Operational risk capital
Has op risk capital peaked for US banks?
Analysts expect steady fall in biggest banks’ $1.4 trillion in RWAs
Problems remain with op risk standardised approach, say banks
US bill HR4296 could scupper US implementation of SMA, say op risk bankers
Actionable data breach insights from op risk modelling
Thomas Lee, chief executive at VivoSecurity, and Martin Liljeblad, operational risk manager at MUFG Americas, examine how a data breach cost model can replace an advanced measurement approach in a structured scenario
Share of op risk RWAs at US banks falls
Drops at Citi, Goldman, Morgan Stanley suggest op risk capital may have peaked
Finma’s op risk ruling could set precedent, banks hope
Credit Suisse granted capital relief for divested business; others hope for clemency ahead of SMA
Op risk capital: why US should adopt SMA today
No reason to delay roll-out of standardised approach, says TCH’s Greg Baer
3LOD helps bolster risk culture – banks
Credit Suisse links metrics gleaned from first- and second-line risk managers to pay decisions
A central limit theorem formulation for empirical bootstrap value-at-risk
In this paper, the importance of the empirical bootstrap (EB) in assessing minimal operational risk capital is discussed, and an alternative way of estimating minimal operational risk capital using a central limit theorem (CLT) formulation is presented.
Fed’s Curti: SMA will smooth capital mismatches
OpRisk North America: non-US banks holding less capital under own-models approach was “a big problem”, says regulator
CCAR gives op risk modelling a new lease of life
OpRisk North America: Fed’s annual stress tests are rehabilitating ‘black box’ op risk modelling
UBS hoping for capital relief for past op risk losses
OpRisk North America: Swiss bank has taken action to prevent a repeat of costly missteps
Not the top 10 op risks
From gender discrimination to the next PPI, a veteran manager looks at forthcoming potential op risks
Pillar 2 moves to centre stage for op risk capital
US banks set for sharp falls in Pillar 1 requirements, but regulator-set add-ons cloud SMA’s impact
Apac banks fear cyber risk capital shortfall under SMA
Method’s reliance on past losses and lack of scenario analysis could weaken cyber risk defences
Banks wrestle with conduct risk capital add-ons
Conduct risk-related additions to Pillar 2 capital raise questions over scope of UK’s Senior Managers Regime
JP, Citi may not see capital benefit from new op risk rules
Collins floor may also prevent Morgan Stanley, State Street and Wells Fargo from realising SMA savings
Chinese megabanks set to lose out in switch to SMA
Bank of China, ICBC likely to see lower reductions in operational risk capital due to reliance on interest income
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
Apac banks dodge op risk capital hit from new rules
Chinese lenders have largest capital requirements in region; banks expect muted increase on average
Monthly op risk losses: NYDFS fines Credit Suisse for forex fails
Breakdown of top five loss events, plus conduct risk and robo-advising. Data by ORX News
Basel III: final op risk framework leaves banks guessing
Analysis suggests big capital savings on average, but uncertainty persists over uneven implementation
Banks await Basel decision on legacy op risk losses
European banks could see big jump in capital if losses from legacy businesses are included in SMA
Carney: conduct risk failings could spark capital add-ons
Senior Managers Regime is helping BoE identify cultural weaknesses at individual firms, says governor
How to save op risk modelling
Drop loss categories and correlations and adopt simple loss distribution, advises AMA expert