Articles by Victoria Tozer-Pennington
AIFM provision threatens to change the risk profile of depository banks
Article 17 of AIFM seeks to impose strict liability on depository banks that could have far-reaching ramifications for the industry
Rating agencies under scrutiny once more
Rapid downgrade of Greece prompts Barnier to call for an investigation into CRA practices.
A granular approach to data
The drive for regulatory reform in the US has focused on the availabilty of data, and a bill being discussed in Washington, DC proposes the establishment of national data and research centres.
Action reactions
At OpRisk USA 2010 participants discussed how they can deal with increasing waves of regulation and add value in the new financial environment.
Right place, right time
Eileen Robbins, vice-president in operational risk at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, has a history of turning up just as things are kicking off. She talks to OR&R about the DTCC’s much-lauded handling of the Lehman Brothers collapse, and…
Where to from here?
Editor Victoria Tozer-Pennington reviews the op risk events from the month that range from volcanic ash clouds to civil fraud.
Recording mobile calls creates compliance minefield for banks
The UK FSA seeks to require firms to record all relevant conversations made on mobile phones
Why banks must prepare for a 'black ash' event
Erupting volcanoes do not often show up in scenario plans for financial services firms but they might do from now on.
Institute of Operational Risk names new chairman
Ed Sankey takes over from Philip Martin as head of the Institute of Operational Risk (IOR).
Cebs addresses next-generation AMA models
Paper seeks to harmonise rules for approving model changes under the advanced measurement approach (AMA)
Fourth annual compliance software survey launched
Operational Risk & Regulation launches its fourth annual compliance software survey
Road to transition
For a moment it looked as if the post-crisis drive for reform was losing momentum. But the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has established working groups to keep the industry focused, and to propose ways to keep moving forward
City operational risk exec salaries rising
Demand for operational risk management experience is pushing up salaries.
Banks create roles to manage supervisory relationships
Increased regulatory scrutiny means compliance officers are spending 20% of their time dealing with requests from regulators, creating a single liason officer therefore makes good sense
The case for scenarios in op risk loss databases
Scenario analysis is gaining in popularity following the crisis and loss data consortia are quick to cater for this renewed interest
Sigor finalises guidance on insurance as a mitigant
Guidance expected from the Basel Committee will make it more difficult for banks to claim capital relief through the use of insurance.
US Fed working on horizontal reviews of op risk issues
Supervisor looking at range of issues as part of broader look at big banks, including compensation, compliance, and capital
Basel QIS 6 a 'mini-LDCE'
The Basel Committee out with a mini loss-data collection exercise to track performance over crisis period
Oric membership increases
Three new members join the ABI operational Risk Consortium loss database