Regulatory Design

The Global Financial Crisis has demonstrated the limits of debates over privileging rules over principles or vica-versa. Effective regulatory design necessitates a pro-active interaction between rules, principles and social norms in order to determine that stated values actually inform practice. This series examines the impact of the GFC on regulatory design.

Trench Warfare Over Dodd-Frank Implementation

In a wide-ranging interview covering the provisions on conflict minerals and the Volcker rule on limiting proprietary trading, Professor Eric Talley of the University of California at Berkeley discusses the key obstacles involved in implementing Dodd-Frank.

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Innovation is Key in the Asian Century

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Monday, April 2, 2012

John Brumby, Board Member of Huawei Australia, extends an olive branch.

Behind The Subterfuge Of Job Creation

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

The passage of the JOBS Act highlights the fact that there remains a "missing middle" position in regulatory reform - regulation can and should serve a moral purpose.

OECD States That A Bigger Euro Bailout Fund Is Needed to Create Space To Boost Growth

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has stated that the current level of commitment to the rescue funds in the EU is not enough to restore market confidence and that a credible financial firewall is needed.

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

The Euro: From Crisis to Resolution? Some Reflections from Ireland on the Road Thus Far

Brian Cowen gave a speech at Georgetown University in which he reflects on what happened in Ireland in recent years, including the context in which policy decisions in Ireland were made during the years of strong growth and during the crisis

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

SEC Commissioner States That Investor Protection is Needed for True Capital Formation

SEC Commissioner Aguilar sets out his concerns with The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (HR 3606) in this speech which highlights the need for increased investor protection.

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Friday, March 16, 2012

Central Bank of Ireland Publishes Review of the Regulatory Regime For the Safeguarding of Client Assets

The Central Bank of Ireland has outlined its plan to strengthen the protection of client assets and published the “Review of the Regulatory Regime for the Safeguarding of Client Assets” which contains wide-ranging recommendations, covering internal operational and structural issues for firms, revisi

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Friday, March 23, 2012

Central Bank of Ireland Publishes Macro-Financial Review

In a new report, the Central Bank of Ireland (“Bank”) identified risks around continued economic weakness, over-indebted private and public sectors and warned that mortgage stress, poor profit outlooks and funding pressures could see the fresh capital put into the country's banks erode quicker

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Friday, March 23, 2012

ASIC Report on Access To Financial Advice in Australia

Between 2009 and 2010, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission conducted research into the demand and supply of financial advice in Australia.

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

The Australian Financial System Inquiry Final Report (“Wallis Report”)

The Financial System Inquiry was established in May 1996 under the chairmanship of Mr Stan Wallis to analyse the forces driving change in the financial system and recommend ways to improve current regulatory arrangements.

Originally Published:

Tuesday, March 18, 1997

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