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FHL Bank Topeka selects Providus' RiskResolve for op risk management
The Federal Home Loan (FHL) Bank Topeka, a Kansas-based privately owned, federally chartered corporation that finances mortgage credit in member financial institutions, has selected Providus' operational risk management solution, RiskResolve, to boost…
The holistic approach to operational risk management
The term operational risk management (ORM) tends to conjure up images of every type of risk except credit or market risk. Some think of the Basel definition of operational risk and others will come up with their own versions.
EU CAD: behind the smiles
The industry is putting on a brave face when commenting on the latest proposals for the EU Capital Adequacy Directive, but all is not as it seems.
Bank of Italy official posts op risk paper
In mid-July, an official from the Bank of Italy posted a paper, The modelling of operational risk: experience with the analysis of the data collected by the Basel Committee, which is beginning to garner attention in international op risk circles.
EU CAD: behind the smiles
The industry is putting on a brave face when commenting on the latest proposals for the EU Capital Adequacy Directive, but all is not as it seems.
Bank of Italy official posts op risk paper
In mid-July, an official from the Bank of Italy posted a paper, The modelling of operational risk: experience with the analysis of the data collected by the Basel Committee, which is beginning to garner attention in international op risk circles.
EU CAD: behind the smiles
The industry is putting on a brave face when commenting on the latest proposals for the EU Capital Adequacy Directive, but all is not as it seems.
Basel II and the single-instrument bank
Banks could take a cue from the construction industry if they want to lessen the burden of Basel II, argues Ron Dembo.
Reassessing self-assessment
Traditional approaches to assessing and controlling operational risk within institutions are outdated, argues Gerald Sampson. Self-assessment needs rethinking, and proper risk evaluation is far better served if risk management departments assume their…
Non-G10 countries to implement Basel II over 2007-09
South Africa has set January 1, 2008 as the implementation date for the new Basel Accord, also known as Basel II, according to Carel Oosthuizen, the head of Basel II implementation at the South African Reserve Bank.
New rules for a new era
The UK's new rules designed to implement a risk-based regime for regulating the insurance industry are due to come into place at the end of the year. John Ferry talks to the Financial Services Authority about what this means in practice for insurance…
Europe's insurers get used to a stricter regime
Regulators are increasingly bearing down on insurers as the market looks to establish better risk management practices. With the Solvency II proposals being drafted, what are insurance companies doing to make sure they can comply with the stricter…