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FASB Update Facilitates Hedging of Fixed-Income Risk

May 27, 2022 | After a pandemic-induced delay, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) guidance is allowing ...

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Fed Study: CECL Boosted Banks’ Reserves, but Impact on Lending Is Unclear

Feb 18, 2022 | The Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) accounting standard may have enabled a quicker reaction ...

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U.S. Securities Industry Gets Behind Plan to Curtail Settlement Risk

Dec 3, 2021 | Robinhood and other brokerages restricted trading last January in GameStop and other so-called meme ...

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Buy Side Faces Initial-Margin Bottleneck

Nov 12, 2021 | The larger of two sets of asset managers implementing new initial margin rules by September for ...

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Biggest U.S. Banks' SLRs Continue Trending Down

Oct 29, 2021 | Continuing to decline after a temporary rise last year, the largest banks' weighted average ...

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Credit Risk Measurement: Alternatives for PD-LGD-EAD on the Horizon?

Even after 40 years, the PD-LGD-EAD framework is still going strong – but models with more power and greater predictive accuracy are lurking. Though...

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IFRS 9 and Probability of Default: A Web of Confusion

The proper calculation of probability of default is crucial for European banks that need to comply with IRFS 9, the forward-looking financial...

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Stress Testing: A Practical Guide

Banks and regulators remain committed to stress testing. What are the different types of tests and approaches, and what elements are necessary to...

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The Hidden Risks of Private Credit – and How to Spot Them

The private credit market has exploded in size and emerged as a vital source of capital for companies overlooked by traditional banks. Yet beneath...

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With CECL in Force, Banks Remain Cautious on Loss Reserves

Apr 30, 2021 | Banks ramped up loan-loss reserves at the onset of the pandemic because of the current expected ...

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Positive Credit Market Outlook Carries Over

Jan 8, 2021 | Credit market observers are expecting a bull run to continue well into 2021. Volatility is seen as ...

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CECL's Downside Averted - for Now

Oct 23, 2020 | Critics of CECL, the current expected credit losses accounting standard, warned that it would ...

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J. Crew Bankruptcy Sets Stage for More Distressed Debt Exchanges

May 22, 2020 | For years, lenders have signed on to commercial loans with fewer and more flexible covenants. This ...

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