Articles by Alexander Campbell
Ex-Isda risk chief: ditch gross notional thresholds for clearing
10 years on, David Murphy says mandate should be rebased to exempt less risky firms
Keeping the robots honest
Human overseers are in short supply in an arena where losses can be crippling within minutes
Report blames Corzine’s strategy for MF Global collapse
Chief executive of collapsed broker at fault for risky strategy that destroyed company, House subcommittee says
CPSS-Iosco proposes risk standards for CCPs
Central counterparties should be ready for failure of one or two largest customers, regulators suggest
FSA’s Ross to become Esma’s first executive director
Verena Ross, director in the UK Financial Services Authority's (FSA) international division, is to move to the newly formed European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) as executive director.
Isda pushes back on CCP ownership caps
US derivatives industry lobbyists are pushing back at proposals by the US government to resurrect and expand the Lynch amendment, which would have imposed limits on dealer ownership of derivatives clearing houses.
Shirakawa named as BIS vice-chairman
BoJ head takes senior role at BIS
SEC risk chief to step down
First head of regulator's risk division will return to academia in January
Senate confirms two out of three Fed directors
Last-minute deal seats Yellen and Raskin, Diamond turned down
Capital controls look likely in EM economies
The financial crisis causes a rethink of free capital flows and their impact on emerging market nations
BIS highlights risks of resurgent carry trade
Rate differentials make carry trades attractive, but this could cause trouble
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
Coalition team takes over at UK Treasury
The UK's new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government has named its joint treasury team.
European banks benefit from weaker euro
European banks reporting last week showed stronger balance sheets as the euro fell, but little growth in their FX businesses.
Concerns over euro remain despite rescue bid
Last week's news of a €750 billion international rescue package for struggling economies on the edge of the eurozone initially lifted the euro, but concerns persist about the indirect effects of the bailout, and the area's underlying economic prospects.
ECB decision could be critical in Greek debt crisis
FRANKFURT – If Greek debt is downgraded again, much will depend on whether the ECB decides to keep accepting it as collateral.
Greek woes revive seven-year old Goldman swap story
The Greek debt crisis has refocused attention on a controversial swap trade first reported by Risk in 2003. The deal, completed with Goldman Sachs in 2002, effectively allowed Greece to borrow roughly €1 billion without adding to its public debt figures…