Bissenova R.A., master of Economics and Business,

 Zhaksylykova Zh.T., senior lecturer of the department "Economics and Management".

Kyzylorda State University named after Korkyt Ata, Kazakhstan

 

Banking risks

 

 Formation of the market and market infrastructure, establishing new mechanisms of economic relations and the development of entrepreneurship and competition, increase the republic's sovereignty requires the development of the theory of economic risks, methods of assessment and management at all levels of management:

- At the country level;

- at the republican level;

- At the regional level;

- At local level;

- At the level of each business unit, regardless of the type and form of ownership.

The main role in solving these problems belongs banking system. This is explained by the increasing role of credit relations and banks amid the instability of the economy and the development of market relations. Banks are the sole owner of the necessary information about the financial condition of enterprises and organizations, commodity market conditions, loan and foreign exchange markets, the region's economic situation.

Leading principle in the work of commercial banks in the conditions of market relations is the aspiration to reception of greater profits. It is limited to the possibility of incurring losses.

In any economic activity always exists risk of financial loss arising from the specifics of certain business operations. The risk of such losses represents the financial risks.

Risk - is a situational characteristic of activity of any manufacturer, including the bank, showing the uncertainty of its outcome and the possible adverse consequences in case of failure.

Risk expresses the probability of obtaining such undesirable results as profit loss and the occurrence of losses due to defaults on loans, reducing its resource base, the implementation of payments  by the balance operations .

At the same time than the lower the level of risk, the lower the probability of obtaining a high profit. Therefore, on the one hand, every manufacturer tries to minimize the risk and from of several alternative solutions always chooses where the risk is minimal: on the other hand, it is necessary to choose the optimal ratio of the level of risk and degree of business activity, profitability.

The level of risk increases if:

- Problems occur suddenly and contrary to expectations;

- Management is unable to take the necessary and urgent measures that can lead to financial damage (deterioration of the ability to obtain necessary and additional revenue);

- The existing procedures of the bank or the imperfection of the legislation prevents the adoption of some of the best for the particular situation of measures.

Are subject to risks, almost all types of banking operations. Said elements determines that the risk is associated with the activity of a particular person who makes a decision in a particular risk situation.

Risk is characterized by such features as contradictoriness, alternativeness, uncertainty.

Contradictoriness is manifested in the following. On the one hand the risk are aimed at obtaining a positive result. On the other hand, it leads to subjectivism and ignore the objective things.

Alternativeness presupposes selection of two or more opportunities variants, and actions. If there is no choice, there is no risk. Alternativeness has varying degrees of difficulty.

Uncertainty - is primarily a lack of accurate information.

Distinguish two concept of risk - subjective and objective. Objective concept comes from the fact that the risk - this is relative to what is unknown it will come or not. Subjective concept is based on the fact that the risk - is the selection of variants of behavior taking into account the dangers, threats and possible consequences.

Thus, a profit is possible only if the possibility of incurring losses (risks) are provided in advance (weighed) and err.

Therefore, to the problems of economic risks in the activity of commercial banks should be given considerable attention. The main ones include the development of the classification of banking risks, the main assessment and calculation methods for economic, political and other risks of the bank, a single borrower, group of companies, industries.

14.2. Classification of banking risks

The most important elements underlying the classification of banking risks, are as follows:

  1. the type or the kind of a commercial bank;

2. The composition of the clients;

3. The sphere of influence or the appearance of banking risks;

4. The method of calculation of risks;

5. degree of bank risk;

6. The distribution of risk over time;

7. The nature of the risk calculation;

8. the possibility of bank risk management.

On the time the risks are allocated to the retrospective, current and prospective. Analysis of retrospective  risks, their nature and the ways of their decrease allows more accurate prediction of current and perspective risks.

By the degree (level) banking risks can be divided into low, moderate and complete.

 

In the normal course of business, banks are facing with a set of different types of risks differing in between themselves at the place of appearance, aggregate of internal and external factors affecting their level and, consequently by the method of analysis and by the methods of their description. In addition, all kinds of risks are interrelated and affect the activity of banks.

In addition, all kinds of risks are interrelated and affect the activity of banks. Changes one type of risk cause changes in almost all other species. All this complicates the choice of a particular level of risk analysis method and a decision on its optimization, leading to an in-depth analysis of a variety of other risk factors. Therefore, the choice of a particular method of analysis of their level, the selection of the optimal factors are very important.

Cited above classification of banking risks elements are very important and according to principle of manifestation has its characteristics. Let us briefly consider each element separately.

1.The type or the kind of bank risk.

Specialized, industry, universal banks have a different set of risks, in this case, if an innovative bank, the increased risk is associated with lending to new technologies.

Industry Bank - with the risk of enterprises of specific industries, holding banks face risks on operations with securities.

Universal commercial banks are exposed claimed in any risk from many types of operations, but they have a great opportunity to cover their losses by profits from other operations.

2. The composition of the clients and the occurrence of risks. Small and large loans in the context of borrowers  of are affected differently on the banking risks. Small borrowers more dependent on accident in the economy or large loans to one borrower or group of the same industry, region, countries can greatly affect the liquidity, return bank loans.

The choice of borrowers. Determination of creditworthiness, monitoring the financial stability of its clients is an important function in the management of banks. Debt indicators for one (group) the borrower applies for the bank to prudential standards established by the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

3. Sphere of of occurrence and impact of banking risks. The sphere of risks is presented in three groups: risk of countries (of country); the risk of of financial reliability of the itself bank (capital deficiency, imbalance of liquidity, lack of required reserves); the risk of certain types of operations - is the risk of non-payment, is not compensation, risk of a bank guarantee.

4. According to the method of calculation of bank risks. In a market economy, by the Central Bank (the National Bank) are designed and set liquidity ratios for commercial banks.

Methods of calculating risk - comprehensive (in the evaluation and prediction of the value of the bank's risk and compliance with all liquidity ratios).

Private risk is based on the establishment of the scale of the coefficients of risks for separate or group of banking operations.

5. The degree of weighting the risk . The degree of bank risk is characterized by the probability of the event, leading to the loss of bank funds for the operation and expressed as a percentage or specific coefficients.

6. The nature of accounting operations and risks. It's a risk on balance sheet and off-balance sheet transactions. It's a risk on the balance sheet and off-balance sheet operations.

7. Possibilities of banking risk management. Here, risks are divided into open, which generally are not subject to regulation and closed - on them introduces limitations, and they are regulated.

Thus, the bank has to be worked out system of evaluation of all types of risks, causes of risks, and management capabilities all the risks in totality.

Bank risks vary in features and necessary study them from different approaches.

Risks on Arbitrary banking operations include:

The Credit risk;

The interest risk;

The currency risk;

The Portfolio risk;

The risk of loss of financial benefits.

The credit risk - the risk of non-payment by borrower principal debt and interests, owed to the lender.

Interest risk - the risk of loss by commercial banks, credit institutions, investment funds as a result of exceeding interest rates paid by them on funds raised , over the rates on loans.

Currency risk is the risk of foreign exchange losses related to changes in the course of one of the foreign currencies in relation to the other, including the national currency during the foreign trade, credit and other currency transactions.

The risk of loss of possible benefits - a risk of indirect financial damage as a result of non-implementation of any event or stop business.

In addition, often talk about the risks associated with the inability of the bank to reimburse the administrative - economic costs.

All of these risks are interrelated. Obviously, the credit risk may lead to liquidity risk and the bank's insolvency, as well as the risk associated with the inability of the bank to reimburse administrative expenses. Interest rate risk associated with the conjuncture in the market of credit resources and acts as a factor which is independent from the bank. However, he is able to exacerbate the credit risk and the entire risk chain, if the bank will not adapt to changes in market interest rates.

 

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