Operational Risk Policy

A professionally drafted Operational Risk Policy for banks, deposit-taking institutions and finance companies, covering operational risk identification, controls and reporting. Global edition — written to international standards (Basel Committee, FATF, ISO, COSO, NIST and FSB) and deliberately jurisdiction-neutral, with bracketed prompts marking the points where your local law or regulator's requirements must be inserted. Supplied as a fully editable Microsoft Word document, de-identified and ready to adapt to your organisation. Typical owner: Chief Risk Officer; approval: Board Risk Committee.

Typical owner	Chief Risk Officer
Typical approval	Board Risk Committee
Length	~7,720 words (approx. 19 pages)
Last reviewed	July 2026 — verify currency for your circumstances before use
Format	Microsoft Word (.docx), fully editable
Delivery	Instant download after purchase; re-download any time from your account
Licence	Single-organisation licence
Guarantee	Materially defective or misdescribed? We'll resupply, replace or refund within 30 days — see Terms

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What's inside

• Contents
• 1. Purpose
• 2. Scope
• 3. Definitions
• 4. Regulatory Framework
• 5. Policy Statement and Principles
• 6. Operational Risk Management Approach
• 7. Operational Risk Appetite and Capital
• 8. Critical Operations and Impact Tolerances
• 9. Risk and Control Self-Assessment
• 10. Operational Risk Events and Loss Data
• 11. Incident Management and Regulatory Notification
• 12. Scenario Analysis
• 13. Business Continuity and Third-Party Risk
• 14. Roles and Responsibilities
• 15. Reporting and Escalation
• 16. Breaches of this Policy
• 17. Exceptions and Risk Acceptance
• 18. Training, Awareness and Review of this Policy
• Appendix A: Operational Risk Event Report Template
• Appendix B: Operational Risk Taxonomy (Level 1)
• Policy Administration

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