Third Annual Stress Test Modeling Symposium Third Annual Stress Test Modeling Symposium

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June 25-26, 2014
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
600 Atlantic Avenue
 
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Overview

On June 25 and 26, 2014, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston will jointly host the Third Annual Stress Test Modeling Symposium.

This year's Symposium will focus on best practices and challenges related to stress test modeling and its application. The primary goal is to bring together experts from the regulatory community and the banking industry to share diverse views and experiences in stress test modeling and to help improve the general understanding of stress test modeling practices and applications.

Topics that will be discussed during this year’s Symposium include:

  • A question and answer session on supervisory expectations for stress testing and range of practices
  • Stress testing for interest rate risk
  • Scenario design and risk assessment in the presence of emerging risks
  • Breakout sessions on model validation and model risk, modelling asset and liability balances, residential mortgages, counterparty credit risk, commercial and industrial loans, and noninterest income and expense.

For questions or comments, please contact ModelingSymposium@frb.gov

Agenda & Presentations

last updated: July 28, 2014

Wednesday June 25, 2014

9:00 am

Welcoming Remarks

Lisa Ryu, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

9:15

Keynote Address

Governor Daniel K. Tarullo, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Address offsite

10:00 Break
10:30

Supervisory Expectations and Range of Practices for Stress Testing (Q&A Session)

Moderator:
Lisa Ryu, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Panelists:
Michael Alix, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

John Beebe, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Timothy Clark, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Paul Sternhagen, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
12:15 pm Lunch
1:45

Key Challenges I: Interest Rate Risk

Moderator:
Beverly Hirtle, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Panelists:
Gordon Liu, HSBC
Presentation

Skander Van den Heuvel, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Presentation

Jake Zelnick, Wells Fargo
Presentation

3:15 Break
3:45

Key Challenges II: Scenario Design and Risk Assessment: Accounting for Emerging Risks

Moderator:
Andreas Lehnert, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Presentation

Panelists:
Richard DeKaser, Wells Fargo

Matthew Pritsker, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Presentation

David Yowan, American Express

5:15 Adjourn and Reception

 

Thursday June 26, 2014

9:00 am

Breakout Sessions

Session 1.A: Asset and Liability Balances and Risk-Weighted Assets

Moderator:
José Berrospide, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Panelists:
Tatyana Gershkovich, American Express

Matthew Nagowski, M&T
Presentation

Jason Schmidt, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Presentation

Session 1.B: Model Validation and Model Risk

Moderator:
Patrick deFontnouvelle, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Panelists:
Abhinav Anand, Discover

David Palmer, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Presentation

Huan Yang, Goldman Sachs

10:15    Break
10:45

Breakout sessions

Session 2.A: Counterparty Credit Risk

Moderator:
Michael Alix, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Panelists:
Peter Franke, Bank of America

Gary Gegick, Bank of NY-Mellon

Session 2.B: Residential Mortgages

Moderator:
James Vickery, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Panelists:
Paul Calem, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

PJ Petersen, Huntington

Michael Szwejbka, U.S. Bancorp
Presentation

12:00 pm Lunch
1:30

Breakout sessions

Session 3.A: Commercial and Industrial Loans

Moderator:
José Fillat, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Panelists:
Sanjay Gupta, PNC

Mark Lueck, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Presentation

Sanjiv Talwar, BMO
Presentation

Session 3.B: Noninterest Revenues and Expenses

Moderator:
Kathleen Johnson, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Panelists:
Dale Davies, BB&T
Presentation

Anna Kovner, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Brian Margulies, Goldman Sachs

2:45  Adjourn