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.
Spreadsheets: a tool you can trust?
For more than two decades, spreadsheets have been the tool of choice for financial services firms. But do they contain hidden dangers? Dianne See Morrison reports
Scaling op risk management for SMIs: The ORM programme
In the continuing series of scaling operational risk practices, Eric Holmquist looks back on the series of topics for small to mid-sized institutions and discusses how to put it all together into an effective programme
Briefs
Management
IT op risk being outsourced
Management
FSA: Time to strengthen derivatives
Management
Unleashing ORM value
Management
ERM: is the industry all bark and no bite?
This months OR&C Intelligence survey suggests that firms are preparing to buy into ERM but there are concerns that the change may not happen. Ellen Davis reports
Plain English please
Complaints are reaching me about the way in which the US regulators have released the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR). My sources point out that the advance notice of proposed rulemaking – released way back in those halcyon days of August 2003 – came…
SIA and Utah agree to suspend law
Management
Theory vs Reality
Sponsored half-day briefing
Briefs
MANAGEMENT INTELLIGENCE
Mifid bandwagon attracts Rule
MANAGEMENT INTELLIGENCE
RMA analyses risk practices
MANAGEMENT INTELLIGENCE
Op Risk + Technology
A bit of an update from me on what's happening at OpRisk & Compliance this month.
Mifid JWG to re-group
MANAGEMENT INTELLIGENCE
Briefs
MANAGEMENT INTELLIGENCE