In the previous article (part 1), I’ve introduced the concept and possible applicability of a risk heat map, when capturing and managing operational risk. This article explains how to achieve the two heat maps described in part 1, including the data setup and necessary adjustments in Excel in order to plot all the risks (roughly 100) into an ineligible chart. […]
Operational Risk
Residual Risk Scoring Matrix Example
While each firm has its own risks scoring guide, most firms will follow common guidelines, such as suggested by IOSCO on the Risk Identification and Assessment Methodologies for Securities Regulators. This article includes examples of risk scoring matrices used for Impact (inherent or gross risk – described in our section Risk Register), Likelihood (or probability), and the […]
How to Create a Risk Heatmap in Excel – Part 1
Risk heat maps are commonly used in operational risk management and are specially useful to represent a firm’s risks in a visual manner, highlighting the ones that need to be managed more closely. When assessing operational risk, the risk manager will typically use a spreadsheet to record its firm’s key risks and rate the impact and likelihood (or probability) assessment scores for […]
EBOOK: Reimagining Risk: An integrated Approach to Enterprise Risk Management
Jim DeLoach has more than 40 years of experience in global consulting in business, IT, Risk and Internal Audit. He is currently a member of the Protiviti Solutions Leadership Team. Jim has authored several books, including Enterprise-Wide Risk Management: Strategies for Linking Risk & Opportunity (Financial Times Management Briefings) (FT Management Briefings) (the first book […]
10 Must Have Skills to be a Successful Risk Manager
As regulatory requirements shift and evolve, so must Risk and Compliance professionals keep improving and grow their skills and knowledge. Keeping up with regulation and ongoing wider regulatory programmes, as well as covering the day to day operations at financial firms or banks, requires that Risk Managers are constantly learning, adapting and systematically moving their […]
INFOGRAPHIC: Banks Risk Management Survey 2016 by EY
Banks have taken serious steps post-financial crisis to improve and even totally overhaul their Risk Management processes and systems . This has been an enormous challenge for banks as the industry regulation has increased exponentially post-financial crisis with capital and liquidity requirements also increasing. At the same time, CEO’s must keep their focus on increasing banking revenues to 10-15% […]
VIDEO: An Overview of Operational Risk Management
Operational Risk has historically been considered by many as the less-important-“younger brother” of Credit Risk and Market Risk. Operational Risk has been growing in importance within financial services providers, being them top tier 1 banks, brokerage firms, investment management firms, financial boutiques, among others. The fundamental aspect of operational risk is that if a given (operational) risk occurs […]
EBOOK: Enterprise Risk Management
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is a method which provides a given firm to have an overview of all its key risks and associated information, therefore enabling the board and management team to make balanced, cross region wide risk decisions. Risks are Opportunities Earlier, so it seems, the world was less dangerous. Today, more and more enterprises with […]
