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1. In the data world, what does BASEL most likely refer to?
Question 1A. A metadata registry standardB. A standard for country codesC. The Basel Committee on Banking SupervisionD. A NewSQL database vendorE. An asset management framework
2. Which body established the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision?
Question 2A. The International Organization for StandardizationB. The Bank for International SettlementsC. The European Central BankD. The World Trade OrganizationE. The United Nations
3. What did Basel I, introduced in 1988, establish?
Question 3A. Minimum capital requirements based on credit riskB. New liquidity standards after a financial crisisC. Capital requirements covering operational and market riskD. Rules for country codes in bankingE. A standard for metadata management
4. How did Basel II, developed in 2004, expand the framework?
Question 4A. It removed all capital requirementsB. It introduced liquidity standards onlyC. It focused solely on data reporting formatsD. It addressed credit, operational and market risks with more risk-sensitive capital requirementsE. It replaced the Basel Committee with the ISO
5. In response to which event was Basel III implemented?
Question 5A. The 1988 stock market crashB. The launch of the euroC. The 2004 banking reformsD. The invention of the internetE. The 2008 financial crisis
6. What kind of data are banks under Basel regulations required to collect and report?
Question 6A. Extensive data related to risk exposure, capital adequacy and stress testingB. Only customer marketing preferencesC. Only the number of branchesD. Only employee salariesE. Only website traffic statistics
7. Why do Basel regulations necessitate robust data governance within financial institutions?
Question 7A. To reduce the number of employeesB. To ensure the accuracy, consistency and completeness of data used for regulatory reportingC. To standardise country codesD. To speed up customer onboardingE. To replace auditors with software
8. On what does Basel III place specific emphasis with respect to data?
Question 8A. Digitising paper recordsB. Streaming customer transactionsC. Effective systems for aggregating risk data to give a comprehensive and accurate view of risk exposureD. Registering data elements in a metadata repositoryE. Using ISO codes for all locations
9. Which of the following is NOT a type of risk the Basel Accords require banks to assess and manage?
Question 9A. Credit riskB. Market riskC. Operational riskD. Weather riskE. All of these are named risk types
10. In the game analogy for the Basel Committee, what do the rules ensure?
Question 10A. That banks pay the lowest possible taxB. That banks use the same softwareC. That banks share customer data with each otherD. That banks close during a crisisE. That banks have enough capital to handle risks and can prove it by tracking data about their risks and resources