Mr. Bernard de Longevialle, Managing Director, Financial Services Ratings
Mr. Hans Wright, Managing Director, Financial Services Group: EMEA
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services

S&P bank analysts from the US and Europe will examine structural reforms, including the implications of banking union  in the EU and Volker rule in the US, and the impact of FSB & Basel decisions. They will assess the likely impact and key risks from global regulatory developments on the credit and stability of the US and European banking system.

Mr. Bernard de Longevialle is the Financial Institutions Ratings Lead Analytical Manager for North America. He is also Chair of the Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services Global Financial Institutions Regulatory Task Force. He has a master’s degree from the Institute d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (IEP), and also completed a three-year legal studies program at the University of Nanterre (Lincense en droit). From October 1997 until June 2000 he was a Maitre de Conference (lecturer) in Economics at IEP.

Mr. Hans Wright is Head of the Financial Sector Research team which is based in London and covers both financial institutions and insurance. He has held a number of positions at Standard & Poor’s and was heavily involved with steering some large analytical projects to strengthen S&P’s rating process. He has a BSc (Hons) in Management Sciences and is an Associate Member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.