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Breaking Into Risk Management In Banks
Breaking Into Risk Management In Banks
Breaking Into Risk Management In Banks
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Learn the fundamental skills of how to become a successful Risk Management Professional.

The book delivers fundamentals of Risk Management in banks – overview of the principles, processes, and frameworks of Risk Management.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateDec 27, 2015
ISBN9781524231736
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    Breaking Into Risk Management In Banks - Boris Agranovich

    Module 1

    The Importance of Risk Management and Regulations in Any Bank

    What is Risk?

    Risk is the possibility of an event occurring that will have an effect on the achievement of objectives.

    An effect is a deviation from the expected (positive and/or negative).

    Objectives can have different aspects (such as financial, health and safety, and environmental goals) and can apply at different levels (such as strategic, organization-wide, project, product and process).

    All activities of an organization or financial institution (bank) involve risk. Organizations manage risk by identifying it, analyzing it and then evaluating whether the risk should be modified by risk treatment in order to satisfy their risk criteria.

    Risk is often characterized by reference to potential events and impact, or a combination of these. Risk is measured in terms of impact (including changes in circumstances) and likelihood of occurrence.

    Uncertainty is the state, even partial, of deficiency of information related to, understanding or knowledge of an event, its consequences, or likelihood.

    What is Risk Management?

    Risk management is the continuing process to identify, analyze, evaluate, and treat loss exposures and monitor risk control and financial resources to mitigate the adverse effects of loss.

    Financial risk management is the practice of economic value in a firm by using financial instruments to manage exposure to risk, particularly credit risk and market risk.

    As a specialization of risk management, financial risk management focuses on when and how to hedge using financial instruments to manage costly exposures to risk.

    Risk Management in Banking

    In the course of their operations, banks are invariably faced with different types of risks that may have a potentially negative effect on their business.

    Risk management in bank operations includes risk identification, measurement and assessment, and its objective is to minimize negative effects risks can have on the financial result and capital of a

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