Operational risk
Using Bayesian networks to predict op risk
By combining qualitative and quantitative data, Bayesian networks offer the perfect solution to the compelling need for an integrated approach to operational risk management, say Martin Neil and Ed Tranham.
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Operational risk
Losses and lawsuits
LOSS DATABASE
The Basel II capital accord: op risk proposals in brief
BASEL II UPDATE
Using Bayesian networks to predict op risk
BAYESIAN NETWORKS
UK accepts large banks could use basic op risk approach
BASEL II UPDATE
UK says operational risk paper will prepare firms for Basel II
BASEL II UPDATE
European Union Basel II/Cad 3 timetable remains tight
BASEL II UPDATE
Op risk floor removed to give flexibility
BASEL II UPDATE
UK says op risk paper will prepare firms for Basel II
London – Financial firms complying with the operational risk policy outlined today by UK financial regulators should be well prepared for the systems and controls needed under the Basel II bank accord and parallel European Union (EU) rules.
FSA fairly confident of ‘sensible’ op risk charge for investment firms
UK regulators are reasonably confident operational risk capital charges for investment firms proposed under new European Union (EU) rules will be “sensible”, the UK’s chief financial regulator said today.
UK details three-phase Basel II implementation plan
UK regulators said today they plan a three-phase implementation of the Basel II capital Accord and parallel European Union banking rules with a target date of December 31, 2006.
Op risk advances likely after dropping of Basel II floor, says Moody’s
Further advances in banks’ operational risk measurement and management are likely to be stimulated by the decision last week by global banking supervisors to drop the op risk ‘floor’ in their Basel II bank protective capital proposals, credit-rating…
European Union Basel II/Cad 3 timetable remains tight
The European Commission’s plans to apply risk-based protective capital rules to banks in the European Union (EU) remain on a tight schedule following yesterday’s progress statement on the Basel II bank Accord by global banking regulators, a Commission…
UK bankers fear capital floors higher under latest Basel II plans
The British Bankers' Association (BBA) is concerned that global banking regulators appear to have raised and expanded the application of the capital charges floor in the Basel II bank Accord, a BBA official said today.
Regulators consider opening hedge funds up to retail investors
Hedge fund operators ready themselves for momentus operational changes to their marketing strategies
Regulators grow confident about Basel II calendar
Global banking regulators were expected to issue an upbeat statement in mid-July on progress with the controversial Basel II bank accord after several months of uncertainty in which some bankers doubted the accord would ever see the light of day.
Insurers embrace risk systems
Insurance companies have been slower than banks to adopt advanced risk modelling techniques and technologies. But regulatory changes and business exigencies are spurring them to adopt a new generation of risk and capital management systems.
Capital charges not enough to protect banks against op risk, says Moody’s
Protective capital is an incomplete line of defence against operational risk and effective op risk measurement and management should amount to more than just a capital allocation exercise enforced by regulators, a leading credit rating agency said in…