Basel III and Risk Management

Basel III and Risk Management Course Overview

Banking regulations are the fundamental pillar supporting stability, fairness, and trust in our financial systems. They aim to prevent reckless behavior by banks and ensure that individual customers and the broader economy are shielded from unnecessary risks.

And, to a great extent, banking regulations directly impact how banks manage all the risks they encounter as they provide their vast array of products and services to their customers.

Basel III is a global regulatory framework adopted by regulators all over the world. As such, it remains the most influential regulatory framework for banks, hugely impacting the ways banks manage their risks.

Any banking role within risk management will be impacted by the requirements of Basel III. Therefore, it is crucial for risk management professionals, both present and future, to have a sound grasp of the objectives of this framework, along with the key capital, leverage, and liquidity requirements.

Learning Objectives

• You will be able to define banking regulation, describe the primary objectives of banking regulation, and list the key global regulators are in the banking industry.
• You will be able to calculate the levels of regulatory capital a bank holds and determine if this exceeds the minimum amounts set out under Basel III.
• You will identify the liquidity and leverage requirements of Basel III and determine if banks are above their specified minimum levels.
• While we focus on Basel III during this course, you will also become familiar with other impactful regulatory frameworks that affect today’s banking industry.

Who Should Take Basel III and Risk Management?

This course is ideal for any banking professional currently working in or seeking a career in risk management. It is also suitable for banking professionals working in compliance, internal audit, finance and investor relations that want to enhance their knowledge of Basel III.