Restoring Financial Stability – The Legal Response
Seminar co-hosted by the IMF Legal Department and the
Japanese Ministry of Finance, the Japan Financial Services Agency, and Bank of Japan
IMF Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
November 30-December 3, 2009
The 10th Seminar on Monetary and Financial Law will be held at IMF Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on November 30-December 3, 2009. The theme of the 2009 seminar will be "Restoring Financial Stability—the Legal Response." In the wake of the financial crisis, the seminar will examine the legal and regulatory reforms that are needed, at the international and national levels, to both minimize the risk of future financial crises and limit the damage they cause. The seminar will be co-hosted by the IMF Legal Department, the Ministry of Finance of Japan, the Japan Financial Services Agency, and the Bank of Japan. Attendance by participants from member countries and international financial institutions will be by invitation . It is envisaged that the participants will be drawn from central banks, ministries of finance, and bank supervisory agencies, and will be predominantly lawyers.
Disclaimer
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SCHEDULE | |
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Monday, November 30, 2009 | |
3:30–5:00pm | Registration, IMF Gallery, Second Floor, IMF HQ1 |
5:00–7:30pm | Welcome: Mr. Sean Hagan, General Counsel and Director, IMF Legal Department |
Opening Addresses by co-hosts: |
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009 | |
9:00am-12:30pm | I. Financial Regulatory Reform – The International Dimension |
Moderator: Mr. Ross Leckow, Deputy General Counsel, IMF Legal Department |
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10:30–10:45am | ***Coffee Break*** |
12:30–2:00pm | ***Lunch break *** |
2:00–3:45pm | II. Financial Crisis Management and Central Bank Powers |
Moderator: Mr. Francois Gianviti, former IMF General Counsel |
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3:45-4:00pm | ***Coffee Break*** |
4:00-5:45pm | III. Macroprudential Supervision: What Powers and Who Exercises Them? |
Moderator: Mr. Francois Gianviti, former IMF General Counsel |
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009 | |
9:00-10:30am | IV. Regulation of systemically important nonbank financial institutions |
Moderator: Mr. Barend Jansen, Assistant General Counsel, IMF Legal Department |
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10:30-10:45am | ***Coffee Break*** |
10:45am-12:30pm | V. Framework for the Cross-border Supervision of Financial Institutions |
Moderator: Mr. Sean Hagan, General Counsel and Director, IMF Legal Department |
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12:30–2:00pm | Luncheon Speaker: Mr. José Viñals, Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF Venue: IMF Gallery, 2nd Floor, HQ1 For seminar faculty, registered participants, and invitees only |
2:00-2:15pm | ***Break*** |
2:15–5:45pm | VI. Post-crisis regulation of complex financial products and credit rating agencies |
Moderator: Ms. Laura Kodres, Division Chief, Global Financial Stability, Monetary and
Capital Markets Department, IMF | |
3:45-4:00pm | ***Coffee Break*** |
Thursday, December 3, 2009 | |
9:00-10:30am | VII. Recent Developments in Financial Accounting Rules |
Moderator: Mr. Jonathan Fiechter, Deputy Director, Monetary and Capital Markets
Department, IMF | |
10:30-10:45am | ***Coffee Break*** |
10:45am-12:30pm | VIII. Recent Developments in Rules on Capital Adequacy |
Moderator: Mr. Stijn Claessens, Assistant Director, Research Department, IMF | |
12:30–2:00pm | Luncheon Speaker: Mr. Daniel Tarullo, Governor, Federal Reserve Board For seminar faculty, registered participants, and invitees only. |
2:00-2:15pm | ***Break*** |
2:15-4:00pm | IX. The Resolution of Insolvent Banks and Nonbank Financial Institutions |
Moderator: Mr. David Hoelscher, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF | |
4:00-4:15pm | ***Coffee Break*** |
4:15-6:15pm | X. Debt Restructuring During Financial Crisis |
Moderator: Mr. Thomas Laryea, Assistant General Counsel, IMF Legal Department | |
6:15pm | ***Adjournment*** |