medium · Frm Part 2 Operational Risk

An institutional desk head argues that a specific manual reconciliation control is 95% effective because it has never failed to detect a break in three years. However, internal audit notes the control's design requires a 'maker-checker' sign-off that is frequently bypassed during high-volume periods.

According to best practices in RCSA mechanics, how should the second-line risk function rate the 'Control Effectiveness' and the resulting 'Residual Risk'?

  1. Rate effectiveness as high based on the historical zero-loss record; Residual risk is minimal.
  2. Rate effectiveness as medium; use the historical 3-year performance to offset the design flaw.
  3. Rate effectiveness as low due to failed operating effectiveness; Residual risk remains near inherent levels.
  4. Rate effectiveness as high for 'Design' but low for 'Execution', averaging them to a 'Moderate' residual score.

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