Operational risk
WHAT IS THIS? Operational risks are those arising from people, processes and systems – the biggest form of exposure for many industries, but one that was neglected by financial firms until the collapse of Barings Bank in 1995. It was added to the Basel capital framework in 2004, but attempts to model operational risk were dealt a heavy blow by the huge, unforeseen losses suffered by banks in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
Data error inflated Wells Fargo’s op risk capital by $5 billion
Sharp fall in Q1 RWAs followed removal of duplicate data
Mental health: the new frontline for risk management
Rise in stress and anxiety among locked-down staff could open up banks to range of risks
Though Covid crisis rages, US banks’ op RWAs fall
Wells Fargo sees op RWAs fall $2.9 billion
Investors trade the drama out of the crisis
How LGIM, Axa IM, Manulife and other buy-siders tackled the toughest markets since 2008
Big banks worry small lenders could derail Libor switch
As UK regulator reiterates 2021 warning, dealers say Covid-19 is forcing smaller lenders to divert resources
Op risk data: IBK snagged in money-laundering ops to Iran
Also: foul play called on Hapoalim’s football bribery scheme. Data by ORX News
Banks race to adapt AML systems for the coronavirus age
Lenders expect regulatory lashing if controls fail to keep pace with changes in criminal behaviour
Emergency Covid loans carry high mis-selling risk, banks fear
Rapid roll-out of government schemes raises legal fears over inequitable client treatment
Virus weakens banks’ defences against internal fraud
Stressed markets and remote working leave firms vulnerable to op risks and cyber attacks
Wells Fargo loan book swells $48bn in Q1
San Francisco-based bank clears space on balance sheet for increased lending
Covid brings op risk to the fore at Credit Suisse
Jim Barkley, head of non-financial risk, has added pandemics to the long list of threats on his radar
How the Fed’s asset cap changed Wells Fargo
Lender has expanded repo book and cut cash since Q4 2017
Banking regulator: beef up security in Covid-19 remote working era
OCC security controller warns cybercriminals exploiting wider attack surface created by remote working
LCH suffered longest operational outages of top CCPs in 2019
London-based LCH LTD said core systems were down for almost seven hours in 2019
Covid-19 frazzles AI fraud systems
Seismic changes in customer behaviour see machine learning solutions throw out false positives
Op risk data: outsourcing losses loom in lockdown
Also: Swedbank hit with huge AML fine; record Russia fine for StanChart. Data by ORX News
Incremental value-at-risk
This paper proposes a novel method for estimating future operational risk capital: incremental value-at-risk (IVaR)
Coronavirus is testing op risk managers to the limit
No amount of stress testing can prepare firms for the risks they’re facing, says Ariane Chapelle
Operational uncertainty – An unavoidable challenge
The transition from Libor to a new risk-free rate has revealed a number of challenges for all financial markets participants – the nature and scope of what lies ahead is vast, impacting businesses, operations and support functions. KPMG‘s global Libor…
Op risk data: BNP faces €150m bill from mortgage loan sales
Also: Maybank, ING and MUFG hit by $300m commodities trading fraud. Data from ORX News
SOFR drought, CB accounts for CCPs, and the Top 10 Op Risks
The week on Risk.net, February 29–March 6, 2020
Top 10 operational risks for 2020
The biggest op risks for 2020, as chosen by industry practitioners
Top 10 op risks 2020: regulatory risk
New technology and reams of red tape make non-compliance fines more likely