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Liability arising from extremely dangerous operations. The committee on payments and market infrastructures cpmi provides this glossary of payments and market infrastructure terminology as a reference to the standard terms and definitions used in connection with payment, clearing, settlement and related arrangements. The affect upon the institution when a risk becomes a reality. The financial risk management disasters of the last fifteen years or so have a made it clear that risk management is fundamental to good corporate governance, and b prompted a number of responses relating to governance and internal control. Therulesandguidancefor interpreting thehandbookare to be found in gen 2interpreting the handbook 2.
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