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Description

Banking Risk Management: Identifying, Measuring and Steering Bank Risk

Understand how a bank measures its risks and why those measures shape its decisions

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Control functions produce risk indicators that business teams receive without always understanding how they are built. Terms circulate with no clear boundary between credit risk, market risk and operational risk. The link between capital and day-to-day activity remains unclear.

These two days provide a complete overview of banking risk management. Participants identify the main risk families, understand the principles behind their measurement, position the role of control functions, then connect steering frameworks to the decisions taken daily in the business lines.

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish the main families of risk carried by a banking institution
  • Explain the principles used to measure credit risk and its components
  • Position the role of the three lines of defence and the risk function
  • Connect capital requirements with commercial decisions
  • Read the main risk monitoring and reporting indicators
  • Identify operational risk control frameworks

What makes this programme different

A single thread following one credit file from approval through to provisioning
Operational loss cases analysed to reconstruct the chain of failure
A guided reading of a risk dashboard and its early warning signals

Programme

1Mapping Banking Risks

Naming risks before measuring them

  • Credit risk
  • market risk and liquidity risk
  • Operational risk and non-compliance risk
  • Organisation of the lines of defence and the role of the risk function
  • Risk appetite and its translation into limits

2Credit Risk

Following a file from end to end

  • Counterparty analysis and internal rating
  • Components of expected loss
  • Collateral and risk mitigation
  • Monitoring of deteriorating exposures and provisioning
  • Concentration by counterparty and by sector

3Financial Risks and Capital

Connecting the balance sheet with prudential requirements

  • Market risk and interest rate risk in the banking book
  • Liquidity risk and maturity management
  • The logic behind capital requirements
  • Stress testing exercises and the use of results

4Operational Risk and Steering

Keeping the framework alive day to day

  • Incident typology and loss data collection
  • Process mapping and key controls
  • Action plans and remediation tracking
  • Risk reporting and escalation to senior management

Who is it for

Banking staff taking up a role in risk functions · business relationship managers · internal auditors and banking support functions.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with the general organisation of a banking institution and its main activities.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.