An Introduction to Operational Risk: A Practitioner Guide - Hardcover

In the spirit of enterprise risk management, the reader will benefit from an integral treatment of the three pillars of internal performance measurement in a financial institution: Funds transfer pricing; Economic capital; and Expense allocation. Basel II is covered from the perspective of improved financial and operational performance. The reader will be introduced to the concept of 'balanced scorecards', a new approach of balancing financial and non-financial drivers of performance. This title addresses segment reporting and examines the issues and pitfalls of comparing performances across units and institutions as well as factors related to performance and compensation in financial institutions. It is a recommended read for chief financial officers, treasurers, financial analysts, accountants, chief risk officers, risk managers, auditors and management consultants engaged in financial consulting to financial institutions.

Ashish Dev is Executive Vice President, Risk Management, at KeyCorp. He is group head of Enterprise Risk Management, which includes Economic Capital Allocations, Basel II Coordination, Data Warehousing, Credit Underwriting Models, Strategic Analytics & Credit Portfolio Management, and Operational Risk. As a member of all the three high-level risk committees of KeyCorp viz. ALCO, CREDCO and ORCO, he is involved in decision-making in all areas of risk in the bank. Ashish has been the prime mover in establishing enterprise-wide risk-adjusted product pricing and performance measurement and in creating a new credit portfolio management function in the bank. Over the last four years, Ashish has been prominent in deliberations at all levels relating to Basel II formulations and Pillar 2 standards both as part of several industry groups and also directly with US regulators active in Basel II. Ashish is listed as one of the most published authors amongst cutting-edge papers in Risk magazine during the period 1994-2003. Prior to joining KeyCorp, Ashish was head of Quantitative Research and Analysis in Bank One. Ashish has a PhD in Economics and holds the CFA professional designation. Vandana Rao is associate professor in the Business and Economics Division of Indiana University East. She teaches courses in finance, economics and statistics. She has won several teaching awards in the Indiana University system. Her research interests are diverse and range from economic demography to financial institutions. Vandana has worked as a research consultant/project director with community organisations at various levels, including the UNICEF, the Government of India and economic development agencies in the State of Indiana. Vandana has a PhD in economics