Remodelling required?

Since banks must develop internal processes to measure capital adequacy under pillar II of Basel II, the use of economic capital models has become increasingly widespread. But are the current models fit for this purpose? Rob Davies reports

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Risk quantification - never the most simple of tasks - has become a great deal more problematic in the past 18 months. With the global credit crisis escalating into a stress scenario deemed unthinkable in early 2007, many are now questioning the heavy reliance on modelling techniques in risk management. Models to assess credit, market and operational risk - the three major risk types under the Basel II Accord - have come under fire, with critics citing their inability to factor-in extreme events

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