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P age |1 InternationalAssociationofRiskandCompliance Professionals(IARCP) 1200GStreetNWSuite800Washington, DC20005-6705USATel:202-449-9750www.risk-compliance-association.com Top10riskandcompliancemanagementrelatednewsstoriesandworldeventsthat(forbetterorforworse)shapedthe week'sagenda,andwhatisnext DearMember, IfItellyouthatthispaperfromtheBasel Committeestartswithapoem,willyoubelieveme? Itistrue! IsawitandIimmediatelythought…Oh,it’sgoingtobeabadday. Inthepast,IsometimeshadtospendonehourperpagetounderstandsomeBaselii/iiipapers…nowthattheyneedapoemtostart,whatisgoingtohappen? Iknowyouask…whatpoemGeorge? “Whereisthewisdomwehavelostinknowledge?Whereistheknowledgewehavelostininformation?” T.S.Eliot.TheRock(1934) NowIamsure:T.SEliotcouldbecomeariskmanagementexpert. Ialwaysinvestigateeverysection,referenceandpastpapermentionedtoanypaperfromtheBaselcommittee(thisishowIspendonehourperpageaverage),soIwanttoreadallthepoem,notonlythispart.Itmaybeimportantinordertounderstandtheregulation!Otherwise,whywouldtheystartwithapoem? Ifoundthepartofthepoemthatwaswritteninthepaper: InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |2 WhereistheLifewehavelostinliving? Whereisthewisdomwehavelostinknowledge?Whereistheknowledgewehavelostininformation? NowIwonderwhytheyignoredthefirstpart“WhereistheLifewehavelostinliving?” Perhapstheyknowtheanswer…tryingtocomplywithBasel{1,2,3…} Icalledafriend,attorneyandlobbyistinWashingtonDCandIaskedhimaboutthepoem…well,heknewitverywell,andhetoldmethatthepoemisaboutalifelivedwithoutreligion;itisagainstcommunismandfascism,againsttotalitarianregimes.(Myfirstthought:DidImentionwhichpoem?) Oh,perhapsImustcallanotherfriend,auniversityprofessorinHarvard,tohaveanotheropinionandtokeepsomewhereinthemiddle?No,itistoomuchforaday,Iwillbetterreadthepoem. Thepoem… TheEaglesoarsinthesummitofHeaven,TheHunterwithhisdogspursueshiscircuit. Оperpetualrevolutionofconfiguredstars, Оperpetualrecurrenceofdeterminedseasons,Оworldofspringandautumn,birthanddying! *** WhereistheLifewehavelostinliving? Whereisthewisdomwehavelostinknowledge? Whereistheknowledgewehavelostininformation? InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |3 *** IjourneyedtoLondon,tothetimekeptCity, WheretheRiverflows,withforeignflotations.ThereIwastold:wehavetoomanychurches,Andtoofewchop-houses.ThereIwastold: Letthevicarsretire.MendonotneedtheChurch Intheplacewheretheywork,butwheretheyspendtheirSundays. IntheCity,weneednobells:Letthemwakenthesuburbs. Ijourneyedtothesuburbs,andthereIwastold:Wetoilforsixdays,ontheseventhwemustmotor ToHindhead,orMaidenhead. Iftheweatherisfoulwestayathomeandreadthepapers.Inindustrialdistricts,thereIwastold Ofeconomiclaws. Inthepleasantcountryside,thereitseemedThatthecountrynowisonlyfitforpicnics.AndtheChurchdoesnotseemtobewantedIncountryorinsuburbs;andinthetown InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |4 Onlyforimportantweddings. *** Theworldturnsandtheworldchanges,Butonethingdoesnotchange. Inallofmyyears,onethingdoesnotchange. Howeveryoudisguiseit,thisthingdoesnotchange:TheperpetualstruggleofGoodandEvil. *** Thedesertisnotremoteinsoutherntropics,Thedesertisnotonlyaroundthecorner, Thedesertissqueezedinthetube-trainnexttoyou. Thedesertisintheheartofyourbrother. *** ThevoicesoftheUnemployed:Nomanhashiredus WithpocketedhandsAndloweredfaces WestandaboutinopenplacesAndshiverinunlitrooms. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |5 OnlythewindmovesOveremptyfields,untilled Wheretheploughrests,atanangleTothefurrow.Inthisland Thereshallbeonecigarettetotwomen, TotwowomenonehalfpintofbitterAle.Inthisland Nomanhashiredus. Ourlifeisunwelcome,ourdeathUnmentionedin“TheTimes.” *** Whatlifehaveyouifyouhavenotlifetogether?Thereisnolifethatisnotincommunity, AndnocommunitynotlivedinpraiseofGod. *** Andnowyoulivedispersedonribbonroads.Andnomanknowsorcareswhoishisneighbour Unlesshisneighbourmakestoomuchdisturbance,Butalldashtoandfroinmotorcars, InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |6 Familiarwiththeroadsandsettlednowhere.Nordoesthefamilyevenmoveabouttogether.Buteverysonwouldhavehismotorcycle, Anddaughtersrideawayoncasualpillions. *** InthelandoflobeliasandtennisflannelsTherabbitshallburrowandthethornrevisit,Thenettleshallflourishonthegravelcourt, Andthewindshallsay:“Hereweredecentgodlesspeople:Theironlymonumenttheasphaltroad Andathousandlostgolfballs.” *** WhentheStrangersays:“Whatisthemeaningofthiscity?Doyouhuddleclosetogetherbecauseyouloveeachother?” Whatwillyouanswer?“Wealldwelltogether Tomakemoneyfromeachother”?or“Thisisacommunity”?AndtheStrangerwilldepartandreturntothedesert. Оmysoul,bepreparedforthecomingoftheStranger, Bepreparedforhimwhoknowshowtoaskquestions. ОwearinessofmenwhoturnfromGod InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |7 Tothegrandeurofyourmindandthegloryofyouraction,Toartsandinventionsanddaringenterprises. Toschemesofhumangreatnessthoroughlydiscredited.Bindingtheearthandthewatertoyourservice, Exploitingtheseasanddevelopingthemountains, Dividingthestarsintocommonandpreferred.Engagedindevisingtheperfectrefrigerator,Engagedinworkingoutarationalmorality,Engagedinprintingasmanybooksaspossible,Plottingofhappinessandflingingemptybottles,TurningfromyourvacancytofeveredenthusiasmFornationorraceorwhatyoucallhumanity;ThoughyouforgetthewaytotheTemple, Thereisonewhoremembersthewaytoyourdoor:Lifeyoumayevade,butDeathyoushallnot. YoushallnotdenytheStranger. *** Butitseemsthatsomethinghashappenedthathasneverhappened before: thoughweknownotjustwhen,orwhy,or InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |8 how,orwhere. MenhaveleftGodnotforothergods,theysay,butfornogod;andthishasneverhappenedbefore Thatmenbothdenygodsandworshipgods,professingfirstReason, AndthenMoney,andPower,andwhattheycallLife,orRace,orDialectic. TheChurchdisowned,thetoweroverthrown,thebellsup-turned,whathavewetodo ButstandwithemptyhandsandpalmsturnedupwardsInanagewhichadvancesprogressivelybackwards? *** T.S.Eliot Ok,NowIfeelthatIwillunderstandthepaperfromtheBaselCommittee. IalsofoundanotherpartofthepoemthatissuitabletostartanotherBaseliiipaper: “Bepreparedforhimwhoknowshowtoaskquestions”. Readmore(aboutthepaper,notthepoem)atnumber1below.WelcometotheTop10list. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |9 PrinciplesforeffectiveriskdataaggregationandriskreportingJanuary2013 Thefinancialcrisisthatbeganin2007 revealedthatmanybanks,includingglobalsystemicallyimportantbanks(G-SIBs),wereunabletoaggregateriskexposuresandidentifyconcentrationsfully,quicklyandaccurately. Thismeantthatbanks'abilitytotakeriskdecisionsinatimelyfashionwasseriously impairedwithwide-rangingconsequencesforthebanksthemselvesand forthestabilityofthefinancialsystemasawhole. ViceChairJanetL.Yellen AttheAmericanEconomic Association/AmericanFinanceAssociationJointLuncheon,SanDiego,California InterconnectednessandSystemicRisk:LessonsfromtheFinancialCrisisandPolicyImplications InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |10 Islamicfinanceindustryneedstransformation TheIslamicfinancialservicesindustryneedstoundergoacompletetransformationinordertoberecognizedandrespectedasamajorglobalplayer,akeyconferenceinBahrainheard. ESMAandtheEBAtakeactiontostrengthenEuribor andbenchmarkrate-settingprocesses TheEuropeanSecuritiesandMarketsAuthority(ESMA)andtheEuropeanBankingAuthority(EBA)publishedtheresultsoftheirjointworkonEuriborandproposeprinciplesforbenchmarkrate-settingprocesses.Thepublicationsinclude: ReportfromtheCommissiontotheEuropeanParliamentandtheCouncil Thereviewofthe Directive2002/87/ECoftheEuropeanParliamentandtheCouncilonthesupplementarysupervisionofcreditinstitutions,insuranceundertakingsandinvestmentfirmsinafinancialconglomerate InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |11 ESMAtoprovidetechnicaladvice onpossibledelegatedactsconcerningtheProspectusDirective TheEuropeanCommissionsentaformalrequeston20January2011toESMAtoprovidetechnicaladviceonpossibledelegatedactsconcerningtheProspectusDirectiveasamendedbyDirective2010/73/EU(theMandate). RegulatoryResolutionsfor2013 RemarksbyAssistantSuperintendent MarkZelmer,OfficeoftheSuperintendentofFinancialInstitutionsCanada(OSFI)tothe2013RBCCapitalMarketsCanadianBankCEOConference FifthprogressnoteontheGlobalLEIInitiative Thisisthefifthofaseriesofnoteson theimplementationofthelegalentityidentifier(LEI)initiative. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |12 Corporategovernance AddressbyMrYandraduthGoogoolye,FirstDeputyGovernoroftheBankofMauritius,atthe workshopon“Corporategovernance”,organisedbytheMauritiusInstituteofDirectors,Port-Louis 'StandardQuantumLimit'Smashed,CouldMeanBetterFiber-OpticComms FromNISTTechBeat Communicatingwithlightmaysoongetaloteasier,hintsrecentresearchfromtheNationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology(NIST)andtheUniversityofMaryland'sJointQuantumInstitute(JQI),wherescientistshavepotentiallyfoundawaytoovercomealongstandingbarriertocleanersignals. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |13 PrinciplesforeffectiveriskdataaggregationandriskreportingJanuary2013 Thefinancialcrisisthatbeganin2007 revealedthatmanybanks,includingglobalsystemicallyimportantbanks(G-SIBs),wereunabletoaggregateriskexposuresandidentifyconcentrationsfully,quicklyandaccurately. Thismeantthatbanks'abilitytotakeriskdecisionsinatimelyfashionwasseriously impairedwithwide-rangingconsequencesforthebanksthemselvesand forthestabilityofthefinancialsystemasawhole. TheBaselCommittee'sPrinciplesforeffectiveriskdataaggregationwillstrengthenbanks'riskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandinternalrisk reportingpractices. Implementationoftheprincipleswillstrengthenriskmanagementatbanks-inparticular,G-SIBs-therebyenhancingtheirabilitytocopewithstressandcrisissituations. AnearlierversionoftheprinciplespublishedtodaywasissuedforconsultationinJune2012. TheCommitteewishestothankthosewhoprovidedfeedbackandcommentsasthesewereinstrumentalinrevisingandfinalisingtheprinciples. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |14 Principlesforeffectiveriskdataaggregationandriskreporting Whereisthewisdomwehavelostinknowledge?Whereistheknowledgewehavelostininformation? T.S.Eliot.TheRock(1934) Introduction Oneofthemostsignificantlessonslearnedfromtheglobalfinancialcrisisthatbeganin2007wasthatbanks’informationtechnology(IT)anddataarchitectureswereinadequatetosupportthebroadmanagementoffinancialrisks. Manybankslackedtheabilitytoaggregateriskexposuresandidentifyconcentrationsquicklyandaccuratelyatthebankgrouplevel,acrossbusinesslinesandbetweenlegalentities. Somebankswereunabletomanagetheirrisksproperlybecauseofweakriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpractices. Thishadsevereconsequencestothebanksthemselvesandtothestabilityofthefinancialsystemasawhole. Inresponse,theBaselCommitteeissuedsupplementalPillar2(supervisoryreviewprocess)guidancetoenhancebanks’abilitytoidentifyandmanagebank-widerisks. Inparticular,theCommitteeemphasisedthatasoundriskmanagementsystemshouldhaveappropriatemanagementinformationsystems(MIS)atthebusinessandbank-widelevel. TheBaselCommitteealsoincludedreferencestodataaggregationaspartofitsguidanceoncorporategovernance. Improvingbanks’abilitytoaggregateriskdatawillimprovetheirresolvability. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |15 Forglobalsystemicallyimportantbanks(G-SIBs)inparticular,itisessentialthatresolutionauthoritieshaveaccesstoaggregateriskdatathatcomplieswiththeFSB’sKeyAttributesofEffectiveResolutionRegimesforFinancialInstitutionsaswellastheprinciplessetoutbelow. Forrecovery,arobustdataframeworkwillhelpbanksandsupervisorsanticipateproblemsahead. Itwillalsoimprovetheprospectsoffindingalternativeoptionstorestorefinancialstrengthandviabilitywhenthefirmcomesunderseverestress. Forexample,itcouldimprovetheprospectsoffindingasuitablemergerpartner. Manyinthebankingindustryrecognisethebenefitsofimprovingtheirriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandareworkingtowardsthisgoal. Theyseetheimprovementsintermsofstrengtheningthecapabilityandthestatusoftheriskfunctiontomakejudgements. Thisleadstogainsinefficiency,reducedprobabilityoflossesandenhancedstrategicdecision-making,andultimatelyincreased profitability. Supervisorsobservethatmakingimprovementsinriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpracticesremainsachallengeforbanks,andsupervisorswouldliketoseemoreprogress,inparticular,atG-SIBs. Moreover,asthememoriesofthecrisisfadeovertime,thereisadangerthattheenhancementofbanks’capabilitiesintheseareasmayreceiveaslower-tracktreatment. ThisisbecauseITsystems,dataandreportingprocessesrequiresignificantinvestmentsoffinancialandhumanresourceswithbenefitsthatmayonlyberealisedoverthelong-term. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |16 • 6.TheFinancialStabilityBoard(FSB)hasseveralinternationalinitiativesunderwaytoensurecontinuedprogressismadeinstrengtheningfirms’riskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpractices,whichisessentialtosupportfinancialstability. • Theseinclude: • ThedevelopmentofthePrinciplesforeffectiveriskdataaggregationandriskreportingincludedinthisreport. • ThisworkstemsfromarecommendationintheFSB’sProgressreportonimplementingtherecommendationsonenhancedsupervision,issuedon4November2011: • “TheFSB,incollaborationwiththestandardsetters,willdevelopasetofsupervisoryexpectationstomovefirms’,particularlySIFIs,dataaggregationcapabilitiestoalevelwheresupervisors,firms,andotherusers(egresolutionauthorities)ofthedataareconfidentthattheMISreportsaccuratelycapturetherisks. • AtimelineshouldbesetforallSIFIstomeetsupervisoryexpectations;thedeadlineforG-SIBstomeettheseexpectationsshouldbethebeginningof2016,whichisthedatewhentheaddedlossabsorbencyrequirementbeginstobephasedinforG-SIBs.” • Thedevelopmentofanewcommondatatemplateforglobalsystemicallyimportantfinancialinstitutions(G-SIFIs)inordertoaddresskeyinformationgapsidentifiedduringthecrisis,suchasbi-lateralexposuresandexposurestocountries/sectors/instruments. • Thisshouldprovidetheauthoritieswithastrongerframeworkforassessingpotentialsystemicrisks. • Apublic-privatesectorinitiativetodevelopaLegalEntityIdentifier(LEI)system. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |17 • TheLEIsystemwillidentifyuniquepartiestofinancialtransactionsacrosstheglobeandisdesignedtobeakeybuildingblockforimprovementsinthequalityoffinancialdataacrosstheglobe. • Therearealsootherinitiativesandrequirementsrelatingtodatathatwillhavetobeimplementedinthefollowingyears. • TheCommitteeconsidersthatupgradedriskdataaggregationandrisk reportingpracticeswillallowbankstocomplyeffectivelywiththoseinitiatives. • Definition • Forthepurposeofthispaper,theterm“riskdataaggregation”means • defining,gatheringandprocessingriskdataaccordingtothebank’sriskreportingrequirementstoenablethebanktomeasureitsperformance • againstitsrisktolerance/appetite. • Thisincludessorting,mergingorbreakingdownsetsofdata. • Objectives • Thispaperpresentsasetofprinciplestostrengthenbanks’riskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandinternalriskreportingpractices(thePrinciples). • Inturn,effectiveimplementationofthePrinciplesisexpectedtoenhanceriskmanagementanddecision-makingprocessesatbanks. • TheadoptionofthesePrincipleswillenablefundamentalimprovementstothemanagementofbanks. • ThePrinciplesareexpectedtosupportabank’seffortsto: • Enhancetheinfrastructureforreportingkeyinformation,particularlythatusedbytheboardandseniormanagementtoidentify,monitorandmanagerisks; InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |18 • Improvethedecision-makingprocessthroughoutthebankingorganisation; • Enhancethemanagementofinformationacrosslegalentities,whilefacilitatingacomprehensiveassessmentofriskexposuresattheglobalconsolidatedlevel; • Reducetheprobabilityandseverityoflossesresultingfromriskmanagementweaknesses; • Improvethespeedatwhichinformationisavailableandhencedecisionscanbemade;and • Improvetheorganisation’squalityofstrategicplanningandtheabilitytomanagetheriskofnewproductsandservices. • Strongriskmanagementcapabilitiesareanintegralpartofthefranchisevalueofabank. • EffectiveimplementationofthePrinciplesshouldincreasethevalueofthebank. • TheCommitteebelievesthatthelong-termbenefitsofimprovedriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpracticeswilloutweightheinvestmentcostsincurredbybanks. • Forbanksupervisors,thesePrincipleswillcomplementothereffortstoimprovetheintensityandeffectivenessofbanksupervision. • Forresolutionauthorities,improvedriskdataaggregationshouldenablesmootherbankresolution,therebyreducingthepotentialrecoursetotaxpayers. • Scopeandinitialconsiderations • ThesePrinciplesareinitiallyaddressedtoSIBsandapplyatboththebankinggroupandonasolobasis. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |19 Commonandclearlystatedsupervisoryexpectationsregardingriskdataaggregationandriskreportingarenecessaryfortheseinstitutions. NationalsupervisorsmayneverthelesschoosetoapplythePrinciplestoawiderrangeofbanks,inawaythatisproportionatetothesize,natureandcomplexityofthesebanks’operations. 14.BanksidentifiedasG-SIBsbytheFSBinNovember2011orNovember2012mustmeetthesePrinciplesbyJanuary2016; G-SIBsdesignatedinsubsequentannualupdateswillneedtomeetthePrincipleswithinthreeyearsoftheirdesignation. G-SIBssubjecttothe2016timelineareexpectedtostartmakingprogresstowardseffectivelyimplementingthePrinciplesfromearly2013. NationalsupervisorsandtheBaselCommitteewillmonitorandassess thisprogressinaccordancewithsectionVofthisdocument. ItisstronglysuggestedthatnationalsupervisorsalsoapplythesePrinciplestobanksidentifiedasD-SIBsbytheirnationalsupervisorsthreeyearsaftertheirdesignationasD-SIBs. ThePrinciplesandsupervisoryexpectationscontainedinthispaperapplytoabank’sriskmanagementdata. Thisincludesdatathatiscriticaltoenablingthebanktomanagetherisksitfaces. Riskdataandreportsshouldprovidemanagementwiththeabilitytomonitorandtrackrisksrelativetothebank’srisktolerance/appetite. ThesePrinciplesalsoapplytoallkeyinternalriskmanagementmodels,includingbutnotlimitedto,Pillar1regulatorycapitalmodels(eginternalratings-basedapproachesforcreditriskandadvancedmeasurementapproachesforoperationalrisk),Pillar2capitalmodelsandotherkeyriskmanagementmodels(egvalue-at-risk). InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |20 • ThePrinciplesapplytoabank’sgroupriskmanagementprocesses.However,banksmayalsobenefitfromapplyingthePrinciplestoother • processes,suchasfinancialandoperationalprocesses,aswellassupervisoryreporting. • AllthePrinciplesincludedinthispaperarealsoapplicabletoprocessesthathavebeenoutsourcedtothirdparties. • ThePrinciplescoverfourcloselyrelatedtopics: • Overarchinggovernanceandinfrastructure • Riskdataaggregationcapabilities • Riskreportingpractices • Supervisoryreview,toolsandcooperation • Riskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpracticesare consideredseparatelyinthispaper,buttheyareclearlyinter-linkedandcannotexistinisolation. • Highqualityriskmanagementreportsrelyontheexistenceofstrongriskdataaggregationcapabilities,andsoundinfrastructureandgovernanceensurestheinformationflowfromonetotheother. • Banksshouldmeetallriskdataaggregationandriskreportingprinciplessimultaneously. • However,trade-offsamongPrinciplescouldbeacceptedinexceptional circumstancessuchasurgent/adhocrequestsofinformationonneworunknownareasofrisk. • Thereshouldbenotrade-offsthatmateriallyimpactriskmanagementdecisions. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |21 Decision-makersatbanks,inparticulartheboardandseniormanagement,shouldbeawareofthesetrade-offsandthelimitationsorshortcomingsassociatedwiththem. Supervisorsexpectbankstohavepoliciesandprocessesinplaceregardingtheapplicationoftrade-offs. Banksshouldbeabletoexplaintheimpactofthesetrade-offsontheirdecision-makingprocessthroughqualitativereportsand,totheextentpossible,quantitativemeasures. Theconceptofmaterialityusedinthispapermeansthatdataandreportscanexceptionallyexcludeinformationonlyifitdoesnotaffectthedecision-makingprocessinabank(iedecision-makers,inparticulartheboardandseniormanagement,wouldhavebeeninfluencedbytheomittedinformationormadeadifferentjudgmentifthecorrectinformationhadbeenknown). Inapplyingthematerialityconcept,bankswilltakeintoaccountconsiderationsthatgobeyondthenumberorsizeoftheexposuresnot included,suchasthetypeofrisksinvolved,ortheevolvinganddynamicnatureofthebankingbusiness. Banksshouldalsotakeintoaccountthepotentialfutureimpactoftheinformationexcludedonthedecision-makingprocessattheirinstitutions. Supervisorsexpectbankstobeabletoexplaintheomissionsofinformationasaresultofapplyingthematerialityconcept. Banksshoulddevelopforwardlookingreportingcapabilitiestoprovideearlywarningsofanypotentialbreachesofrisklimitsthatmayexceedthebank’srisktolerance/appetite. Theseriskreportingcapabilitiesshouldalsoallowbankstoconductaflexibleandeffectivestresstestingwhichiscapableofprovidingforward-lookingriskassessments. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |22 Supervisorsexpectriskmanagementreportstoenablebankstoanticipateproblemsandprovideaforwardlookingassessmentofrisk. 25.Expertjudgmentmayoccasionallybeappliedtoincompletedatatofacilitatetheaggregationprocess,aswellastheinterpretationofresultswithintheriskreportingprocess. Relianceonexpertjudgmentinplaceofcompleteandaccuratedatashouldoccuronlyonanexceptionbasis,andshouldnotmateriallyimpactthebank’scompliancewiththePrinciples. Whenexpertjudgmentisapplied,supervisorsexpectthattheprocessbeclearlydocumentedandtransparentsoastoallowforanindependentreviewoftheprocessfollowedandthecriteriausedinthe decision-makingprocess. I.Overarchinggovernanceandinfrastructure 26.Abankshouldhaveinplaceastronggovernanceframework,riskdataarchitectureandITinfrastructure. ThesearepreconditionstoensurecompliancewiththeotherPrinciplesincludedinthisdocument. Inparticular,abank’sboardshouldoverseeseniormanagement’sownershipofimplementingalltheriskdataaggregationandrisk reportingprinciplesandthestrategytomeetthemwithinatimeframeagreedwiththeirsupervisors. Principle1 Governance–Abank’sriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpracticesshouldbesubjecttostronggovernancearrangementsconsistentwithotherprinciplesandguidanceestablishedbytheBaselCommittee. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |23 Abank’sboardandseniormanagementshouldpromotetheidentification,assessmentandmanagementofdataqualityrisksaspartofitsoverallriskmanagementframework. Theframeworkshouldincludeagreedservicelevelstandardsforbothoutsourcedandin-houseriskdata-relatedprocesses,andafirm’spoliciesondataconfidentiality,integrityandavailability,aswellasriskmanagementpolicies. Abank’sboardandseniormanagementshouldreviewandapprovethebank’sgroupriskdataaggregationandriskreportingframeworkandensurethatadequateresourcesaredeployed. Abank’sriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpracticesshouldbe: Fullydocumentedandsubjecttohighstandardsofvalidation. Thisvalidationshouldbeindependentandreviewthebank’scompliancewiththePrinciplesinthisdocument. Theprimarypurposeoftheindependentvalidationistoensurethatabank'sriskdataaggregationandreportingprocessesarefunctioningasintendedandareappropriateforthebank'sriskprofile. Independentvalidationactivitiesshouldbealignedandintegratedwiththeotherindependentreviewactivitieswithinthebank'sriskmanagementprogram,andencompassallcomponentsofthebank'sriskdataaggregationandreportingprocesses. CommonpracticessuggestthattheindependentvalidationofriskdataaggregationandriskreportingpracticesshouldbeconductedusingstaffwithspecificIT,dataandreportingexpertise. Consideredaspartofanynewinitiatives,includingacquisitionsand/ordivestitures,newproductdevelopment,aswellasbroaderprocessandITchangeinitiatives. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |24 Whenconsideringamaterialacquisition,abank’sduediligenceprocessshouldassesstheriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpracticesoftheacquiredentity,aswellastheimpactonitsownriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpractices. Theimpactonriskdataaggregationshouldbeconsideredexplicitlybytheboardandinformthedecisiontoproceed. Thebankshouldestablishatimeframetointegrateandaligntheacquiredriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpracticeswithinitsownframework. (c)Unaffectedbythebank’sgroupstructure. Thegroupstructureshouldnothinderriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesataconsolidatedleveloratanyrelevantlevelwithintheorganisation(egsub-consolidatedlevel,jurisdictionofoperationlevel). Inparticular,riskdataaggregationcapabilitiesshouldbeindependentfromthechoicesabankmakesregardingitslegalorganisationandgeographicalpresence. 30.Abank’sseniormanagementshouldbefullyawareofandunderstandthelimitationsthatpreventfullriskdataaggregation,intermsofcoverage(egrisksnotcapturedorsubsidiariesnotincluded),intechnicalterms(egmodelperformanceindicatorsordegreeofrelianceonmanualprocesses)orinlegalterms(legalimpedimentstodatasharingacrossjurisdictions). Seniormanagementshouldensurethatthebank’sITstrategyincludeswaystoimproveriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpracticesandtoremedyanyshortcomingsagainstthePrinciplessetforthinthisdocumenttakingintoaccounttheevolvingneedsofthebusiness. SeniormanagementshouldalsoidentifydatacriticaltoriskdataaggregationandITinfrastructureinitiativesthroughitsstrategicITplanningprocess,andsupporttheseinitiativesthroughtheallocationofappropriatelevelsoffinancialandhumanresources. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |25 Abank’sboardisresponsiblefordeterminingitsownriskreportingrequirementsandshouldbeawareoflimitationsthatpreventfullriskdataaggregationinthereportsitreceives. Theboardshouldalsobeawareofthebank’simplementationof,andongoingcompliancewiththePrinciplessetoutinthisdocument. Principle2 DataarchitectureandITinfrastructure–Abankshoulddesign,buildandmaintaindataarchitectureandITinfrastructurewhichfullysupportsitsriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpracticesnotonlyinnormaltimesbutalsoduringtimesofstressorcrisis,whilestillmeetingtheotherPrinciples. Riskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpracticesshould begivendirectconsiderationaspartofabank’sbusinesscontinuityplanningprocessesandbesubjecttoabusinessimpactanalysis. Abankshouldestablishintegrateddatataxonomiesandarchitectureacrossthebankinggroup,whichincludesinformationonthecharacteristicsofthedata(metadata),aswellasuseofsingleidentifiersand/orunifiednamingconventionsfordataincludinglegalentities,counterparties,customersandaccounts. RolesandresponsibilitiesshouldbeestablishedastheyrelatetotheownershipandqualityofriskdataandinformationforboththebusinessandITfunctions. Theowners(businessandITfunctions),inpartnershipwithriskmanagers,shouldensurethereareadequatecontrolsthroughoutthelifecycleofthedataandforallaspectsofthetechnologyinfrastructure. Theroleofthebusinessownerincludesensuringdataiscorrectlyenteredbytherelevantfrontofficeunit,keptcurrentandalignedwiththedatadefinitions,andalsoensuringthatriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpracticesareconsistentwithfirms’policies. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |26 II.Riskdataaggregationcapabilities Banksshoulddevelopandmaintainstrongriskdataaggregationcapabilitiestoensurethatriskmanagementreportsreflecttherisksinareliableway(iemeetingdataaggregationexpectationsisnecessarytomeetreportingexpectations). CompliancewiththesePrinciplesshouldnotbeattheexpenseofeachother. TheseriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesshouldmeetallPrinciplesbelowsimultaneouslyinaccordancewithparagraph22ofthisdocument. Principle3 AccuracyandIntegrity–Abankshouldbeabletogenerateaccurateandreliableriskdatatomeetnormalandstress/crisisreportingaccuracyrequirements. Datashouldbeaggregatedonalargelyautomatedbasissoastominimisetheprobabilityoferrors. Abankshouldaggregateriskdatainawaythatisaccurateandreliable. Controlssurroundingriskdatashouldbeasrobustasthoseapplicabletoaccountingdata. Whereabankreliesonmanualprocessesanddesktopapplications(egspreadsheets,databases)andhasspecificriskunitsthatusetheseapplicationsforsoftwaredevelopment,itshouldhaveeffectivemitigantsinplace(egend-usercomputingpoliciesandprocedures)andothereffectivecontrolsthatareconsistentlyappliedacrossthebank’sprocesses. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |27 Riskdatashouldbereconciledwithbank’ssources,includingaccountingdatawhereappropriate,toensurethattheriskdataisaccurate. Abankshouldstrivetowardsasingleauthoritativesourceforriskdatapereachtypeofrisk. Abank’sriskpersonnelshouldhavesufficientaccesstoriskdatatoensuretheycanappropriatelyaggregate,validateandreconcilethedatatoriskreports. Asaprecondition,abankshouldhavea“dictionary”oftheconceptsused,suchthatdataisdefinedconsistentlyacrossanorganisation. Thereshouldbeanappropriatebalancebetweenautomatedandmanualsystems. Whereprofessionaljudgementsarerequired,humaninterventionmaybeappropriate. Formanyotherprocesses,ahigherdegreeofautomationisdesirabletoreducetheriskoferrors. Supervisorsexpectbankstodocumentandexplainalloftheirriskdataaggregationprocesseswhetherautomatedormanual(judgementbasedorotherwise). Documentationshouldincludeanexplanationoftheappropriatenessofanymanualworkarounds,adescriptionoftheircriticalitytotheaccuracyofriskdataaggregationandproposedactionstoreducetheimpact. Supervisorsexpectbankstomeasureandmonitortheaccuracyofdata andtodevelopappropriateescalationchannelsandactionplanstobein placetorectifypoordataquality. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |28 Principle4 Completeness–Abankshouldbeabletocaptureandaggregateallmaterialriskdataacrossthebankinggroup. Datashouldbeavailablebybusinessline,legalentity,assettype,industry,regionandothergroupings,asrelevantfortheriskinquestion,thatpermitidentifyingandreportingriskexposures,concentrationsandemergingrisks. Abank’sriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesshouldincludeallmaterialriskexposures,includingthosethatareoff-balancesheet. Abankingorganisationisnotrequiredtoexpressallformsofriskinacommonmetricorbasis,butriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesshouldbethesameregardlessofthechoiceofriskaggregationsystemsimplemented. However,eachsystemshouldmakeclearthespecificapproachusedtoaggregateexposuresforanygivenriskmeasure,inordertoallowtheboardandseniormanagementtoassesstheresultsproperly. Supervisorsexpectbankstoproduceaggregatedriskdatathatiscompleteandtomeasureandmonitorthecompletenessoftheirriskdata. Whereriskdataisnotentirelycomplete,theimpactshouldnotbecriticaltothebank’sabilitytomanageitsriskseffectively. Supervisorsexpectbanks’datatobemateriallycomplete,withanyexceptionsidentifiedandexplained. Principle5 Timeliness–Abankshouldbeabletogenerateaggregateandup-to-dateriskdatainatimelymannerwhilealsomeetingtheprinciplesrelatingtoaccuracyandintegrity,completenessandadaptability. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |29 Theprecisetimingwilldependuponthenatureandpotentialvolatilityoftheriskbeingmeasuredaswellasitscriticalitytotheoverallriskprofileofthebank. Theprecisetimingwillalsodependonthebank-specificfrequencyrequirementsforriskmanagementreporting,underbothnormalandstress/crisissituations,setbasedonthecharacteristicsandoverallriskprofileofthebank. Abank’sriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesshouldensurethatitisabletoproduceaggregateriskinformationonatimelybasistomeetallriskmanagementreportingrequirements. TheBaselCommitteeacknowledgesthatdifferenttypesofdatawillberequiredatdifferentspeeds,dependingonthetypeofrisk,andthatcertainriskdatamaybeneededfasterinastress/crisissituation. Banksneedtobuildtheirrisksystemstobecapableofproducingaggregatedriskdatarapidlyduringtimesofstress/crisisforallcriticalrisks. Criticalrisksincludebutarenotlimitedto: Theaggregatedcreditexposuretoalargecorporateborrower. Bycomparison,groupsofretailexposuresmaynotchangeascriticallyinashortperiodoftimebutmaystillincludesignificantconcentrations; Counterpartycreditriskexposures,including,forexample, derivatives; Tradingexposures,positions,operatinglimits,andmarketconcentrationsbysectorandregiondata; Liquidityriskindicatorssuchascashflows/settlementsandfunding;and InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |30 (e)Operationalriskindicatorsthataretime-critical(egsystemsavailability,unauthorisedaccess). Supervisorswillreviewthatthebankspecificfrequencyrequirements,forbothnormalandstress/crisissituations,generateaggregateand up-to-dateriskdatainatimelymanner. Principle6 Adaptability–Abankshouldbeabletogenerateaggregateriskdatatomeetabroadrangeofon-demand,adhocriskmanagementreportingrequests,includingrequestsduringstress/crisissituations,requestsduetochanginginternalneedsandrequeststomeetsupervisoryqueries. Abank’sriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesshouldbeflexibleandadaptabletomeetadhocdatarequests,asneeded,andtoassessemergingrisks. Adaptabilitywillenablebankstoconductbetterriskmanagement,includingforecastinginformation,aswellastosupportstresstestingandscenarioanalyses. Adaptabilityincludes: Dataaggregationprocessesthatareflexibleandenableriskdatatobeaggregatedforassessmentandquickdecision-making; Capabilitiesfordatacustomisationtousers’needs(egdashboards,keytakeaways,anomalies),todrilldownasneeded,andtoproducequicksummaryreports; Capabilitiestoincorporatenewdevelopmentsontheorganisationofthebusinessand/orexternalfactorsthatinfluencethebank’sriskprofile;and Capabilitiestoincorporatechangesintheregulatoryframework. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |31 50.Supervisorsexpectbankstobeabletogeneratesubsetsofdatabasedonrequestedscenariosorresultingfromeconomicevents. Forexample,abankshouldbeabletoaggregateriskdataquicklyoncountrycreditexposuresasofaspecifieddatebasedonalistofcountries,aswellasindustrycreditexposuresasofaspecifieddatebasedonalistofindustrytypesacrossallbusinesslinesandgeographicareas. III.Riskreportingpractices 51.Accurate,completeandtimelydataisafoundationforeffectiveriskmanagement. However,dataalonedoesnotguaranteethattheboardandseniormanagementwillreceiveappropriateinformationtomakeeffectivedecisionsaboutrisk. Tomanageriskeffectively,therightinformationneedstobepresentedto therightpeopleattherighttime. Riskreportsbasedonriskdatashouldbeaccurate,clearandcomplete.Theyshouldcontainthecorrectcontentandbepresentedtothe appropriatedecision-makersinatimethatallowsforanappropriate response. Toeffectivelyachievetheirobjectives,riskreportsshouldcomplywiththefollowingprinciples.Compliancewiththeseprinciplesshouldnotbeattheexpenseofeachotherinaccordancewithparagraph22ofthisdocument. Principle7 Accuracy-Riskmanagementreportsshouldaccuratelyandpreciselyconveyaggregatedriskdataandreflectriskinanexactmanner.Reportsshouldbereconciledandvalidated. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |32 Riskmanagementreportsshouldbeaccurateandprecisetoensureabank’sboardandseniormanagementcanrelywithconfidenceontheaggregatedinformationtomakecriticaldecisionsaboutrisk. Toensuretheaccuracyofthereports,abankshouldmaintain,ataminimum,thefollowing: Definedrequirementsandprocessestoreconcilereportstoriskdata; Automatedandmanualeditandreasonablenesschecks,includinganinventoryofthevalidationrulesthatareappliedtoquantitativeinformation. Theinventoryshouldincludeexplanationsoftheconventionsusedtodescribeanymathematicalorlogicalrelationshipsthatshouldbeverifiedthroughthesevalidationsorchecks;and Integratedproceduresforidentifying,reportingandexplainingdata errorsorweaknessesindataintegrityviaexceptionsreports. 54.Approximationsareanintegralpartofriskreportingandriskmanagement. Resultsfrommodels,scenarioanalyses,andstresstestingareexamplesofapproximationsthatprovidecriticalinformationformanagingrisk. Whiletheexpectationsforapproximationsmaybedifferentthanforothertypesofriskreporting,banksshouldfollowthereportingprinciplesinthisdocumentandestablishexpectationsforthereliabilityofapproximations(accuracy,timeliness,etc)toensurethatmanagementcanrelywithconfidenceontheinformationtomakecriticaldecisionsaboutrisk. Thisincludesprinciplesregardingdatausedtodrivetheseapproximations. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |33 Supervisorsexpectthatabank’sseniormanagementshouldestablishaccuracyandprecisionrequirementsforbothregularandstress/crisisreporting,includingcriticalpositionandexposureinformation. Theserequirementsshouldreflectthecriticalityofdecisionsthatwillbebasedonthisinformation. Supervisorsexpectbankstoconsideraccuracyrequirementsanalogoustoaccountingmateriality. Forexample,ifomissionormisstatementcouldinfluencetheriskdecisionsofusers,thismaybeconsideredmaterial. Abankshouldbeabletosupporttherationaleforaccuracyrequirements.Supervisorsexpectabanktoconsiderprecisionrequirementsbasedon validation,testingorreconciliationprocessesandresults. Principle8 Comprehensiveness-Riskmanagementreportsshouldcoverallmaterialriskareaswithintheorganisation. Thedepthandscopeofthesereportsshouldbeconsistentwiththesizeandcomplexityofthebank’soperationsandriskprofile,aswellastherequirementsoftherecipients. Riskmanagementreportsshouldincludeexposureandpositioninformationforallsignificantriskareas(egcreditrisk,marketrisk,liquidityrisk,operationalrisk)andallsignificantcomponentsofthoseriskareas(egsinglename,countryandindustrysectorforcreditrisk). Riskmanagementreportsshouldalsocoverrisk-relatedmeasures(egregulatoryandeconomiccapital). Reportsshouldidentifyemergingriskconcentrations,provideinformationinthecontextoflimitsandriskappetite/toleranceand proposerecommendationsforactionwhereappropriate. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |34 Riskreportsshouldincludethecurrentstatusofmeasuresagreedbytheboardorseniormanagementtoreduceriskordealwithspecificrisk situations. Thisincludesprovidingtheabilitytomonitoremergingtrendsthroughforward-lookingforecastsandstresstests. Supervisorsexpectbankstodetermineriskreportingrequirementsthatbestsuittheirownbusinessmodelsandriskprofiles. Supervisorswillneedtobesatisfiedwiththechoicesabankmakesintermsofriskcoverage,analysisandinterpretation,scalabilityand comparabilityacrossgroupinstitutions. Forexample,anaggregatedriskreportshouldinclude,butnotbelimitedto,thefollowinginformation:capitaladequacy,regulatorycapital,capital andliquidityratioprojections,creditrisk,marketrisk,operationalrisk,liquidityrisk,stresstestingresults,inter-andintra-riskconcentrations,andfundingpositionsandplans. Supervisorsexpectthatriskmanagementreportstotheboardandseniormanagementprovideaforward-lookingassessmentofriskandshouldnotjustrelyoncurrentandpastdata. Thereportsshouldcontainforecastsorscenariosforkeymarketvariablesandtheeffectsonthebanksoastoinformtheboardandseniormanagementofthelikelytrajectoryofthebank’scapitalandriskprofileinthefuture. Principle9 Clarityandusefulness-Riskmanagementreportsshouldcommunicateinformationinaclearandconcisemanner. Reportsshouldbeeasytounderstandyetcomprehensiveenoughto facilitateinformeddecision-making. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |35 Reportsshouldincludemeaningfulinformationtailoredtotheneedsoftherecipients. Abank’sriskreportsshouldcontributetosoundriskmanagementand decision-makingbytheirrelevantrecipients,including,inparticular,theboardandseniormanagement. Riskreportsshouldensurethatinformationismeaningfulandtailoredtotheneedsoftherecipients. Reportsshouldincludeanappropriatebalancebetweenriskdata, analysisandinterpretation,andqualitativeexplanations. Thebalanceofqualitativeversusquantitativeinformationwillvaryatdifferentlevelswithintheorganisationandwillalsodependonthelevelof aggregationthatisappliedtothereports. Higherupintheorganisation,moreaggregationisexpectedandthereforeagreaterdegreeofqualitativeinterpretationwillbenecessary. Reportingpoliciesandproceduresshouldrecognisethedifferinginformationneedsoftheboard,seniormanagement,andtheotherlevelsoftheorganisation(forexampleriskcommittees). Asoneofthekeyrecipientsofriskmanagementreports,thebank’sboardisresponsiblefordeterminingitsownriskreportingrequirementsandcomplyingwithitsobligationstoshareholdersandotherrelevantstakeholders. Theboardshouldensurethatitisaskingforandreceivingrelevant informationthatwillallowittofulfilitsgovernancemandaterelatingtothebankandtheriskstowhichitisexposed. Thiswillallowtheboardtoensureitisoperatingwithinitsrisktolerance/appetite. Theboardshouldalertseniormanagementwhenriskreportsdonotmeetitsrequirementsanddonotprovidetherightlevelandtypeof InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |36 informationtosetandmonitoradherencetothebank’srisktolerance/appetite. Theboardshouldindicatewhetheritisreceivingtherightbalanceofdetailandquantitativeversusqualitativeinformation. Seniormanagementisalsoakeyrecipientofriskreportsanditisresponsiblefordeterminingitsownriskreportingrequirements. Seniormanagementshouldensurethatitisreceivingrelevant informationthatwillallowittofulfilitsmanagementmandaterelativetothebankandtheriskstowhichitisexposed. Abankshoulddevelopaninventoryandclassificationofriskdataitemswhichincludesareferencetotheconceptsusedtoelaboratethereports. Supervisorsexpectthatreportswillbeclearanduseful. Reportsshouldreflectanappropriatebalancebetweendetaileddata,qualitativediscussion,explanationandrecommendedconclusions. Interpretationandexplanationsofthedata,includingobservedtrends,shouldbeclear. Supervisorsexpectabanktoconfirmperiodicallywithrecipientsthattheinformationaggregatedandreportedisrelevantandappropriate,in termsofbothamountandquality,tothegovernanceand decision-makingprocess. Principle10 Frequency–Theboardandseniormanagement(orotherrecipientsasappropriate)shouldsetthefrequencyofriskmanagementreportproductionanddistribution. Frequencyrequirementsshouldreflecttheneedsoftherecipients,thenatureoftheriskreported,andthespeed,atwhichtheriskcanchange,as InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |37 wellastheimportanceofreportsincontributingtosoundriskmanagementandeffectiveandefficientdecision-makingacrossthebank. Thefrequencyofreportsshouldbeincreasedduringtimesofstress/crisis. Thefrequencyofriskreportswillvaryaccordingtothetypeofrisk,purposeandrecipients. Abankshouldassessperiodicallythepurposeofeachreportandsetrequirementsforhowquicklythereportsneedtobeproducedinboth normalandstress/crisissituations. Abankshouldroutinelytestitsabilitytoproduceaccuratereportswithinestablishedtimeframes,particularlyinstress/crisissituations. Supervisorsexpectthatintimesofstress/crisisallrelevantandcriticalcredit,marketandliquidityposition/exposurereportsareavailablewithinaveryshortperiodoftimetoreacteffectivelytoevolvingrisks.Someposition/exposureinformationmaybeneededimmediately(intraday)toallowfortimelyandeffectivereactions. Principle11 Distribution-Riskmanagementreportsshouldbedistributedtotherelevantpartieswhileensuringconfidentialityismaintained. Proceduresshouldbeinplacetoallowforrapidcollectionandanalysisofriskdataandtimelydisseminationofreportstoallappropriaterecipients. Thisshouldbebalancedwiththeneedtoensureconfidentialityasappropriate. Supervisorsexpectabanktoconfirmperiodicallythattherelevantrecipientsreceivetimelyreports. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |38 IV.Supervisoryreview,toolsandcooperation Supervisorswillhaveanimportantroletoplayinmonitoringandprovidingincentivesforabank’simplementationof,andongoingcompliancewiththePrinciples. TheyshouldalsoreviewcompliancewiththePrinciplesacrossbankstodeterminewhetherthePrinciplesthemselvesareachievingtheirdesiredoutcomeandwhetherfurtherenhancementsarerequired. Principle12 Review-Supervisorsshouldperiodicallyreviewandevaluateabank’scompliancewiththeelevenPrinciplesabove. Supervisorsshouldreviewabank’scompliancewiththePrinciplesintheprecedingsections. Reviewsshouldbeincorporatedintotheregularprogrammeofsupervisoryreviewsandmaybesupplementedbythematicreviews coveringmultiplebankswithrespecttoasingleorselectedissue. Supervisorsmaytestabank’scompliancewiththePrinciplesthroughoccasionalrequestsforinformationtobeprovidedonselectedriskissues(forexample,exposurestocertainriskfactors)withinshortdeadlines,therebytestingthecapacityofabanktoaggregateriskdatarapidlyand produceriskreports. Supervisorsshouldhaveaccesstotheappropriatereportstobeabletoperformthisreview. SupervisorsshoulddrawonreviewsconductedbytheinternalorexternalauditorstoinformtheirassessmentsofcompliancewiththePrinciples. Supervisorsmayrequireworktobecarriedoutbyabank’sinternalauditfunctionsorbyexpertsindependentfromthebank. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |39 Supervisorsmusthaveaccesstoallappropriatedocumentssuchasinternalvalidationandauditreports,andshouldbeabletomeetwithand discussriskdataaggregationcapabilitieswiththeexternalauditorsorindependentexpertsfromthebank,whenappropriate. Supervisorsshouldtestabank’scapabilitiestoaggregatedataand producereportsinbothstress/crisisandsteady-stateenvironments,includingsuddensharpincreasesinbusinessvolumes. Principle13 Remedialactionsandsupervisorymeasures-Supervisorsshouldhaveandusetheappropriatetoolsandresourcestorequireeffectiveandtimelyremedialactionbyabanktoaddressdeficienciesinitsriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpractices. Supervisorsshouldhavetheabilitytousearangeoftools,includingPillar 2. Supervisorsshouldrequireeffectiveandtimelyremedialactionbyabanktoaddressdeficienciesinitsriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpracticesandinternalcontrols. Supervisorsshouldhavearangeoftoolsattheirdisposaltoaddressmaterialdeficienciesinabank’sriskdataaggregationandreportingcapabilities. Suchtoolsmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto,requiringabanktotakeremedialaction;increasingtheintensityofsupervision;requiringanindependentreviewbyathirdparty,suchasexternalauditors;andthepossibleuseofcapitaladd-onsasbothariskmitigantandincentiveunderPillar2. Supervisorsshouldbeabletosetlimitsonabank’srisksorthegrowthintheiractivitieswheredeficienciesinriskdataaggregationandreportingareassessedascausingsignificantweaknessesinriskmanagementcapabilities. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |40 Fornewbusinessinitiatives,supervisorsmayrequirethatbanks’implementationplansensurethatrobustriskdataaggregationispossiblebeforeallowinganewbusinessventureoracquisitiontoproceed. Whenasupervisorrequiresabanktotakeremedialaction,the supervisorshouldsetatimetableforcompletionoftheaction. Supervisorsshouldhaveescalationproceduresinplacetorequiremorestringentoracceleratedremedialactionintheeventthatabankdoesnot adequatelyaddressthedeficienciesidentified,orinthecasethatsupervisorsdeemfurtheractioniswarranted. Principle14 Home/hostcooperation-SupervisorsshouldcooperatewithrelevantsupervisorsinotherjurisdictionsregardingthesupervisionandreviewofthePrinciples,andtheimplementationofanyremedialactionifnecessary. Effectivecooperationandappropriateinformationsharingbetweenthehomeandhostsupervisoryauthoritiesshouldcontributetotherobustnessofabank’sriskmanagementpracticesacrossabank’soperationsinmultiplejurisdictions. Whereverpossible,supervisorsshouldavoidperformingredundantand uncoordinatedreviewsrelatedtoriskdataaggregationandriskreporting. Cooperationcantaketheformofsharingofinformationwithintheconstraintsofapplicablelaws,aswellasdiscussionbetweensupervisorsonabilateralormultilateralbasis(egthroughcollegesofsupervisors),including,butnotlimitedto,regularmeetings. Communicationbyconferencecallandemailmaybeparticularlyusefulintrackingrequiredremedialactions. CooperationthroughcollegesshouldbeinlinewiththeBaselCommittee’sGoodpracticeprinciplesonsupervisorycolleges. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |41 85.Supervisorsshoulddiscusstheirexperiencesregardingthequalityofriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpracticesindifferentpartsofthegroup. Thisshouldincludeanyimpedimentstoriskdataaggregationandrisk reportingarisingfromcross-borderissuesandalsowhetherriskdataisdistributedappropriatelyacrossthegroup. Suchexchangeswillenablesupervisorstoidentifysignificantconcernsatanearlystageandtorespondpromptlyandeffectively. V.Implementationtimelineandtransitionalarrangements Supervisorsexpectthatabank’sdataandITinfrastructureswillbe enhancedinthecomingyearstoensurethatitsriskdataaggregationcapabilitiesandriskreportingpracticesaresufficientlyrobustandflexibleenoughtoaddresstheirpotentialneedsinnormaltimesand particularlyduringtimesofstress/crisis. NationalbankingsupervisorswillstartdiscussingimplementationofthePrincipleswithG-SIB’sseniormanagementinearly2013. ThiswillensurethatbankstheydevelopastrategytomeetthePrinciplesby2016. InorderforG-SIBstomeetthePrinciplesinaccordancewiththe2016timeline,nationalbankingsupervisorswilldiscussbanks’analysisofriskdataaggregationcapabilitieswiththeirseniormanagementandagreetotimelinesforrequiredimprovements. Supervisoryapproachesarelikelytoincluderequiringself-assessmentsbyG-SIBsagainsttheseexpectationsinearly2013,withthegoalofclosingsignificantgapsbefore2016. Supervisorsmayalsoengagetechnicalexpertstosupporttheirassessmentsofbanks’plansinrespectofthe2016deadline. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |42 89.TheBaselCommitteewilltrackG-SIBsprogresstowardscomplyingwiththePrinciplesthroughitsStandardsImplementationGroup(SIG)from2013onwards. ThiswillincludeanyobservationsontheeffectivenessofthePrinciplesthemselvesandwhetheranyenhancementsorotherrevisionsofthePrinciplesarenecessaryinordertoachievethedesiredoutcomes. TheBaselCommitteewillshareitsfindingswiththeFSBatleastannuallystartingfromtheendof2013. Annex1 Termsusedinthedocument Accuracy Closenessofagreementbetweenameasurementorrecordorrepresentationandthevaluetobemeasured,recordedorrepresented.Thisdefinitionappliestobothriskdataaggregationandriskreports. Adaptability Theabilityofriskdataaggregationcapabilitiestochange(orbe changed)inresponsetochangedcircumstances(internalorexternal). Approximation Aresultthatisnotnecessarilyexact,butacceptableforitsgivenpurpose. Clarity Theabilityofriskreportingtobeeasilyunderstoodandfreefromindistinctnessorambiguity. Completeness Availabilityofrelevantriskdataaggregatedacrossallfirm'sconstituentunits(eglegalentities,businesslines,jurisdictions,etc) Comprehensiveness Extenttowhichriskreportsincludeordealwithallrisksrelevanttothefirm. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |43 Distribution Ensuringthattheadequatepeopleorgroupsreceivetheappropriaterisk reports. Frequency Therateatwhichriskreportsareproducedovertime. Integrity Freedomofriskdatafromunauthorisedalterationandunauthorisedmanipulationthatcompromiseitsaccuracy,completenessandreliability. Manualworkarounds Employinghuman-basedprocessesandtoolstotransfer,manipulateoralterdatausedtobeaggregatedorreported. Precision Closenessofagreementbetweenindicationsormeasuredquantityvaluesobtainedbyreplicatingmeasurementsonthesameorsimilarobjectsunderspecifiedconditions. Reconciliation Theprocessofcomparingitemsoroutcomesandexplainingthedifferences. Risktolerance/appetite Thelevelandtypeofriskafirmisableandwillingtoassumeinitsexposuresandbusinessactivities,givenitsbusinessandobligationstostakeholders.Itisgenerallyexpressedthroughbothquantitativeand qualitativemeans. RiskDataaggregation Defining,gathering,andprocessingriskdataaccordingtothebank’sriskreportingrequirementstoenablethebanktomeasureitsperformanceagainstitsrisktolerance/appetite. Thisincludessorting,mergingorbreakingdownsetsofdata. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |44 Timeliness Availabilityofaggregatedriskdatawithinsuchatimeframeastoenableabanktoproduceriskreportsatanestablishedfrequency. Validation Theprocessbywhichthecorrectness(ornot)ofinputs,processing,andoutputsisidentifiedandquantified. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |45 ViceChairJanetL.Yellen AttheAmericanEconomic Association/AmericanFinanceAssociationJointLuncheon,SanDiego,California InterconnectednessandSystemicRisk:LessonsfromtheFinancialCrisisandPolicyImplications Thankyou,Claudia,andthankstotheAmericanEconomicAssociationandtheAmericanFinanceAssociationfortheopportunitytospeaktoyouonatopicofgrowinginteresttoourprofessionandofgreatimportancetounderstandingthecausesandimplicationsofthefinancialcrisis. Everyoneheretoday,I'msure,isfamiliarwiththetumultuouseventsthatintroducedmanyAmericanstotheconceptofsystemicrisk. Torecapbriefly,lossesarisingfromleveragedinvestmentscausedafewimportant,butperhapsnotessential,financialinstitutionstofail. Atfirst,thedamageappearedtobecontained,buttheresultingstressesrevealedextensiveinterconnectionsamongtraditionalbanks,investmenthouses,andtherapidlygrowingandlessregulatedshadowbankingsector. Marketparticipantslostconfidenceintheirtradingpartners,and,asthe crisisunfolded,thefinancialsectorstruggledtocopewithamassivewithdrawalofliquidity,thecollapseofoneofitsmostprominent institutions,anda40percentdropinequityprices. Theeffectsofthecrisiswerefeltfarbeyondthefinancialsectorascreditdriedupandamildrecessionbecamesomethingfarworse. Youarealso,nodoubt,familiarwiththepoliticalresponsetothatcrisis.Afterconsiderabledebate,theCongresspassedsweepingreform InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |46 legislationdesignedtoplacethenation'sfinancialinfrastructureonamoresolidfoundation. I'mreferring,ofcourse,tothebankingpanicof1907. ThelegislationthatPresidentWilsonsignedinDecember1913createdtheFederalReserve,providingthenationwithalenderoflastresorttorespondtosuchcrises. AsweapproachthecentennialoftheFederalReserveSystem,itisstrikinghowmanyofthechallengesofthateraremainwithustoday. In1907,thecorrespondentbankingnetworksthathelpedconcentratereservesinNewYorkandothermoneycentersalsomadethebankingsystemhighlyinterconnected. Today,ourcapabilitytomonitorandmodelfinancialoutcomesisvastlygreater,andthetoolsavailabletotheFederalReservearevastlymorepowerful,thantheprivatecapitalandmoralsuasionthatfinancierJ.P.Morgansummonedin1907tostabilizethebanksandtrusts. Butaswelearnedduringtherecentcrisis,thefinancialsystemhasalsogrownmuchlargerandmorecomplex,andoureffortstounderstandandinfluenceithave,atbest,onlykeptpace. Complexlinksamongfinancialmarketparticipantsandinstitutionsareahallmarkofthemodernglobalfinancialsystem. Acrossgeographicandmarketboundaries,agentswithinthefinancialsystemengageinadiversearrayoftransactionsandrelationshipsthatconnectthemtootherparticipants. Indeed,muchofthefinancialinnovationthatprecededthemostrecentfinancialcrisisincreasedboththenumberandtypesofconnectionsthatlinkedborrowersandlendersintheeconomy. Therapidgrowthinsecuritizationandderivativesmarketspriortothe crisisprovidesastarkexampleofthisphenomenon. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |47 Asshowninfigure1,between2000and2007,thenotionalvalueof collateralizeddebtobligationsoutstandingincreasedfromlessthan$300billiontomorethan$1.4trillion. From2004,theearliestdateforwhichcomprehensivedataareavailable,to2007,theoutstandingnotionalamountofcreditdefaultswap(CDS) contractsincreasedtenfold,from$6trillionto$60trillion. Thisincrediblegrowthinsecuritizationandderivativesmarketsreflectsasignificantincreaseinthenumber,types,andcomplexityofnetworkconnectionsinthefinancialsystem. Financialeconomistshavelongstressedthebenefitsofinteractionsamongfinancialintermediaries,andthereislittledoubtthatsomedegreeofinterconnectednessisvitaltothefunctioningofourfinancialsystem. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |48 Economiststakeawell-reasonedanddimviewofautarkyasthepathtogrowthandstability. Banksandotherfinancialintermediarieschannelcapitalfromsavers,whooftenhaveshort-termliquiditydemands,intoproductiveinvestmentsthattypicallyrequirestable,long-termfunding. Financialintermediariesworkwithoneanotherbecausenosingleinstitutioncanhopetoaccessthefullrangeofavailablecapitalandinvestmentopportunitiesinourcomplexeconomy. Connectionsamongmarketactorsalsofacilitaterisksharing,whichcan helpminimize(thoughnoteliminate)theuncertaintyfacedbyindividualagents. Yetexperience--mostimportantly,ourrecentfinancialcrisis--aswellasagrowingbodyofacademicresearchsuggeststhatinterconnectionsamongfinancialintermediariesarenotanunalloyedgood. Complexinteractionsamongmarketactorsmayservetoamplifyexistingmarketfrictions,informationasymmetries,orotherexternalities. Thedifficulttaskbeforemarketparticipants,policymakers,andregulatorswithsystemicriskresponsibilitiessuchastheFederalReserveistofindwaystopreservethebenefitsofinterconnectednessinfinancialmarketswhilemanagingthepotentiallyharmfulsideeffects. Indeed,newregulationsrequiredbytheDodd-FrankWallStreetReformandConsumerProtectionActof2010(Dodd-FrankAct)andchangesinsupervisorypracticesbytheFederalReserveandotherfinancialregulatorsareintendedtodojustthat. Inmyremarks,Iwilldiscussafewofthemajorregulatoryandsupervisorychangesunderwaytoaddressthepotentialforexcessivesystemicriskarisingfromthecomplexityandinterconnectednessthatcharacterizeourfinancialsystem. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |49 Thedesignofanappropriateregulatoryframeworkentailstradeoffsbetweencostsandbenefits,andtoillustratethem,Iwilldiscussinsomedetailproposalscurrentlyunderconsiderationtomitigateriskin over-the-counter(OTC)derivatives,whichprovedtobeanimportantchannelforthetransmissionofriskduringtherecentcrisis. Iamquiteawarethatsomereformsinthewakeofthefinancialcrisis,includingthosepertainingtoderivatives,havebeencontroversial. Inconnectionwithrecentrulemakings--and,morebroadly,inthearenaofpublicdebate--criticshaveaskedwhethercomplexityandinterconnectednessshouldbetreatedaspotentialsourcesofsystemicrisk. ThisisalegitimatequestionthattheFederalReservewelcomesanditselfseekstoanswerinitsrolesofresearcher,regulator,andsupervisor. Letmesayattheoutset,though,thatalackofcompletecertaintyaboutpotentialoutcomesisnotajustificationforinaction,consideringthesizeofthethreatencounteredintherecentcrisis. Responsiblepolicymakerstrytomakedecisionswiththebestinformationavailablebutwouldalwaysliketoknowmore. Withthatinmind,I'llbeginbybrieflysurveyingresearchthathighlightswaysinwhichnetworkstructureandinterconnectednesscangiverisetoorexacerbatesystemicriskinthefinancialsystem. TheEconomicsofInterconnectednessandSystemicRisk Academicresearchthatexplorestherelationshipbetweennetworkstructureandsystemicriskisrelativelynew. Notsurprisingly,interestinthisfieldhasincreasedconsiderablysincethefinancialcrisis. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com
P age |50 Asearchofeconomicsresearchfocusingon"systemicrisk"or"interconnectedness"since2007yields624publications,twiceasmanyaswereproducedintheprevious25years. That'snottosaythateconomistswereblindtotheimportanceofnetworksbeforethefinancialcrisis. In2000,FranklinAllenandDouglasGale,forexample,developedanimportantmodeloffinancialnetworksthatprovidesinsightintohownetworkscaninfluencesystemicrisk. InthemodelstudiedbyAllenandGale,systemicriskarisesthroughliquidityshocksthatcanhaveadominoeffect,causingaproblematonebanktospreadtoothers,potentiallyleadingtofailuresthroughoutthesystem. Intheirmodel,interbankdepositsareaprimarymechanismforthetransmissionofliquidityshocksfromonebanktoanother. AllenandGalecomparetwocanonicalnetworkstructures:a"complete"network,inwhichallbankslendtoandborrowfromallotherbanks,andan"incomplete"network,inwhicheachbankborrowsfromonlyoneneighborandlendstoonlyoneotherneighbor. InternationalAssociationofRiskandComplianceProfessionals(IARCP) www.risk-compliance-association.com