Model risk
Basel op risk modelling blow shifts focus to Pillar 2
Demise of AMA leaves industry needing risk-sensitive approach for calculating top-up capital, says consultant
Bosses escape blame for options blow-up at Swedish bank
Court rules negligence by former managers and auditor of HQ Bank did not cause 2010 licence withdrawal
Governance and organizational requirements for effective model risk management
This paper expands on the foundation of model risk analytics to address the governance, organizational and human behavior challenges associated with enterprise MRM.
HKMA offers fast-track model vetting in swaps hub pitch
Streamlined process could take just six months, says official
Maximising effectiveness with tech
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A Darwinian view on internal models
In this paper, Paul Embrechts reviews discussions on regulation within banking (Basel III and IV) and insurance (Solvency II and Swiss Solvency Test (SST)) from a historical, personal and academic point of view.
Model validators squeezed by stress test deadlines
CCAR cycle frustrates compliance with Fed model risk guidance
OCC regulator warns on interest rate risk build-up
Fed policy, liquidity requirements and model herding all raise concerns
Fed’s outgoing CCAR chief defends stress tests
Timothy Clark rebuffs US Treasury recommendations; supports more transparency
Banks tout machine learning amid regulatory concerns
Machine learning being used to build challenger models for model validation
CCAR feedback prompts banks to improve governance
Dual reviews of stress testing models and scenarios becoming the norm
A practical maturity assessment method for model risk management in banks
This paper proposes a qualitative method to assess the maturity of model risk management practices within banks.
This tangled web: banks seek to contain systemic model risk
Network studies are being used to identify model dependencies and concentrations
Asset price bubbles and the quantification of credit risk capital with sensitivity analysis, empirical implementation and an application to stress testing
This paper presents an analysis of the impact of asset price bubbles on standard credit risk measures.
Banks warned off machine learning for model risk
Banks acknowledge they “cannot hide behind a complex tool” to assess interconnectedness
Cyber insurers accused of lax underwriting standards
Loss data becoming more granular and diverse, but critics highlight pricing inconsistencies among underwriters
HSBC’s model risk chief departs
Exit follows February reshuffle of UK lender’s global risk analytics unit
Model risk managers grapple with interconnectedness
US regulators ask banks to assess cross-dependencies of models – prompting some to employ network theory
Falling margins force energy firms to expand data use
Verification and model challenges arise as volatility and margins dry up
Model management frameworks: what lies ahead?
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US Treasury stance on CCAR a return to ‘bad old days’
Overhaul would kill test failed by eight banks in past three years
Don’t let the SMA kill op risk modelling
The SMA is not a good response to the AMA’s failings – but don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater
Model risk falls under the CCAR microscope
Fed using qualitative reviews to test compliance with SR 11-7
Incorporating model risk management as a core discipline
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