Articles by Philip Alexander
EU could impose negative rate shocks via IRRBB rules
Banking Book Risk Summit: EBA guidance on shocks is “outdated”, says ECB official
Bankers told to lead from the top on Mifid governance rules
Structured products issuers’ strategy should reflect new guidelines, say regulators
Bankers confident on local adoption of Basel IRRBB rules
Risk USA: US, EU regulators expected to implement new framework consistently
Regulators struggle to conjure the right leverage ratio
Too low, and it has no effect; too high, and liquidity suffers. Time for flexibility?
Reserving judgement: the BoE’s divisive leverage ratio plan
Central bank reserves exemption may squeeze interbank liquidity, raise capital requirements
ECB's bank watchdog warned on NPL clean-up drive
SSM may need clearer enforcement process to boost bad loan provisioning, says regulator
FRTB: a work in progress
Banks cannot wait for clarification but must forge ahead
Forget your passport: London outside the single market
UK-based banks seek simplest way to retain EU access post-Brexit
Esma buys time to fix broken client clearing chains
Two-year clearing delay for small firms might allow indirect model to be built
Eurozone must lead search for doom-loop fix
Basel Committee working on sovereign risk, but eurozone has most at stake
Capital hawks advocate bail-in flexibility for Italy
As stress-test results loom, experts say tackling legacy loans should take priority over bail-in purity
Doomed loop: Europe gets creative on sovereign bond risks
Political and prudential risks in huge bond-holdings force experts to consider new ideas
Esma grasps at solution to Mifid data woes
UK to stay in data aggregation project despite Brexit
Not so fast, François: EU clearing land grab is complex
ECB cannot (yet) make post-Brexit demand for euro clearing to leave London
EBA stress test ‘obsolete’ after Brexit vote
Experts call for a rethink on setting scenarios for future tests
EU moves to resolve bank bail-in debate
Council urges EC to clarify implementation of MREL and TLAC
Banks reject Basel’s IRB data shortage claim
Internal models remain more accurate than standardised approaches, say industry responses
Council of the EU set to agree on money market fund reform
Amendments and deadline extension spark relief among end-users
Interview: Natasha Cazenave on systemic risk in asset management
Chair of Iosco’s investment management committee welcomes “shift in the debate to an activities focus”
EU could go it alone on leverage ratio, says MEP
Swinburne says clearing should be shielded from ratio “if Basel does not deliver”
EU regulators warn on US resolution rules
Questions on US TLAC bills for foreign subsidiaries and bankruptcy-based resolution
Banks battle to preserve ‘good value’ IRB models
Improving credit risk modelling assumptions could soften Basel's push for input floors
Pressure grows for more opt-outs from Basel for smaller banks
Key MEP urges broader exemptions for regional banks as FRTB looms
European regulator hesitates on higher leverage ratio
EBA voices preference for 3%, but evidence backs Basel plan for G-Sibs