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.
Format
Classroom · Virtual
Upcoming sessions
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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
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
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.
Who teaches this
Practitioners, not presenters.
Led by practitioners who have carried governance, risk and compliance accountability themselves: chief risk officers and heads of enterprise risk, heads of financial-crime compliance and certified anti-money-laundering specialists, internal-audit leaders and directors who sit on the committees these programmes prepare you for. Several hold current seats; all advise institutions under supervision between cohorts.
What the bench brings
- Enterprise risk framework design and risk culture
- Risk appetite, limits and risk and control self-assessment
- Capital, liquidity and stress-testing frameworks
- Operational risk and resilience
- Model validation and risk systems
- Board and executive risk governance
Where they have practised
Current and former practitioners — people who hold the seat today alongside those who have held it.
Sectors: Banking & financial services · Insurance · Technology & fintech · Government & public sector
Regions: Africa · the Middle East · Europe · Asia · the Americas
How they teach
- Board-pack and committee case work
- Chaired role plays and committee exercises
- Group discussion of real incidents and findings
- Self-assessments against supervisory expectations
- Knowledge checks and a personal action plan
Cohorts are kept small so every exercise is worked on the participants’ own situations — in person or live virtual.
The faculty profile for your cohort is sent with the full agenda and the next dates when you enquire.Request brochure →
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