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Basel II Capital Accord is compelling large, internationally active
banks to see operational risk in a new, brighter light. By formally
introducing operational risk into risk management and capital calculation,
Basel II is moving these institutions to explicitly identify, measure
and report information related to operational risk. Many smaller banks
and non-bank financial institutions are following suit.
Yet precisely
what Basel II will require remains a work in progress. Institutions
are being directed to meet compliance deadlines as regulations are
still being written, leaving them uncertain whether the approaches
they take, and the expenditures they make, will ultimately pass
muster.
BearingPoint
has identified seven pitfalls that financial institutions should
consider as they attempt to comply with the still-evolving operational
risk requirements of Basel II and offers insights on how to generate
enterprise value as institutions address compliance.
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