Reputational risk
The weight of blame
The public's perception of banks has hit rock bottom, and politicians have pounced on the opportunity provided by the crisis to increase their own popularity. So banks face not only loss of business but also increased regulation.
Basel Committee releases Basel II capital enhancements
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HKMA addresses reputational risk
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The top 10
OpRisk & Compliance outlines the top 10 challenges readers and their firms will face in 2008. By David Benyon, with additional reporting by Ellen Davis
The online frontier
2007 has been a year of online activism and banks have paid the price. Is there an emerging reputational risk threat posed by bloggers and discussion forums? Peter Madigan investigates
Reputational risk key for GCC executives
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Hidden dangers
Do op risk managers still care about the impact of reputational risk? Possibly not, reports Peter Madigan
Hedge funds solve the risk culture puzzle
As recent reverses amply demonstrate, risks beyond investment risk can cause even the most sophisticated hedge funds to take a battering. Navroz Patel finds out about leading managers' greatest fears, and how they are tackling thorny issues such as…
Algo offers op risk system to deal with multiple regulatory regimes
Canadian software company Algorithmics has updated its operational risk management system to consolidate data capture for all regulatory information ranging from Basel II to Sarbanes-Oxley.
The Road to Compliance
In the race to meet new regulatory compliance, CIOs have their hands full. How close are they to the finish line?
FSA officially scraps op risk systems and controls
The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) has officially announced that it is putting the implementation of 'SYSC 3A - Operational Risk', part of the 'Prudential Sourcebook', on ice.
UK FSA calls off 'Systems and Controls', industry irate
The UK's Financial Services Authority announced at the September meeting of the Operational Risk Standing Group (ORSG) that it would be delaying, until further notice, the implementation of the Prudential Sourcebook text for 'systems and controls'.
Mutual funds: Reputational repair
Stung by market timing and late-trading scandals, US mutual funds such as Putnam are scrambling to shore up their battered reputations. But the fallout may be far from over.
Basel II just the beginning for operational risk monitoring in banks, says Fitch
Compliance with Basel II is only the first step in the management of operational risk in financial institutions, according to Fitch Ratings, an international rating agency.
Regulators' operational risk definitions criticised
The lack of a common agreement on the definition of operational risk by regulators will cause serious problems for global financial institutions, said Joanna Benjamin, a consultant to law firm Clifford Chance, at a late-November seminar at the firm's…
Reputation is the biggest risk, says PwC
Reputational risk is now the biggest single risk financial institutions face, according to professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Compliance systems are key to reputational risk, says Sullivan & Cromwell's Cohen
Regulators look to the strength of a firm's compliance system when deciding how aggressively to pursue it for rule violations, according to Rodgin Cohen, chairman of law firm Sullivan & Cromwell.
Academic voices dissatisfaction with Basel II
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision still has a great deal of work to do before the Basel II capital accord can be successfully implemented at financial institutions, Jacques Pézier, director of the risk management group of the ISMA Centre at the…