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    A Financial Stability Framework for Europe: Managing Financial Soundness in an Integrating Market

    Conference organized by the Center for Financial Studies and the International Monetary Fund
    Frankfurt, Germany, September 26, 2008
     

    The International Monetary Fund and the Center for Financial Studies (CFS) in Frankfurt are co-organizing a conference on the financial stability framework for Europe, to be held in Frankfurt am Main on September 26, 2008. The conference brings together leading academics, practitioners, and senior policy makers to discuss the European financial stability framework, taking into account the recent financial turmoil as well as ongoing policy developments. It provides a forum for open discussion on this timely and important topic, with the aim of fostering a better understanding of future developments in the European financial system and its role in the global financial markets. Further conference information is available at http://www.ifk-cfs.de/index.php?id=1360.

    The conference is open to the public. Potential participants can register through the CFS webpage at http://www.ifk-cfs.de/index.php?id=1360.

    PROGRAM

    Friday, September 26, 2008
    9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Welcome remarks
    Jan Pieter Krahnen, Goethe University and Center for Financial Studies
    Alessandro Leipold, International Monetary Fund
    9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Introductory Comments
    Charles Goodhart, London School of Economics
    9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Session 1: Leveling the Prudential Playing Field: What Is the Role of Regulation and Supervision in Fostering Financial Integration?
    Chair: Eddy Wymeersch, Committee of European Securities Regulators and the Belgian Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission
    Johnny Åkerholm, Nordic Investment Bank and Inter-Institutional Monitoring Group
    Alessandro Profumo, UniCredit Group and European Financial Services Round Table
    11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Session 2: Coordinating Crisis Prevention: How Should Cross-Border Risks Be Monitored and Managed within the Single Financial Market?
     
    Chair: Thomas Steffen, Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors and BaFin
    David Mayes, University of Auckland and Bank of Finland
    Arnoud Vossen, Committee of European Banking Supervisors
    12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
    1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Session 3: Managing Cross-Border Failures: What if Northern Rock Were a Cross-Border Bank?
    Chair: Josef Tošovský, Bank for International Settlements
    Franklin Allen, University of Pennsylvania
    Dirk Schoenmaker, Dutch Economics Ministry and VU University Amsterdam
    2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Coffee break
    3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Panel Discussion: How to Strengthen Europe's Financial Stability Framework?
    Chair: Jaime Caruana, International Monetary Fund
    Pervenche Berès, European Parliament
    André Bergen, KBC Group
    Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, European Central Bank
    Stefan Ingves, Sveriges Riksbank
    Danielle Nouy, Commission Bancaire
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