Articles by Philip Alexander
Amid tariff turmoil, banks warned not to fudge IFRS 9 overlays
Flip-flopping US policies challenge loan loss provisioning models; EU regulators take watching brief
Delving into the European Commission’s proposed overhaul of FRTB
Raft of potential changes would benefit both IMA and SA banks – but only temporarily
BoE warns over risk of system-wide cyber attack
Senior policy official Carolyn Wilkins also expresses concern over global fragmentation of bank regulation
Trump 2.0 bank supervision: simpler but no soft touch?
Republican FDIC vice-chair Travis Hill wants more focus on financial risk instead of process
Running the numbers on Barr’s Basel III endgame revisions
Fed vice-chair’s plan to ease capital requirements for big banks still lacks critical details
Fed’s Basel III rollback gives clearing units a capital break
Client-cleared trades will be exempt from CVA charges and G-Sib surcharge calculations, says Barr
Does Basel’s internal loss multiplier add up?
As US agencies mull capital reforms, one regulator questions past losses as an indicator of future op risk
Beware war exclusions in cyber insurance, risk managers told
Risk Live: Experts say policy wording is tightening up following rise in ransomware attacks
Banks will not be frowned upon for discount window borrowing – Fed official
Risk Live: more banks have completed paperwork to access Fed lending facility than a year ago
Regulators’ FRTB estimates based on faulty premise – industry study
US market risk capital requirements could more than double if banks abandon IMA
FDIC scrutinised over move to cover all SVB deposits
Advisory panel questions whether guaranteeing uninsured deposits was necessary to prevent contagion
Banks grapple with concentration risk from fourth parties
Risk Live: Third-party vendors are increasingly reliant on the same subcontractors
Regulator warns against ‘happy endings’ for op risk wargames
Risk Live: Bankers say third parties should also be at the table when simulating crisis scenarios
Roll up for the BoE’s counterparty mystery tour
Letter warns of cross-currency repo risks, but they didn’t feature in Archegos or LDI blow-ups
Bankers call for overhaul of EBA stress tests
Support for multiple scenarios, but only if fixed assumptions and variables are scaled back
Banks slam zombie floors in Basel endgame proposal
US regulators double down on capital floors despite clampdown on internal models
Plumb job: can Basel III unblock US credit risk transfer?
Deals from G-Sibs have slowed in recent years due to regulatory confusion over capital relief
The regulator that troubleshoots first, asks questions later
Canada’s bank watchdog aims to intervene early to tackle burgeoning risks, even at the expense of “perfect” regulatory decisions
Investor wish-list offers no quick fix for Swiss CoCos
Some want bond doc overhaul to clarify bail-in risk, but sovereigns can always change the rules
Bank runs prompt rethink of IRRBB deposit models
ALM managers are looking for ways to separate the impact of rate hikes from idiosyncratic risks
Top 10 operational risks: Focus on regulatory risk
Tougher regulatory enforcement, new consumer rules and rise of ESG are ringing alarm bells
How Finma milked Credit Suisse’s CoCos in UBS deal
Unusual clause in Swiss AT1 bonds allowed them to be written off; could others follow suit?
US credit risk modellers prepare for life after IRB
Stress tests and economic capital calculations may not carry the same weight as Basel ratio
Cost of bank bail-in rules lower than expected – EBA
MREL pricing manageable for most banks, though troubled firms may struggle to meet targets