Banks
Reputational risk in Latin American banks
Banks across Latin America are paying closer attention to reputational risk as they aim to expand their retail business to cater to a growing middle class across the region. OpRisk looks at the strategies they are employing to identify and monitor…
Vietnam pushes bank consolidation to aid risk management
Vietnam’s economic expansion has been matched by a proliferation of banks. But the regulator is talking tough and is aiming to halve the number of banks and ramp up their risk management capabilities. Is it going to work?
Mitigating the risk of organised crime on banks' call centres
To avoid having its call centre targeted by an organised crime gang, a bank needs to ensure it has enough controls in place to deter criminals, but not so many that it becomes less useful to customers
SG's peso-denominated note returns 4.3% per annum
Société Générale produced a Mexican peso-denominated product in 2009 based on 10 banking stocks. The high level of capital protection meant a basket performance of more than 5% was required for a positive return, writes Suzi Hampson
S&P Indices partners with Isda to assess credit quality of US and European banks
S&P Indices launches equally weighted proxies that measure the quality of US and European banks in conjunction with Isda, the trade body for the global OTC derivatives industry
Ten steps to banking supervision in a financial crisis
The financial crisis demonstrated that banking supervision practices applied during normal market conditions may not necessarily work during a crisis. Ryozo Himino considers some of the policies that may be required during a systemic event
Cash-rich insurers eye loan books of de-leveraging European banks
High-quality portfolios could provide attractive long-duration assets, say bankers
Regulators smell a rat – Aaron Woolner column
The law of unintended consequences is evident in the desire of some Asian banks to court Sifi status – despite the increased capital burdens imposed by authorities
Regulatory releases and developments in Asia
A country-by-country roundup of the banking rules and guidelines affecting the Asia region
Risk managers complain about Fed stress test workload
Twelve new banks are included in this year's US stress test, and some institutions are unhappy about the extra work
How the link between credit and economic growth has broken: Joseph Mason column
After the financial crisis of 2008–9, authorities needed to 'rehabilitate' corporate debtors to improve their creditworthiness. Why have they failed?
Banks and credit investors seek to become more adaptable through 2011
The changing environment in which banks operate has made adaptability a core attribute for success this year
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Empirical performance of loss given default prediction models
Research Papers
Risk & Return Brasil: Supervisors need to be more curious, says Maia
Authorities should put less faith in numbers and what they are told by banks, says top Brazilian supervisor
Buy-side firms urged to avoid stampede to CCPs
Panel participants encourage buy-side firms to engage with CCPs early to avoid a last-minute rush
Market analysts consider impact of resolution regimes on CDS market
The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation claims its new resolution powers would deliver a 97% recovery to senior bondholders if Lehman Brothers failed today. If markets buy that argument, a leap in recovery assumptions could have knock-on effects on…
Breaking up is so very hard to do: Caveat Lector column
Lawmakers wanting to clip the wings of investment banks by bringing back Glass-Steagall need not bother when market forces in today’s ‘low-leverage’ economy will do it for them
European financials weather sovereign instability
April saw sentiment towards European financials hold firm, despite negative news in the sovereign market, with Portugal becoming latest member of sovereign bailout club
Investor jitters over Spain affect performance of BBVA five-year bond
BBVA reopened the five-year senior unsecured market for Spanish banks in April, but post-deal spread widening shows the sector remains a challenging sell to investors
Regulatory uncertainty over CoCos hinders banks and credit investors
Regulators throughout Europe are expected to provide further clarity on the role and structure of CoCo bonds later this year. Until then, investors and banks are earnestly attempting to gauge the effect on the market of any future changes
Taiwanese banks exposed to domestic property and China risks, says Fitch
Fitch Ratings believes the cost of funding for Taiwanese banks could jump nearly 200 basis points should Taiwan or China property prices fall sharply. The country's banks are also prone to any slowdown in global economic growth.
Reverse stress tests with bottom-up approaches
Research Papers
Financiers and rock stars: Marty Fridson column
The NY Times assertion that bankers are of no ‘value’ to society is based on ignorance.