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Duration 35 hours
Course Outline
Introduction to Risk
- Defining risk and the imperative for banks to manage it
- Whether risk is solely a negative outcome
- The global nature of banking and associated risks
- Overview of the principal types of risk in banking
- Potential consequences of inadequate risk management in banks
- Concept of Risk Appetite
- Foundations of Risk Management
Case study
International Risk Regulations
- Nature of risk-based regulations
- The relationship between risk and capital requirements
- Understanding capital adequacy
- Key international regulatory frameworks:
- Basel Accord
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Case study
The Basel Accords
- Evolution of international banking risk regulation
- Objectives behind banking risk regulation
- Challenges posed by global regulatory harmonization
- 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 requirements under Basel III
Market Risk
- Definition of market risk
- Market activities and the rationale for trading
- 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
- Definition of credit risk
- Credit products in international markets
- Mitigation and management of credit risk
- The credit process
- The credit analysis process
- Portfolio Management
- Credit risk measurement techniques
- Regulatory frameworks for credit risk:
- Basel II
- Basel III
Case study
Operational Risk
- Definition of operational risk and its significance
- Distinguishing between risk of loss, expected, and unexpected losses
- Categorization of operational risk events
- The Three Lines of Defence model
- Operational risk management principles
- Framework for operational risk management
- Initial steps in implementation
- Reporting structures for operational risk management
- Scope of operational risk management
- Measuring and assessing 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 poor liquidity management
- Sources of liquidity
- Measuring liquidity
- Stress testing methodologies
- Managing liquidity
- Regulatory frameworks for liquidity risk:
- Basel II
- Basel III
Case study
Asset and Liability Management and Other Risks
- Definition of Asset and Liability Management (ALM)
- The role of ALCOs and Treasuries
- Differences between the Banking Book and Trading Book
- Interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB)
- Measuring and managing IRRBB:
- Contractual vs. behavioural approaches
- Stress testing
- Identification of ‘Other’ risks
Case study
Supervision & Disclosure
- Concepts of supervision and disclosure
- Co-operation between home and host supervisors
- The ICAAP (Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process)
- Supervision and disclosure requirements under Basel frameworks
- Changes introduced by Basel III
Case study
Defining Enterprise Risk Management
- What is Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)?
- Benefits of implementing ERM
- The ERM process
- The risk management function
- Portfolio management in the context of ERM
- 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
- Formulating risk policies
- Risk recognition and assessment processes
- Aggregating risk across different types
- Concept of Economic Capital
- Interactions between various risk types
Case study
Corporate Governance
- Definition of corporate governance
- Identification of stakeholders and potential conflicts of interest
- Advantages of robust corporate governance
- Historical development of corporate governance standards (Cadbury, Walker, Hicks reports)
- External perspectives on corporate governance (rating agencies, regulators)
Case study: Can a bank be “Too big to manage”?
Effective Corporate Governance
- Corporate structural considerations
- The role of non-executive directors
- Governance techniques and strategies
- Committee structures and management practices
- Communication protocols
- The role of senior management
- Internal frameworks for Corporate Governance
- OECD and Basel guidance principles
Case study
Risk Governance
- Governance of risk management
- Fostering a culture of risk awareness
- Implementing a risk-based culture
- The function of risk management committees
- Integration of Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Case study
The Future Outlook
- The emerging regulatory regime:
- Implications for the banking industry
- Implications for regulators
- Key priorities in the global banking regulatory agenda
- Anticipated future flashpoints
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