Advanced measurement approach (AMA)
On the selection of loss severity distributions to model operational risk
This paper presents truncation probability estimates for loss severity data and a consistent quantile scoring function on annual loss data as useful severity distribution selection criteria that may stabilize regulatory capital.
Uniform? Op risk capital rules go their own ways
Europe and Canada set to include historical losses in new standardised approach; Australia probably not
Goldman’s op RWAs fall 8% in Q2
Removal of op risk events from AMA model dataset reduced capital requirement
ABN Amro cuts op RWAs by €1bn
Model updates lower AMA-calculated portion of op risk capital
Barclays seeks op risk capital relief
Bank claims that lifting of capital floor would raise CET1 ratio roughly 60 basis points
Model update pushes ING’s op RWAs up 17%
Changes to AMA model behind €6.2 billion uplift
Eurozone G-Sibs’ op RWAs fall €8.1bn in Q1
Deutsche Bank led the charge with €6.4bn reduction
ABA scenario analysis project could aid CCAR comparability
Scheme to agree on common risk drivers could help Fed benchmark risk exposures, says JP op risk expert
RBNZ places country’s largest bank under scrutiny
ANZ must report on director oversight and capital levels
Higher op risk charge follows UBS tax fraud verdict
Clash with French courts adds $2.8 billion to op RWAs
EU G-Sibs add €2.7bn of op RWAs in 2018
Op risk charge anticipated to jump €21.5 billion under Basel III
Op risk past is prologue for UK banks
UK banks will not be allowed to forget past misdeeds
Op risk capital to jump 45% for European banks under Basel III
Some banks could see capital increases of more than 60%
Op risk capital: looking back in anger
Top 10 op risks survey shows industry has sights set on the horizon, even when regulators are looking backwards
One-third of US G-Sib capital due to op risk
Op risk share of total RWAs has increased over three years
ING trims op risk charge by 11% in 2018
Bank benefits from AMA model upgrades
Banks divided on op risk approaches
EU banks favour standardised approach, North American and Australian lenders the AMA
Basel turns its attention to operational resilience
New working group will focus on business continuity in the age of cyber threats
EU G-Sibs cut $14 billion in op risk
Banco Santander posted the largest decline – at 7% – with op RWAs falling to $70 billion
Basel III op risk capital savings dissipate for G-Sibs
Median savings shrink to 5.1% from 19% at end-2015
JP Morgan cuts op risk RWAs by $12.5 billion
Operational RWAs down to $387.6 billion from $400 billion in the second quarter
Forward-looking and incentive-compatible operational risk capital framework
This paper proposes an alternative framework for setting banks’ operational risk capital, which allows for forward-looking assessments and limits gaming opportunities by relying on an incentive-compatible mechanism.
European banks junk op risk modelling
Barclays and BNP Paribas move to standardised approach in the second quarter
Wells Fargo adds $2 billion to op risk capital
Risk-weighted asset increases follow wave of regulatory sanctions