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 Duration 35 hours

Course Outline

An introduction to risk

  • Defining risk and the imperative for banks to manage it
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  • The global scope of banking and associated risks
  • Overview of the principal types of risk in banking
  • Potential repercussions of inadequate risk management
  • Risk Appetite
  • Risk Management

Case study

International risk regulations

  • The nature of risk-based regulations
  • The relationship between risk and capital
  • The concept of capital adequacy
  • Major international regulatory frameworks
    • Basel Accord
    • Sarbanes-Oxley

Case Study

The Basel Accords

  • The evolution of international banking risk regulation
  • Purposes of banking risk regulation
  • Challenges posed by global regulatory standards
  • 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 buffer
    • Systemic interconnectedness

Case study: Capital under Basel III

Market risk

  • Definition of market risk
  • Market activities and trading rationale
  • Primary market instruments
    • Cash instruments
    • Derivative instruments
  • Management strategies for market risk
  • Measurement and control of market risk
  • Regulatory requirements for market risk
    • Basel II
    • Basel III

Case study: 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 workflow
  • The credit analysis process
  • Portfolio Management
  • Credit risk measurement
  • Regulatory frameworks for credit risk
    • Basel II
    • Basel III

Case study

Operational risk

  • Defining operational risk and its significance
  • Risk of loss, including expected and unexpected losses
  • Categorisation of operational risk events
  • The three lines of defence model
  • Approaches to operational risk management
  • The operational risk management framework
  • Initial steps in implementation
  • Reporting structures for operational risk management
  • Scope of operational risk management
  • Measurement and assessment of operational risk.
  • Regulatory standards for operational risk
    • Basel II
    • Basel III

Case study: UBS

Liquidity risk

  • Definition of liquidity risk
  • Categorisations of liquidity
  • Implications of inadequate liquidity management
  • Origins of liquidity
  • Metrication of liquidity
  • Stress testing
  • Liquidity management strategies
  • Regulatory requirements for liquidity risk
    • Basel II
    • Basel III

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Asset and Liability Management and other risks

  • Understanding Asset and Liability Management
  • The role of ALCOs and Treasuries
  • Distinguishing between the Banking Book and Trading Book
  • Interest rate risk within the banking book
  • Measurement and management of IRRBB
    • Contractual versus behavioural aspects
    • Stress testing
  •  ‘Other’ risks

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Supervision & disclosure

  • The nature of supervision and disclosure
  • Co-operation between home and host supervisors
  • The ICAAP
  • Supervision and disclosure requirements under Basel
  • Reforms introduced by Basel III

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Defining Enterprise Risk Management

  • The definition of ERM
  • The advantages of implementing ERM
  • The ERM process
  • The function of risk management
  • Portfolio management
  • New product development
  • Guidance from the Basel Committee
  • Commonly used frameworks

Case study

Integrated risk management

  • Cohesive risk integration across the bank
  • The role of Risk committees
  • Formulation of Risk policies
  • Identification and assessment of risk
  • Aggregation of risk across different types
  • Economic capital
  • Interdependencies between risk types

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Corporate Governance

  • The definition of corporate governance
  • Identifying stakeholders and managing conflicts of interest
  • The benefits of effective corporate governance
  • The 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 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 of Corporate Governance
  • Guidance from the OECD and Basel

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Risk Governance

  • Governance of risk management
  • Fostering a culture of risk awareness
  • Embedding a risk culture
  • The function of risk management committees
  • Integrating Governance, risk, and compliance

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The future

  • The emerging regulatory regime
    • Impact on the banking industry
    • Impact on regulators
  • Key priorities in the global banking regulatory agenda
  • Anticipated future challenges

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  • Customized Content: We adapt the syllabus and practical exercises to the real goals and needs of your project.
  • Flexible Schedule: Dates and times adapted to your team's agenda.
  • Format: Online (live), In-company (at your offices), or Hybrid.
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