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Basel II University

A comprehensive e-learning product on the new capital adequacy framework
issued by the Basel Committee.

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Overview

This is a comprehensive course that covers the requirements for Basel II as per the revised framework "International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards". It covers in detail the primary components, or pillars, i.e., minimum capital requirements, supervisory review process and market discipline.

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Upon completion of the course, the user will be able to:
  • Understand the requirements of Basel II and its background
  • Specify the data requirements for the key calculations involved in various approaches
  • Perform the basic calculations for both the Standardized and IRB approaches
  • Understand the advanced approaches for credit risk as well as operational risk
  • Identify the specific issues to be addressed under supervisory review process (Pillar 2)
  • Understand the general considerations with regard to disclosure requirements (Pillar 3)


Target Audience
Every professional involved in the global financial services industry (as a provider, user, regulator or advisor of product/services, marketplace/exchange) would benefit from KESDEE’s innovative solutions.

  • Supervisory Agencies

  • Central Banks

  • Financial Institutions

  • Commercial Banks

  • Investment Banks

  • Housing Societies/Thrifts

  • Mutual Funds

  • Brokerage Houses

  • Stock Exchanges

  • Derivatives Exchanges

  • Insurance Companies

  • Multinational Corporations

  • Accountancy Firms

  • Consultancy Firms

  • Law Firms

  • Rating Agencies

  • Multi-lateral Financial Institutions

  • Others



  • Course Level and Number of Courses
    Intermediate Level. Library of 63 Courses

    Instructional Method
    Dynamic, Interactive e-learning

    Recommended Background
    Familiarity with basic financial concepts

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      Library of 63 Courses
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    Basel II University

    Time taken to complete each Course: Two - Three hours

    1. General

    • Basel II - An Overview
    • Basel II - Cross Border Implementation Issues
    • Basel II - Scope of Application

    2. Credit Risk -Standardized Approach

    • Basel II Standardised Approach-Risk Weight Frame Work
    • Basel II Standardised Approach-Credit Risk Mitigation
    • Basel II Standardised Approach- External Credit Assessments
    • Simplified Standardised Approach

    3. Credit Risk – IRB Approach

    • Basel II- Corporate IRB Portfolio
    • Basel II- Corporate IRB Portfolio-Specialized Lending Portfolio
    • Basel II- Sovereign IRB Portfolio
    • Basel II- Bank IRB Portfolio
    • Basel II- Residential Mortgage Exposures
    • Basel II-Qualifying Revolving Retail Exposures
    • Basel II-Other Retail Portfolio
    • Basel II- Equity Exposures Portfolio
    • Basel II-Purchased receivables IRB Portfolio
    • Basel II and IRB -Minimum Requirements
    • Basel II-Treatment of Expected losses

    4. Credit Risk – Securitization

    • Basel II Securitization - Standardised Approach
    • Basel II Securitization - IRB approach
    • Basel II Securitization - Operational requirements
    • Basel II -Supervisory review process_Securitization

    5. Operational Risk

    • Basic Indicator Approach
    • Standardized Approach
    • Advanced Measurement Approaches
    • Mapping of Business Lines and Loss Event Classification
    • Operational Risk Management-Sound Practices
    • Qualifying Criteria For Operational Risk

    6. Market Risk

    • Market risk-Overview
    • Standardized Approach -Interest Rate Risk
    • Standardized Approach -Equity Position Risk
    • Standardized Approach -Foreign Exchange Risk
    • Standardized Approach -Commodity Risk
    • Standardized Approach -Options Risk
    • Internal Models Approach-Qualitative and Quantitative Standards
    • Internal Models Approach -Specifications to Market Risk Factors
    • Internal Models Approach-Stress Testing

    7. Supervisory Review Process

    • Basel II -Supervisory review process Key Principles (Pillar II)
    • Basel II -Supervisory review process Specific Issues (Pillar II)
    • Basel II -Supervisory review process Interest Rate Risk (Pillar II)

    8. Market Discipline

    • Market discipline-General Considerations (Pillar III)
    • Market discipline-Disclosure requirements (Pillar III)

    9. IRB systems for Corporate Credit

    • Overview
    • Ratings for IRB systems
    • Quantification of IRB Systems-PD
    • Quantification of IRB Systems-LGD
    • Quantification of IRB Systems-EAD and Maturity
    • Data Maintenance Framework
    • Control and Oversight Mechanisms

    10. IRB-Retail

    • Introduction
    • Retail Risk Segmentation systems for IRB
    • Quantification of IRB Systems-PD
    • Quantification of IRB Systems-LGD
    • Quantification of IRB Systems-EAD and Maturity
    • Quantification: Special cases
    • Validation
    • Data Maintenance
    • Control and Oversight Mechanisms

    11. Operational Risk-AMA

    • Operational Risk-Introduction and CG
    • Operational Risk Management Elements
    • Elements of an AMA Framework
    • Risk Quantification and Mitigation
    • Data Maintenance and Testing

    JOB AIDS

    • Benchmarking Data
    • Disclosures
    • Global Best Practices
    • Measurement Tools
    • Regulations

    Calculators in Basel II University

    1. Capital Ratio
    2. Basic Indicator Approach
    3. Credit Enhancement Level
    4. CDD - Comprehensive Basel II Calculator
    5. CDD-Retail Exposures
    6. Corporate Exposures - IRB Approach
    7. Comprehensive Approach
    8. Standardized Approach
    9. Effective Maturity
    10. Currency and Maturity Mismatch
    11. Credit Risk-Stadardized Approach
    12. Capital Charge For Operational Risk- Alternative Standardized Approach
    13. Capital Charge Basic Indicator Approach(ORM)
    14. Standardized Approach (ORM)
    15. Internal Measurement Approach
    16. Maturity Ladder Approach For Commodities Risk
    17. Delta-Plus Method For Options

    Suggested learning paths for different audience and for different purposes

    Audience / Purpose
    Learning Path
    1. Top Management

    Courses

    1. Basel II - An Overview
    2. Credit Risk - Basel II Standardized Approach - Risk Weight
        Frame work
    3. Credit Risk - IRB Approach - Basel II - Corporate IRB Portfolio
    4. Operational Risk - Basic Indicator Approach
    5. Basel II - Supervisory review process Interest Rate Risk
       (Pillar II)
    6. Market discipline - General Considerations (Pillar III)

    Job Aids

    2. Broad awareness for a large group

    Courses

    1. Basel II - An Overview
    2. Credit Risk - Simplified Standardized Approach
    3. Operational Risk - Basic Indicator Approach
    4. Basel II - Supervisory review process Interest Rate Risk (Pillar II)
    5. Market discipline - General Considerations (Pillar III)

    Job Aids

    3. Market Risk - Basic

    Courses

    1. Basel II - An Overview
    2. Market Risk - Overview
    3. Market Risk - Standardized Approach - Interest Rate Risk
    4. Market Risk - Standardized Approach - Equity Position Risk
    5. Market Risk - Standardized Approach - Foreign Exchange Risk
    6. Market Risk - Standardized Approach - Commodity Risk
    7. Market Risk - Standardized Approach - Options Risk
    8. Basel II - Supervisory review process Interest Rate Risk (Pillar II)
    9. Market discipline - General Considerations (Pillar III)

    Job Aids

    4. Market Risk - Intermediate

    Courses

    1. Basel II - An Overview
    2. Market Risk - Overview
    3. Market Risk - Internal Models Approach - Qualitative and Quantitative Standards
    4. Market Risk - Internal Models Approach - Specifications to Market Risk Factors
    5. Basel II - Supervisory review process Interest Rate Risk (Pillar II)
    6. Market discipline - General Considerations (Pillar III)

    Job Aids

    5. Market Risk - Advanced

    Courses

    1. Basel II - An Overview
    2. Market Risk - Internal Models Approach - Stress Testing
    3. Basel II - Supervisory review process Interest Rate Risk (Pillar II)
    4. Market discipline - General Considerations (Pillar III)

    Job Aids

    6. Credit Risk - Basic

    Courses

    1. Basel II - An Overview
    2. Credit Risk - Basel II Standardized Approach - Risk Weight Frame work
    3. Credit Risk - Basel II Standardized Approach - Credit Risk Mitigation
    4. Credit Risk - Basel II Standardized Approach - External Credit Assessments
    5. Credit Risk - Simplified Standardized Approach
    6. Credit Risk - Securitization - Basel II - Securitization -
    Standarised Approach
    7. Basel II - Supervisory review process Key Principles (Pillar II)
    8. Market discipline - General Considerations (Pillar III)

    Job Aids

    7. Credit Risk - Intermediate

    Courses

    1. Basel II - An Overview
    2. Credit Risk - IRB Approach - Basel II - Corporate IRB Portfolio
    3. Credit Risk - IRB Approach - Basel II - Corporate IRB Portfolio - Specialized Lending Portfolio
    4. Credit Risk - IRB Approach - Basel II - Sovereign IRB Portfolio
    5. Credit Risk - IRB Approach - Basel II - Bank IRB Portfolio
    6. Credit Risk - IRB Approach - Basel II - Residential Mortgage Exposures
    7. Credit Risk - IRB Approach - Basel II - Qualifying Revolving Retail Exposures
    8. Credit Risk - IRB Approach - Basel II - Other Retail Portfolio
    9. Credit Risk - IRB Approach - Basel II - Equity Exposures Portfolio
    10. Credit Risk - IRB Approach - Basel II - Purchased receivables IRB portfolio
    11. Credit Risk - IRB Approach - Basel II & IRB - Minimum Requirements
    12. Credit Risk - IRB Approach - Basel II - Treatment of expected losses.
    13. Basel II - Supervisory review process Specific Issues (Pillar II)
    14. Market discipline - Disclosure requirements (Pillar III)

    Job Aids

    8. Credit Risk - Advanced

    Courses

    1. Basel II - An Overview
    2. Credit Risk - Securitization - Basel II - Securitization
    - Standarised Approach
    3. Credit Risk - Securitization - Basel II - Securitization
    - IRB approach
    4. Credit Risk - Securitization - Basel II - Securitization
    - Operational Requirements
    5. Credit Risk - Securitization - Basel II - Supervisory
    review process - securitization

    Job Aids

    9. Operational Risk - Basic

    Courses

    1. Basel II - An Overview
    2. Operational Risk - Basic Indicator Approach

    Job Aids

    10. Operational Risk - Intermediate

    Courses

    1. Basel II - An Overview
    2. Credit Risk - Simplified Standardized Approach
    3. IRB systems for Corporate Credit - Data Maintenance Framework
    or IRB systems for Corporate Credit - Control and
    Oversight Mechanisms
    4. IRB - Retail - Data Maintenance or
    IRB - Retail - Control and Oversight Mechanisms
    5. Operational Risk - AMA - Data Maintenance and Testing

    Job Aids

    11. Operational Risk - Advanced

    Courses

    1. Basel II - An Overview
    2. Operational Risk - Advanced Measurement Approaches
    3. Operational Risk - Mapping of Business Lines and Loss Event Classification
    4. Operational Risk - Operational Risk Management - Sound Practices
    5. Operational Risk - Qualifying Criteria For Operational Risk
    6. Market discipline - General Considerations (Pillar III)
    7. Market discipline - Disclosure requirements (Pillar III)

    Job Aids

    12. For Software Developers

    Courses

    1. Basel II - An Overview
    2. IRB systems for Corporate Credit - Overview
    3. IRB systems for Corporate Credit - Ratings for IRB systems
    4. IRB systems for Corporate Credit - Quantification of
    IRB Systems - PD
    5. IRB systems for Corporate Credit - Quantification of
    IRB Systems - LGD
    6. IRB systems for Corporate Credit - Quantification of
    7. IRB Systems - EAD and Maturity
    8. IRB systems for Corporate Credit - Data Maintenance Framework
    9. IRB systems for Corporate Credit - Control and
    Oversight Mechanisms
    10. IRB - Retail - Introduction
    11. IRB - Retail - Retail Risk Segmentation systems for IRB
    12. IRB - Retail - Quantification of IRB Systems-PD
    13. IRB - Retail - Quantification of IRB Systems-LGD
    14. IRB - Retail - Quantification of IRB Systems-EAD and Maturity
    15. IRB - Retail - Quantification: Special cases
    16. IRB - Retail - Validation
    17. IRB - Retail - Data Maintenance
    18. IRB - Retail - Control and Oversight Mechanisms
    19. Operational Risk - AMA - Introduction and Corporate Governance
    20. Operational Risk - AMA - Operational Risk Management Elements
    21. Operational Risk - AMA - Elements of an AMA Framework
    22. 22. Operational Risk - AMA - Risk Quantification and Mitigation
    23. Operational Risk - AMA - Data Maintenance and Testing

    Job Aids

    13. Asset Securitization

    Courses

    1. Basel II - An Overview
    2. Credit Risk - Securitization - Basel II - Securitization
    - Standarised Approach
    3. Credit Risk - Securitization - Basel II - Securitization
    - IRB approach
    4. Credit Risk - Securitization - Basel II - Securitization
    - Operational Requirements
    5. Credit Risk - Securitization - Basel II - Supervisory
    review process - securitization

    Job Aids

    14. For internal auditors

    Courses

    1. Basel II - An Overview
    2. Operational Risk - Standardized Approach

    Job Aids

     

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