Operational Risk
480 white papers and resources
Below you will find a collection of operational risk white papers by industry leading experts. This information resource looks at key industry issues and practices, which can be used to aid in the decision-making process and help maintain a competitive advantage. Operational risk is the type risk that a company is exposed to from the execution of business functions. It is a wide concept that has rapidly evolved over the years. It includes risk that arises from the break downs of internal procedures, systems and people, plus external events. Fraud risks, legal risks, physical risk and environmental risks also are encompassed in operational risk.
The Fraud Management Hub: No Such Thing As Too Many Tools
This white paper explores how financial institutions can leverage and enable product points to work better together using an integrated platform that can ingest all of the outputs and incorporate them into a unified detection and investigation strategy.
Aligning Risk Appetite with Strategic Decision Making
This white paper examines how the economic capital framework can be used as a component of an integrated capital management framework to make financial risk management decisions and manage the shortcomings of regulatory capital.
Illiquid investments for matching adjustment
In this case study, we set out some key features of a recent commercial real estate (CRE) debt transaction carried out by an insurer. It also sets out key criteria that insurers have to meet to demonstrate that they are eligible for an MA portfolio.
Fraud Controls to Tackle the Mobile Revolution
This white paper looks at the challenges financial institutions face in the evolving mobile fraud environment and discusses several fraud controls that financial institutions can put into place. The paper further identifies different ways to combat mobile-enhanced fraud with fraud solutions.
Facing new challenges: The future of risk data management in the insurance industry
In this white paper, John Winter and James Webb of FIS focus on the challenges ahead for insurance companies in light of ongoing regulatory developments and growing expectations from risk stakeholders. Using the results of a survey conducted in October 2015, they examine the key concerns for firms…
The Benefits of Modernizing the Commercial Credit Decisioning Process
This white paper explains the benefits of an online decision system to deliver higher returns on risk while making regulatory compliance easier and cheaper.
IFRS 9 Will Significantly Impact Banks’ Provisions and Financial Statements
This white paper gives practitioners a snapshot of the “current state” of the industry, while assessing the challenges banks face while transitioning to International Financial Reporting Standard 9 (IFRS 9). It also includes a series of comments on best practices and industry trends.
Fundamental Review of the Trading Book: Impacts on financial institutions in Australia
This white paper aims to outline the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book's key requirements, and how they translate into processes in and around the trading book. It offers suggestions with respect to best practices for the design and development of a platform to meet concerns raised by…
Post-Scoring Classification for Low Default Portfolios
This whitepaper aims to provide clues for optimizing Post-Scoring classification as well as analysing the relationship between the number of classes in a rating scale and the impact on regulatory capital for Low Default Portfolios.
Next-generation governance, risk and compliance (GRC)
This white paper explores the emerging GRC challenges in the regulatory and business environments. It further discusses how the next-generation of GRC is evolving to suit the new changes business needs.