How Interest Rate Miscalculations Can Derail Project Finance
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Interest rates are like the weather. We can prepare for typical fluctuations, but sudden changes can still catch us out.…
Quantifying Counterparty Credit Risk
During the 2008 financial crisis, many institutions’ balance sheets (banks & corporates) suffered significantly due to the deterioration of the…
It’s a Pause, Not a Pivot: A Recap of the Fed’s Latest Decision
At its June meeting, the Federal Reserve, after ten consecutive increases in the benchmark borrowing rate, elected to take no…
Comprehending the US Banking Crisis
Earlier this year, we observed the default of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a 40-year old commercial bank headquartered in California,…
Managing the Aftermath: Restructuring of Mis-sold Interest Rates Derivatives for Non-Financial Corporations
In today’s volatile global financial landscape, uncertainty has become the norm. In the midst of this turbulence, it is paramount…
The Road to Hedge Accounting
Earlier last month, the world witnessed one of the largest bank runs in history when depositors of Silicon Valley Bank…
Approaching the End of LIBOR
More than a year ago, I wrote an article that shed some light on the unfolding of an extraordinary event…
Splitting the Risk: Managing Interest Rates in Project Finance
Saudi is undergoing a growth explosion. For evidence, you need to only look at the debt market. As per the…
Risk Management lessons learnt from 2022
Just a few weeks before the end of the year 2022, the U.S Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced a…
Why Hedge Accounting?
In a year where central banks continue to hike interest rates and tighten financial conditions to counter inflationary pressure, interest…