Credit institutions: new requirements for operational risk rate calculation developed
The Bank of Russia draft regulation sets requirements for calculating operational risk to be included in capital adequacy ratios in accordance with the new standardised approach provided for in Basel III.
The new standardised approach suggests the use of a loss indicator that allows credit institutions to calculate the amount of capital required to cover operational risk based on the actual level of direct losses resulting from risk events.
Besides, the draft regulation sets the supervisory procedures to control the calculation of operational risk for capital adequacy ratios.
It also includes a rule that banks with assets of 500 billion or more are allowed to start using the new standardised approach earlier.
The draft regulation is the second regulatory act issued by the Bank of Russia to implement the new standardised approach in accordance with Basel III. At the same time, the first regulatory act developed to implement this approach (the Bank of Russia draft regulation ‘On the Requirements for Operational Risk Management in Credit Institutions and Banking Groups’) establishes requirements for maintaining the operational risk events database in credit institutions.
This document will replace Bank of Russia Regulation No.