Operational Risk

    News on frameworks, regulations, and major events related to risks arising from internal processes, systems failures, human errors, or external disruptions.

    Operational Risk

    BSP Instructs Banks to Report on LIBOR Exposures Quarterly

    By Manesh Samtani | 23/11/2020

    The regular reports will guide the degree of the central bank’s supervisory engagement with individual institutions, BSP deputy governor Chuchi Fonacier told Regulation Asia.

    Operational Risk

    APRA Halves CBA Operational Risk Capital Add-on

    By Editors | 20/11/2020

    CBA has made “significant progress” in areas such as risk management and compliance, remuneration and risk culture, APRA says.

    Operational Risk

    Underinvestment in Data, Tech a Root Cause of Breaches: ASIC

    By Editors | 16/11/2020

    Underinvestment in data and technology systems creates operational risks, delays in picking up problems, and costly remediation programmes, says ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes.

    Operational Risk

    SEBI to Expand Risk Management Committee’s Role at Listed Entities

    By Editors | 15/11/2020

    The requirement to constitute a risk management committee will be expanded to more companies and its role expanded to include ESG risks.

    Operational Risk

    US Agencies Urge Banks Forward on LIBOR Transition

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/11/2020

    The Fed, OCC and FDIC have asked banks to move away from LIBOR ‘without delay’, accelerate customer outreach, and prepare their systems for the transition.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    APRA Updates Draft Prudential Standard on Remuneration

    By Editors | 12/11/2020

    The prudential standard is expected to come into effect for significant banks in January 2023 and for significant insurers and superannuation entities in July 2023.

    Cybersecurity

    FIs Need to Bolster Security Controls to Mitigate Cyber Risk: MAS

    By Editors | 10/11/2020

    FIs need to review the adequacy of their cyber risk mitigating measures and controls, including in relation to third-party vendors and open-source software.

    Operational Risk

    FSB Advances Dialogue on Outsourcing, Third Party Relationships

    By Manesh Samtani | 09/11/2020

    An outage or failure at a single third party could create a single point of failure with potential adverse consequences for financial stability, the FSB says.

    Supervision & Enforcement

    SFC Fines Credit Suisse Securities Over Market Making Errors

    By Editors | 09/11/2020

    Credit Suisse Securities submitted 17,000 erroneous market making quotes to the market in 8 minutes due to a logic error in its symbol mapping programme.

    Liquidity Risk

    SEBI to Require Debt Funds to Hold Liquid Assets, Stress Test

    By Editors | 09/11/2020

    Open-ended debt mutual fund schemes will have to hold at least 10% of their net assets in liquid assets, and mandatorily conduct stress testing.

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