Asset Liability Management

Financial Institution Analysis - CAMELS Approach

Liquidity Management & Contingency Funding Plan

 


Asset Liability Management


A comprehensive e-learning product covering Global Best Practices,
Strategic, Operational and Analytical aspects

Highlights:

  • Exposure by 'Choice' not by 'Chance'
  • Assets and Liabilities may be good when viewed in isolation but what is required is a proper match
    between them
  • An integrated approach with our proprietary 9-Part Framework for ALM
  • Examine not only what is On-Balance Sheet and Off-Balance Sheet but also what is behind the Balance
    Sheet (Quality of Risk Management Infrastructure)

 

Asset Liability Management
Overview
Volatile global markets, proliferation of new financial products and changing regulatory environments have made Asset Liability Management (ALM) a critical function for banks and financial institutions today. It is therefore becoming increasingly important to define, measure, monitor and manage an institution's exposure to Foreign Exchange, Interest Rate and Liquidity Risks on a coordinated and consistent basis.
 
After completing this course you will be able to:
  • Use ALM to meet regulatory/solvency/liquidity requirements
  • Control and diversify risk
  • Reduce mismatches
  • Establish strategic directions
  • Add value creation, Risk-adjusted Return on Capital (RAROC) and Capital Allocation
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Asset Liability Management
 
Library of 28 Courses


Time taken to complete each Course:
Two - Three hours

1. Scope of ALM

  • Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Interest Rate Risk
  • Foreign Exchange Risk
  • Commodity Risk
  • Stock Market Risk
  • Liquidity Risk
  • Credit Risk

2. Objectives of ALM

  • Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Rate Scenario Table
  • Short Term and Long Term Risk

3. Growing Relevance of ALM

  • Objectives
  • Nature and Significance of ALM
  • Financial Volatility
  • Explosion of New Products
  • Regulatory Initiatives
  • Management Recognition

4. A Nine-part Framework for ALM

  • Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Strategic Framework
  • Organizational Framework
  • Operational Framework
  • Analytical Framework
  • Technology Framework
  • Information Reporting Framework
  • Performance Measurement Framework
  • Regulatory Compliance Framework
  • Control Framework

5. Strategies of ALM

  • Objectives
  • Introduction
  • On Vs. Off-Balance Sheet Strategy

6. Yield Curve Analysis

  • Objectives
  • Introduction to Yield Curve Analysis
  • Types of Yield Curves
  • Analyzing Yield Curve
  • Bond Arbitrage Strategies
  • Application of Yield Curve

7. Interest Rate Gap Analysis - I

  • Objectives
  • Introduction to Gap
  • Gap Report
  • Considerations in Slotting of Different Items

8. Interest Rate Gap Analysis – II

  • Objectives
  • Income Impact
  • Gap Limits
  • Restructuring Strategies
  • Strengths and Limitations

9. Interest Rate Gap Analysis – III

  • Objectives
  • Asset Restructuring Strategy
  • Liability Restructuring Strategy
  • Growth Strategy
  • Shrinkage Strategy
  • Off-Balance Sheet Strategy

10. Simulation and Scenario Analysis - I

  • Objectives
  • Introduction to Simulation
  • Measuring Risk Positions
  • Scenarios and Results
  • Simulation Modeling
  • Backtesting

11. Simulation and Scenario Analysis – II

  • Objectives
    Non-specific Maturity Items
    Business Strategies
    Monte Carlo Simulation
    Software Packages
    Strengths and Limitations

12. Duration I

  • Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Duration Vs. Yield
  • Duration Vs. Maturity
  • Duration Vs. Coupon

13. Duration II

  • Objectives
  • Duration of a Perpetual Bond
  • Duration of a Bond with Embedded Options
  • Duration of Portfolio
  • Duration of Off-Balance Sheet Items
  • Approximation in Duration
  • Gap Vs. Duration
  • Payment Frequency
  • Strategies for Risk Management


14. Duration III

  • Objectives
  • Duration of Equity and Leverages
  • Examples
  • Duration of Complex Items
  • Leveraged Inverse Floaters
  • Zero Coupon Yield Curve
  • Comparison

15. Duration IV

  • Objectives
  • Duration of Complex Items
  • Zero Coupon Yields Curve
  • Comparison

16. Strategies for Internal Risk Management

  • Objectives
  • Dedication
  • Immunization
  • Indexation
  • Active Management
  • Rate Anticipation

17. Basis Point Value

  • Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Calculation of Basis Point Value for On-Balance Sheet Items
  • Calculation of Basis Point Value for Off-Balance Sheet Items
  • Basis Point Value of a Portfolio

18.Convexity

  • Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Definition of Convexity
  • Convexity Calculation
  • Convexity and Yield
  • Convexity, Maturity, Coupon and Price Change
  • Convexity of Portfolio
  • Positive and Negative Convexity

19. Review of Statistical Concepts

  • Objectives
  • Statistical Measures
  • Normal Distribution
  • Correlation
  • Volatility and Standard Deviation

20. Value at Risk -I

  • Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Measures of Risk Exposure
  • Computation of VaR
  • Strengths and Limitations of VaR

21. Value at Risk -II

  • Objectives
  • VaR for Foreign Currency Spot and Options
  • VaR for Foreign Exchange Forward
  • VaR for Common Shares
  • VaR for Fixed Income Securities
  • VaR of a Portfolio
  • Applications of VaR

22. Application of Analytical Techniques

  • Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Concepts and Assumptions
  • Application
  • Practices
  • Case Study I
  • Case Study II

23. AL Organization

  • Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Composition of ALCO
  • Scope of ALCO
  • Properties

24. ALCO Meetings

  • Objectives
  • Introduction
  • ALCO Meetings
  • ALCO Data Requirements

25. ALM Policies and Procedures

  • Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Policy Statement
  • Procedure Manual
  • ALCO Reports

26. Funds Transfer Pricing

  • Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Concepts
  • Review of Risks
  • Practices

27. Funds Transfer Pricing - Practices

  • Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Analysis of Techniques

28. Audit of ALM

  • Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Overall Approach
  • Audit
 

Set of 6 interactive Job Aids

  • Measurement Tools
  • Disclosures
  • Regulations
  • Global Best Practices
  • Benchmarking Data
  • Policy Templates
Calculators in
Asset Liability Management
  1. Standard Deviation for a given Confidence Level
  2. Confidence Level for a given Standard Deviation
  3. Duration
  4. Duration of a Portfolio
  5. Duration using Zero Coupon Yield Curve
  6. Duration of Amortizing Assets
  7. Duration of uneven cash flows
  8. Duration of Equity
  9. Convexity
  10. Convexity of uneven cash flow
  11. BPV of a Bond
  12. BPV of a Forward Rate Agreement (FRA)
  13. BPV of a Portfolio
  14. BPV of a Coupon Paying Bond
  15. Value at Risk - Variance Covariance Method
  16. Value at Risk for Different Weights
  17. Gap Income Impact
  18. Forward Rate Calculator
  19. Zero Coupon Yield Calculator
  20. VaR for required period and confidence level

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Financial Institution Analysis -
CAMELS Approach


A comprehensive e-learning solution dealing with the CAMELS
approach for rating the safety and soundness of financial institutions.

Highlights:

  • Capital Adequacy
  • Asset Quality
  • Management Competence
  • Earnings Ability
  • Liquidity Risk
  • Sensitivity to Market Risk

 

Financial Institution Analysis -
CAMELS Approach
Overview
This product assesses different aspects of commercial banks operations to determine the soundness of its condition. The courses describe the methodology used by examiners to assess these factors and the criteria for assigning ratings to a bank. With the help of a case study, the courses demonstrate the method of identifying risks in internal processes, the evaluation of these risks, monitoring procedures and internal controls. The case study guides us on how component ratings and composite ratings are assigned by examiners to a bank.
 
After completing this course you will be able to:
  • Understand qualitative as well as quantitative factors for evaluating financial institutions
  • Identify various risks faced by financial institutions
  • Analyze financial institutions and assign overall ratings
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Financial Institution Analysis -
CAMELS Approach
 
Library of 8 Courses


Time taken to complete each Course:
Two - Three hours

1. Overview of CAMELS

  • Introduction to CAMELS
  • CAMELS (description of each component)
  • Purpose of a rating system
  • Case study

2. Earnings Ability

  • Different components of earnings
  • Importance of earnings to a bank’s financial condition
  • Different earning ratios on a UBPR

3. Capital Adequacy

  • The purpose of capital
  • Factors for evaluating capital adequacy
  • The measurement of capital
  • Prompt Corrective Action

4. Asset Quality

  • Concept of asset quality
  • Impact of asset quality on bank’s financial statements.
  • Concepts of past-due and non-accrual loans
  • Analyzing asset quality ratios
  • Asset classification and types of asset classification
  • Rating of asset quality
  • Adequacy of allowance for loans and leases losses (ALLL)

5. Management Competence

  • Management organization and function
  • Assessment of management
  • Evaluation factors and ratings
  • Case study

6. Liquidity Risk

  • Liquidity risk
  • Liquidity management
  • Factors for evaluating liquidity
  • Ratings
  • Case study for analysis

7. Sensitivity to Market Risk

  • Components of market risk
  • Identifying areas sensitive to market risk
  • Measuring Interest rate Risk
  • Evaluating and rating sensitivity to market risk

8. Composite Rating

  • Composite rating guidelines
  • Summary of component ratings
  • Assigning a composite rating to the case bank.
 

Set of 2 interactive Job Aids

  • Measurement Tools
  • Benchmarking Data
Calculators in
Financial Institutions Analysis -
CAMELS Approach
  1. Bank Ratio Analysis
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Liquidity Management &
Contingency Funding Plan


A comprehensive e-learning product that provides a balance between
Strategic perspectives, Implementation issues & Analytical concepts

Highlights:

  • Measure, Monitor and Manage Funding and Trading Liquidity Risks
  • Formulate Liquidity Strategies vis-à-vis other Asset-Liability Strategies for Interest Rate Risk,Profit Planning, and Capital Management
  • Manage Potential Crisis Scenarios
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Liquidity Management &
Contingency Funding Plant
Overview
Liquidity is essential in all banks to compensate for expected and unexpected Balance Sheet fluctuations and to provide funds for growth. The recent liquidity crises faced by banks and financial institutions have brought to the fore the need to review their existing Liquidity Management Policies, Practices and Procedures.
 
Completion of this course will help you in:
  • Understanding how to Measure, Monitor and Control Liquidity
  • Performing the trade-off between costs/benefits of various Liquidity Strategies
  • Comparing the liquidity challenges of retail versus wholesale institutions
  • Contrasting Funding Liquidity with Trading Liquidity
  • Studying the liquidity profiles of institutions with Credit Risk, Market Risk & Operational Risk
  • Evaluating various Contingency Funding Plans
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Liquidity Management &
Contingency Funding Plan
 
Library of 14 Courses


Time taken to complete each Course:
Two - Three hours

1. Role of Liquidity In ALM Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Liquidity Management in ALM

2. Liquidity Crises - Case Studies

  • Objectives
  • Liquidity Crisis

3. Liquidity Measurement Systems - 1

  • Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Stock Measures

4. Liquidity Measurement Systems - 2

  • Objectives
  • Flow Measures

5. Liquidity Measurement Systems - 3

  • Objectives
  • Risk Based Measures
  • Types of Strategies

6. Practical Tools and Techniques

  • Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Types of Practical Tools and Techniques
  • Business Dictates Techniques

7. Liquidity Strategies - 1

  • Objectives
  • Types of Strategies
  • Liability Strategies
  • Asset Strategies
  • Off-Balance Sheet Strategies
  • Strategies in Action
  • Asset Securitization

8. Liquidity Strategies - 2

  • Objectives
  • Management Challenges
  • Risks in Business Lines

9. Trading Liquidity Risk - 1

  • Objectives
  • Definitions and Implications
  • Introduction to Trading Instruments
  • Forward Rate Agreement

10. Trading Liquidity Risk - 2

  • Objectives
  • Futures
  • Swaps
  • Options

11. Trading Liquidity Risk - 3

  • Objectives
  • Other instruments

12. Trading Liquidity Risk - 4

  • Objectives
  • Trading Liquidity Risk
  • Trading Liquidity Management Strategies
  • Case Studies

13. Contingency Funding Plan - 1

  • Objectives
  • Concepts
  • Strategies

14. Contingency Funding Plan - 2

  • Objectives
  • BCD Bank Case
  • LMP Bank Case
 

Set of 6 interactive Job Aids

  • Liquidity Disclosures
  • Liquidity Regulations
  • Benchmarking Data
  • Policy Templates
  • Measurement Tools
  • Global Best Practices
Calculators in
Liquidity Management & Contingency Funding Plan
  1. Ratio Tool
  2. Gap Tool

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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
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