medium · Frm Part 2 Operational Risk

An analyst is calculating the RAROC for a retail credit portfolio using the Basel IRB framework. The portfolio has a Probability of Default (PD) of 2.5%, a downturn Loss Given Default (LGD) of 45%, and an asset correlation ρ of 0.15.

If the analyst accidentally uses the 'cycle-average' LGD of 30% instead of the 'downturn' LGD, what is the specific impact on the RAROC result?

  1. The RAROC will be overstated because both the EL deduction in the numerator and the UL capital in the denominator are understated.
  2. The RAROC will be overstated because the numerator is reduced by a smaller EL, while the denominator remains fixed by regulatory floors.
  3. The RAROC will be understated because the lower LGD reduces the investment income earned on capital.
  4. The RAROC will remain unchanged as LGD is only a component of expected loss, which is provisioned outside the RAROC framework.

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