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Truncated or shifted: US debates loss data collection thresholds in op risk modelling

US regulators are looking again at the impact of loss data collection thresholds on the results from internal data modelling of operational risk at banks. While some banks are collecting loss data down to zero, other firms say data under the threshold doesn't really matter. Who is right? asks Ellen Davis

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Operational risk internal loss data modelling has never been a straightforward discipline, and in the early days firms used a wide variety of sophisticated techniques to try to compensate for myriad data flaws. Today, debate is raging over what approach to take – US regulators insist on going back to basics, while in Europe other methodologies continue to evolve.

After an initial rush of

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Emerging trends in op risk

Karen Man, partner and member of the global financial institutions leadership team at Baker McKenzie, discusses emerging op risks in the wake of the Covid‑19 pandemic, a rise in cyber attacks, concerns around conduct and culture, and the complexities of…

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