2024-01-01
The Registrar of Financial Institutions mandates the Standardized Measurement Approach for calculating operational risk capital charges across all banks and bank holding companies. This framework requires institutions to compute a Business Indicator and an Internal Loss Multiplier based on three-year income averages and ten-year historical loss data, applying tiered marginal coefficients to determine minimum capital requirements. Banks must maintain high-quality internal loss datasets, submit monthly prudential returns and quarterly Business Indicator disclosures, and obtain regulatory approval for specific data exclusions or interim multipliers during implementation.