Module: | MODULE B: RISK MANAGEMENT
Q361: Scenario: A bank's aggregated trading book breaches its Board-approved overall Value at Risk (VaR) limit due to a sudden macroeconomic shock and unprecedented market volatility.
According to regulatory market risk management guidelines, what is the mandatory response mechanism from the Asset Liability Management Committee (ALCO)?
✅ Correct Answer: B
The correct answer is B. A breach of the Board-approved aggregate VaR limit is a severe risk event.
ALCO must immediately convene to analyze the root cause of the breach.
ALCO is mandated to initiate rapid risk-mitigation protocols, which involve directing the treasury to hedge exposures using derivatives or systematically liquidating positions to bring the risk back within the acceptable appetite.
Furthermore, structural limit breaches must be escalated to the Board-level Risk Management Committee (RMC). Option A describes gross statistical manipulation (lowering the confidence level from 99% to 95% shrinks the VaR number artificially), which is a severe regulatory violation.
Option C is incorrect because only the Board of Directors can permanently expand the overarching Risk Appetite/VaR limits.
Option D is incorrect; a limit breach demands action regardless of whether the trigger was external volatility or internal miscalculations.
ALCO must immediately convene to analyze the root cause of the breach.
ALCO is mandated to initiate rapid risk-mitigation protocols, which involve directing the treasury to hedge exposures using derivatives or systematically liquidating positions to bring the risk back within the acceptable appetite.
Furthermore, structural limit breaches must be escalated to the Board-level Risk Management Committee (RMC). Option A describes gross statistical manipulation (lowering the confidence level from 99% to 95% shrinks the VaR number artificially), which is a severe regulatory violation.
Option C is incorrect because only the Board of Directors can permanently expand the overarching Risk Appetite/VaR limits.
Option D is incorrect; a limit breach demands action regardless of whether the trigger was external volatility or internal miscalculations.