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  • Writer's pictureMichael Guglielmo

Getting Model Risk Management Right

Good model stewardship demands policies, sound data, education, documentation, and follow-through

Getting Model Risk Management Right

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Risk management is part of the daily routine of a banker—after all, banks are in the business of taking risk. As part of banks' financial and operational risk assessment and decision-making processes, they need timely and relevant information to inform the evaluation of potential risks and their relative impact.


To facilitate this process, practitioners use a combination of data, models, and business judgment. Combined, these help paint an overall picture and inform everyday decisions.


Bad data or bad models lead to poor decision-making. But how do we know the data or models that we rely upon are accurate and reliable? And who bears this responsibility?


The answer: We all do!


1) Model Risk Management and the Three Lines of Defense


From the 2011 regulatory guidance on model risk management emerged the practice of the "three lines of defense:"