Course Category

• The requirements to be complied with as under the Basel Core Principles by the supervisory agencies, the legal system, licensing authorities and the home and host country supervisors

Supervisory Self-Assessment

• The framework to conduct self-assessments of supervisory systems by the supervisors
• The essential elements of a statement of cooperation between banking supervisors

Corporate Governance in Banks

• The strategies and techniques for a sound banking corporate governance
• The role of public disclosure in promoting the safety and soundness in banking activities
• The need for an environment supportive of sound banking corporate governance

Internal Control Systems

• The need for internal control systems in banks
• The Basel Committee principles for evaluating internal control systems

Internal Audit in Banks

• The need for internal control systems in banks
• The Basel Committee principles for evaluating internal control systems

Supervisors and External Auditors

• The multifaceted roles of the bank supervisors and external auditors
• Governance and other aspects of banking supervision

Operational Risk Management

• The framework for evaluating operational risk management policies and practices
• The role of supervisors and the utility of disclosures

Liquidity management

• The need for developing a structure to manage liquidity
• Internal controls, contingency planning and foreign currency liquidity management
• The means to measure and monitor net funding requirements

Credit Risk Management

• The credit risk environment and the credit granting process
• Credit administration, measurement and monitoring
• Controls over credit risk

Management of Settlement Risk in Foreign Exchange

• The importance of establishing and implementing proper settlement risk management policies
• The information about FX settlement and management that should be taken into account when assessing a bank's policies and procedures

Trading and Derivatives Activities

• The information required to be disclosed to enhance transparency of an institution's trading and derivatives activities
• The qualitative and quantitative disclosures to be made on an institution's trading and derivatives activities

Risk Management Principles for e-banking

• The risk management challenges posed by e-banking
• The fourteen risk management principles concerning e-banking
• Various aspects of management and supervision of cross-border e-banking activities

Loan Accounting and Disclosure

• Loan accounting and disclosure policies and practices
• Recognition and measurement of loans, establishment of loan loss allowances, credit risk disclosure and related aspects
• The framework for supervisory evaluation of bank's policies and practices

Highly Leveraged Institutions

• The need for banks to be cautious while dealing with Highly Leveraged Institutions
• The recommendations made by the Basel Committee concerning these institutions
• Specific actions taken by banks to implement these recommendations

Dealing with Weak Banks

• The principles and pre-conditions of dealing with weak banks and the causes for bank weaknesses
• Channels of information on weaknesses of banks
• Various corrective actions available for dealing with the bank weaknesses
• Methods for resolution and exit of banks