Basel III and Other Key Regulatory Requirements: Implications for Financial Institutions

Course Overview
This one-day course provides participants with a thorough understanding of Basel III and other key regulatory developments, as well as the implications for financial institutions.

Participants will learn how to manage the impact of the regulatory developments at their institution through a combination of discussions and casework.

Who will benefit?

  • Credit and Market Risk Managers, especially those responsible for allocating capital.
  • Those responsible for delivering the Basel II and Basel III regulation.
  • Finance Department.
  • Compliance Officers.
  • Industry Regulators.
  • Risk Controllers.
  • Auditors (internal/ external).
  • Managers tasked with gap analysis.

You will:

  • Understand Basel III/Vickers/Dodd-Frank/Swiss Finish.
  • Assess gaps within your institution.
  • Recognise the impacts of the regulatory developments.
  • Be aware of key challenges and issues for banks.

Course Outline

Introduction – Key Areas and Timing of

  • New Regulatory Requirements
  • Basel III
  • Dodd-Frank
  • Swiss Finish
  • Vickers Report
  • Key Issues for Governments/Regulators
  • Financial Stability
  • Ending Too-Big-To-Fail
  • Central Banks/Bank Supervision

Capital Ratios and Targets – The Increased Capital Requirements

  • Quality of Capital/Capital Definition
  • Calibration of the Capital Framework
  • Loss Absorption and Default
  • Transaction Arrangements
  • Capital Ratios
  • Countercyclical Buffers
  • Leverage Ratio
  • Minimum Capital Standards
  • Systemic Risk

RWA Requirements

  • Counterparty Risk
  • OTC Derivatives
  • Trading Book and Securitization
  • Credit Value Adjustments
  • Risk Mitigation – Margining and Collateralization
  • Clearing

Liquidity

  • Liquidity Charges
  • Liquidity Ratio
  • Liquidity Framework

Impacts of the New Regulatory Requirements

  • Impact on the Financial System
  • Impact on Individual Banks
  • Impact on Banking Divisions

Key Challenges and Issues – What Should Firms Be Considering?

  • Enterprise Risk and Capital Management
  • Capital Quantity
  • Capital Quality
  • Credit Rating
  • Counterparty Risk for Trading Activities
  • Leverage
  • Liquidity Management
  • IT and Operational Impacts
  • Implementation Roadmap
  • Roadmap

Discussion – Does It All Make Sense? 

For more information, please contact your representative:

Mark Heaton
Senior Regional Consultant, Europe
The Risk Management Association
27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AX
Tel 44 (0) 1732852225
Mob 44 (0) 7976722851
mheaton@rmahq.org

 
 
 
 
 

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