Hong Kong focuses on Basel Sound Practices on OpRisk Management

Hong Kong will focus on implementing the Basel Sound Practices for Operational Risk Management rather than the Advanced Measurement Approaches (AMA), according to Simon Topping, executive director for Banking Policy at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

Topping said at the 2004 Asian Banker Summit on May 5 that this was due to the fact that the advanced measurement approaches were still at a very preliminary development stage.

“The majority of the banks in Hong Kong are expected to adopt the simpler approaches, ie, the Basic Indicator or the Standardised approaches by end-2006, although the development of data systems capable of being used for AMA purposes will be encouraged in due course,” said Topping.

He said while only the largest banks

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