Articles by Callum Tanner
AIG decision threatens too-big-to-fail insurer label
Fragmentation of international rules on cards as US denounces systemic designations
Extended resolution swap stays divide EU lawmakers
SRB defends EC moratorium proposal, but Parliament and Council are turning against it
US and Japan push for twin EU bank holdcos
Two umbrella groups needed for home-country separation of securities and banking operations
Bankers warn first TLAC bail-in could spark market shock
Regulators urged to clarify treatment of bail-in bonds under both TLAC and NSFR rules
PRA invites post-Brexit transitional recalculations
UK regulator invites firms to recalculate smoothing effect to ease the pain of higher risk margin
FSB endorsement missing from new G-Sii methodology
Financial Stability Board has not given seal of approval to designation method, French regulator voted against it
Brexit leaves insurers playing regulation waiting game
Local regime likely to be tougher than Solvency II, although risk margin might change
Insurers eye secondary annuities as perfect matching asset
Some UK firms see nascent market as source of ideal hedging tool
Global capital rules for insurers must allow internal models – ABI
European firms should be free to use in-house models for insurance capital standard, even if US firms cannot
UFR change would ‘threaten’ Solvency II political compromise
German policy-makers talk tough in opposition to lowering of discount rate
Balz slams IAIS for rule-making 'behind closed doors'
Failure to engage with European Parliament will delay and undermine international insurance regulation, says MEP
Lower UFR would be dangerously pro-cyclical – Bafin
Solvency II rate cut would crowd insurers into long-dated assets, says insurance chief
PRA frets about Solvency II internal model ‘drift’
Bank-style leverage ratio for insurers one option being discussed
IAIS under pressure to learn from FSOC mistakes
G-Siis see MetLife opinion as strengthening their case against aspects of international regulation
LV= weighing options for equity-release mortgages
Complex assets left out of matching adjustment application, but could be added when internal model is approved
MetLife Sifi win leaves G-Sii status meaningless – US lawyers
Federal court decision brings whole Sifi and G-Sii designation process into question
G-Sii process ‘out of touch’, says Axa’s Thimann
Interview: designation approach open to political influence, argues head of group strategy
Life firms irked by patchy matching adjustment approvals
UK regulator could have been more clear about success of bolder submissions, say advisers
UK regulator outlines wish list for Solvency II review
Risk margin “highly pro-cyclical” and ultimate forward rate “completely unrealistic”, says financial policy director
Life firms split on what risk margin means for bulk annuities
L&G predicts record volumes, but Aegon and UK's Prudential say risk-margin costs too high
Irish supervisor sees insurance pricing as prudential issue
Regulator takes hands-on approach following insurance failures
MetLife puts forward alternative approach to G-Sii designation
NTNI definition could be dropped from G-Sii assessment and replaced by liquidity measures, says insurer
ESRB's buffer plan would worsen systemic risk – insurers
Industry and regulators at loggerheads over pro-cyclicality
UK insurance association slams ESRB report
'Very poorly timed' paper misses the point on pro-cyclicality, says ABI’s head of regulation