Goodwill Manasota honors 2023 Community Ambassadors of the Year
I accepted the Philanthropy award on behalf of Sarasota Private Trust Company at Goodwill Manasota’s 2023 Community Ambassador of the Year Awards event.
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What led to the TD-First Horizon deal termination
I spoke with Zoe Sagalow at S&P Global Market Intelligence on the suspension of Toronto-Dominion Bank’s acquisiton of First Horizon Corp., explaining how these processes work from a regulatory perspective.
Remembering Charles Arthur (Butch) Isaac
Last Saturday Butch and his wonderful partner, Pam Clark, watched the Ohio State game together and had dinner. Some 12 hours later, Butch died in Pam’s arms. I don’t believe he could have ever scripted a better ending for his great life. I didn’t get to say goodbye, but I spoke with him by phone last Friday and texted him “Go Bucks” during Saturday’s game.
Capital reform is coming, but not without a fight
I spoke with American Banker about the Fed, FDIC, and OCC’s newly proposed capital rule changes.
SVB failure highlights the need to manage interest rate risk carefully
I spoke with FT’s Brooke Masters on the lessons banks must take from SVB’s meltdown.
JPMorgan: the bank that never lets a crisis go to waste
I spoke with the Financial Times on JPMorgan’s takeover of First Republic as a public service.
Banks’ new problem: The market is predicting they will fail
I spoke again with Politico’s Sam Sutton on the chaos that is threatening our banking ecosystem.
Veteran of 1980s banks crisis hits out at sale of First Republic to JPMorgan
I spoke with Brooke Masters of Financial Times for her latest article on today’s banking crisis.
The Fed wants more power after the banking collapse. We need real reform — and less Fed.
My latest article in The Hill is co-authored with my long-time friend Tom Vartanian.
Silicon Valley Bank: The Postmortems Came Fast and Furious
My recent opinion in the Wall Street Journal was cited in this article on SVB’s failure, published by the Global Association of Risk Professionals.