Risk Management in Banks

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Risk

Management
In Banks
DISCUSSIO
N OUTLIN
E
 What is Risk Management
 Importance of Risk Management
 Credit Risk Management
 Market Risk Management
 Operational Risk Management
WHAT IS RISK
The forecasting and?
MANAGEMENT evaluation of
financial risks together with the
identification of procedures to avoid or
minimize their impact

Risk Management Process -

Identify Assess Control Review


the Risk the Risk Risk Control
Credit Risk
Management

Market Risk
Management

Types of Risk
Management
Operational Risk
Management
 Credit Risk is the risk or potential of loss that may
occur due to failure of borrower to meet the
obligation on agreed terms and condition of
financial contracts.

 Internal and External factors both Credit Risk of


bank portfolio.

 Credit Risk includes –


1. Loans
2. Internet Transactions
3. Derivatives
4. Acceptances
Best practices to manage this Risk

 Each bank should develop, with the approval of its


Board, its own credit risk strategy or plan

 They include a statement of the bank’s willingness to grant


loans based on the type of economic activity, geographical
location, currency, market, maturity and anticipated
profitability.

 They take into account the cyclical aspects of the


economy and the resulting shifts in the composition/
quality of the overall credit portfolio.

 Senior management of a bank shall be responsible for


implementing the credit risk strategy approved by the
Board.
Market risk Comprises of Liquidity risk, Exchange
rate risk, Interest rate risk and Hedging risk.

 Liquidity risk is the potential inability to meet the


liabilities as they become due. It arises when the
banks are unable to generate cash to cope with a
decline in deposits or increase in assets.
The possibility of loss to the Bank
caused by changes in market variables  Interest Rate Risk - Interest rate risk is the risk
such as Interest rate, foreign exchange, where changes in market interest rates might
commodities and equities and prices of adversely affect a bank’s financial condition.
securities etc.
 Exchange rate risk, is an unavoidable risk of
foreign investment.
Strategies to Manage
this Risk

Should make a management


Top management of the Bank Bank should form asset-
committee in order to track
should clearly articulate the liability management
the market risk on real time
policies. committee
basis.
Operational Risk

 Operational Risks” is a risk that includes


errors because of the system, human
intervention, incorrect data, or because of
other technical problems. Every firm or
individual has to deal with such an
operational risk in completing any
task/delivery.

 Types of Operational Risk –

 Technical Error
 Human Error
 Intentional fraud
 Gap in flow etc.
Strategies

Estimating probability of Can use analytical


Operational loss and also techniques to measure the
potential size of the loss. operational risk level.

Should be assessed and Developing enterprise-wise


generic standards for OR
reviewed at regular Corporate Governance
interval standards.

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