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Risk is inherent in any walk of life in generaland in financial sectors in particular.
Till recently, due to regulated environment,
banks could not afford to take risks.
But of late, banks are exposed to same
competition and hence are compeled to
encounter various types of financial and
non-financial risks. Risks and uncertainties
form an integral part of banking which
by nature entails taking risks.
There are three main categories of
risks; Credit Risk, Market Risk &
Operational Risk. Author has discussed
in detail. Main features of these risks as
well as some other categories of risks
such as Regulatory Risk and
Environmental Risk. Various tools and
techniques to manage Credit Risk,
Market Risk and Operational Risk and its
various component, are also discussed in
detail. Another has also mentioned relevant
points of Basel’s New Capital
Accord’ and role of capital adequacy,
Risk Aggregation & Capital Allocation
and Risk Based Supervision (RBS), in
managing risks in banking sector.