Effective Credit Risk Committees
Effective Credit Risk Committees
This course provides participants with a clear understanding of the role and responsibilities of credit risk committees and how they can become a more effective part of the overall governance framework. This is done by looking in detail at the specific activities that credit risk committees review regularly as well as the context within the committee operates, including the banks’ business strategy, group risk appetite/risk tolerances and regulatory constraints. Ways in which the operational efficiency of the committee can be improved as also covered.
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You will learn how to
- What best practice credit risk management looks like
- About governance frameworks, how they are changing and where credit risk committees fit
- The roles and responsibilities of credit risk committees
- To put in place appropriate terms of reference (TORs) for credit risk committees
- How to approach reviewing and challenging papers presented to the committee
- To run effective credit risk committee meetings
- To monitor compliance with TOR requirements and refresh them regularly
Course Outline
Modules:
The Governance Framework
- An overview of the governance framework
- What is risk appetite and risk tolerance
- Risk appetite and risk tolerance setting and implementation
- Building and maintaining an effective risk management framework
- Where credit risk management and credit risk committees fit
Exercise: Creating an effective and appropriate risk management framework
The Operating Environment
- An overview of the operating environment within which bank’s accept and manage credit risk
- The factors that have influenced the current operating environment
- The causes and consequences of the financial crisis and their on-going impact
- Basel III and other regulatory initiatives
- Opportunities and threats – challenger banks and shadow banking
Stakeholder Management
- Who are the key internal and external stakeholders
- What are stakeholders interests
- Why stakeholders interests are different
Exercise: Management of conflicting interests
Credit Risk Management
- An overview of credit risk and best practice credit risk management
- Customer, product and risk types
- Key elements of the credit risk management framework
- Credit risk committees and the credit risk management framework
Credit Risk Committees
- Roles and responsibilities
- Reporting lines, sub-committees and divisional committees
- Membership and decision making
- Terms of reference
- Administration
Exercise: Best practice terms of reference
Committee Responsibilities in Detail
- Expanded coverage of topics including
– Credit risk appetite – setting and monitoring
– Credit risk authorities – delegation and oversight
– Concentration risks – setting policy and portfolio monitoring
– Credit policy – setting, implementation and monitoring compliance
– Models – review and approval of credit risk models - Explanation of best practice in relation to each topic
Committee Responsibilities in Detail (continued)
- Expanded coverage of topics including
– Product risks – product programme review and approvals
– Controls –setting standards and monitoring compliance
– Reporting – defining reporting requirements and regular monitoring
– Audit reports – commissioning review and reviewing audit findings - Explanation of best practice in relation to each topic
Credit Committee Operations
- Preparing and monitoring annual plans
- Agenda planning and preparation
- Taking minutes
- Post meeting management activities
- Reporting on performance
Running a Successful Credit Risk Committee
- What makes a successful credit risk committee meeting
- Behaviours that ensure meetings are successful
- Training committee members
Exercise: Mock Credit Risk Committee
- Participate in a mock credit risk committee
- Review lessons learned
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In The Classroom
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Live, Online
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Private Team Training
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Indiviual Private Session
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