Risk management/Operational risk
Profile: Dresdner makes loss prevention a new priority
Operational risk management is a management programme, not just a modelling exercise, according to Jonathan Howitt, director of operational risk at investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in London.
Lepus lists op risk leaders
US firm OpRisk Analytics, Canada-based Algorithmics, and UK company Raft International are leading the operational risk vendor market, according to a report published in January by management consultancy Lepus.
Fitch upgrades OpVar tool for operational risk
Fitch Ratings has added a range of new services to its OpVar software suite, an operational risk management quantification tool. Version 5.0, scheduled for release in March, now offers an enhanced data collection module and improved data management…
An operational risk scorecard approach
Operational risk scorecards have been in the spotlight since the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s 2001 paper on op risk treatment under Basel II. In the first of two articles, Ulrich Anders and Michael Sandstedt of Dresdner Bank examine what,…
Op Risk systems: A moving target
Collecting and storing appropriate operational risk data remains a problem for technology managers and operational risk managers alike. Is any progress being made?
ORX database expected early next year
LONDON - The operational risk loss database run by the Operational Riskdata eXchange Association (ORX), a consortium formed by 12 international banks to pool their op risk data confidentially, is expected to begin operating around the start of February,…
Banks not effectively applying risk tools, says report
Many banks are not effectively applying risk tools when pricing and structuring deals, according to research and consultancy company PA Consulting.
Landesbanken's operational risk management tool
Many German banks lag behind their peers when it comes to operational risk management. The proposed new international bank capital accord, Basel II, which - for the first time - stipulates a separate capital charge for operational risk, has put the topic…
London Bridge acquires stake in Amelia Financial Systems
LONDON – London-based operational risk management software firm Amelia Financial Systems said today that London Bridge Software Holdings plc had acquired a stake in the company of less than 20%. However, they declined to give a specific figure.
Op risk loss exercise gets good response ahead of QIS 3
BASEL, SWITZERLAND - Global banking regulators said there was a good response from banks to the operational loss data collection exercise that the regulators launched in June to help them refine the op risk aspects of the Basel II bank accord aimed at…
Raft forms user group for Radar op risk products
LONDON – Risk management software provider Raft International said it has formed a user group for firms using the various modules of its Radar suite of operational risk tools. The first Radar User Group meeting will be on September 5 in London.
UK says op risk paper will prepare firms for Basel II
London – Financial firms complying with the operational risk policy outlined today by UK financial regulators should be well prepared for the systems and controls needed under the Basel II bank accord and parallel European Union (EU) rules.
Capital charges not enough to protect banks against op risk, says Moody’s
Protective capital is an incomplete line of defence against operational risk and effective op risk measurement and management should amount to more than just a capital allocation exercise enforced by regulators, a leading credit rating agency said in…
Measuring the Unexpected
The events of Sept. 11 brought increased attention and confusion to the practice of managing operational risk.
Danger lurks on the rocky road to Basel II
Basel shortcomings