Articles by Philip Alexander
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
EBA: more climate risk supervisory reporting is coming
Official anticipates effort to identify climate impact on internal models, concentration risk
Basel crypto capital plan threatens banks’ DLT projects
Proposed infrastructure add-on could make blockchain settlement and payment systems non-viable
EBA eyes top-down stress test for credit risk
European version of CCAR is off the table, but more projections are likely to be modelled by regulator
Federated’s CIO on the fight to save prime MMFs
SEC reform proposal could be final nail in coffin for institutional prime funds
Late EU clearing house recognition spooks dealers
Bank capital requirements on exposures to affected foreign CCPs could jump after June 28 deadline
How will US regulators perform the Basel III balancing act?
Largest banks seek offsets for higher capital requirements caused by possible end of IRB, IMM
Credit risk capital models hanging by a thread in the US
Industry insiders expect Fed to drop IRB and IMM when adopting Basel III, but market risk models may survive
Basel chair stands by tough capital rules for crypto assets
Isda AGM: Hernandez de Cos is unmoved by arguments that high risk weights will push banks out of crypto
Gensler calls for enhanced US bond market transparency
SEC chief advocates shorter Trace reporting delay, public dissemination of Treasuries trades
Behnam urges wider CCP access to Fed deposit accounts
CFTC chair says recent market shocks highlight value of Fed accounts; Congressman agrees
SRB faces tough choices over Sberbank Europe failure
Both resolution or liquidation could lead to losses for public purse, depending on client base
Basel crypto rules: bad for traders, good for risk managers?
Practitioners divided over potential bank capital treatment for assets with no intrinsic value
Euro swaps relocation stalls as equivalence deadline nears
Nine months before equivalence deadline, over 70% of EU euro swap trades still clear in the UK
EC expected to apply output floor at group level only
‘Parallel stacks’ proposal unlikely to appear in first draft of CRR III, due next month