Strengthening Risk Management Frameworks in Banks Masterclass
Risk frameworks rebuilt to the PRA’s stated priorities — capital and liquidity expectations, model risk, climate stress testing and operational resilience.
Format
Classroom · Live Virtual
Upcoming sessions
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When the Prudential Regulation Authority writes to bank chief executives about governance, risk management and controls, the message is not advisory — it is the supervisory agenda. This masterclass rebuilds the risk framework against the PRA’s stated priorities: the 2024 capital and liquidity expectations, interest rate and FX risk under scrutiny, the model risk sitting inside risk assessment and capital planning models, and the newer fronts — emerging geopolitical, economic and technology risks, ESG integration, climate risk in stress testing and scenario analysis, and operational resilience with cybersecurity preparedness. The cohort returns to their organisation with actionable tools, templates and strategies rather than a summary of the letter.
What you will do
Who attends
- Heads of risk, treasury and capital management
- ALM, credit risk and forex teams
- Operational risk management and business heads
- Bank supervisors, financial controllers, ALCO members and auditors
Programme agenda
Built for the decisions no textbook prepares you for
I.The PRA’s priorities
- The letter to chief executives — governance, risk management and controls
- 2024 capital and liquidity expectations
- Staying ahead of the regulatory agenda
II.Market and model risk
- Interest rate risk and FX fluctuations
- Model risk in risk assessment and capital planning
- Strategic risk mitigation in line with supervisory priorities
III.Climate, ESG and emerging risk
- Climate risk in stress testing and scenario analysis
- ESG integration for sustainability and risk mitigation
- Geopolitical, economic and technology risks
IV.Resilience
- Operational resilience under the strengthened framework
- Cybersecurity preparedness
- Tools, templates and strategies to take back
Frequently asked
Will these programmes prepare our team for supervisory review?
That is what they are built for. Casework is structured around the evidence supervisors request — risk-appetite articulation, documentation, attestation — and participants leave able to assemble the evidence trail before it is asked for and defend the framework in examination. Faculty include practitioners who have sat on the supervisor’s side of the table.
Which risk frameworks does the curriculum cover?
The risk and compliance curriculum spans enterprise risk management on the COSO framework, credit, market, liquidity and operational risk, IFRS 9 provisioning, stress testing, and financial-crime disciplines including fraud detection and AML/CFT. Each programme page states the frames it works in and what participants will build with them.
Can we attend in French?
Yes. BIZENIUS delivers in English and French, in classroom, live virtual and hybrid formats. French-language cohorts serve institutions across BCEAO jurisdictions and other francophone markets.
What happens after we enquire about a programme?
A senior practitioner replies within one business day with the brochure attached. The conversation then covers dates, format, any tailoring your institution needs, and the fee — BIZENIUS shares fees in that proposal, not on a public price list.
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In their words
Knowledge transfer, emphasised throughout
“We worked with BIZENIUS for our Fresh Graduates Programme — they are simply amazing. Knowledge transfer and practical learning were emphasised throughout.”
Kuwait Investment Authority
From the Mandate Record
Mandate № 04 · Africa
Capital frameworks built to run the bank, not to satisfy a filing
Most frameworks are written to satisfy the regulator. We build the kind that run the bank.
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The Capability Arc™
Fix it · Advisory
Advisory & Consultancy
A senior bench across risk, treasury and regulation.
Learning is one point on the Capability Arc. Many institutions pair this programme with the advisory engagement — and automate what the framework demands.
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Take the brochure with you.
One request — the full agenda, the faculty and the next cohort dates, sent personally by the admissions team.