management committees
  • Aligning Governance, risk, and compliance

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The future

  • The new regulatory landscape
    • Implications for the banking industry
    • Implications for regulators
  • Key priorities in the global banking regulatory agenda
  • Anticipated future challenges
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