Formerly known as Global Research & Risk Solutions
Active Covenant Monitoring support to the Credit Risk team of a Global Bank
Client: Global Bank
Objective
Provide comprehensive covenant monitoring support to the credit risk team of a global bank to eliminate backlog, correct inaccuracies, and produce a documentary trail for regulatory and internal audits that was entirely absent.
Crisil's Solution
- Set up a dedicated team experienced in covenant terminology and monitoring
- Studied the bank’s existing processes and set up checklists and process manuals to ensure consistency in tracking quantitative and qualitative covenants for all facilities
- Assumed full ownership of sourcing the relevant documents to free up credit officer bandwidth
- Backed up periodic system updates with covenant analysis documents for documentary evidence
- Quickly identified gaps in existing processes and system glitches; recommended enhancements to client’s internal system
- Accelerated closure of covenant updates in the system to clear existing backlog
- Developed dynamic dashboards for credit officers and senior management to perform quarterly portfolio reviews
Client Impact
- Accelerated closure of monitoring backlogs, achieving regulatory compliance
- In-depth analysis of covenants, enhanced with covenant headroom analysis document
- 100% compliance with regulatory requirements, including documentary evidence
- Strong quality framework for data accuracy and analytics backed by reference guides
- Robust monitoring process set up within the bank’s existing credit risk framework
- Periodic status reports and dynamic dashboards for senior management’s quick reference
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