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These principles update and replace the Principles for sound stress testing practices and supervision published in May 2009. They have been updated to reflect that stress testing is now both a critical element of risk management for banks and a core tool for banking supervisors and macro-prudential authorities. The updated principles are set at a high level so that they can be applied across banks and jurisdictions while remaining relevant as stress testing practices continue to evolve.
They include the objectives, governance, policies, processes, methodology, resources and documentation that guide stress testing activities and facilitate the use, implementation and oversight of stress testing frameworks. Each principle is followed by a short description of considerations that are equally relevant for banks and authorities. This description is followed by additional points applicable to either banks or authorities, as follows:
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Additional points for banks: points with particular relevance to (a) banks’ own internal stress testing activities and (b) their participation in bank-run supervisory stress tests.
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Additional points for authorities: points with particular relevance to (a) supervisor-run stress tests and (b) the authorities’ role in bank-run supervisory stress tests. They also cover the role of authorities in their oversight of banks’ internal stress testing activities.