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.
Mizuho fined over deal contingent FX forwards
CFTC finds clients weren't told about pre-hedging activity that likely resulted in worse pricing
FRTB implementation: Spotlight 2023
The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) introduces significant technical and operational challenges for banks on the path to compliance.
Legacy legal costs could stretch state support for UBS
Downside protection of Sfr9 billion must cover numerous outstanding claims against Credit Suisse
Op risk data: Wells Fargo whacked for Wachovia lapse, and a Ponzi slap
Also: Long and winding road to the end of Credit Suisse; Swedbank IT fails. 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
Hurdles to cross-border data sharing impede AML fight
Expansion of national initiatives hampered by data-privacy and information-security fears
Rethinking surveillance: a focus on risk and data centralisation
Effective surveillance continues to be a big concern for firms worldwide, for which they need to stay ahead by making systems both predictive and preventative, with a focus on data centralisation. Lee Garf, general manager, compliance at NICE Actimize,…
SEC cyber rules risk creating web of confusion and costs
Proposals would require breach notifications, public disclosures and annual cyber assessments
Top 10 operational risks: Focus on regulatory risk
Tougher regulatory enforcement, new consumer rules and rise of ESG are ringing alarm bells
Ion wasn’t deemed a ‘critical’ vendor by most clients
Software firm escaped heavy scrutiny ahead of cyber attack, says US Treasury official
Op risk data: Stanford fraud haunts banks for billions
Also: Helaba’s crank capital relief; TSE stock price sanction; 1MDB mauls Mudabala. Data by ORX News
Digital exposure makes fraud management a vital responsibility for financial institutions
Fraud management and detection continue to be an increasing area of concern for financial institutions worldwide
EU banks need ‘billions’ in hedges to pass new NII test
Declines in net interest income can be hedged, but the markets may struggle to handle the demand
CFTC chair gloomy over crypto legislation prospects
FIA Boca 2023: Behnam also asks Congress to grant more powers to regulate third-party tech providers
Top 10 operational risks: Focus on third-party risk
Ion hack deals industry painful reminder on drawbacks of outsourcing
Top 10 operational risks: Focus on cyber risk
All firms fear data breach; smaller banks also concerned over IT disruption
Small banks set for 2% capital reduction under Basel III
Lower leverage ratio requirements expected to offset Tier 1 capital increases for credit risk and output floor
One-fifth of CME clearing members hit by Ion hack
Advisory committee heard CFTC believed it could “play a more direct role” in cyber security practices
RBC’s settlement risk charges blow up 260%
C$3.5 billion RWA figure marks one of the heftiest capitalisation of held-up trades ever by a bank
Top 10 operational risks for 2023
The biggest op risks for the year ahead, as chosen by senior industry practitioners
OK regulator? How AI became respectable for AML controls
Dutch court case pressures supervisors to accept new tech; explainability the key challenge
Top 10 op risks 2023: regulatory risk jumps sharply
Cyber and third-party risks also rise, along with concerns around data management and execution errors
Measuring tail operational risk in univariate and multivariate models with extreme losses
The authors consider operational risk models and derive limit behaviors for the value-at-risk and conditional tail expectation of aggregate operational risks in such models.
Operational risk: a global examination based on bibliometric analysis
The authors quantitively assess the quality of research on operational risk and find that research in this area has grown in popularity in recent years.