Operational risk is a constant concern for all businesses. It goes far beyond
operations and process to encompass all aspects of business risk, including strategic and
reputational risks. Within financial services, it became codified by the Basel Committee
on Banking Supervision in the 1990s. It is something that needs to be taken seriously by
all those involved in running, managing and leading companies.
Mastering Operational Risk is a comprehensive guide which takes you from
the basic elements of operational risk, through to its advanced applications. Focusing on
practical aspects, the book gives you everything you need to help you understand what
operational risk is, how it affects you and your business and provides a framework for
managing it.
Mastering Operational Risk:
- Shows you how to make the business case for operational risk, and how to develop
effective company-wide policies
- Covers the essential basic concepts through to advanced managements practices
- Uses examples and case studies which cover the pitfalls and explains how to
avoid them
- Provides scenario analysis and modelling techniques for you to apply to your
business
Operational risk arises in all businesses. It is a broad term and can relate to
internal processes, people, and systems, as well as external events. All listed companies,
charities and the public sector must make risk judgements and assessments and company
managers have an increasing responsibility to ensure that these assessments are robust and
that risk management is at the heart of their organisations.
In this practical guide, Tony Blunden and John Thirlwell, recognised experts in risk
management, show you how to manage operational risk and show why operational risk
management really will add benefits to your business.
Mastering Operational Risk includes:
- The business case for operational risk
- Risk and control assessment
- How to use operational risk indicators
- Reporting operational risk
- Modelling and stress-testing operational risk
- Business continuity and insurance
- Managing people risk
- Containing reputational damage
John Thirlwell is non-executive director at Chase Cooper, a risk
management solutions company that focuses on the financial sector to provide solutions for
enterprise risk, operational risk, Sarbanes-Oxley, credit and market risk. He’s worked
on the following books: co-author, Operational Risk Handbook (2001-4) (Securities
Institute); A Guide to Business Continuity Management (2001) (BBA/KPMG); Chapters in
Advanced Operational Risk (2002) and Basel Handbook (2003)(Risk Waters).
Tony Blunden is an Executive Director of Chase Cooper Ltd and heads
its consultancy division. Both Tony and John are regular and sought-after speakers on the
operational risk conference circuit. Tony’s book publications include: Co-author,
Risk-Based Compliance (2001) (Butterworths); The Euromoney Derivatives and Risk Management
Handbook 2001/02 (2001); Operational Risk: Regulation, Analysis and Management (2002) (FT
Prentice Hall) and Managing Business Risk (2003) Kogan Page Limited.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Setting the scene
Chapter 1 - What is operational risk?
Chapter 2 - The busineess case for operational risk management
Part 2 - The Framework
Chapter 3 - Governance
Chapter 4 - Risk and control assessment
Chapter 5 - Events and losses
Chapter 6 - Indicators
Part 3 - Advancing the Framework
Chapter 7 - Reporting
Chapter 8 - Modelling
Chapter 9 - Stress tests and scenarios
Part 4 - Mitigation and Assurance
Chapter 10 - Business continuity
Chapter 11 - Insurance
Chapter 12 - Internal audit
Part 5 - Practical Operational Risk Management
Chapter 13 - Outsourcing
Chapter 14 - People risk
Chapter 15 Reputation risk
344 pages, Paperback