Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
This article discusses the membership of 43 key economies in the major international financial institutions. The aim is to assess whether the global financial architecture adequately incorporates the key economies. The article can also be found in this PDF-Document.
The chart (left) lists 21 international organizations. Some of them are grouped ...
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Sunday, April 27th, 2008
To assess the evolution of the Financial Architecture after the Asian Crisis, the Meltzer Report provides a good gauge for the critique of the USA and other G7 countries towards the International Financial Institution. The report is named after Allan H. Meltzer, an economist and prominent critic of the Bretton-Woods-Institutions.
In ...
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
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 essential to get an overview of what the FSF is ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Institution: Joint Forum
Abbreviation: JF
Type: Public
Founded: 1996
Members Total: 3
Membership in:
Membership of: BCBS, IOSCO, IAIS
Description:
Working Group: Risk Assessment and Capital; Conglomerate Supervision; Customer Suitability.
Outreach:
Reporting to:
Website:http://www.bis.org/bcbs/jointforum.htm
Highest Organ: The Joint Forum usually meets three times per year.
Chair: John C Dugan, Comptroller of the Currency, United States
Seat: Basel
Function: To discuss regulation ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Institution: International Association of Insurance Supervisors
Abbreviation: IAIS
Type: Public
Founded: 1994
Members Total: 190
Membership in: FSF, JF
Membership of:
Description: The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) represents insurance regulators and supervisors of about 190 jurisdictions.
Working Group: IAIS documents are developed by subcommittees or working groups and approved by the parent committee, in most ...
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