The conference brings together leading academics, practitioners and policy makers to discuss the European regulatory framework in light of the recent events in the credit markets and the banking system. The purpose is to get a better understanding of the future development of the European...

The submission of both theoretical and empirical papers in the following fields is especially encouraged: - Competition for order, clearing and settlement flows - Consolidation vs. fragmentation effects at the various levels along the value chain - Importance of liquidity effects - Existence and...