Operational risk modelling
One-third of US G-Sib capital due to op risk
Op risk share of total RWAs has increased over three years
Op RWAs surge at Wells Fargo, dwindle at other G-Sibs
Higher capital charges a knock-on effect of a slew of misconduct scandals
ING trims op risk charge by 11% in 2018
Bank benefits from AMA model upgrades
Banks divided on op risk approaches
EU banks favour standardised approach, North American and Australian lenders the AMA
Op risk data: SocGen hit with $95m money laundering fine
Citi, JP Morgan settle Sibor rigging claims; Europe matches US on AML fines. Data by ORX News
Op risk jumps $7 billion at Aussie banks
Year to year, op RWAs have swelled $24 billion
EU G-Sibs cut $14 billion in op risk
Banco Santander posted the largest decline – at 7% – with op RWAs falling to $70 billion
Goldman, Wells cut operational risk
The two firms reduce op RWAs by combined $15 billion in third quarter
Finally, a professional group for model-risk managers
As models of all stripes crowd into finance, the people who screen them form an association
Basel III op risk capital savings dissipate for G-Sibs
Median savings shrink to 5.1% from 19% at end-2015
Op risk data: Swiss banks suffer tax-dodging fines
ZKB settlement takes top spot in August loss list. Data by ORX News
European banks junk op risk modelling
Barclays and BNP Paribas move to standardised approach in the second quarter
Wells Fargo adds $2 billion to op risk capital
Risk-weighted asset increases follow wave of regulatory sanctions
Top European banks shed $32 billion in op risk
5% average drop across 16 European banks reported quarter to quarter
UBS faces capital hike from credit model curbs
Bank estimates Sfr35 billion jump in RWAs from Basel III, with credit modelling one driver, says CRO Bluhm
Switch to standard model boosts BNP Paribas’ op risk
Operational RWAs grow €6 billion in the second quarter
Quants tout exposure-based approach to op risk modelling
Ebor especially suited to modelling loss events such as legal claims, say proponents
Share of op risk RWAs at US banks falls
Drops at Citi, Goldman, Morgan Stanley suggest op risk capital may have peaked
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Fed’s Curti: SMA will smooth capital mismatches
OpRisk North America: non-US banks holding less capital under own-models approach was “a big problem”, says regulator
Precise cyber modelling ‘a pipe dream’, expert says
OpRisk North America: Cyber risk models should aim for accuracy, not precision
Top 10 op risks 2018: model risk
Model risk re-enters top 10 amid avalanche of validation regulations