
Robert Linklater
Head Enterprise Stress Testing, TD
Robert Linklater Heads the Enterprise Stress Testing for TD Bank Group responsible for developing and assessing internal and regulatory economic, geopolitical and climate related scenarios. He manages the Global Stress Testing Frameworks and Governance, as well as Balance Sheet and Income Statement modelling, forecasting and analytic capabilities. He is responsible for reporting of Enterprise Stress Tests results, observations, strategic impacts and operational readiness to Senior Committees and the Board.He previously had oversight of US CCAR Scenarios, oversight of Estimation Approaches used in stress testing and reporting consolidated US stress results to US senior committees and the US Boards of Directors. He previously also led enterprise valuation and capital reporting and initiatives for the Wholesale Bank operations of TDBG. In addition, he was the CFO of various subsidiaries related to Private Equity and Asset Securitization, as well as publicly traded (TSX) funds. Prior to TD Bank, Mr. Linklater held various positions at the Royal Bank of Canada including Head of Corporate Treasury Finance. He was responsible for enterprise derivative and hedge accounting and reporting, accounting and reporting of treasury related activities, including securitization. He had also held the position of Head, External Reporting at Royal Bank of Canada where he was responsible for the Annual and Quarterly Report to Shareholders and was involved in Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives and Reporting. He also held senior management roles in Group Risk Management leading enterprise credit provisioning and Basel II initiatives. Robert has experience in public accounting, with Coopers & Lybrand (PriceWaterhouse Coopers) in Canada and the United Kingdom working primarily with financial institutions. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance from McGill University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Toronto.
ENTERPRISE STRESS TESTING
Expanding the Scope of Enterprise Stress Testing
- Exploring broader impacts of Geopolitical Events
- Considering impacts to Liquidity and Capital Contingency Plan triggers and Actions
- Assessing impacts to Business Strategies and Initiatives
- Assessing operational readiness of key capabilities ( i.e. Settlement, Sanctions, Third Party Risks, Cyber)
