Incremental risk charge (IRC)

When market and credit risk collide

The financial crisis highlighted that interactions between market risk and credit risk could expose banks to greater risks than had been assumed. Banks are responding by altering their structure and the models they use – but it is by no means an easy…

Uncertain liquidity ratios

Like their counterparts elsewhere, South African banks are bracing themselves for a round of changes to Basel II rules. But it is the implications for liquidity and not capital that most concern market participants.

The shock of the interaction

Banks have long talked about enterprise risk management, but many have historically measured risk types separately and aggregated the results. The financial crisis has highlighted that credit and market risk are closely linked. What are the challenges to…

The bank capital burden

Keenly awaited Basel II trading book rules were due to be decided upon as Risk went to press. Market participants worry the measures could retard the development of risk models and even kill off whole business lines Mark Pengelly reports

The shock of the interaction

Banks have long talked of enterprise risk management, but many firms have historically measured risk types separately and aggregated the results. The financial crisis has highlighted that credit and market risk are closely linked. What are the challenges…

Urgency and uncertainty

The Basel Committee published further clarification on its proposal for a new incremental risk charge in January. What challenges does this pose from a systems perspective, and how are banks and technology vendors responding? By Clive Davidson

Urgency and uncertainty

The Basel Committee published further clarification on its proposal for a new incremental risk charge in January. What challenges does this pose from a systems perspective, and how are banks and technology vendors responding? By Clive Davidson

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