by Dr. Jimmie Lenz | Oct 25, 2018 | CECL
Accounting and regulatory changes often require resources and efforts above and beyond “business as usual”, especially those like CECL that are significant departures from previous methods. The efforts needed can be as complex as those for a completely new technology...
by Dessa Glasser | Oct 1, 2018 | Data
Let’s start with a succinct summary of the benefits of DaaS. Data as a Service (DaaS) is one way to consistently deliver and effectively manage data from multiple sources across the firm, both internal and external. It can be used as one “logical” and centralized,...
by Philip Lawton | Sep 5, 2017 | Regulations
Calculating expected credit losses under IFRS 9 is easy. It requires little more than high school algebra to determine the aggregate present value of future cash flows. But it is not easy to ascertain the key components that are used by the basic equation—regardless...
by Philip Lawton | Apr 27, 2017 | Business Analytics
The Federal Reserve and the OCC define model risk as “the potential for adverse consequences from decisions based on incorrect or misused model outputs and reports.”[1] Statistical models are the core of stress testing and credit analysis, but banks are increasingly...
