Banks
Banks brace for qualitative objections from CCAR
Fed stress tests tilt towards data, governance, internal controls and modelling techniques
Getting in shape for the FRTB has to start now
Many banks are lagging behind when it comes to ensuring they are fit for the new trading book regime
Banks seek to make op risk taxonomies less taxing
Difficulty of devising and implementing taxonomies leads major banks to start sharing ideas
Bangladesh Bank fraud is a comedy of op risk errors
Megan van Ooyen from SAS rounds up the top five operational risk losses for March 2016
Outsourcing can be beneficial, but it isn’t magic
Making use of third-party vendors changes your risk; it doesn't cause it to vanish
Discarding the AMA could become a source of op risk
Basel Committee's "tantrum-like reaction" is not supported by evidence, say practitioners
Cyber threats forcing business continuity overhaul
Communications need close attention when firms are attacked, conference hears
Dump jargon and engage with business, op risk managers told
Operational risk urged to assume bigger role in strategic and HR decisions
Banks take various approaches to tackling conduct risk
Definitions, reporting lines, frameworks and metrics vary among major banks, Risk.net research shows
Firms fail to unlock benefits of key risk indicators
Risk culture and data problems have besieged KRI programmes, say authors of new book
Conduct risk: a useful way to carve through chaos?
Conduct risk is a hazy idea, whose success will depend on its effectiveness in managing risk
Bank market-making is more limited, but also more robust
Liquidity is a concern, but lower capital requirements are not the answer, writes SNB's Rime
UK banks take lead in tackling conduct risk
Bank actions show how emphasis on culture and conduct has risen globally since 2011
Cyber risks are silent, deadly and often mundane
Fear of submarine-like attack overshadows more dangerous, less scary cyber threats
Top 10 Operational Risks for 2016
Risk.net presents the Top 10 Operational Risks of 2016, as chosen by risk practitioners
Final FRTB is a game of give-and-take, say dealers
Relaxation in some areas of Basel market risk rules offset by harsher treatment in others
Operational risk: what do the regulators expect?
Ariane Chapelle offers some advice on how to avoid unnecessary scrutiny from supervisors
Speed of response a good proxy for risk culture – FCA director
Good risk culture makes firms more responsive, says UK regulator’s head of enforcement
Adios AMA: Basel proposal to bin op risk models worries banks
Firms doubtful about risk sensitivity of standardised replacement charge
Best financial crime product: Swift
Swift offers firms assistance in avoiding entities and individuals hit by sanctions
Best managed/support services provider: Thomson Reuters Org ID
Thomson Reuters managed service eases burden of know-your-customer rules
Paper of the year: JD Opdyke
New technique may help limit errors in AMA capital estimates
Bank business models changing due to Basel III, says EY
Half of G-Sifis face demands to change business mix or deleverage, survey finds
Softer rules on clearing margin may not cut end-users’ costs
Leverage ratio burden only one part of costs