Making Sense out of Metrics
ISDA / PRMIA
17th August 2004
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ent In 2002………
A global survey of 76 banks on the existence of formal KRI programs:
Acknowledgement Raft International Limited
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The number of fails has increased by 2%
Is this a KRI?
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Metric – something observed or calculated that is used to show the presence or state of a condition or trend; an instrument or gauge that measures something and registers the measurement; something such as a light, sign, or pointer that gives information, for example about which direction to follow
KRI – Key Risk Indicator KPI – Key Performance Indicator KCI – Key Control Indicator KMI – Key Management Indicator
Overall, prefer the general term “indicator”
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Risk indicators are usually monitored over time
Late trade processing in Bank X in May 2004:
London 9%, New York 10%, Singapore 9% In which branch
do we have a
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So, Singapore is the problem! Is it?
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Data without context may not expose the entire problem!
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A typical operation can identify hundreds of indicators
Some are risk, others performance indicators
Indicators’ relevance and weight change over time
Some indicators are meaningless on their own
Graphics adapted from Reason, J.: “Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents", Aldershot: Ashgate, 1997
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If a ratings agency is to rate operational exposure, how will they compare different organisations?
How will regulators evaluate the effectiveness of different organisation’s operational risk capabilities?
How does a business unit provide senior management quality information?
Can the organisation use operational metrics to provide stakeholder information?
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No means of consistently relate the occurrence of loss events and the location of problems/situations
No means of classifying types of KRIs Plenty of data but no idea of its relevance No way to determine relevance No observable best practice No means of comparison, either internally
or externally
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An organisation needs a common language or framework which identifies areas of exposure and then allows…..– Metrics to be identified to measure, monitor
and manage those exposures– Data on losses, near misses and control
failures to be recorded– Ongoing assessment of the exposure– Performance measurement around the
exposure, including use of capital
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Recognising the need, RiskBusiness developed a strawman framework for identifying risk points within an institution
RMA and RiskBusiness co-sponsored Part I of the Study to ascertain the feasibility of using the framework as a KRI framework
Seven institutions tested the framework in a risk mapping exercise
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7 banks participated in Part I:– Citigroup– Deutsche Bank– Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein– JP Morgan Chase– KeyCorp– Royal Bank of Canada– State Street
ANZ and Abbey then joined to form the Study Steering Group for Part II
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Part I – Proof of Concept Part II – 3 primary activities :
– Broaden participation, transfer experience, build industry risk profile
– Define KRI Library– Develop detailed specifications
Future :– Industry benchmarking– Extend participation further
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ent The KRI Framework
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Initial risk maps were evaluated to establish “most risky” risk categories and business functions
Compared these to a similar evaluation of the QIS 3 data and to the complete Fitch Risk First database
Broad correlation, taking into account the nature of the two data sources
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Based on risk category:
RMA/RiskBusiness Risk Categories
Stage 1 Rankings (additive
High ratings)
Participant A
Participant B
Participant C
Participant D
Participant E
Participant F
Participant G
Risk Business
Data Management 1 2 5 3 2 1 2 2 3 Improper Practices 2 1 1 1 1 4 1 7 2 Infrastructure & Systems 3 5 7 2 3 2 3 5 1 Transaction Management 4 7 6 6 6 6 5 1 4 Internal Theft & Fraud 5 3 2 5 5 3 4 9 5
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Based on business function:RMA/RiskBusiness Business
Functions
Stage 1 Rankings (additive
High ratings)
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Participant C
Participant D
Participant E
Participant F
Participant G
Risk Business
Payment/Settlement/Collection (cash/securities)
1 2 3 1 1 1 3 3 2
Instruction or Order Management 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 - 1 Custody and Actions (including assets)
3 6 2 4 3 3 8 - 3
Transaction/Fees Capture and Record Update
4 21 23 2 5 5 5 2 11
Relationship Management 5 3 4 19 11 14 18 1 14 Confirm/Affirm/Matching and Documentation
6 5 9 19 4 4 2 - 4
Transaction Maintenance and Administration
7 21 7 13 13 10 5 5 15
Infrastructure, Networks & Maintenance
8 3 36 21 6 7 7 - 8
Pricing and Quotations 9 13 13 28 9 7 3 - 8 IT Security 10 10 5 14 5 13 9 - 12
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Abbey† ABN Amro ABSA Acleda Bank Alliance and Leicester ANZ† Bank Austria Creditanstaldt Bank Julius Bäer Bank of America Bank Rakvat Indonesia Bank Vontobel BNP Paribas Byblos Bank Capital One Citigroup† Commerzbank De Lage Landen (sub of Rabobank) Deutsche Bank† Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein† Erste Bank Euroclear Federation de Caisses Desjardins du Quebec GMAC Halifax Bank of Scotland HSBC
Huntington National Bank Investec JP Morgan Chase† KeyCorp† Kookmin Bank Macquarie Bank Mizuho International National Australia Group National Bank of Canada Nomura International Northern Trust People’s Bank Royal Bank of Canada† Royal Bank of Scotland RZB San Paolo IMI SE Banken Southwest Bank of Texas Standard Bank of South Africa State Street† Sumitomo Mitsui TD Financial Group Woori Bank Washington Mutual
† = Lead Participant
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Identify candidates for each risk point Evaluate candidates against qualifying
criteria (effectiveness, comparability, ease of use/collection)
Agree descriptions for each qualifier Prioritise nominated indicators Participant comment and review Generate detailed specifications, stored
in KRI Library at www.KRIeX.org
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Research ‘Historical Events’
Identify ‘Problems in Progress’
Look for ‘Early Warning Flags’
Near misses, loss = 0
0 < Losses < threshold
Potential loss events, include events that could lead this or another institution to loss
After the problem has been generated
Before the problem has been generated
Losses > threshold
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What is a KRI...KPI…KCI…or MIS?– An indicator can perform multiple roles
depending on who is using it What about scaling and aggregation?
– Do we scale then aggregate, or vice versa? How many indicators should a firm be
monitoring?– The quest for the “Magic 10” – the KRI
Library has 1,600 indicators
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Top-down versus Bottom-Up– Operations develop metrics for ongoing
use, Management want information Combinations and clusters of indicators
– Experience has demonstrated that in many cases, it is groups of indicators which will provide the best management information
– Staff Turnover and Transaction Volumes and Error Rates and ……
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Selected indicators will be driven totally by broad participant agreement
Consists of participants delivering KRI data to centralised function :– Data will be anonymous– Data will be collated, analysed and benchmark
values calculated
Participants have access to benchmarks for comparative purposes
First submission expected in Q2, 2005
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Next intake of participants into KRI Library starts in October 2004 – currently have 68 additional firms wishing to join
Insurance KRI Study starts during Q4 2004
Ongoing maintenance and extension to the Library
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ent In Summary…..
A well-developed and structured indicator program can deliver quality management information and could possibly be used as an adjustor to capital…or at least as a measure of efficient and effective use
Common language and standardisation is imperative
The indicator program must deliver value at all levels
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RiskBusiness International Limited– URL : www.riskbusiness.com– Study URL : www.kriex.org
Mike Finlay, Managing Director – Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa– Telephone : +44 7721 969 224 – E-mail : [email protected]
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