​​​​Alper's recent activity

November 2024

• Media commentary: Mortgage rates to stay higher thanks to Reeves and Trump

• Media article: UK interest rates cut – here’s the outlook for property owners and home buyers after the budget
  

September 2024

• Keynote Speech at Global Leaders Summit, Istanbul on ESG rating divergence

• Academic article:  Investment bank reputation and issuance fees: Evidence from asset-backed securities

July 2024 

• Academic article: Does being a responsible bank pay off? Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic

• Academic article: Gender, ethnicity and SMEs’ access to finance: A systematic literature review of global empirical evidence​
  

• Media article: Millions benefited from mortgages fixed at low prices – now many are struggling with much higher monthly payments
  

June 2024 

• Presentation, European Securities and Markets Authority - ESMA: The impact of regulatory changes on rating behaviour

• Presentation, 6th Brunel Banking Conference: Climate Risk, Responsible Banking and Securitization
  

​May 2024 

• Academic article: Deposit Insurance and Bank Liquidity Creation:Evidence from a Natural Experiment in China​
  

• Media coverage:  Credit rating agency failures continue despite EU reforms, paper finds

• Media Interview - Jeremy Hunt is probably right to oppose the finance watchdog’s plans to name and shame firms under investigation
  

​​Mar 2024 

• Media commentary - Daily Mail: Britain's biggest student debts: How single graduate racked up a £230,000 bill... but will the loans ever actually be repaid?
  

• Media coverage: Fight against rating inflation only partly successful – ECB study

• Working Paper - European Central Bank: The impact of regulatory changes on rating behaviour 
  

• Media article: Buying your first home? Here’s how to increase your chances of getting a mortgage 
  

• Media commentary - Daily Mail: Do Virgin Money and Tesco Bank deals signal end of the road for the original challenger banks?
  

• Research report: ​The Financial Impact Pet Ownership Rental Properties, Battersea
  

• Media article: Budget 2024: experts explain what it means for taxpayers, businesses, borrowers and the NHS
  

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