On banking & risk
Notes from the desk, shared with a growing following on LinkedIn.
One year at TISA Bank
Reflecting on a first year that began with building a Treasury Front Office from scratch and grew into a dual mandate over Market and Operational Risk — on trust, ownership, and learning from colleagues across the Bank.
Read on LinkedIn ↗Reading a high CRAR correctly
A Capital-to-Risk-Weighted-Assets Ratio above 33%, paired with low RWA density, doesn't just mean "well capitalized" — it usually means capital sitting idle in low-risk instruments instead of funding credit, the core mandate of a commercial bank.
Read on LinkedIn ↗FATF Grey List update, June 2026
The FATF's latest update brings its Grey List to 22 jurisdictions — Algeria and Namibia were removed, while Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iraq were added, effective June 19, 2026. A reminder for banks to keep Enhanced and Continuous Due Diligence triggers current as the list shifts.
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