Articles by David Benyon
Passage to India
It’s a long way from Basel to Mumbai, and it will be a while before India’s banks have fully implemented the Basel II capital requirements framework. OR&R looks at how far they have come, and the obstacles they must overcome on the path ahead
A common language
Goldman Sachs’ operational risk management department has two global co-heads, Spyro Karetsos and Mark D’Arcy, who together are using a ‘Rosetta Stone’ approach to break down operational risk language barriers between business lines.
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RBS creates task force to drive AMA standard
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