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G8 Action Plan on Local Currency Bond Markets – Overview

The Document contains an overview of the G8 Action Plan on the developments of local currency bond markets and the implementation report. The overview-report looks at the problems identified by the G8 Action Plans, Task delegated to various institutions and … Continue reading

25. June 2008 by kasi
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Mayes, Wood: “The Structure of Financial Regulation”

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 … Continue reading

22. April 2008 by kasi
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Corporate Governance and International Standards – Paper by Kern Alexander and Rahul Dhumale

In 2001, Kern Alexander and Rahul Dhumale published a paper on the relevance of International Standards for the Corporate Governance of Financial Institutions. Both the BCBS and the OECD have released Corporate Governance Principles (the OEDC in 2004, the BCBS … Continue reading

21. April 2008 by kasi
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Overview of 2008 FSF Report on Financial Stability

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
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ISSA – International Securities Services Association

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
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ECSDA – European Central Securities Depositories Association

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
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CESR – Committee of European Securities Regulators

Institution: Committee of European Securities Regulators Abbreviation: CESR Type: Public Founded: 2001 Members Total: Membership in: Membership of: Description: The role of CESR is to improve co-ordination among securities regulators, act as an advisory group to assist the EU Commission, … Continue reading

02. April 2008 by kasi
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IOSCO – International Organisation of Securities Commissions

Institution: International Organisation of Securities Commissions Abbreviation: IOSCO Type: Private Founded: Members Total: Membership in: FSF,JF Membership of: Description: Working Group: Outreach: Reporting to: Website: Highest Organ: Chair: Seat: Function: Standards: Topics of this post: financial architecture, fsf, iosco, jf, … Continue reading

02. April 2008 by kasi
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