Articles by Philip Alexander
EU still undecided on how to implement minimum repo haircuts
Concerns over non-bank leverage may derail push to include haircuts in bank capital rules
Demand escalates for reform of EU bank resolution rules
SRB chair, Spanish MEP and Danish resolution chief join push to end regional bank bailouts
What lies beneath: Nomura’s iceberg balance sheet
Collateral received by the Japanese bank exceeds its total on-balance-sheet assets – does it matter?
ECB grants post-Brexit reprieve on large exposures limit
Exemption for intra-group exposures to UK will be preserved pending a decision on equivalence
BoE reassures foreign banks on post-Brexit booking models
EU banks that lost passporting rights after Brexit are unlikely to have to establish UK subsidiaries
Mifid transparency battle pits dealers against non-banks
Dealers fight to preserve reporting exemptions, but prop traders want US-style regime
Never mind the buffers: Covid reveals deeper flaws in Basel III
Tweaking discretionary capital buffers won’t address all the prudential issues raised in 2020
UK and EU diverge on contractual swap stays
UK scraps pre-resolution stays, while EU regulators could opt for even stricter measures
November 9: the day the Brexodus started?
The UK Treasury’s equivalence verdict is a positive gesture, but could backfire if not reciprocated
EBA wants Basel to revisit prudential rules on software
Banking regulator set to soften capital impact of IT assets, but proposals are still out of line with US
Covid policy risk hangs over bank stress tests
Banks and regulators are second-guessing the policy response to new outbreaks
Fed will calibrate NSFR to avoid hurting repo
Fed’s supervision head says final liquidity rule will be fast-tracked without fresh consultation
Bank investors still don’t think bail-in will happen, FSB told
Questions over bailing in bank bondholders mean problem of too big to fail persists, experts warn
A bridge too far: EBA swap stay to spur mass repapering?
Industry scrambles to avoid duplicating BRRD close-out contract changes across four jurisdictions
EBA’s software compromise draws fire on two fronts
UK regulator suggests it will neuter the proposed capital relief, which banks say doesn’t go far enough
Attention turns to Esma after UK quashes CSDR buy-ins
Esma launched informal review just before UK Treasury opted out of settlement regime
Investors at the gates: MMF reforms fail the Covid test
After MMF rescues return, regulators urged to rethink rules on gates and sponsor support
CSDR buy-ins – next on the regulatory chopping block?
A big jump in trade fails is adding to doubts about the EU’s settlement discipline regime
Leaked EU document casts doubt on leverage ratio relief
Several MEPs oppose leverage exemption for sovereign bonds, but some want SA-CCR fast-tracked
BoE and ECB weigh calls to follow US lead on capital relief
European regulators face pressure to exempt sovereign exposures from leverage ratio
Splits emerge over EBA’s stress test 2.0
Experts question utility of separate bank leg that won’t feed into capital requirements
Esma trains beam on investment fund risks
Officials look to regulatory reporting for better grasp of fund leverage and liquidity
US sidetracks bid to end European CVA exemption
Fed’s change to SA-CCR capital renews EU industry calls to preserve carve-out
French banks cry foul over EBA’s 2020 stress-test plan
Assumptions about the cost of household sight deposits are “not plausible”, critics say