Operational risk - Financial definition
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Concise definition of the term operational risk
Risk of a financial or reputational loss resulting from deficiencies in information systems or internal processes, human errors, management failures or disruptions from external events.
Comprehensive definition of the term operational risk
With its inclusion in the Basel II framework, operational risk has become a category of risk that banks are required to identify, measure and anticipate.