The key difference between 'top down models' and 'bottom up models' for operational risk assessment is:
Correct Answer: D
Explanation
Top down approaches rely upon available data such as total capital, income volatility, peer group information etc and attempt to imply the capital attributable to operational risk. They do not consider firm specific scenarios or causal factors. Bottom up approaches on the other hand attempt to determine operational risk capital based upon an identification and quantification of firm specific risks. Bottom up approaches help determine a traditional loss distribution from which capital requirements can be determined at a given level of confidence.
Therefore Choice 'd' is the correct answer.