Monthly Archives for April 2008
Didier Jacobs, special advisor to the president of Oxfam America, wrote an interesting paper called “Democraticing Global Economic Governance“. He presented this paper in May 2002 at a conference on “Alternatives to Neoliberalism” by the NGO-Coalition “New Rules for Global … Continue reading →
14. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Papers |
Tags: bis, definition, didier jacobs, fsf, g7, global governance, igo, imf, neoliberalism, ngo, oecd, opt-out, oxfam, secession, united nations, veto |
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Kern Alexander, Rahul Dhumale and John Eatwell published a book in 2004 called “
14. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Books |
Tags: financial architecture, financial regulation, global governance, John Eatwell, Kern Alexander, Rahul Dhumale, subprime crisis, systemic risk, wfa, World Financial Authority |
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The FSF Report on Financial Stability (called “Enhancing Market and Institutional Resilience”) was yesterday approved by the G7. To assess the impact of the report on the global financial architecture and the responses to the credit crisis in the financial … Continue reading →
13. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Reports |
Tags: banking supervision, banks, credit rating agencies, exchange rates, financial regulation, financial stability, fsf, g7, imf, sovereign wealth fund, subprime crisis |
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The G7 Finance Ministers met yesterday at the IMF Spring Meeting and approved a report prepared by the Financial Stability Forum, the main forum bringing together Central Banks, Regulators and Finance Ministers. Before discussing the report in detail, it is … Continue reading →
13. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Reports |
Tags: basel II, bcbs, credit rating agencies, european union, financial institutions, financial stability, financial stability forum, fsf, g7, iaasb, iais, imf, iosco, monoline insurers, otc-derivatives, pillar 2, pillar 3, securities, subprime crisis |
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The IIF (which is essentially the main political lobby organisation of the large, multinational commercial banks) has released a new report on markets best practices. It can be seen as the response of the banks to the regulatory efforts of … Continue reading →
10. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Reports |
Tags: code of conduct, finance ministers, fsf, g7, iif, regulation, risk management, subprime crisis |
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Anthony Clake, who is working at Marshall Wace had to give a definition of what Hedge Funds are at the London School of Economics Alternative Investment Conference. He referred to the Wikipedia-Entry on Hedge Funds, but I found an even … Continue reading →
09. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Memo |
Tags: alternative investment, anthony clake, definition, hedge fund, john c. hull, london school of economics, marshall wace, mutual fund, regulation |
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In Hulls book about futures and options, he mentions the profound changes that the Exchanges went through. While most of the different type of futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were established well before the 1970ies, the formation of options … Continue reading →
09. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Memo |
Tags: exchange rates, exchanges, financial institutions, g7, john c. hull, options, stocks |
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Institution: International Securities Services Association Abbreviation: ISSA Type: Private Founded: 1979 (The idea of an association of securities administrators from all over the world was first conceived in 1975 over a luncheon between C.F. Ahrens, then Head of Securities Administration … Continue reading →
09. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: General |
Tags: citibank, deutsche bank, g30, issa, private, securities, securities firms, zurich |
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A good book for getting started into the basic of futures and options is John C. Hulls book called “Fundamentals of Futures and Option Markets“. John C. Hull is s a Professor of Derivatives and Risk Management at the University … Continue reading →
09. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Books |
Tags: derivatives, futures, john c. hull, options |
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Institution: European Central Securities Depositories Association Abbreviation: ECSDA Type: Private Founded: 1997 (History: The European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA) was formed in 1997 in Madrid in order to provide a forum for CSDs to exchange views and take forward … Continue reading →
05. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Organisations |
Tags: cesr, ebf, ecsda, erc, european union, financial architecture, g30, securities, securities depositories |
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