Loss data
Estimating the correlation between operational risk loss categories over different time horizons
The authors propose and demonstrate the value of a model with which mathematical techniques can be applied to analytically calculate means, variances and covariances more accurately than Monte Carlo simulations.
A text analysis of operational risk loss descriptions
The authors put forward a workflow for using text analysis to identify underlying risks in operational risk event descriptions.
Op risk data: Credit Suisse hit for $900m in offshore trust bust
Also: Goldman boys’ club gets the boot; HSBC double whammy; Havilland’s economic sabotage plan. Data by ORX News
Fed preps new white paper on cyber incident reporting
New proposals due on data capture after Fed dumps bid to use DFAST submissions
ING’s op RWAs climb 7% on AMA update
Second quarterly rise in a row erases most of the reduction in the first half of 2022
Op risk data: Dodgy tax practices cost Credit Suisse €240m
Also: Binance blockchain hack; ING’s Polish AML fail. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: Banks dial in $600m loss for illicit phone use
Also: Santander staff mistreatment; cum-ex rumbles on; CFTC steps up scrutiny of swaps reporting. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: SEC says no to Charles Schwab robo-adviser
Also: China steps up scrutiny of wealth management products; Libor fines still rumble on. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: Allianz dealt a $4bn blow for not-so-Alpha Funds
Also: Credit Suisse cops two cartel shops; banks get slapped in gender pay gap. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: Morgan Stanley, Capital One’s data breach double trouble
Also: Citi shells out $45m for misleading stock trading info; coding clangers cost Credit Suisse $9m. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: Mouldy money makes big stink for NatWest
Also: Santander plays Santa; JPM in messaging mayhem; ‘Sterling Lads’ cost HSBC a couple of bricks. Data by ORX News
Top 10 op risk losses for 2021 hog $15bn total
Despite more fraud and crypto crime, firms’ op risk losses fall in number and in volume. Data by ORX News
CCPs unlikely to be wiped out by op losses, research suggests
Former LCH risk chief says sharing loss data would help CCPs avoid risk of holding too little capital, or too much
Central counterparty capital and nondefault losses
This paper analyses the components of central counterparty (CCP) capital requirements and makes several observations on the potential for loss absorption.
Op risk data: Mashreq fined $100m for Sudan sanctions busting
Also: Westpac client scams go west; Navient and AFTS schooled over student loan misrule. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: Deep woe as deep voice clone cons UAE bank
Also: ING mirrors ABN client loan loss; CS lands huge fine for tuna bonds. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: Crypto exchange BitConnect hit with $2bn lawsuit
Also: Legacy €1bn tax liability levied on WestLB ‘bad bank’; ABN and Wells Fargo compensate clients. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: DeFi-ant crypto hacker steals $610m
Also: Amundi fined for index manipulation; Wells pays out over client fraud. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: Westpac and Sumitomo among four banks hit by $359m fraud
Also: Misinformation in Lloyds Bank insurance renewals; AML fail at Amex France. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: Robinhood to pay $70m for meme stock failings
Also: Deutsche Bank’s wine corked after €10m FX swaps settlement. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: UBS, Nomura, UniCredit hit with $450m cartel fine
Also: State Street collared for expense overcharging; S&P’s Vix mix-up. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: Money laundering gaffes cost ABN €480m in penalties
Also: Turkish crypto exchange’s missing $2bn; online payment scams rise during Covid. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: Sberbank suffers $108m supermarket clean-out
Also: Copper trader buys $36m of worthless bricks; big lenders hurt in $400m mortgage fraud. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: Pandemic paradox of low, low losses
Also: Navient gets schooled for scam; Amex holiday let-down; BNL’s Italian Job hit. Data by ORX News