In 1967 the American economist Raymond Goldsmith forecast the imminent decline of commercial high street banks. While necessary in the early stages of modern economic growth as a means of mobilizing savings and allocating capital, they would lose their usefulness as the financial structure of...

The workshop intends to bring together central bankers and academic researchers with interest and expertise in payments systems. The workshop aims to provide a forum discuss recent research and spur the development of the next generation of models. Topics: - Payments systems simulation - Agent...

The workshop is aimed at bringing together scholars involved with various aspects of banking in emerging markets, including but not limited to those of Central and Eastern Europe, CIS countries, Latin America and China. The organizing committee welcomes submissions of both empirical and...

The seminar intends to take a fresh look at agricultural insurance markets in Europe, their up to date designs and commodities covered and how these affect farmer adoption and actual levels of risk reduction. It also investigates the role of public policy in the provision of agricultural...

Authors, both academics and from the financial industry, are invited to submit papers for presentation at the seminar. Papers should have a quantitative background, with empirical testing of models, or other practical relevance and applications. We also encourage submissions of papers also on...

The workshop provides a platform to discuss changes in the regulatory framework of the financial sector, their impact on financial stability, and consequences for the real sector.

The workshop will take place in Amsterdam and will have an international audience from universities, central banks and international policy organizations. It will bring together experts directly involved in research on the financial cycle, with a view to discussing insights, challenges and...

The objective of this workshop is to bring together academics and policymakers to discuss current issues and challenges in financial stability and regulation. Topics: - Financial instability and sources of systemic risk - Systemic risk indicators and measurements, early warning systems, stress...

Programme: - Impact of Large Investors in Distressed Housing Markets - The Impact of US Monetary Policy and Other External Shocks on the Hong Kong Economy: A Factor-augmented VAR Approach - VaR and Stress Test: The Impact of Fat-Tail Risk and Systemic Risk on Capital Requirements of Financial...

Topics: - Accounting and regulatory compliance; - The continuing challenges and opportunities presented by the adoption of IFRS, and other international standardization and convergence projects; - Auditing and oversight of the accounting profession; - Effect of regulation on management behaviour,...