Category Archives: Regulatory Compliance
RMA UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Academic Forum Advances Global Research in Academia
The RMA UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Academic Forum was designed in 2008 as a leading securities finance/short selling research venue for global academics and business persons expert in SBL to communicate effectively during research paper development. Initially suggested and designed … Continue reading
Economic Uncertainty Is Top Challenge Facing Banks Today
Every article published in the Journal is reviewed by at least one and often several members of The RMA Journal Editorial Advisory Board. Late last year, 12 members of the board participated in a survey asking about the most serious … Continue reading
PASLA/RMA Conf: Day Two –The Regulatory Paradigm
PASLA/RMA Conference 7 March 2013 – Day Two The “new regulatory paradigm” consists of a barrage of rules, regulations and guidance from every angle. And according to Greg Lyons, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP, and Paget Dare Bryan, Partner, Clifford Chance, the … Continue reading
PASLA/RMA Conf: Day One – The Future of APAC
PASLA/RMA Conference 6 March 2013 – Day One The 10th Annual PASLA/RMA Conference on Asian Securities Lending kicked off Wednesday in Hong Kong with 300 attendees. Panelists and speakers were focused on the future of APAC with an overarching concern of … Continue reading
PASLA/RMA Conf: Sec Lending Basics and an Ops and Tech Update
PASLA/RMA Conference – 5 March 2013 Preconference events Securities Lending Tutorial Dominick Falco, Managing Director, Bank of New York Mellon Ltd, Hong Kong, and Robert Nichols, Vice President, J.P. Morgan, Hong Kong held an informative intro to securities lending tutorial … Continue reading
Home Equity Secured Products – Managing the Pending Bubble
In the 2014-2017 timeframe, nearly $221 billion of HELOCs will reach the end of the draw period. Many of these lines have been interest only and many may now be underwater. In a recent audio conference, a distinguished and diverse panel … Continue reading
Understanding TDRs and Non-Accrual Recognition
TDRs continue to create confusion both in consumer and commercial portfolios and for banking professionals attempting to manage them. Validating this fact, the session on TDRs was the most attended among participants at RMA’s Annual Conference last October. During RMA’s most … Continue reading
Thoughts on Risk Management in the U.S. Mortgage Industry
The financial crisis created the perfect risk management storm in mortgage banking over the past five years. In a recent audio conference, Michael Zeltkevic, Partner at Oliver Wyman, illustrated how the following risks were exposed by the financial crisis: market, … Continue reading
Credit Risk Challenges During the Next 18 Months
Faced with continued pressure on pricing and modest easing on structure, senior credit officers participating in RMA’s recent audio conference stressed the importance of strengthening relationships with both customers and regulators. The speakers included John Killian, Chief Credit Officer, Comerica Bank, … Continue reading
Role of the Board in Risk Governance
Edward P. Schreiber, managing director, Alvarez and Marsal Financial Industry Regulatory Advisory Services, and Robert Messer, EVP, chief financial officer, American National Bank, discussed the importance of the board in overseeing risk management and in setting the institution’s strategy. Risk governance … Continue reading
