Benefits of a standard framework for stress testing
The need and usefulness of stress tests has been identified by regulators globally, and through efforts to meet Basel II and Basel III requirements, most banks have recognized this as well. Further,...
View ArticleSix guidelines for constructing stress tests
The recent global financial crisis painfully revealed the need for better, more comprehensive stress testing in the financial industry. Stress testing focuses on analyzing risks associated with rare or...
View ArticleThe intersection of business strategy & enterprise GRC
“What intersection is that?” you might ask. In banking, for instance, the Risk Profile is contained in the Capital Plan, which is developed hand-in-hand with the Strategic Plan. Pillar II of the Basel...
View ArticleUnderstanding capital requirements
Credit risk classification systems have been in use for a long time in the financial industry. With the advent of Basel II, those systems became the basis for banks’ capital adequacy calculations. The...
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