Credit risk systems: Getting the risk right

The requirements of the new Basel Accord are prompting some banks in Asia to begin implementing sophisticated credit systems, but there are still some obstacles to overcome.

Given the events in the Asian markets in 1997/98 and the more recent corporate collapses in the US, there can be little need to remind banks of the importance of effective credit risk management. The Basel II proposals on capital adequacy reinforce the message, and in the US and Europe this is leading to the evolution of a new generation of credit risk management systems.

However, in Asia it appears that banks are moving more slowly from traditional methods of managing credit risk to the

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