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.
Growing with Governance, Risk and Compliance: Avoiding Common Pitfalls to Maximize GRC Solutions
Many large organizations have recognized value in developing a holistic view of risk and compliance through the use of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solution. Embracing GRC in this manner enables organizations to address technology risks from a business perspective through alignment of the…
Future Trends in Optimisation Collateral, Regulatory Capital & CCP Selection
Financial firms are currently experiencing significant regulatory and cost pressures. This is leading to a search for ways to optimize various aspects of trade types that involve some level of counterparty credit risk (derivatives, securities lending, repo). This paper looks at the different types…
Enterprise compliance: The Risk Intelligent approach
As globalization continues to take hold and government regulation broadensaround the world, spilling across country borders, the issue of compliance risk remains a top-shelf business issue. It’s not just an item on the agenda. Compliance is its own agenda these days. And with good reason. Given the…
Creating Flexible Risk Reporting
This paper looks at how investment management, reference data and risk technology can help organisations effectively function within new regulatory environments by leveraging risk systems across multiple asset classes to identity more efficient trading solutions
Global Anti-Money Laundering Survey 2014
It is 10 years since we released our first Global Anti-Money Laundering (AML) survey. During those 10 years, financial institutions have ridden the highs, and plunged to the lows, of the economic cycle. Despite these dramatic changes in the business environment, AML has remained a key focus area…
Cross-border investigations: Are you prepared for the challenge?
Conducting cross-border investigations is no simple endeavor. Add the complexities of legal and cultural differences, and you have arguably one of the biggest challenges facing global corporations today. There are obstacles at every step of a cross-border investigation, including initially…
Key risk data aggregation architecture required for Basel III compliance
Representing a sea-change for the financial sector, The BaselCommittee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has focused on strengthening risk data aggregation and reporting capabilities at key financial institutions. The resulting paper, Principles for effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting…
Over the horizon: General Counsel Report 2014
In 2012, KPMG International published Beyond the Law, a global study of how General Counsel (GC) are turning risk to advantage, based on a survey of GCs around the world. This 2014 analysis Over the horizon explores more fully some of the themes that emerged from the 2012 survey to show how GC are…
Risk Neutral Modeling for Economic Scenario Generation: In Theory and Practice
This white paper explores the theory behind and practice surrounding Risk Neutral Modeling for Economic Scenario Generation (ESG). In addition to laying out the foundations of the RiskNeutral Measure and Fundamental Theorem, this study also sets forth several practical case study examples that…
ORSA and Enterprise Risk Management
This whitepaper focuses on enterprise risk management as the foundation for regulatory compliance and strategic business decision making. For insurance organizations that are required by regulators to implement an ORSA program, it also provides a framework and the processes that will produce a…