Advanced measurement approach (AMA)
Room for improvement
Sungard tops our survey of software vendors, its products proving a hit across the op risk and compliance spectrum. But op risk executives continue to demand more from the software industry, reports Dianne See Morrison
Untangling the risk information knot
In a new OpRisk & Compliance Intelligence survey, sponsored by BearingPoint Management & Technology Consultants, data issues rank high on the risk executive's list of problems. Can Web 2.0 change the face of risk information collection?
Profile: Joe Sabatini and the rules of engagement
The guiding principles of Basel II are now shrouded in mists of regulatory detail, says JP Morgan's Joe Sabatini. He tells Duncan Wood op risk managers must now look beyond mere compliance, and focus on adding value to their firms
Resolving the confusion
Risk control self-assessments have become a Tower of Babel for the op risk discipline, with a variety of different approaches being taken. Ellen Davis reports
Basel Committee issues CP on AMA home-host supervisory co-operation and allocation mechanisms
Basel Committee out with proposals on home-host supervisory co-operation and allocation mechanisms under the Advanced Measurement Approaches.
Time for change
Implementation of the core principles of op risk still has a long way to go in the Asia-Pacific region. Ellen Davis reports
Event horizon
Rick Cech takes a second look at what makes up operational risk event types, and asks if there is a more advanced way to define them
Debating RCSAs
Four of the industry's top op risk executives debated risk control self-assessments at a recent briefing in London, moderated by Ellen Davis and sponsored by software vendor Reveleus
Financial Services Authority issue latest guidance on Advanced Measurement Approaches to operational risk
FSA reinforce their commitment to full implementation of the AMA sections of the CRD
Flag-waving (not wavering)
As an American living in London, I've been acutely aware of the differences a small body of water can make to people's perceptions on certain issues.
US Basel II gone AWOL
Well, has Basel II finally ridden off the rails in the US? This seems to be the case. The inclusion of a new study on Basel II, to be conducted by the General Accounting Office, does rather seem to threaten the timetable that the US regulators announced…
Basel committee clarifies calculation of expected operational risk losses for AMA
The Operational Risk Subgroup of the Basel Committee Accord Implementation Group (AIGOR) has released further guidance on how banks can adequately capture expected losses (EL) in their business practices.
Scenario analysis: the way forward
Of the four elements that Basel uses as inputs for the AMA, scenario analysis has only recently been seen as perhaps the most important.
BMO Financial Group selects Reveleus for Basel II Compliance
BMO Financial Group (BMO), the Canadian-based financial services corporation, has selected the Reveleus Basel II Solution for its Basel II compliance requirements.
LDCE results show risk sensitivity in US banks, says Rosengren
NEW YORK – Initial results of the loss data collection exercise (LDCE) show that US Basel II banks are holding operational risk capital that is proportional to their losses, according to Eric Rosengren, senior vice-president at the Federal Reserve Bank…
How op risk mitigants affect regulatory capital
For banks to develop an efficient operational risk hedging strategy, they need to consider the capital impact of the four main mitigant types: insurance, business continuity management, controls and staff training. By Niclas Hageback
Emerging markets failing to plug into AMA
Many financial institutions in emerging markets are struggling with the demands of modern risk management. And difficulties with AMA aren’t helping. By Choongo Moonga
Sponsor's article > SunGard to rise again
SunGard, the 900-pound gorilla of the financial sector software market, has been strangely absent from the operational risk software arena so far, according to both financial and technology industry executives. Now, however, that looks set to possibly…
FSA vague on AMA waiver pack approach
The UK Financial Services Authority is remaining tantalisingly vague about its potential approach to a waiver pack for those banks who wish to apply for the advanced measurement approach (AMA), say industry executives.
Sponsor's article > The Home Host Headache
Basel II's advanced measurement approach (AMA) requires that the operational risk capital charge be allocated to banks' international subsidiaries. This means that individual banks will have to run multiple AMA models to meet multiple local regulatory…
HKMA takes the lead
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has put together its national implementation guidelines for Basel II, making it one of the first regulators globally to detail its qualifying criteria for those banks aiming for the internal ratings-based approaches in…
EU CAD: behind the smiles
The industry is putting on a brave face when commenting on the latest proposals for the EU Capital Adequacy Directive, but all is not as it seems.
EU CAD: behind the smiles
The industry is putting on a brave face when commenting on the latest proposals for the EU Capital Adequacy Directive, but all is not as it seems.