PRMIA Tokyo

Operational Risk Management Conference

brannvall — 2008-08-12T02:21:52+00:00

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

Enterprise Risk Management Conference

brannvall — 2008-03-27T07:02:47+00:00

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.

Download event Schedule: Japanese (Nihongo annai) / English

Credit Risk Management Conference

brannvall — 2007-12-07T06:41:32+00:00

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

Formation of PRMIA Tokyo Chapter

brannvall — 2007-10-05T02:11:25+00:00

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.”

Invitation to PRM Exam study group

brannvall — 2007-06-01T09:52:54+00:00

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

brannvall — 2007-06-01T09:01:01+00:00

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.