This book focuses on several topical issues related to the operational risk management in bank: regulation, organisation and strategy. It analyses the connections between the different key-players involved in the operational risk process and the most relevant implications, both operational and strategic, arising from the implementation of the prudential framework.

Autorentext

Giuliana Birindelli, PhD, is a Full Professor in Financial Markets and Institutions at the "G. d'Annunzio" University  of Chieti-Pescara, Italy. Her research focuses on Basel II and Basel III; internal rating systems; banking internationalization; business models; corporate governance; operational risk; compliance risk and corporate social responsibility. Paola Ferretti, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in Financial Markets and Institutions at the University of Pisa, Italy. Her research focuses on Basel II and Basel III, credit risk management, business models, profitability, operational risk management, compliance risk, corporate social responsibility, social media and corporate governance. Paola Ferretti is also the author of the recently published book New Perspectives on the Bank-Firm Relationship: Lending, Management and the Impact of Basel III (Palgrave).

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Definition and Dimensions of operational risk (OR).- Chapter 3: The Regulatory Framework.-Chapter 4: Focus on Operational Risk Measurement Models.- Chapter 5: Organisation and Governance.- Chapter 6: Mitigation Strategies.- Chapter 7: Operational Risk Management in European Banks.- Chapter 8: Concluding Remarks.