Browsing Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "Basel II"
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The financial crisis : reforming the South African risk management environment
(North-West University, 2010)The global financial crisis that commenced in June 2007 has been described as the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It resulted in considerable international distress with almost all ... -
The management of operational risk in South African banks
(North-West University, 2003)One of the biggest problems South African banks are experiencing when managing operational risk is the lack of a single definition for operational risk. Operational risk can take many forms; for example computer system ... -
The management of operational value at risk in banks
(North-West University, 2006)The measurement of operational risk has surely been one of the biggest challenges for banks worldwide. Most banks worldwide have opted for a value-at-risk (VaR) approach, based on the success achieved with market risk, ... -
The regulatory treatment of liquidity risk in South Africa
(North-West University, 2008)South Africa will be implementing Basel II on 1 January 2008. Basel II provides regulatory capital requirements for credit risk, market risk and operational risk. The purpose of capital requirements is to level the playing ... -
Risk–based capital measures for operational risk management
(North-West University, 2011)Basel II provides banks with four options that may be used to calculate regulatory capital for operational risk. Each of these options (except the most basic approach) requires an underlying risk measurement and management ...
