Articles by Philip Alexander
In the dark: pools warn late Mifid rules still won't add up
Venues say better trade-flagging, consolidated tape needed for equity double-volume caps
Banking union: big bang or damp squib?
Eurozone needs package of interrelated measures to prevent project going backwards
Tranche warfare: uphill struggle for euro safe bonds
Junior tranche and regulatory impasse are key challenges for pan-eurozone sovereign bond-backed securities
Revised Basel output floor could hit US banks after all
Fall in operational risk weights could push up capital requirements for market and credit risk
Industry slams ‘unhelpful’ last-minute Mifid LEI relief
Esma’s six-month respite “too little, too late” to avoid no-trade lists on January 3
EBA steps up bonus cap pressure on Dutch prop traders
Dutch regulator told to “pay attention” to pay rules EC plans to scrap for non-banks
Unlucky for some: Europe’s war on 13 Dutch prop traders
Liquidity hit feared as FlowTraders, IMC, Optiver and other non-banks face bank-style capital rules
Basel III changes set to create big winners and losers
Capital hit for G-Sibs ranges from 28% drop to 43% jump, QIS reveals
Doubts cast on Europe’s IFRS 9 transition period
Dynamic transition viewed as too complicated for banks to use or investors to understand
‘I’ll miss my team’: Rolet’s parting words
LSEG chief executive thanks firm’s staff at Risk awards just hours before departure
Banks, regulators clash over stress testing
OCC and NY Fed officials defend regulatory stress tests despite criticism from bankers
OCC regulator warns on interest rate risk build-up
Fed policy, liquidity requirements and model herding all raise concerns
A common interest in common law
Losing UK court judgement recognition in EU would not dim enthusiasm for English law contracts
Unwanted Kingdom: managing no-deal Brexit risks
UK-based dealers must plan now if they are to handle trades that extend beyond Brexit day
London-based banks face ECB Brexit power grab
Drive to supervise swaps books from Frankfurt threatens cross-border balance sheet management
Regulators struggle to balance global and local
Global banks merit global rules, but local banks can end up as collateral damage
In the balance: global regulation walks a tightrope
FSB evaluation could maintain international standards or accelerate their decline
Q&A: Asia caught in the Basel crossfire, says Andrew Sheng
Veteran regulator says international standards may be the wrong medicine for emerging markets
EU money fund rule threatens negative rates management tool
Constant net asset value funds may have to change format during prolonged spells of negative rates
EU prop firm capital crunch could hit market liquidity
Traders claim they would be put out of business by bank-style capital rules
Prop traders rebuffed by FCA on capital modelling
Non-banks may have to use tougher market risk approach than bank competitors
EBA urges European banks to step up IFRS 9 preparations
Banks not yet in testing phase face 32 basis point extra capital hit, report finds
Scrap the gold plate: Mnuchin goes global on bank rules
Treasury converges to international standards, but leverage ratio exception may delay Basel deal
EU rules delay sparks fears over indirect clearing
CCP members must offer new arrangements for exchange-traded derivatives in January 2018