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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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