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Duration 35 hours
Course Outline
Introduction to Risk
- Defining risk and the rationale for its management in banking
- The concept of risk as a downside experience
- The global scope of banking and associated risks
- An overview of major risk categories in banking
- The potential consequences of inadequate risk management
- Risk Appetite
- Risk Management
Case study
International Risk Regulations
- The nature of risk-based regulations
- The correlation between risk and capital requirements
- The concept of capital adequacy
- Key international regulatory frameworks
- Basel Accords
- Sarbanes-Oxley
Case Study
The Basel Accords
- The evolution of international banking risk regulation
- Objectives related to banking risks
- The complexities of global regulatory alignment
- Basel I and the Market Risk Amendment
- Basel II
- 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
- Defining market risk
- Market activities and trading motivations
- Primary market instruments
- Cash instruments
- Derivative instruments
- Management strategies for market risk
- Measurement and control of market risk
- Market risk regulatory frameworks
- Basel II
- Basel III
Case study: The consequences of mis-managing market risk – JP Morgan
Credit Risk
- Defining credit risk
- Credit products in the international market
- Mitigation and management of credit risk
- The credit approval process
- Credit analysis methodologies
- Portfolio Management
- Credit risk measurement
- Credit risk regulatory frameworks
- Basel II
- Basel III
Case study
Operational Risk
- The definition and significance of operational risk
- Distinguishing between expected and unexpected losses
- Categorization of operational risk events
- The Three Lines of Defence model
- Operational risk management practices
- The operational risk management framework
- Initial steps in implementation
- Reporting lines for operational risk management
- Scope of operational risk management
- Measurement and assessment of operational risk
- Operational risk regulatory frameworks
- Basel II
- Basel III
Case study: UBS
Liquidity Risk
- Defining liquidity risk
- Types of liquidity
- Implications of poor liquidity management
- Sources of liquidity
- Liquidity measurement techniques
- Stress testing
- Strategies for managing liquidity
- Liquidity risk regulatory frameworks
- Basel II
- Basel III
Case study:
Asset and Liability Management and Other Risks
- The concept of Asset and Liability Management
- The role of ALCOs and Treasury functions
- Distinguishing between the Banking Book and Trading Book
- Interest rate risk in the banking book
- Measurement and management of IRRBB
- Contractual versus behavioural analysis
- Stress testing
- Other residual risks
Case study:
Supervision & Disclosure
- The scope of supervision and disclosure
- Home and host supervisory cooperation
- The ICAAP (Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process)
- Supervision and disclosure requirements under Basel frameworks
- Key changes introduced by Basel III
Case study:
Defining Enterprise Risk Management
- The definition of ERM
- The advantages of implementing ERM
- The ERM process lifecycle
- The role of the risk management function
- Portfolio management integration
- Risk considerations in new product development
- Basel Committee guidance
- Commonly adopted ERM frameworks
Case study
Integrated Risk Management
- Integrating risks across the entire bank
- The role of risk committees
- Formulating risk policies
- Risk identification and assessment
- Aggregating risk across different categories
- Economic capital
- Interactions between various risk types
Case study
Corporate Governance
- Defining corporate governance
- Stakeholder identification and conflict management
- The benefits of effective corporate governance
- Historical development of governance (Cadbury, Walker, 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 function of non-executive directors
- Governance techniques and strategies
- Committee structures and management practices
- Communication protocols
- The responsibility of senior management
- The internal framework for corporate governance
- OECD and Basel guidance principles
Case study:
Risk Governance
- Governance of risk management
- Cultivating a culture of risk awareness
- Implementing a comprehensive risk culture
- The structure and role of risk management committees
- The intersection of governance, risk, and compliance
Case study:
The Future
- The evolving regulatory environment
- Impact on the banking industry
- Impact on regulators
- Priorities in the global banking regulatory agenda
- Potential future flashpoints
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