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Risk Assessment and Stress Testing

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Why Attend

This course is designed as an intermediate level in depth look at the key provisions of the Basel III regulatory framework, the ongoing risk assessment practice within banks, and the vital role of stress testing. 

Upon completion, participants will have a comprehensive understanding of internal risk assessment as required under Basel III and especially with reference to the ICAAP process.

There will be an in depth analysis of why stress testing is vitally important to financial institutions, how to conduct stress testing, and why financial regulators are so preoccupied with stress testing in the post 2008 financial environment.

In particular there will be an analytical examination of the kinds of scenarios that can lead to extraordinary credit losses, operational losses, and liquidity stress and can even threaten the survival of financial institutions.

Course Methodology 

This course will cover a wide range of learning methods including explanatory slides, case studies, detailed examination of Excel models in an interactive workshop style environment.

Target Audience

This course is suitable for all those working in the banking industry, including wealth managers, auditors, and treasury and product control professionals.

Course Objective

Provided by the SQ, this programme is available by distance learning, allowing you to study flexibly while balancing work and personal lifes.

The MSc Finance (EG. Banking) deepens your understanding of banks and financial markets, and how they relate to performance. It will help you to advance your career in finance and policy.

Develop a deep understanding of the key elements within Basel III regulatory framework

Understand the key metrics and procedures for assessing credit risk, market risk and operational risk

Understand the vital importance of stress testing as the cornerstone of risk management

Apply analytical skills for the identification of concentration of credit risk, concentration of funding risk, and systemic liquidity risk

Develop and formulate procedures and policies with respect to the best practice implementation of stress modelling and associated risk management protocols

Target Competences


Regulation compliance

Scenario generation

Stress testing

Best practice implementation of stress modelling

Thought leadership

Course Outline


Understanding The Role Of Regulatory Bank Capital

Modelling and Stress Testing

Requirements for Qualifying Capital under Basel III

Drivers of Counter-party Risk (CCR)

Basel Treatment of Market Risk

Credit Value adjustment (CVA) and collateral

Operational Risk under Basel

Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR)

Impact of Basel III on the Business Model of Banking

Alternatives to using external credit ratings

Credit Concentration Risk and Large Exposures

Implementation and Reporting Systems for Basel Compliance

Program Methodology


In person 

Online