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.

Debating RCSAs

Four of the industry's top op risk executives debated risk control self-assessments at a recent briefing in London, moderated by Ellen Davis and sponsored by software vendor Reveleus

Operational risk at a crossroads

Just where is operational risk going? This is the question that, in one form or another, seems to be dropping from the lips of most executives in the field these days. People are clearly worried.

Continuity is the key

Firms do not seem to be taking business continuity planning as seriously as they should, or indeed even as much as they have done in the past. By Ellen Davis

Hidden dangers

Do op risk managers still care about the impact of reputational risk? Possibly not, reports Peter Madigan

Surprising success, new risks

Are HEDGE funds liable to become the next operational risk and compliance crisis? This is the question that regulators, investors and other market participants around the world are asking themselves in the wake of yet another prominent hedge fund…

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