Elements of business-driven stress testing: Going beyond government-mandated stress testing to generate business-specific insights

When management views stress testing as something that’s for compliance purposes only – and takes a “check the box” approach to stress testing – banks miss out on opportunities to better under­stand the strengths and weaknesses of their own business.

Given the unpredictability of markets and customers today, who can afford to be blind about risks – large and small?

This white paper, which is the first in a two part series, investigates going beyond government-mandated stress testing to generate business-specific insights and drive better performance.