Following the financial crisis, stress testing has become a central means of determining capital need for banks and the approach is here to stay. The industry’s...
Following the financial crisis, stress testing has become a central means of determining capital need for banks and the approach is here to stay. The industry’s response to this new paradigm has been a frantic development of capabilities, focused primarily on the methodological techniques that underpin robust financial projections. As highlighted in Oliver Wyman’s ‘Stress relief: Are vended systems the answer?’, stress testing will only increase in complexity and many banks...
Following the financial crisis, stress testing has become a central means of determining capital need for banks and the approach is here to stay. The industry’s response to this new paradigm has...
Just a year ago, we discussed the concept of Model Risk Management with you and how to tackle it using three lines of defense. The overall idea of Model Risk...
Just a year ago, we discussed the concept of Model Risk Management with you and how to tackle it using three lines of defense. The overall idea of Model Risk Management continues to grow and expand within a financial institution and we now bring you the key components for effective model risk management. Today, many financial institutions consider model risk a subset of operational risk, as model risk mostly affects the team that creates and uses the model. There are...
Just a year ago, we discussed the concept of Model Risk Management with you and how to tackle it using three lines of defense. The overall idea of Model Risk Management continues to grow and expand...
As discussed in our first blog about the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s rules aimed at strengthening risk data aggregation and risk reporting...
As discussed in our first blog about the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s rules aimed at strengthening risk data aggregation and risk reporting practices at banks (BCBS 239), we noted that regulators now want banks to be able to provide better, cleaner data more quickly than ever before -- something many banks continue to struggle with. And further, senior management now must take direct responsibility in the capture and aggregation of risk data. To do this...
As discussed in our first blog about the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s rules aimed at strengthening risk data aggregation and risk reporting practices at banks (BCBS 239), we noted...
Automating enterprise stress testing, like other complex IT undertakings, doesn’t lend itself very well to a “big bang” approach. The implementation of any IT...
Automating enterprise stress testing, like other complex IT undertakings, doesn’t lend itself very well to a “big bang” approach. The implementation of any IT solution to address a comprehensive regulatory mandate such as CCAR, DFAST or EBA Stress Testing all at once can be inherently risky, time consuming and very expensive. With regulators laser-focused on the governance and processes behind regulatory mandated stress testing, banks need to evaluate each major area of...
Automating enterprise stress testing, like other complex IT undertakings, doesn’t lend itself very well to a “big bang” approach. The implementation of any IT solution to address a comprehensive...
With the constant threat of financial crime, financial institutions must respond and adapt to changing market and consumer demands to solve regulatory,...
With the constant threat of financial crime, financial institutions must respond and adapt to changing market and consumer demands to solve regulatory, compliance, and fraud issues. Chartis, a leading provider of research covering the global market for risk management technology, recently released the 2014 Chartis Financial Crime Risk Management Report , a study on financial crime risk management systems, and ranked Oracle as a top provider of the solutions firms need to...
With the constant threat of financial crime, financial institutions must respond and adapt to changing market and consumer demands to solve regulatory, compliance, and fraud issues. Chartis,...
In today’s stringent regulatory environment with new standards and mandates coming to effect at a never-before seen pace, the mandate to keep up with regulatory...
In today’s stringent regulatory environment with new standards and mandates coming to effect at a never-before seen pace, the mandate to keep up with regulatory changes and ensure ongoing compliance with these changes is a priority. Furthermore, banks are facing increasing compliance complexity from the growth of regulations and ad hoc approach to compliance management. Due to the nature and levels of risks inherent to their business activities, tier 1 financial institutions...
In today’s stringent regulatory environment with new standards and mandates coming to effect at a never-before seen pace, the mandate to keep up with regulatory changes and ensure ongoing...
"Higher risk categories of customers call for stronger risk management and controls, not a strategy of total avoidance..."- Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the...
"Higher risk categories of customers call for stronger risk management and controls, not a strategy of total avoidance..."- Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency March 17, 2014 Under the spotlight of increasing regulatory pressure and tough anti-money laundering legislation demands, many Financial Institutions have been taking the decision to help mitigate their Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing risks by "dropping" high risk accounts, particularly those held by...
"Higher risk categories of customers call for stronger risk management and controls, not a strategy of total avoidance..."- Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency March 17, 2014 Under the...
For bank holding companies (BHCs) with more than $50 billion in assets, it’s time to get moving if you haven’t already. The Federal Reserve just released its...
For bank holding companies (BHCs) with more than $50 billion in assets, it’s time to get moving if you haven’t already. The Federal Reserve just released its scenarios and shocks for the 2015 Comprehensive Capital Analysis & Review (CCAR) exercise, and these banks’ capital plans are due on or before January 5, 2015. This year, Deutsche Bank joins the ranks, bringing the total CCAR participants up to 31 BHCs. Using data as of September 30, 2014, these large banks must...
For bank holding companies (BHCs) with more than $50 billion in assets, it’s time to get moving if you haven’t already. The Federal Reserve just released its scenarios and shocks for the...
In 1839, Colonel Jacob Baker, a hero of the American War of Independence, wrote a will leaving an estate to his heirs comprising most of the city of...
In 1839, Colonel Jacob Baker, a hero of the American War of Independence, wrote a will leaving an estate to his heirs comprising most of the city of Philadelphia. Years later, William Cameron Morrow Smith formed an association to pool the resources of anyone surnamed “Baker” who wanted to fight the legal battle to claim their share of the inheritance. The only problem was that Colonel Baker never existed. Smith was a scam artist and the will was an elaborate hoax. After a 12...
In 1839, Colonel Jacob Baker, a hero of the American War of Independence, wrote a will leaving an estate to his heirs comprising most of the city of Philadelphia. Years later, William Cameron Morrow...
