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Stress Controller

Stress Controller is an innovative web application that provides an efficient, flexible and user-friendly framework for macro stress-testing. It allows banks or other financial firms to analyse the impact of complex economic events on portfolios, capital requirements or even future balance sheet and P&L at the click of a button. Users can upload data, devise scenarios, analyse outputs and generate bespoke reports for senior management or regulators.

The web application can be used for a variety of purposes including macro-stress analysis of banking and trading books, balance sheet forecasting and capital and liquidity planning. By presenting stress-testing reports in a web interface accessible to a broad range of users, including senior management, Stress Controller widens the visibility and effectiveness of macro stress-testing within organizations, substantially contributing to effective risk management and transparency.

Stress Controller Key Functionalities

  • Importing macroeconomic, position and financial data
  • Scenario definition
  • Parameter estimation
  • Forecasts conditional on stress scenario
  • Conditional forecasting of risk factors
  • Conditional forecasting of capital, liquidity and accounting outputs
  • Customised report generation