This unique two-day workshop will enable financial services professionals to gain a practical, but nonmathematical,
understanding of the risk management issues faced by firms across the
banking, asset management and insurance sectors.
The content is designed for those working in risk and non-risk roles.

Participants will emerge with an excellent understanding of the vocabulary and concepts risk management techniques, covering both current
best practice, and likely future refinements.

Explore the identification, assessment and mitigation of:
• Operational Risk: including key measures and controls
• Credit Risk: including securitisation
• Market Risk: including Value at Risk
• Investment Risk: including hedging strategies
• Liquidity Risk: including the FSA’s ILAS regimes

Benefit from 5 practical real-life case studies examining:
• A £100m Reimbursement from a cash fund
• First Run on a Major UK Bank since 1866
• £70m settlement for alleged Client Mandate Breach
• Major Failure that almost brought the system down
• World’s Largest Banking Fraud

Gain an in-depth understanding of best practice in:
• Risk aggregation via Enterprise Risk Management
• Stress Testing and Scenario Analysis
• Corporate Governance and risk oversight
• Risk-related Regulation in Financial Services

Andrew Brand, Head of Operational Risk,
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Andrew has many years of hands-on risk
management experience. He spent eight years at a major investment management firm where, as Enterprise Risk Manager, he was responsible for both internal and external risk reporting.
He was also responsible for Basel Pillar II implementation, leading the team that designed and implemented the firm’s regulatory risk framework. Previous to this, Andrew worked for
various organisations in the banking sector including the Bank of New York and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
He holds an economics degree from UCL and an MBA from Cass Business School, and is currently writing a new exam text book on 'Risk in Financial Services'.