Banking is at the forefront of the effort to quantify and measure operational risk and as such can be role model beyond the financial services industry. The Basel Committee of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has created a new capital accord, known as Basel II. Basel II requires banks to establish an operational risk management (ORM) framework and compute an explicit capital charge for operational risk once it is adopted. This chapter from Goverance, Risk, and Compliance Handbook, by Anthony Tarantino, outlines different approaches, tools, and guidance on operational risk management for financial services companies.
About the Author
Anthony Tarantino, PhD, Six Sigma Black Belt, Certified Sarbanes-Oxley Professional (CSOXP), has thirty years of experience in business transformation and compliance on both the consulting and business side. He is the author of the Manager's Guide to Compliance, and his articles have been published in Accounting Today, CFO.com, Cutter IT Journal, Institute of Supply Management (ISM), SOX Compliance Journal, and Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG). He is a regular speaker for SOX, Euro-SOX, risk management, and supply chain conferences and events. Dr. Tarantino is currently a Senior Advisor with IBM's Governance, Risk, and Compliance Center of Excellence.
