Operational risk
WHAT IS THIS? Operational risks are those arising from people, processes and systems – the biggest form of exposure for many industries, but one that was neglected by financial firms until the collapse of Barings Bank in 1995. It was added to the Basel capital framework in 2004, but attempts to model operational risk were dealt a heavy blow by the huge, unforeseen losses suffered by banks in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
OpRisk Europe: Ring-fencing move will pose operational risks
The move to ring-fence UK retail banking operations will pose operational risks, Barclays’ group operational risk director tells conference
OpRisk Europe: Postpone Solvency II indefinitely, says Hansen
Former CRO of SEB Life calls for a moratorium on Solvency II implementation in order to enable insurers to focus on recovery
OpRisk Europe: FSA made a mistake with the AMA, panellist claims
The UK Financial Services Authority should have forced large, sophisticated banks to adopt the advanced measurement approach to operational risk, risk manager argues
OpRisk Europe: Capitalise on op risk interest, conference told
A current focus on operational risk by senior management should be grasped by op risk teams to make key improvements
OpRisk Europe: Biggest operational risk posed by people, survey finds
Respondents to a survey at the OpRisk Europe conference overwhelmingly point to people as the biggest operational risk
OpRisk Europe: Harmonised rules must preserve flexibility, panellists say
Speakers at OpRisk Europe conference call for balance between harmonisation and national freedom
Banks must prepare for more Fatca-style legislation, experts warn
The likelihood of Fatca-style legislation from other jurisdictions means banks must be prepared
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Sound steps towards risk management
Types of operational risk loss by event, April 2010 to April 2012
The top five op risk loss events in April
Regulation, quantification and cyber risk at Zurich
Why we quantify
Burns joins US SEC trading and markets
SEC appoints James Burns as deputy director in trading and markets division
IOR elects three new council members
Institute of Operational Risk appoints three new council members
SEC appoints deputy chief of staff
SEC appoints Erica Williams as deputy chief of staff
Banks spend 25% of compliance budget on overseas regulation
New research finds banks face steep extraterritorial compliance costs
Nixon joins IIF
IIF appoints deputy managing director
Recovery and resolution diverting attention from real risks, expert warns
RRPs are distracting risk professionals, one legal expert says
Nordic banks push for Fatca deal
Nordic banking associations open Fatca reciprocity talks
Mitigating the risk of organised crime on banks' call centres
A balanced defence
Slater to join Standard Chartered as group head of operational risk
Peter Slater leaving CLS to take up op risk role at Standard Chartered
Fatca reciprocity splits industry opinion
Reporting requirements such as those under Fatca reciprocity make waves and divide opinion in the industry
Volcker compliance-responsibility aspect splits legal opinion
Volcker rule requirements for chief executive compliance responsibility called into question
Beware of data leverage
Beware of data leverage