Operations Risk Management & Mitigation – from assessment to implementation

Objectives:

Although financial institutions have been managing risk exposures for years operational risk management as a discipline is relatively new. The change in focus to operational risk management has been driven by a number of factors, led in the first instance by the compliance requirements of bank regulators. Other critical factors include the increasing complexity of banking & financial products, major advances in technology, rapid expansion of bank operations, and the increasing vulnerability of financial institutions to operational failures & losses. The increased attention to Operational Risk has also been driven by a number of major events in recent years attributed directly to operational failures.

What this course covers:

This structured course provides a complete structured package for learning in all main aspects of the subject of operational Risk. It will enable participants to plan and manage the planning and implementation of operational risk management processes in their bank.

 Which organizations that should attend?

• Commercial Banks
• Central Banks
• Investment Banks
• Asset management firms' representatives
• Pension funds
• Hedge funds
• Leasing companies
• Insurance companies
• Fund managers
• Other financial institutions

Richard Barr , holds a B.S. in International Business Administration from San Jose State University in California. His professional experience spans over 23 years, 5 of which were spent with Wells Fargo Bank. Another 5 were spent honing his global banking skills, when Richard was intimately involved with International Trade Finance, Real Time Gross Settlement and Cross Border Banking. The past 14 years have been in the private and high-tech sectors providing high-level consulting services, business analysis, project management and training to a wide range of banking clientele across the globe.