Risk Management & Banks

Information Requirement

By
A.K.Nag

Analytics &

To-days Agenda
Risk Management and Basel II- an overview
Analytics of Risk Management
Information Requirement and the need for
building a Risk Warehouse
Roadmap for Building a Risk Warehouse

In the future . . .

Intelligent management of risk

will be the foundation of a
successful financial institution

Concept of Risk
Statistical Concept
Financial concept

Statistical Concept
We have data x from a sample space .
Model- set of all possible pdf of indexed by .
Observe x then decide about . So have a decision
rule.
Loss function L(,a): for each action a in A.
A decision rule-for each x what action a.
A decision rule (x)- the risk function is defined
as R(, ) =EL(, (x)).
For a given , what is the average loss that will be
incurred if the decision rule (x) is used

Statistical Concept- contd.

We want a decision rule that has a small expected
loss
If we have a prior defined over the parameter
space of , say () then Bayes risk is defined as
B(, )=E(R(, ))

Financial Concept
We are concerned with L(,a). For a given
financial asset /portfolio what is the amount we
are likely to loose over a time horizon with what
probability.

Types of Financial Risks

Risk is multidimensional
Market Risk
Financial
Risks

Credit Risk
Operational Risk

Hierarchy of Financial Risks

Equity Risk
Market Risk

Financial
Risks

Specific
Risk
Trading Risk

Interest Rate Risk

Currency Risk

Gap Risk

Credit Risk
Commodity Risk
Operational
Risk

Counterparty
Risk
Transaction Risk
Issuer Risk
Portfolio
Concentration
Risk

* From Chapter-1, Risk Management by Crouhy, Galai and Mark

Issue Risk

General
Market
Risk

Response to Financial Risk

Market response-introduce new products

Equity futures
Foreign currency futures
Currency swaps
Options

Regulatory response
Prudential norms
Stringent Provisioning norms
Corporate governance norms

Evolution of Regulatory environment

G-3- recommendation in 1993
20 best practice price risk management
recommendations for dealers and end-users of
derivatives
Four recommendations for legislators, regulators and
supervisors

1988 BIS Accord

1996 ammendment

BASELII

BASEL-I
Two minimum standards
Asset to capital multiple
Risk based capital ratio (Cooke ratio)

Scope is limited
Portfolio effects missing- a well diversified portfolio is
much less likely to suffer massive credit losses
Netting is absent

No market or operational risk

BASEL-I

contd..

Calculate risk weighted assets for on-balance sheet

items
Assets are classified into categories
Risk-capital weights are given for each category
of assets
Asset value is multiplied by weights
Off-balance sheet items are expressed as credit
equivalents

The New Basel Capital Accord

Three Basic Pillars

Minimum
Capital
Requirement

Supervisory
Review Process

Market
Discipline
Requirements

Minimum Capital Requirement

Pillar One
Standardized
Internal Ratings
Credit Risk
Credit Risk Models

Credit Mitigation

Risks

Trading Book
Market Risk

Banking Book

Operational
Other Risks

Other

Workhorse of Stochastic Process

Markov Process
Weiner process (dz)
Change z during a small time period(t) is z=(t)
z for two different short intervals are independent

Generalized Wiener process

dx=adt+bdz

Ito process
dx=a(x,t)+b(x,t)dz

Itos lemma
dG=(G/x*a+G/t+1/2*2G/2x2*b2) dt +G/x*b*dz

Credit Risk

1.

Minimum Capital Requirements- Credit

Risk (Pillar One)

Standardized approach
(External Ratings)
Internal ratings-based approach
Foundation approach
Advanced approach

Credit risk modeling

(Sophisticated banks in the future)

Minimum
Capital
Requirement

Evolutionary Structure of the Accord

Credit Risk Modeling ?

Advanced IRB Approach
Foundation IRB Approach

Standardized Approach

The New Basel Capital Accord

Standardized Approach

Provides Greater Risk Differentiation than 1988

Risk Weights based on external ratings
Five categories [0%, 20%, 50%, 100%, 150%]
Certain Reductions
e.g. short term bank obligations
Certain Increases
e.g.150% category for lowest rated obligors

Standardized Approach
Based on assessment of external credit assessment
institutions
External Credit
Assessments

Sovereigns

Banks/Securities
Firms

Corporates

Public-Sector
Entities

Asset
Securitization
Programs

Standardized Approach:
New Risk Weights (June 1999)
Assessment
Claim

AAA to A+ to A- BBB+ to
AA-

Sovereigns
Banks

BBB-

B-

Below B- Unrated

0%

20%

50%

100%

150%

100%

Option 11

20%

50%

100%

100%

150%

100%

Option 22

20%

50%

50%

100%

150%

20%

100%

100%

100%

150%

Corporates
1

BB+ to

50% 3
100%

Risk weighting based on risk weighting of sovereign in which the bank is incorporated.

Risk weighting based on the assessment of the individual bank.

3 Claims on banks of a short original maturity, for example less than six months,
.
would receive a weighting that is one category more favourable than the usual risk
weight on the banks claims

Standardized Approach:
New Risk Weights (January 2001)
Assessment
Claim

AAA to A+ to A- BBB+ to
AA-

Sovereigns
Banks

BBB-

BB- (B-)

(B-)

0%

20%

50%

100%

150%

100%

Option 11

20%

50%

100%

100%

150%

100%

Option 22

20%

50%

Corporates
1

BB+ to Below BB- Unrated

20%

50%

100%

150%

50%(100%) 100%

100%

150%

50% 3
100%

Risk weighting based on risk weighting of sovereign in which the bank is incorporated.

Risk weighting based on the assessment of the individual bank.

3 Claims on banks of a short original maturity, for example less than six months,
.
would receive a weighting that is one category more favourable than the usual risk
weight on the banks claims

Internal Ratings-Based Approach

Two-tier ratings system:
Obligor rating
represents probability of default by a borrower

Facility rating
represents expected loss of principal and/or interest

Pillar 1

Opportunities for a
Regulatory Capital Advantage
Example: 30 year Corporate Bond
Standardized
Model
Internal
Model
Capital
Market

Credit

98 Rules

Standardized Approach
Internal rating system & Credit VaR

New standardized model

16
12
PER CENT

4
RATING

4.5

5.5

CCC

BB-

BB+

BBB

A-

A+

S&P:

AA

1.6
0

AAA

6.5 7

Internal Model- Advantages

Example:
Portfolio of
100 $1 bonds
diversified
across
industries

Capital charge for specific risk (%)

Internal
model

Standardized
approach

AAA

0.26

1.6

AA

0.77

1.6

1.00

1.6

BBB

2.40

1.6

BB

5.24

8.45

CCC

10.26

Internal Ratings-Based Approach

Three elements:
Risk Components [PD, LGD, EAD]
Risk Weight conversion function
Minimum requirements for the management of policy

and processes
Emphasis on full compliance
Definitions;
PD = Probability of default [conservative view of long run average (pooled) for borrowers assigned to a RR grade.]
LGD = Loss given default
EAD = Exposure at default
Note: BIS is Proposing 75% for unused commitments
EL = Expected Loss

Internal Ratings-Based Approach

Risk Components
Foundation Approach
PD set by Bank
LGD, EAD set by Regulator
50% LGD for Senior Unsecured
Will be reduced by collateral (Financial or Physical)

Advanced Approach
PD, LGD, EAD all set by Bank
Between 2004 and 2006: floor for advanced
approach @ 90% of foundation approach
Notes
Consideration is being given to incorporate maturity explicitly into the Advancedapproach
Granularity adjustment will be made. [not correlation, not models]
Will not recognize industry, geography.
Based on distribution of exposures by RR.
Adjustment will increase or reduce capital based on comparison to a reference portfolio
[different for foundation vs. advanced.]

Expected Loss Can Be Broken Down Into Three Components

Borrower Risk

EXPECTED
LOSS

Rs.

Probability of
Default

Facility Risk Related

Loss Severity

Given Default

Loan Equivalent

Exposure

(PD)

(Severity)

(Exposure)

Rs

What is the probability

of the counterparty
defaulting?

If default occurs, how

much of this do we
expect to lose?

If default occurs, how

much exposure do we
expect to have?

The focus of grading tools is on modeling PD

Credit or Counter-party Risk

Credit risk arises when the counter-party to a financial
contract is unable or unwilling to honour its obligation. It
may take following forms
Lending risk- borrower fails to repay interest/principal. But more
generally it may arise when the credit quality of a borrower
deteriorates leading to a reduction in the market value of the loan.
Issuer credit risk- arises when issuer of a debt or equity security
defaults or become insolvent. Market value of a security may
decline with the deterioration of credit quality of issuers.
Counter party risk- in trading scenario
Settlement risk- when there is a one-sided-trade

Credit Risk Measures

Credit risk is derived from the probability distribution of
economic loss due to credit events, measured over some
time horizon, for some large set of borrowers. Two
properties of the probability distribution of economic loss
are important; the expected credit loss and the unexpected
credit loss. The latter is the difference between the
potential loss at some high confidence level and expected
credit loss. A firm should earn enough from customer
spreads to cover the cost of credit. The cost of credit is
defined as the sum of the expected loss plus the cost of
economic capital defined as equal to unexpected loss.

Contingent claim approach

Default occurs when the value of a companys
asset falls below the value of outstanding debt
Probability of default is determined by the
dynamics of assets.
Position of the shareholders can be described as
having call option on the firms asset with a strike
price equal to the value of the outstanding debt.
The economic value of default is presented as a
put option on the value of the firms assets.

Assumptions in contingent claim

approach
The risk-free interest rate is constant
The firm is in default if the value of its assets falls
below the value of debt.
The default can occur only at the maturity time of
the bond
The payouts in case of bankruptcy follow strict
absolute priority

Shortcoming of Contingent claim

approach
A risk-neutral world is assumed
Prior default experience suggests that a firm
defaults long before its assets fall below the value
of debt. This is one reason why the analytically
calculated credit spreads are much smaller than
actual spreads from observed market prices.

KMV Approach
KMV derives the actual individual probability of
default for each obligor , which in KMV
terminology is then called expected default
frequency or EDF.
Three steps
Estimation of the market value and the volatility of the
firms assets
Calculation of the distance-to-default (DD) which is an
index measure of default risk
Translation of the DD into actual probability of default
using a default database.

An Actuarial Model: CreditRisk+

The derivation of the default loss distribution in
this model comprises the following steps
Modeling the frequencies of default for the portfolio
Modeling the severities in the case of default
Linking these distributions together to obtain the
default loss distribution

The CreditMetrics Model

Step1 Specify the transition matrix

Step2-Specify the credit risk horizon
Step3-Specify the forward pricing model
Step4 Derive the forward distribution of the
changes in portfolio value

IVaR and DVaR

IVaR-incremental vaR -it measures the
incremental impact on the overall VaR of the
portfolio of adding or eliminating an asset
I is positive when the asset is positively correlated with
the rest of the portfolio and thus add to the overall risk
It can be negative if the asset is used as a hedge against
existing risks in the portfolio

DeltaVaR(DVaR) - it decomposes the overall risk

to its constituent assetss contribution to overall
risk

Information from Bond Prices

Traders regularly estimate the zero curves for
bonds with different credit ratings
This allows them to estimate probabilities of
default in a risk-neutral world

Typical Pattern
(See Figure 26.1, page 611)

Baa/BBB
Spread
over
Treasuries

A/A
Aa/AA
Aaa/AAA
Maturity

The Risk-Free Rate

Most analysts use the LIBOR rate as the risk-free
rate
The excess of the value of a risk-free bond over a
similar corporate bond equals the present value of
the cost of defaults

Example (Zero coupon rates; continuously

compounded)
Maturity
(years)

Risk-free
yield

Corporate
bond yield

5%

5.25%

5%

5.50%

5%

5.70%

5%

5.85%

5%

5.95%

Example continued
One-year risk-free bond (principal=1) sells for

0.051

0.951229

One-year corporate bond (principal=1) sells for

e0.05251 0.948854
or at a 0.2497% discount
This indicates that the holder of the corporate bond expects
to lose 0.2497% from defaults in the first year

Example continued
Similarly the holder of the corporate bond expects
to lose
e 0.052 e 0.05502
e

0.052

0.009950

or 0.9950% in the first two years

Between years one and two the expected loss is
0.7453%

Example continued
Similarly the bond holder expects to lose 2.0781%
in the first three years; 3.3428% in the first four
years; 4.6390% in the first five years
The expected losses per year in successive years
are 0.2497%, 0.7453%, 1.0831%, 1.2647%, and
1.2962%

Summary of Results
(Table 26.1, page 612)

Maturity
(years)

Cumul. Loss.
%

Loss
During Yr (%)

0.2497

0.2497

0.9950

0.7453

2.0781

1.0831

3.3428

1.2647

4.6390

1.2962

Recovery Rates
(Table 26.3, page 614. Source: Moodys Investors Service, 2000)

Class

Mean(%) SD (%)

Senior Secured

52.31

25.15

Senior Unsecured

48.84

25.01

Senior Subordinated

39.46

24.59

Subordinated

33.71

20.78

Junior Subordinated

19.69

13.85

Probability of Default Assuming No

Recovery
Q(T )

y* ( T )T

or
Q(T ) 1 e [

e y( T )T

y* ( T )T

y( T ) y* ( T )]T

Where y(T): yield on a T-year corporate zero-coupon bond

Y*(T): Yield on a T-year risk free zero coupon bond
Q(T): Probability that a corporation would default between time zero and T

Probability of Default
Prob. of Def. (1 - Rec. Rate) Exp. Loss%
Exp. Loss%
Prob of Def
1 - Rec. Rate
If Rec Rate 0.5 in our example, probabilities
of default in years 1, 2, 3 , 4, and 5 are 0.004994,
0.014906, 0.021662, 0.025294, and 0.025924

Large corporates and specialised lending

Characteristics of these sectors

Relatively large exposures to individual obligors

Qualitative factors can account for more than 50% of the risk of obligors

Scarce number of defaulting companies

Limited historical track record from many banks in some sectors

Statistical models are NOT applicable in these sectors:

Models can severely underestimate the credit risk profile of obligors given the low
proportion of historical defaults in the sectors.

Statistical models fail to include and ponder qualitative factors.

Models results can be highly volatile and with low predictive power.

To build an internal rating system for Basel II you need:

1. Consistent rating methodology across asset classes

2. Use an expected loss framework

3. Data to calibrate Pd and LGD inputs
4. Logical and transparent workflow desk-top application

5. Appropriate back-testing and validation.

Six Organizational Principles for

Implementing IRB Approach
All credit exposures have to be rated.
The credit rating process needs to be segregated from the loan
approval process
The rating of the customer should be the sole determinant of all
relationship management and administration related activities.
The rating system must be properly calibrated and validated
Allowance for loan losses and capital adequacy should be
linked with the respective credit rating
The rating should recognize the effect of credit risk mitigation
techniques

Credit Default Correlation

The credit default correlation between two
companies is a measure of their tendency to
default at about the same time
Default correlation is important in risk
management when analyzing the benefits of credit
risk diversification
It is also important in the valuation of some credit
derivatives

Measure 1

One commonly used default correlation measure

is the correlation between
1. A variable that equals 1 if company A defaults
between time 0 and time T and zero otherwise
2. A variable that equals 1 if company B defaults
between time 0 and time T and zero otherwise

The value of this measure depends on T. Usually

it increases at T increases.

Measure 1 continued
Denote QA(T) as the probability that company A
will default between time zero and time T, QB(T)
as the probability that company B will default
between time zero and time T, and PAB(T) as the
probability that both A and B will default. The
default correlation measure is

AB (T )

PAB (T ) Q A (T )QB (T )
[Q A (T ) Q A (T ) 2 ][QB (T ) QB (T ) 2 ]

Measure 2
Based on a Gaussian copula model for time to default.
Define tA and tB as the times to default of A and B
The correlation measure, rAB , is the correlation between
uA(tA)=N-1[QA(tA)]
and
uB(tB)=N-1[QB(tB)]
where N is the cumulative normal distribution function

Use of Gaussian Copula

The Gaussian copula measure is often used in
practice because it focuses on the things we are
most interested in (Whether a default happens and
when it happens)
Suppose that we wish to simulate the defaults for
n companies . For each company the cumulative
probabilities of default during the next 1, 2, 3, 4,
and 5 years are 1%, 3%, 6%, 10%, and 15%,
respectively

Use of Gaussian Copula continued

We sample from a multivariate normal distribution

for each company incorporating appropriate
correlations
N -1(0.01) = -2.33, N -1(0.03) = -1.88,
N -1(0.06) = -1.55, N -1(0.10) = -1.28,
N -1(0.15) = -1.04

Use of Gaussian Copula continued

When sample for a company is less than
-2.33, the company defaults in the first year
When sample is between -2.33 and -1.88, the company defaults in the
second year
When sample is between -1.88 and -1.55, the company defaults in the
third year
When sample is between -1,55 and -1.28, the company defaults in the
fourth year
When sample is between -1.28 and -1.04, the company defaults during
the fifth year
When sample is greater than -1.04, there is no default during the first
five years

Measure 1 vs Measure 2
Measure 1 can be calculated from Measure 2 and vice versa :
PAB (T ) M [u A (T ), u B (T ); r AB ]
and
AB (T )

M [u A (T ), u B (T ); r AB ] QA (T )QB (T )
[QA (T ) QA (T ) 2 ][QB (T ) QB (T ) 2 ]

where M is the cumulative bivariate normal probability

distributi on function.
Measure 2 is usually significantly higher than Measure 1.
It is much easier to use when many companies are considered because
transforme d survival times can be assumed to be multivaria te normal

Modeling Default Correlations

Two alternatives models of default correlation are:

Structural model approach
Reduced form approach

Market Risk

Market Risk
Two broad types- directional risk and relative
value risk. It can be differentiated into two related
risks- Price risk and liquidity risk.
Two broad type of measurements
scenario analysis
statistical analysis

Scenario Analysis
A scenario analysis measures the change in market
value that would result if market factors were
changed from their current levels, in a particular
specified way. No assumption about probability of
changes is made.
A Stress Test is a measurement of the change in
the market value of a portfolio that would occur
for a specified unusually large change in a set of
market factors.

Value at Risk
A single number that summarizes the likely loss in
value of a portfolio over a given time horizon with
specified probability
C-VaR- Expected loss conditional on that the
change in value is in the left tail of the distribution
of the change.
Three approaches
Historical simulation
Model-building approach
Monte-Carlo simulation

Historical Simulation
Identify market variables that determine the
portfolio value
Collect data on movements in these variables for a
reasonable number of past days.
Build scenarios that mimic changes over the past
period
For each scenario calculate the change in value of
the portfolio over the specified time horizon
From this empirical distribution of value changes
calculate VaR.

Model Building Approach

Consider a portfolio of n-assets
Calculate mean and standard deviation of change
in the value of portfolio for one day.
Assume normality
Calculate VaR.

Monte Carlo simulation

Calculate the value the portfolio today
Draw samples from the probability distribution of
changes of the market variables
Using the sampled changes calculate the new
portfolio value and its change
From the simulated probability distribution of
changes in portfolio value calculate VaR.

Pitfalls- Normal distribution based VaR

Normality assumption may not be valid for tail
part of the distribution
VaR of a portfolio is not less than weighted sum
of VaR of individual assets ( not sub-additive). It
is not a coherent measure of Risk.
Expected shortfall conditional on the fact that loss
is more than VaR is a sub-additive measure of
risk.

VaR
VaR is a statistical measurement of price risk.
VaR assumes a static portfolio. It does not take
into account
The structural change in the portfolio that would
contractually occur during the period.
Dynamic hedging of the portfolio

VaR calculation has two basic components

simulation of changes in market rates
calculation of resultant changes in the portfolio value.

VaR (Value-at-Risk) is a measure of the risk in a portfolio

over a (usually short) period of time.

It is usually quoted in terms of a time horizon, and a

confidence level.
For example, the 10 day 95% VaR is the size of loss X that
will not happen 95% of the time over the next 10 days.

Value-at-Risk
X

5%

(Profit/Loss Distribution)

95%

Standard Value-at-Risk Levels:

Two standard VaR levels are 95% and 99%.

When dealing with Gaussians, we have:

95% is 1.645 standard deviations from the mean
99% is 2.33 standard deviations from the mean

99% 95%

2.33s 1.645s

mean

Standard Value at Risk Assumptions:

1) The percentage change (return) of assets is Gaussian:
This comes from:

dS Sdt sSdz or

dS
dt sdz
S

So approximately:

S
t sz
S

which is normal

Standard Value at Risk Assumptions:

2) The mean return is zero:

S
t sz
This comes from an order argument on:
S
The mean is of order t.

t ~ O(t )

The standard deviation is of order square root of Dt.

sz ~ O(t 1/ 2 )
Time is measured in years, so the change in time is
usually very small. Hence the mean is negligible.

S Ssz

VaR and Regulatory Capital

Regulators require banks to keep capital for market
risk equal to the average of VaR estimates for past 60
trading days using X=99 and N=10, times a
multiplication factor.
(Usually the multiplication factor equals 3)

Advantages of VaR
It captures an important aspect of risk
in a single number
It is easy to understand
It asks the simple question: How bad can things
get?

Daily Volatilities
In option pricing we express volatility as volatility
per year
In VaR calculations we express volatility as
volatility per day

s day

s year
252

0.063 s year 6% s year

Daily Volatility continued

Strictly speaking we should define sday as the
standard deviation of the continuously compounded
return in one day
In practice we assume that it is the standard deviation
of the proportional change in one day

IBM Example
We have a position worth $10 million in IBM
shares
The volatility of IBM is 2% per day (about 32%
per year)
We use N=10 and X=99

IBM Example continued

The standard deviation of the change in the
portfolio in 1 day is $200,000
The standard deviation of the change in 10 days is

200,000 10 $632,456

IBM Example continued

We assume that the expected change in the value of
the portfolio is zero (This is OK for short time
periods)
We assume that the change in the value of the
portfolio is normally distributed
Since N(0.01)=-2.33, (i.e. Pr{Z<-2.33}=0.01)
the VaR is

2.33 632,456 $1,473,621

AT&T Example
Consider a position of $5 million in AT&T
The daily volatility of AT&T is 1% (approx 16%
per year)
The S.D per 10 days is

50,000 10 $158,144

The VaR is

158,114 2.33 $368,405

The change in the value of a portfolio:

Let xi be the dollar amount invested in asset i, and let ri
be the return on asset i over the given period of time.
Then the change in the value of a portfolio is:

P xi ri
i

But, each ri is Gaussian by assumption:

S i
ri
s z i
Si

Hence, P is Gaussian. P x T r ~ N (0, xT x)

x1
where x
xn

r1
r
rn

E rr T

Example:
Consider a portfolio of:
$10 million of IBM
$5 million of AT&T
Returns of IBM and AT&T have bivariate normal distribution
with correlation of 0.7.

Volatilities of daily returns are 2% for IBM and 1% for AT&T.

Then P x T r 10 rIBM 5rAT &T has daily variance:
10
5

0.022
0.7(0.01)(0.02) 10

0.0565
2
0.01
0.7(0.01)(0.02)
5

Example:
Then P x T r 10 rIBM 5rAT &T has daily variance:
10
5

0.022
0.7(0.01)(0.02) 10

0.0565
2
0.01
0.7(0.01)(0.02)
5

Now, compute the 10 day 95% and 99% VaR:

The variance for 10 days is 10 times the variance for a day:
s102 days 10(0.0565) 0.565
s 10days 0.7516
Since P is Gaussian,
95% VaR = (1.645)0.7516= 1.24 million
99% VaR = (2.33)0.7516 = 1.75 million

VaR Measurement Steps based on EVT

Divide total time period into m blocks of equal
size
Compute n daily losses for each block
Calculate maximum losses for each block
Estimate parameters of the Asymptotic
distribution of Maximal loss
Choose the value of the probability of a maximal
loss exceeding VaR
Compute the VaR

Credit Risk Mitigation

Credit Risk Mitigation

Recognition of wider range of mitigants
Subject to meeting minimum requirements
Applies to both Standardized and IRB Approaches

Credit Risk Mitigants

Collateral

Guarantees

Credit Derivatives

On-balance Sheet Netting

Collateral

Two Approaches

Simple Approach
(Standardized only)

Comprehensive Approach

Collateral
Comprehensive Approach
Coverage of residual risks through

Haircuts
(H)

Weights
(W)

Collateral
Comprehensive Approach
H - should reflect the volatility of the collateral
w - should reflect legal uncertainty and other residual
risks.
Represents a floor for capital requirements

Collateral Example
Rs1,000 loan to BBB rated corporate
Rs. 800 collateralised by bond
issued by AAA rated bank
Residual maturity of both: 2 years

Collateral Example
Simple Approach
Collateralized claims receive the risk weight
applicable to the collateral instrument, subject to a
floor of 20%
Example: Rs1,000 Rs.800 = Rs.200
Rs.200 x 100% = Rs.200
Rs.800 x 20% = Rs.160
Risk Weighted Assets: Rs.200+Rs.160 = Rs.360

Collateral Example Comprehensive

Approach
C

Rs800
CA

Rs.770
1 H E H C 1 .04 .06

C = Current value of the collateral received (e.g.

Rs.800)
HE = Haircut appropriate to the exposure (e.g.= 6%)
HC = Haircut appropriate for the collateral received
(e.g.= 4%)
CA = Adjusted value of the collateral (e.g. Rs.770)

Collateral Example Comprehensive

Approach
Calculation of risk weighted assets based on following
formula:

r* x E = r x [E-(1-w) x CA]

Collateral Example Comprehensive

Approach
r* = Risk weight of the position taking into
account the risk reduction (e.g. 34.5%)
w1 = 0.15
r = Risk weight of uncollateralized exposure
(e.g. 100%)
E = Value of the uncollateralized exposure
(e.g. Rs1000)
Risk Weighted Assets
34.5% x Rs.1,000 = 100% x [Rs1,000 - (1-0.15) x Rs.770]
= Rs.345
Note: 1 Discussions ongoing with BIS re double counting of w factor with Operational Risk

Collateral Example Comprehensive

Approach

Rs.800
C A Rs.770
1 0.04 0.06
Risk Weighted Assets
34.5% x Rs.1,000 = 100% x [Rs.1,000 - (1-0.15) x Rs.770] =
Rs.345

Note: comprehensive Approach saves

Collateral Example
Simple and Comprehensive Approaches

Approach
No Collateral
Simple
Comprehensive

Risk Weighted
Assets
1000
360
345

Capital
Charge
80.0
28.8
27.6

IX.
Operational Risk

Operational Risk
Definition:
Risk of direct or indirect loss resulting from inadequate or
failed internal processes, people and systems of external events
Excludes Business Risk and Strategic Risk

Spectrum of approaches
Basic indicator - based on a single indicator
Standardized approach - divides banks activities into a number
of standardized industry business lines
Internal measurement approach

Approximately 20% current capital charge

CIBC Operational Risk Losses Types

1. Legal Liability:
inludes client, employee and other third party law suits

2 . Regulatory, Compliance and Taxation Penalties:

fines, or the cost of any other penalties, such as license revocations and associated costs - excludes lost /
forgone revenue.

3 . Loss of or Damage to Assets:

reduction in value of the firms non-financial asset and property

4 . Client Restitution:
includes restitution payments (principal and/or interest) or other compensation to clients.

5 . Theft, Fraud and Unauthorized Activities:

includes rogue trading

6. Transaction Processing Risk:

includes failed or late settlement, wrong amount or wrong counterparty

Operational Risk- Measurement

Step1- Input- assessment of all significant operational risks
Audit reports
Regulatory reports
Management reports

Step2-Risk assessment framework

Risk categories- internal dependencies-people, process and
technology- and external dependencies
Connectivity and interdependence
Change,complexity,complacency
Net likelihood assessment
Severity assessment
Combining likelihood and severity into an overall risk assessment
Defining cause and effect
Sample risk assessment report

Operational Risk- Measurement

Step3-Review and validation
Step4-output

The Regulatory Approach:Four

Increasingly Risk Sensitive Approaches
Risk Based/ less Regulatory Capital:

Standardized

Internal Measurement Approach

Standardized
Approach

Internal Measurement Approach

Bank
Bank

Bank

Rate
Base

LOB1

EI1
2

LOB3

Loss Distribution
Approach

Rate1
Base

Rate 2

LOB2

EI2

Loss Distribution

Risk Type 6

Rate 1

LOB1

EI1

LOB2

Risk Type 1

Basic Indicator

Expected
Loss

Rate2

EI2

Base

Base

Base

Severe
Unexpected
Loss

Catastrophic
Unexpected
Loss

LOB3

LOBn
EIN

RateN

LOBn
EIN

Loss

RateN
Base

Rate of progression between stages based on necessity and capability

Operational Risk Basic Indicator Approach

Capital requirement = % of gross income

Gross income = Net interest income

+
Net non-interest income

Note: supplied by BIS (currently = 30%)

Proposed Operational Risk Capital Requirements

Reduced from 20% to 12% of a Banks Total Regulatory Capital

Requirement (November, 2001)
Based on a Banks Choice of the:
(a)

Basic Indicator Approach which levies a single operational risk charge

for the entire bank
or

(b)

Standardized Approach which divides a banks eight lines of business,

each with its own operational risk charge

or
(c)

Advanced Management Approach which uses the banks own internal

models of operational risk measurement to assess a capital requirement

Operational Risk Standardized Approach

Banks activities are divided into standardized business
lines.
Within each business line:
specific indicator reflecting size of activity in that area
Capital chargei = i x exposure indicatori

Overall capital requirement =

sum of requirements for each business line

Operational Risk Standardized Approach

Example
Business Lines

Exposure Indicator (EI)

Capital
Factors1

Corporate Finance

Gross Income

Trading and Sales

Gross Income (or VaR)

Retail Banking

Annual Average Assets

Commercial Banking

Annual Average Assets

Payment and
Settlement

Annual Settlement
Throughput

Retail Brokerage

Gross Income

Asset Management

Total Funds under

Management

Note: 1 Definition of exposure indicator and Bi will be supplied by BIS

Operational Risk Internal Measurement Approach

Based on the same business lines as standardized
approach
Supervisor specifies an exposure indicator (EI)
Bank measures, based on internal loss data,
Parameter representing probability of loss event (PE)

Parameter representing loss given that event (LGE)

Supervisor supplies a factor (gamma) for each business

line

The Internal Measurement Approach

For a line of business and loss type
Rate

Op Risk Capital (OpVaR) = EILOB x PELOB x LGELOB x gindustry x RPILOB

LR firm
EI

PE

Exposure Index - e.g. no of

transactions * average value of transaction

Expected Probability of an operational risk event

(number of loss events / number of transactions)

LGE

Average Loss Rate per event - average loss/ average value of transaction

LR

Loss Rate ( PE x LGE)

Factor to convert the expected loss to unexpected loss

RPI

Adjusts for the non-linear relationship between EI and OpVar

(RPI = Risk Profile Index)

The Components of OP VaR

e.g. VISA Per $100 transaction
20%

70%

16%

60%

12%

50%

8%

Expected
Loss

40%

Severe
Unexpected
Loss
Catastrophic
Unexpected
Loss

30%

4%

0%

1.3

Loss

Number of Unauthorized Transaction

Loss per $1 00 Fraudulent Transaction

Loss per $1 00Transaction

The Loss
Distribution

The Probability
Distribution

The Severity
Distribution

Eg; on average 1.3

transaction per
1,000 (PE) are
fraudulent

Eg; on average
70% (LGE) of the
value of the
transaction have to
be written off

Eg; on average 9
cents per $100 of
transaction (LR)

Note: worst case

is 9

Note: worst case

is 100

Note: worst case

is 52

Example - Basic Indicator Approach

Basic Indicator

Gross Income

$10 b

Captial Factor

OpVar

30%

$3 b

Example - Standardized Approach

Business Lines

Indicator

Capital
Factors ()1

Corporate Finance

$2.7 b Gross Income

7%

$184 mm

Trading and Sales

$1.5 mm Gross Income

33%

$503 mm

Retail Banking

$105 b Annual Average Assets

1%

$1,185 mm

Commercial Banking

$13 b Annual Average Assets

0.4 %

$55 mm

$6.25 b Annual Settlement

Throughput

0.002%

$116 mm

$281 mm Gross Income

10%

$28 mm

$196 b Total Funds under Mgmt

0.066%

$129 mm

Total

$2,200 mm2

Payment and Settlement

Retail Brokerage

Asset Management

OpVar

Note:
1. s not yet established by BIS
2. Total across businesses does not allow for diversification effect

Example - Internal Measurement Approach

Business Line (LOB): Credit Derivatives
Exposure Indicator
(EI)
Risk
Type

Loss Type1

Number

Avg.
Rate

PE
(Basis
Points)

LGE

Gamma

RPI

OpVaR

Legal Liability

60

$32 mm

33

2.9%

43

1.3

$10.4 mm

Reg. Comp. / Tax

Fines or Penalties

378

$68 mm

0.8%

49

1.6

$8.5 mm

Client Restitution

60

$32 mm

33

0.3%

25

1.4

$0.7 mm

Theft/Fraud &

378

$68 mm

1.0%

27

1.6

$5.7 mm

378

$68 mm

2.7%

18

1.6

$10.5 mm

Total

$35.8 mm2

Unauthorized Activity
6.

Transaction Risk

Note:
1. Loss on damage to assets not applicable to this LOB
2. Assume full benefit of diversification within a LOB

Implementation Roadmap

Seven Steps
Gap Analysis
Detailed project plan
Information Management Infrastructure- creation
of Risk Warehouse
Build the calculation engine and related analytics
Build the Internal Rating System
Test and Validate the Model
Get Regulators Approval

References
Options,Futures, and Other Derivatives (5th
Edition) Hull, John. Prentice Hall
Risk Management- Crouchy Michel, Galai Dan
and Mark Robert. McGraw Hill