Operational risk
Relating specifics to the holistic
Op Risk Data Special Focus
Changing hats
Management Intelligence
Celent highlights reporting challenges
Management Intelligence
The search for a perfect fit
The Perfect Fit Technology
Briefs
Regulatory Update
AIG to form cross-border op risk sub-group
Regulatory Update
Basel Committee delays AMA
Front Page News
Federal Reserve and BIS publish op risk research
Regulatory Update
Correlation and diversification effects in operational risk modelling
The Correlation Problem Technical Focus
Losses and lawsuits
Loss Database
EU CAD study published
Regulatory Update
Fitch highlights discrepancies in banks’ op risk processes
Measurement Advances
John Kerry
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Steady progress - but could do better
Op risk data: Special focus
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Op risk assessment hampered by lack of reliable data
Inadequacy of loss expectation data is a major cause of modelling risk for operational risk strategies, said Carol Alexander, professor of the ISMA Centre at the University of Reading in the UK, at Risk's annual European conference.
Op risk assessment hampered by lack of reliable data
Inadequacy of loss expectation data is a major cause of modelling risk for operational risk strategies, said Carol Alexander, professor of the ISMA Centre at the University of Reading in the UK, at Risk’s annual European conference.
SEC approves alternative method of capital measurements for broker-dealers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a rule that allows certain broker dealers to use internal models to determine their capital requirements. The Commission believes the rule would improve its oversight of broker-dealers.
Observations on the differences between operational risk regulatory and economic capital
In this article, Niklas Hageback takes a practical look at the difficulties in reconciling regulatory and economic capital calculation in the discipline of operational risk.
Finding the perfect fit
With the implementation of Basel II firmly on the agenda for Japan's banks, Shunsuke Shirakawa of the Financial Services Agency talks about how the Japanese regulator will approach the challenges posed by the new Accord.
Taking on the big boys
Sean Egan, co-founder of Egan-Jones Ratings, talks to Dalia Fahmy about his frustration at the restrictive structure of the credit rating industry and his plans to turn Egan-Jones into a serious contender to rival established players, Moody's, S&P and…
Extensive revisions expected for EU CAD in July draft
Substantial changes in content will have occurred to the EU Capital Adequacy Directive (CAD) when the final EU Commission draft is published in July. And domestic European regulators are warning that further alterations will take place to the document…
Cutting capital
Across the banking spectrum, new technology is being used to help financial institutions reduce their capital requirements, writes Clive Davidson.