Articles by Alexander Campbell
Profile: Swiss Re's Raj Singh
Predicitng the unthinkable
EC proposes tough shorting rules but stalls on CDS ban
Shorting shares and bonds could be restricted or even banned under new EC proposals, but naked credit default swaps are safe for now.
A long life for longevity swaps?
The market for longevity swaps is picking up pace, with several transactions completed over the past few months. But is this asset class here to stay or is it a response to market conditions? By Alexander Campbell
Plane sailing for EADS
Jean-Baptiste Pons, head of corporate finance and treasury at EADS, talks to Alexander Campbell
ECB warns of carry trade and deficit risks
Yield curve traders and crowding out remain major threats to European finances, the ECB said in its financial stability report yesterday.
Banks starting to think local after crisis, BIS finds
Banks around the world are slowly shifting to rely on local retail funding, says the Bank for International Settlements
Risk indicators spike during a dramatic week
Volatility rose to near-record levels this week as eurozone anxiety intensified
FDIC reveals impact of securitisation rule change
The latest US bank results show the effect of recent changes in accounting rules, which brought $295 billion in securitised loans back on to balance sheets
Bank of Italy defends change on capital accounting
Allowing banks to ignore falling bond prices for capital purposes is a legitimate move, says regulator
Bernanke rules out repeat of Scap stress tests
Last year's Scap stress tests for US banks were a one-off, the Fed chairman said today.
US lending landscape still bleak, Fed finds
Credit supply and demand are both still shrinking, though there are signs of a recovery among larger banks and companies.
Sovereign CDSs balloon as equity markets crash
CDS spreads on vulnerable eurozone countries widened dramatically today as stock markets crashed over uncertainty surrounding the Greek bailout.
State benefits for RBS
Jezri Mohideen, head of rates trading for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at RBS, talks to Alexander Campbell
TriOptima releases first rates repository figures
The TriOptima-run interest rate derivatives trade repository has registered $448 trillion notional in transactions, as of the end of March.
US financial reform to be debated after Republicans cave in
After three attempts to block debate on financial reform, Senate Republicans gave in last night and agreed to let the bill through.
ECB decision could be critical in Greek debt crisis
If Greek debt is downgraded again, much will depend on whether the ECB decides to keep accepting it as collateral.
Committee hears of rating agency inertia as crisis built
Agencies were too slow to update ratings models during the crisis, Senators were told today.
Rating agencies under fire again in Congress
Research due to be presented today to a Senate subcommittee shows major rating agencies gave optimistic credit ratings to keep profits high.
Doubts over IMF tax proposals
International Monetary Fund proposals are the latest in a line of suggested levies on banks.
Risk.net readers back California's CDS reporting demand
A recent online poll found a small majority backing California's demand for banks to reveal their involvement in the state's credit default swaps.
