BCBS 239: Data Quality as a Precondition for Sound Risk Management

Regulation & securityBy: Parsa Aghabarari2 min readSource: Basel Committee, 2013
BCBS 239: Data Quality as a Precondition for Sound Risk Management

1Introduction

During the 2008 crisis, many banks could not quickly and accurately aggregate risk exposures across the group. In January 2013 the Basel Committee published the Principles for effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting, known as BCBS 239.

2Discussion

Its 14 principles fall into four groups: governance and infrastructure; risk data aggregation capabilities (accuracy, completeness, timeliness, adaptability); risk reporting practices; and supervisory review. They initially applied to global systemically important banks.

3Conclusion

Progress reports show many banks still fell short years after the deadline. The lesson for any financial firm: without integrated, reliable data, no dashboard or AI model produces sound decisions.

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Sources

  1. BIS — Principles for effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting (BCBS 239) ↗
همفکران فناوری شریفThis article summarises the official sources cited, prepared by the Hamfekran Fanavari Sharif team for finance leaders.
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