​​​​Alper's recent activity

January 2025​

• Media commentary: Is Trump's Climate Policy Shift Putting Global Sustainability Investments at Risk?
  

• Media commentary: How Labour plans to ease mortgage rules could help you borrow more 
  

• Media commentary: HSBC among lenders upping mortgage costs despite expected interest rate cut

• Media commentary: What high borrowing costs mean for interest rates and mortgages, according to experts. 

• Media article: The UK property outlook for 2025: another bleak year for mortgages amid so much economic uncertainty

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
  

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