The justifications for the proposed changes to large bank regulatory capital requirements in the so-called “Basel III end-game” Notice of Proposed Rulemaking are schizophrenic. Regulators argue that ...
The Federal Reserve put forth a proposal Friday to publish the models and methodologies the central bank uses every year to stress test the nation's largest banks in an effort to increase transparency ...
The following information was released by the Financial Services Forum: The Federal Reserve's proposed 2026 stress test scenarios reflect a welcome effort to enhance transparency and public ...
With over a decade of experience in risk management and compliance, you’ve witnessed many changes in the financial services industry. Let’s dive straight into today’s topic: How has technology ...
Risk-management practices at financial institutions have undergone a quantitative revolution over the past decade or so. Increasingly, financial firms rely on statistical models to measure and manage ...
Stress testing models are inherently complex and require adjustments to maintain accuracy and relevance to appropriately account for quickly developing risks. Changes in the models would require new ...
In July 2015, Nigeria’s banking sector was at a crossroads. Rising non-performing loans, pressure on capital adequacy, and the fallout from volatile oil prices were testing banks like never before.
The largest US banks have sufficient safeguards in place to weather a severe recession while continuing lending to households and businesses, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in its annual bank ...
Bank stress tests of climate change risks are relatively new, but are rapidly proliferating. The IMF and World Bank staff collaborated to develop an experimental macro scenario stress testing approach ...