Membership of Key Economies in International Organisations

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 ...

Summary of the recommendations of the Meltzer-Report

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 ...

Overview of 2008 FSF Report on Financial Stability

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 ...

JF - Joint Forum

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 ...

IAIS - International Association of Insurance Supervisors

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 ...