Stress-testing
New York Fed names bank supervisor
Sarah Dahlgren to succeed William Rutledge at end of year
ECB insists stress tests are credible
ECB denies claims stress test scenarios were not severe enough
Seven banks fail Cebs stress tests
Institutions in Germany, Spain and Greece would be unable to maintain capital levels under “adverse scenarios”
All eyes on EU bank stress tests - but details remain elusive
Goldman Sachs investor survey suggests 10 of the 91 banks will fail, requiring an extra €37.6 billion in capital
Stressing out over stress tests: Rob Davies column
Observers are expressing doubts over how useful the latest round of Cebs stress tests for European banks will be.
Cebs to disclose stress-test results, says EU Council
The European Council has mandated Cebs to issue the results of this year's stress-testing exercise of the EU cross-border banking sector
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A practical and holistic approach to stress testing in financial services
Swiss tighten liquidity rules for biggest banks
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority and the Swiss National Bank clamp down on UBS and Credit Suisse through stricter liquidity regime
FSA surprises UK banks with tougher stress tests
Operational risk to be included in future stress tests by the UK regulator.
Predicting the unthinkable
Raj Singh, chief risk officer at Swiss Re, talks to Alexander Campbell
US Fed working on horizontal reviews of op risk issues
Supervisor looking at range of issues as part of broader look at big banks, including compensation, compliance, and capital
Setting risk appetite: know what you want
OpRisk examines the practical application of the concepts of risk appetite, the risk ceiling and the risk profile, taking a broad look at who should decide risk appetite, how it should be articulated, in what context (and to what extent) and what the…
The liquidity gap
Regulators are increasing their focus on liquidity risk in response to the financial crisis, but there are questions about whether capital is an effective mitigant for liquidity risks and the nature of the relationship between liquidity risk and bank…
Basel rules set to change
Despite the difficulty and cost involved, even banks accept that aspects of the old financial regulatory regime must yield their place and go. Patrick Blum asks industry consultants what Basel II reforms they expect to see in 2010, and how firms can…