Question 1

When considering the advantages of operational risk function owned by the Chief Compliance Officer in a financial institution, an operational risk manager consultant suggests that this governance approach will have all of the following advantages except:
  • Question 2

    Why do regulatory standards impose formulaic capital calculations for all of the banks activities?
    I. If the banks use different models it is difficult for a regulator to compare results across banks.
    II. By imposing standardized calculations regulators can make sure that banks are not missing key risks in
    their calculations.
    III. By imposing standardized calculations regulators can make sure that banks do not use capital calculations
    to game the banking regulation system.
  • Question 3

    Present value of a basis point (PVBP) is one of the ways to quantify the risk of a bond, and it measures:
  • Question 4

    Which one of the following four formulas correctly identifies the expected loss for all credit instruments?
  • Question 5

    A bank has a Var estimate of $100 million. It is considering a new transaction which has a correlation of 0.35
    with the current portfolio and a standalone VaR estimate of $5 million. What would be the new VaR for the
    bank if it carried out the transaction?