Duration 2 days, 14 hrs, 9.00am to 5.00pm. Course Fee SGD1,600 (Singapore) Objective This course is intended for IT and risk managers and professionals from Banks, Financial Institutions, Multinational Corporations, Supervisory Agencies. It is recommended for all managers and professionals who need to understand and speak the specialized language of Basel compliance. Who should attend? This course is intended for: * C - Level Executives * IT and Information Security Directors, Managers and Professionals * Chief Risk and Compliance Officers * IT and Security Process Owners * Network, System and Security Administrators * IT Auditors * IT, Security and Management Consultants This course is highly recommended for IT professionals from Supervisory Agencies, Central Banks, Financial Institutions, Commercial Banks, Investment Banks, Insurance Companies, Multinational Corporations. Schedule See schedule here Registration Register online or download course brochure TOPICS: The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) From the Young Plan (1930) to Basel II In the 1970s and 1980s: Managing cross-border capital flows Regulatory supervision of internationally active banks The failure of the Bankhaus Herstatt and the crisis of confidence First Basel Capital Accord Formulating broad supervisory standards and guidelines Regulatory and economic capital Important objectives 1980s: The capital ratios of the main international banks are deteriorating Credit Risk Assets are weighted by factors On-balance sheet engagements Off-balance sheet engagements Examples of capital requirements December 1987: The Basel Capital Accord approved by the G10 Basel I amendments The New Basel Capital Accord (Basel II) Realigning the regulation with the economic realities of the global banking markets New capital adequacy framework replaces the 1988 Accord Improving risk and asset management to avoid financial disasters "Sufficient assets" to offset risks The technical challenges for both banks and supervisors How much capital is necessary to serve as a sufficient buffer? The three-pillar regulatory structure Purposes of Basel II Scope of the application Pillar 1: Minimum capital requirements Credit Risk – 3 approaches The standardized approach to credit risk Claims on sovereigns, banks and corporates The two internal ratings-based (IRB) approaches to credit risk Some definitions: PD - The probability of default, LGD - The loss given default, EAD - Exposure at default, M – Maturity 5 classes of assets Pillar 2: Supervisory review Key principles Aspects and issues of the supervisory review process Pillar 3: Market discipline Disclosure requirements Qualitative and Quantitative disclosures Guiding principles Employees Affected Effective Dates Framework for internal control systems in banking organizations - Basel Committee on Banking Supervision The control environment Risk assessment Control activities Information and communication Monitoring Types of control breakdowns typically seen in problem bank cases The objectives and role of the internal controls framework The major elements of an internal control process Evaluation of internal control systems by supervisory authorities Role and responsibilities of external auditors Supervisory lessons learned from internal control failures Operational Risk What is operational risk Legal risk Information Technology operational risk Operational, operations and operating risk The evolving importance of operational risk Quantification of operational risk Loss categories and business lines Operational risk measurement methodologies Identification of operational risk The Delphi method Operational Risk Approaches Basic Indicator Approach (BIA) Standardized Approach (SA) Alternative Standardized Approach (ASA) Advanced Measurement Approaches (AMA) Internal Measurement Approach (IMA) Loss Distribution (LD) Standard Normal Distribution “Fat Tails” in the normal distribution Expected loss (EL), Unexpected Loss (UL) Value-at Risk (VaR) Value-at Risk and Basel I amendment, 1996 Value-at Risk and Basel II Calculating Value-at Risk Monte Carlo simulations Monte Carlo limitations Extreme Value theory Scoreboards Stress Testing Stress testing and Basel (AMA) Advantages / Disadvantages Recognition of the firms’ own modelling of operational risk losses “Weak banks”, internal and external audit and sound practices for operational risk Self assessment Key Risk Indicators Operational Risk Measurement Issues The game theory The prisoner’s dilemma – and the connection with operational risk measurement and management Operational risk management Operational Risk Management Office Key functions of Operational Risk Management Office Key functions of Operational Risk Managers Key functions of Department Heads Internal and external audit Operational risk sound practices Operational risk mitigation Insurance to mitigate operational risk Third-party service providers and vendors Redefining outsourcing Outsourcing services and Basel II compliance The new definition of outsourcing Outsourcing after Basel II Offshore outsourcing is also redefined Key risks of outsourcing What is needed from vendors and service providers Basel II and other compliance projects Basel and other regulations Governance issues Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) What will be the impact of MiFID to EU and non EU banks? Aligning Basel II operational risk and Sarbanes-Oxley 404 projects Common elements and differences of compliance projects New standards Disclosure issues Multinational companies and compliance challenges Third-party service providers and vendors Redefining outsourcing Outsourcing services and Basel II compliance The new definition of outsourcing Outsourcing after Basel II Offshore outsourcing is also redefined Key risks of outsourcing What is needed from vendors and service providers Basel II and other compliance projects Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) What will be the impact of MiFID to EU and non EU banks? Aligning Basel II operational risk and Sarbanes-Oxley 404 projects Common elements and differences of compliance projects New standards Disclosure issues Multinational companies and compliance challenges