MANAGEMENT

BUISENESS MANAGEMENT

RISK MANAGEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Under Basel III, the options available to compute capital for market risk are
A
Risk management approach
B
Standardized approach
C
Basic Indicator Approach
D
Standard Duration Approach
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Basel III is an international regulatory accord that introduced a set of reforms designed to mitigate risk within the international banking sector by requiring banks to maintain certain leverage ratios and keep certain levels of reserve capital on hand. Begun in 2009, it is still being implemented as of 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -Credit Risk component can be calculated in three different ways of varying degree of sophistication, namely Standardized Approach, Foundation Internal Rating-Based (IRB) Approach, and Advanced IRB Approach.

Detailed explanation-3: -Basel III requires banks to hold more capital against their assets, which in turn reduces their balance sheets and limits the amount of leverage banks can use. The regulations increase minimum equity levels from 2% of assets to 4.5% with an additional buffer of 2.5%, for a total buffer of 7%.

Detailed explanation-4: -The standardised approach mimimum capital requirement is the sum of three components: Sensitivities-based Method and default risk charge provide the main risk factors which are supported by residual risk add-on to sufficiently cover market risks.

Detailed explanation-5: -Basel III Capital Adequacy Ratio Minimum Requirement The capital adequacy ratio is calculated by adding tier 1 capital to tier 2 capital and dividing by risk-weighted assets. Tier 1 capital is the core capital of a bank, which includes equity capital and disclosed reserves.

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