Global Financial Architecture - Article by Charles W. Calomiris

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Charles Calomiris article on a New Global Financial Architecture from October 1998 is an interesting document, outlining the criticism of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs). He starts with an interesting claim: Economics normally provides rather dismal news, emphasizing tradeoffs among objectives and hard choices. In the case of redesigning the global financial ...

Mayes, Wood: “The Structure of Financial Regulation”

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

David G. Mayes and Geoffrey E. Wood have published a book about "The Structure of Financial Regulation" in 2007 based on a workshop held at the Bank of FInland. The book includes some interesting chapters on: Financial supervision Bank regulation and money laundering Corporate Governance Insolvency Regimes Financial stability and the EMU Cross-Border Payment Systems Securities clearing ...

Discussion of 2008 FSF Report on Financial Stability

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

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 markets, it is worthwhile recalling the original demands of the G7. In ...

CEBS - Committee of European Banking Supervisors

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Institution: CEBS Abbreviation: Committee of European Banking Supervisors Type: Public Founded: 2003 Members Total: 28 (Central Banks or Banking Supervision Authorities in the EU, ECB) plus five observers (Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland plus European Commission and European Banking Supervision Committee) Membership in: Membership of: ECB Description: CEBS (Committee of European Banking Supervisors) is comprised of high ...

BCBS - Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Institution: Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Abbreviation: BCBS Type: Public Founded: 1974 Members Total: 13 Membership in: FSF, JF Membership of: Description: The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is forum for regular cooperation on banking supervisory matters. Its objective is to enhance understanding of key supervisory issues and improve the quality of banking supervision worldwide. It ...