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.
Risk-managing the Middle East's revolutions
Risk-managing revolution
Marriage counselling: the risks of software vendor mergers
Marriages of inconvenience
Launch of interoperability not perfect
Interoperability has launched in cash equities with a system that is good, but not perfect
UK FSA fines Willis £6.9 million for anti-bribery failings
The FSA has fined insurance brokerage Willis £6.9 million for failures in its anti-bribery and corruption systems and controls relating to payments to overseas third parties
Lamb discusses CME Clearing Europe's goals
A clear goal
Lowrance charged with using investor funds for Ponzi scheme
Jeffrey Lowrance charged with using investor funds in a Ponzi scheme to fund start-up newspaper
Former chair of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker sentenced to 30 years
Lee Farkas, former chair of TBW, has been sentenced to 30 years and ordered to pay back $38.5 million
JP Morgan Securities charged with rigging municipal bonds
JPMS rigged at least 93 municipal bond reinvestment transactions in 31 states, SEC says
UK trio sentenced for phishing scam
Three men have been sentenced to a total of 13 years and six months for their part in a phishing scam that attempted to steal more than £1.3 million
Former Citigroup employee charged with fraud
Former vice-president of Citigroup's treasury finance department charged with bank fraud
RBS faces $100 million lawsuit in US
RBS being sued in the US by Highland Capital for $100 million
OECD calls for greater access to data and increased risk modelling for regulators
The OECD highlights a lack of access to data and a need for varying risk models for regulators and risk managers
Former CME employee charged with data theft
A former employee of CME Group has been arrested and charged with stealing data from the firm
OECD calls for a permanent risk body
With the increased global threat of risk in the financial and other systems, the OECD calls for a permanent risk body within its organisation
Inconsistent regulations delaying AMA rollouts globally, banks say
Pillar II is causing banks to face challenges from host regulators
OpRisk Europe 2011: Video
OpRisk Europe speakers and delegates give insight into the 13th annual OpRisk conference
Peer review needed to prevent regulatory arbitrage, says AMF
Clearing rules 'won't work' unless US and European regulators can agree on detail, says senior French regulator
OpRisk Asia: regional growth could undermine ORM, conference hears
Continuing growth in the Asian market means expansion could override caution in operational risk
OpRisk Asia: regulatory change bigger than it looks for operational risk
Regulatory reforms seem to have left operational risk untouched, but in reality they mean substantial changes
Bank of America appoints new chief technology officer for GWIM unit
BofA has appointed David Reilly as its chief technology officer for its GWIM unit
Stockton retires from FRB
David Stockton will be retiring from the FRB ths year after 30 years of service
SEC appoints Lewis as director of RiskFin
The SEC appoints Craig Lewis as its chief economist and director of the risk, strategy and financial innovation division
Triffitt becomes risk director at KPMG in London
KPMG has appointed Giles Triffitt as risk director in its risk management division in London
SEC accuses China Voice founder of fraud
The SEC has charged China Voice CFO and associates with fraud