Published on Mar 25, 2018
Types of Risks

Financial Risk
Financial Risk develops from the business transactions done by the Banks which is exposed to potential Loss.

Market Risk
Market Risk is a type of risk in which losses in on- or off-balance sheet positions that arise from movement in market prices. Market risk is the most prominent for banks present in investment banking.

Credit Risk
Credit Risk is the potential that a bank borrower/counter party fails to meet the obligations on agreed terms. There is always scope for the borrower to default from his commitments for one or the other reason resulting in crystalisation of credit risk to the bank. Credit risk is inherent to the business of lending funds to the operations linked closely to market risk variables

Interest Rate Risk
Interest Rate Risk is the type of risk arises due to fluctuation in interest rate. Changes in interest rate affect earnings, value of assets, liability off-balance sheet items and cash flow. Earnings side involves analyzing the impact of changes in interest rates on accrual or reported earnings in the near term.

Liquidity risk
This kind of Risk arises due to inability of bank to meet its obligations when any asset may not be realized into cash. Also, we can say that, it is a mismatch of assets and liabilities. Liquidity is the ability to efficiently accommodate deposit as also reduction in liabilities and to fund the loan growth and possible funding of the off-balance sheet claims.

Foreign Exchange Risk
Forex risk is the risk that a bank may suffer loss as a result of adverse exchange rate movement during a period in which it has an open position, either spot or forward or both in same foreign currency.

Capital Risk
This type of risk arises where the capital comes under risk partially or the whole in some cases emergencies. 

Operational Risk
This risks arises due to failure of day to day activities, system or people. It includes both internal and external frauds like failures related to policies, laws, regulations, documentation or any technological risks. It is defined as any risk that is not categorized as market or credit risk, is the risk of loss arising from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems or from external events.

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