Bank Management

Brief description

risk types within banks; fundamental mechanisms to manage risk (avoidance, pricing, reduction by diversification, hedging);risk adjusted performance measures RAPM (e.g. Rorac, Raroc, Rarorac, etc.): advantages, disadvantages and problems associated with the measurement of RAPM; methods for and problems associated with aggregation and disaggregation of risk; definition and function of different types of capital: Tier 1, 2 and 3 capital, regulatory capital vs. economic capital; definition, motivation and methods of economic capital allocation (budgeting, internal capital market, etc.);limit systems in banks; basics of a risk-oriented pricing; organisation of the risk management department and its integration in the total system of a bank (single bank perspective and group perspective);reporting systems; regulatory aspects for risk management (pillar 2 of Basel III/IV, especially ICAAP, disclosure rules according to pillar 3 of Basel III/IV and according to IFRS);
definition and role of the Asset and Liability Management ALM; control of the short-term and structural liquidity of a bank; control of the interest rate risk in the banking book and for the whole bank; management of structural FX positions; management of the bank's equity capital.

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

OeNB/FMA: Guidelines on Bank-Wide Risk Management (ICAAP), 2008 OeNB/FMA: Guidelines on Managing Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book, 2016, ECB Guide to the internal capital adequacy assessment process (ICAAP), 2018

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Interactive teaching (lecture, peer feedback and discussion on team-exercises, using a case study to apply the knowledge acquired in class).

Assessment methods and criteria

The continuous assessment for this course rests on team-exercises, presentations (incl. peer feedback) and discussions in class (30 points):

  • In teams, students use the objective-based approach to identify the risks in the given situations. They present their results in a short using a risk map.
  • In teams, students read the article “Optimal leverage ratio and capital requirements with limited regulatory power” – Journal of the European Finance Association. They evaluate different interpretations of the regulations and elaborate a common view for their group. Afterwards the results are presented and discussed in class.
Students can achieve up to 70 points for the written report on a case study they have to solve individually.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

MOMR20, MOCR20

Infos

Degree programme

Quantitative Asset and Risk Management (Master)

Cycle

Master

ECTS Credits

5.00

Language of instruction

English

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2023

Semester

3 WS

Incoming

Yes

Learning outcome

The alumni are aware of the necessity, the objectives and the instruments of a risk-oriented integrated bank management. Particularly, they know about the advantages and disadvantages of the various risk adjusted performance measures (RAPM), know the different definitions of equity capital in the context of bank management and have a good understanding of the problems and mechanisms of economic capital allocation. They know how to set up a bank-wide limit system and have a good command of the methods and concepts of asset and liability management (ALM) in banks. Further, they are familiar with the concepts of risk-oriented pricing on a bank-wide basis and also for single risk types. The alumni know how to control risk of single instruments and portfolios by means of derivative instruments; they know the relevant regulations of the international financial reporting standards (IFRS) and can conduct performance and attribution analyses and set up reporting systems for the various asset. Alumni are able to work on case studies and are able to communicate their rationale and conclusions clearly and unambiguously to specialist and non-specialist audiences. Alumni are able to prepare a supervisory report including a management summary and conclusion to evaluate different options for action to facilitate executive level decision-making. They are able to work in international teams and to interact constructively with others regardless of background and culture.

Course code

0613-09-01-BB-EN-22