PRMIA Tokyo

Regulatory & Liquidity Risk Management Conference

As part of the 2010 Global Event Series on Liquidity Risk, PRMIA Tokyo held an "Regulatory & Liquidity Risk Management Conference" May 28, 2010. The event had 60 participants in attendance. Pictures from the event follow below.
The next conference will be on financial Risk Management and occur in Nov or Dec, 2010 as part of the Global Event Series. PRMIA Tokyo encourages all risk professionals to attend.

PRMIA Tokyo Operational Risk and Anti-Laundering Conference

As part of the 2009 Operational Risk Global Event Series on Operational Risk, PRMIA Tokyo held an "Operational Risk and Anti-Laundering Conference" Nov 18, 2009. The event had 40 participants in attendance. Pictures from the event follow below.

The next conference will be on Liquidity Risk Management and occur on May 28, 2010 as part of the first 2010 Global Event Series. PRMIA Tokyo encourages all risk professionals to attend.

Pictures from Operational Risk Conference, Nov 18, 2009

Mr. Kotaro Okamura, Senior Company Officer at Thomson Reuters welcomed guests. The guest keynote speaker was Mr. Stuart Witchell, Senior Vice President at International Risk Limited. The event was well received by all in attendance.

Tokyo Credit Risk Conference April 2009

PRMIA Tokyo held a Credit Risk Conference on April 28, 2009 featuring Professor Soichiro Moridaira from Waseda University. Professor Moridaira is from the Graduate School of Finance, Accounting and Law and presented "Credit Risk Measurment and Management: What are Problemｓ Now?"

The event was very well received, with over 45 registered delegates.

Pictures of the event including Professor Moridaira and attendees are below.

Professor Soichiro Moridaira

Seminar attendees

PRMIA Tokyo held Operational Risk Management Conference

On September 26, 2008 PRMIA Tokyo held a conference on operational risk management. Over 50 attendees registered and joined the conference. Associate Professor Hidetoshi Nakagawa from Hitotsubashi Univ provided an academic seminar on "Operational Risk Modelling" and Senior Manager Koichi Dezuka from Ernst&Young provided a practical seminar on "Operational Capital Controls".

PRMIA Tokyo is organizing a couple of risk management seminars in 2009 and encourage all risk managers to attend.

Pictures from left to right:
1 & 2: Mr. Koichi Dezuka, Senior Manager, Ernst & Young
3 & 4: Hidetoshi Nakagawa, Associate Professor, Hitotsubashi University

Operational Risk Management Conference

PRMIA Tokyo invites local risk management professional to a conference on operational Risk Management with insightful presentations by

Associate Prof. Nakagawa, Hitotsubashi University
"Operational Risk Modelling"

Mr. Dezuka, Ernst & Young
"Operational Risk Capital Controls"

The presentations will be followed by light snacks, refreshments and an opportunity to network and exchange ideas with other participants.

Date: 26, Sep(Fri) 2008
Time: 18:30 - 20:40
Venue: Thomson Reuters Japan / Akasaka Biz Tower
Map: English / Japanese

More information and details of presentation: English / Japanese

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The PRMIA Global Event Series includes large one-day conferences held in major European, North American, and Asian Markets to anchor the series. In addition, events will be organized in more than 30 other global markets through PRMIA chapter meetings.

The series will unite PRMIA's membership and chapter network with a focused examination of risk issues around four themes throughout the year. "The PRMIA Global Event Series will provide an excellent opportunity for PRMIA members worldwide to be connected through the examination of a specific risk-related theme," says David Millar, PRMIA Chief Operating Officer. "Members will have the chance to hear from industry-leading experts and share with each other through discussions of current best practices in risk management."

Enterprise Risk Management Conference

PRMIA Tokyo invites local risk management professional to a conference on Enterprise Risk Management. The session will start off by insightful comments on ERM as it relates to Basel 2 Operational Risk framework by Mr. Shinichiro Shimizu of the FSA Japan. The presentation will be followed by light snacks, refreshments and an opportunity to network and exchange ideas with other participants.

Date: 25, Apr(Fri) 2008
Venue: Reuters Japan / Akasaka Biz Tower 30 floor

More information under Future Events link to the left.

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The PRMIA Global Event Series includes large one-day conferences held in major European, North American, and Asian Markets to anchor the series. In addition, events will be organized in more than 30 other global markets through PRMIA chapter meetings.

Credit Risk Management Conference

PRMIA Tokyo announces a conference on Credit Risk Management scheduled for February 25, 2008. The event is part of the PRMIA Global Event series on Credit Risk and will feature lectures by distinguished local professionals well positioned to discuss the challenges and opportunities that the financial industry face in the post sub-prime market environment.

Details of the lecture topics as well as the schedule will be announced later on the PRMIA Tokyo Web page. Tentatively the speaker list include

1. Prof. Takeaki Kariya, Kyoto University as well as Meiji University in Financial Engineering

2. Mr. Tsuyoshi Oyama, Director, Deputy Director-General, Financial Systems and Bank Examination Department, Bank of Japan

3. Dr. Masayasu Kanno, PhD from Kyoto University , Senior Manager in Ernst&Young ShinNihon on Basel 2 practice

PRMIA Tokyo will also align the regular PRM Study Sessions and Quantitative Finance Seminars for February with the Credit Risk theme of the Global Event Series.

Download Information: Japanese (Nihongo annai) / English

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The PRMIA Global Event Series includes large one-day conferences held in major European, North American, and Asian Markets to anchor the series. In addition, events will be organized in more than 30 other global markets through PRMIA chapter meetings.

The series will unite PRMIA's membership and chapter network with a focused examination of risk issues around four themes throughout the year. "The PRMIA Global Event Series will provide an excellent opportunity for PRMIA members worldwide to be connected through the examination of a specific risk-related theme," says David Millar, PRMIA Chief Operating Officer. "Members will have the chance to hear from industry-leading experts and share with each other through discussions of current best practices in risk management."

Formation of PRMIA Tokyo Chapter

PRMIA Aims to Enhance Risk Management Culture in Japan

Tokyo, Japan, October 5, 2007 – PRMIA today announced the addition of PRMIA Tokyo as its first chapter in Japan.

Koichi Dezuka, Senior Manager with Ernst & Young in the RAS (Risk Advisory Services for Financial Services) as well as the Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services globally, is the Regional Director of the new PRMIA Tokyo Chapter. Mr. Dezuka shares the goals of the PRMIA Tokyo chapter, “Our goal is to enhance the risk management culture in Japan. Initially, we will hold Professional Risk Manager (PRM) Exam Study Groups and schedule risk management seminars.” He adds, “During 2008 we plan to hold major risk management events and begin to collaborate with other PRMIA chapters around the globe.”

]]> Koichi Dezuka has over 15 years of experience in the risk management area, specializing in financial / operational / regulatory risk management. Prior to joining Ernst & Young, Mr. Dezuka worked at a top consulting firm for three years and major financial firms for 12 years as a risk manager. He is a well-known professional in operational risk and enterprise-wide risk services for bank, insurance, and securities firms. He holds a bachelor of arts in economics, Keio University, Japan as well as a CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) in the United States.

Mr. David Millar, PRMIA Chief Operating Officer, says, “Our membership in Japan is growing at an impressive rate, and we will soon begin making a considerable impact on the risk management community through our chapter and educational activities.” He adds, “Mr. Dezuka has a strong vision for the chapter and will be an effective and innovative leader.”

Invitation to PRM Exam study group

PRMIA Tokyo would like to invite all interested to join our PRM exam study group. The group will meet monthly with the purpose to facilitate communication and networking between PRM exam candidates in the Tokyo region. Each meeting will cover a topic from the PRM Handbook through a short presentation followed by discussions.

We also welcome members who want to learn more about the PRM exams, find study partners or just sit in on the presentation.

Please register through our web-managed discussion forum on Yahoo groups to find more information and follow current discussions: Click for link

Launch of Quantitative Finance Seminar

PRMIA Tokyo launches the Quantitative Finance seminar series as a member driven initiative to gather financial professionals and academics in Tokyo with an interest in quantitative analysis and financial engineering.

Registration through our web-managed discussion forum on Yahoo groups: Click for link

Activities and information will be posted on PRMIA Tokyo Chapter web-page and Yahoo user group.