by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Feb 17, 2025 | Risk Report
One can almost hear the collective groan that escapes from the gate area when the flight status changes from ON TIME to DELAYED on the board. However, I am pretty sure no bank let out the same kind of groan when OSFI, the Canadian bank regulator, announced this week...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Nov 18, 2024 | Risk Report
Turbulent times can leave anyone feeling a little raw, and banks are no exception. Last year’s runs raised the flags on the resilience of the banking system and luckily the smart people at the Fed of New York know how to measure bank vulnerability and have just...
by Ian Oglesby | Nov 13, 2024 | Basel 3.1 Market Risk
As banks in the UK prepare for the implementation of the Basel 3.1 standards for market risk, also known as Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB), one of the most crucial decisions they face is choosing which approach to take. The PRA has laid out three...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Nov 4, 2024 | Risk Report
First National Bank of Lindsay, Oklahoma (FNBL) was told to close the doors to its one location on Friday, October 18th, 2024. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said in a statement that it had found: “false and deceptive bank records and other information...
by Regitze Ladekarl, FRM | Sep 16, 2024 | Risk Report
A good and true apology* is hard to come by. This week, however, Team Regulator gave it a try. We have reported on the US proposals for the Basel III endgame and the G-SIB surcharge many times before so here’s an ultra-short recap: Summer 2023: Team Regulator proposes...
