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Business Risk Management in Banks Masterclass

Risk-based decision-making across the bank — identifying, pricing and mitigating credit, operational and market risk so every transaction earns its unit of risk.

The programme

Most banks still allocate budgets and measure performance without asking the only question that matters: how much revenue does each unit of risk actually earn? The nature of risk management in banking and financial institutions is changing fundamentally — every transaction, product and service must be assessed for the risk it adds and priced for a suitable return, a culture the Basel Accord deliberately reinforces. This masterclass builds that discipline: the bank’s business model read through the risks it takes, the risk management process from identification to mitigation, and the regulatory capital and liquidity methodologies underneath. Pitched at an intermediate level, it assumes a basic grounding in accounting, financial products and banking functions.

What you will do

Read a bank’s business model through the risks it takes, ranking the key banking risk groups by relative importance.
Run the risk management process end to end — identification, assessment and analysis methodology — across the banking industry’s exposures.
Price transactions per unit of risk generated, allocating budgets and measuring performance on that basis.
Apply the methodologies used for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements, and the role Basel plays in risk management.
Take a risk-based approach into any business challenge or decision, with concrete means of mitigating each exposure.
Manage the primary risks — credit, operational and market — with processes matched to each.

Who attends

  • Risk managers and heads of risk
  • Regulators and bank supervisors
  • Internal auditors, bankers and analysts
  • Professionals seeking a structured view of how bank risk is managed and regulated

Cohorts bring together board members, executives and the rising leaders behind them — kept deliberately small, so every seat is a peer’s.

Programme agenda

Built for the decisions no textbook prepares you for

I.Risk and the banking business model
  • The business model of banks in relation to the risks they take
  • Types of risk management in banks
  • Key banking risk groups and their relative importance
II.The risk management process
  • Risk identification in banks
  • Assessment and analysis methodology of risk
  • Risk management practices across the banking industry
III.Regulation and capital
  • Methodologies for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements
  • The role of Basel in risk management
  • Revenue per unit of risk: budgets and performance measurement
IV.Mitigation and decision-making
  • The primary risks: credit, operational and market
  • Different means of mitigating risk
  • Applying a risk-based approach to any business decision

Frequently asked

What level is the business risk management masterclass pitched at?

Intermediate. The programme assumes a basic grounding in accounting, financial products and banking functions, and builds from there: the bank’s business model read through the risks it takes, the risk management process from identification to mitigation, and the regulatory capital and liquidity methodologies underneath.

What is the central discipline the course teaches?

Pricing transactions per unit of risk generated. Every transaction, product and service must be assessed for the risk it adds and priced for a suitable return — a culture the Basel Accord deliberately reinforces — with budgets allocated and performance measured on that basis rather than on revenue alone.

Which risk types does the programme cover?

The primary risks — credit, operational and market — with processes matched to each, set within the key banking risk groups ranked by relative importance. Participants leave able to take a risk-based approach into any business challenge or decision, with concrete means of mitigating each exposure.

Can the course be delivered in-house for our risk teams?

Yes. An in-house edition is tailored to your institution’s risk profile and business mix, and delivered in English or French. Sessions run on a rolling calendar, with dates confirmed on request; fees and quotations are provided on enquiry.

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