3 mins read Basel III seeks to enhance the Basel II framework by addressing both firm-specific risk as well as system-specific systemic risk factors. Here, we will discuss some of major improvements being made to the Basel II framework on a macro-prudential system-wide basis as well as the greater role that stress testing will play in the process.
7 mins read The ICAAP (Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment) Roadmap post reviews the core topics in a crash course format for Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment.
2 mins read We cover some of the ways in which liquidity risk may be stress tested under the Internal Capital Adequacy and Assessment Process (ICAAP). These involve simple sensitivity analysis techniques, such as applying liquidity and interest rate shocks to the assets and liabilities of the bank.
2 mins read We will cover some of the ways in which market risk can be stress tested under the Internal Capital Adequacy and Assessment Process (ICAAP). These involve simple sensitivity analysis techniques, such as applying interest rate and equity shocks, as well as Worst-Case MTM Stress Tests.
< 1 min read A look at how stress test shocks are applied to various elements of the profitability analysis to determine their impacts on the profitability of the bank’s loan portfolio.
3 mins read In this post we discuss one way of stress testing a rating grades transition matrix. The stressed transition matrix will then be used in the other credit risk quantification calculations. The revised results will be compared to the original credit risk quantification calculations to determine the impact of the stress test.