Financial regulators in a European country are considering banning trading in highly complex derivative
instruments that are not settled through a centralized clearinghouse. This ban can result in:
I. The value of the country's currency dropping
II. Counterparties involved in trading of these derivative instruments failing to fulfill their obligations
III. The business model relying on these instruments failing
IV. Certain activities becoming illegal

A risk associate responsible for the operational risk function wants to evaluate the upward reporting
governance structure and to assess its critical features. Which one of the four attributes does not represent a
critical feature of the upward reporting governance structure?

An endowment asset manager with a focus on long/short equity strategies is evaluating the risks of an equity
portfolio. Which of the following risk types does the asset manager need to consider when evaluating her
diversified equity portfolio?
I. Company-specific projected earnings and earnings risk
II. Aggregate earnings expectations
III. Market liquidity
IV. Individual asset volatility

Which of the following about the ratios between various Tiers of capital is not a requirement of the Basel
Committee?

Banks duration match their assets and liabilities to manage their interest risk in their banking book. Currently,
the bank's assets and liabilities both have a duration of 10. To hedge against the risk of decreasing interest
rates, the bank should
I. Increase the duration of the liabilities
II. Increase the duration of the assets
III. Decrease the duration of the liabilities
IV. Decrease the duration of the assets