The objective of global regulatory reform is to build a resilient global financial system that can withstand shocks and dampen, rather than amplify, their effects on the real economy. Lessons drawn from the recent crisis have led to specific reform proposals with concrete implementation plans at...

The crisis of 2008 saw many European banks reduce their provision of trade finance in East Asia. Notwithstanding the actions of the Group of Twenty and other bodies to redress this, a substantial shortfall in trade finance facilities in the region remains. This article explores the development...

The global financial and economic crisis marks an important turning point for finance and the Asian growth model. Regional consensus is now supporting economic rebalancing away from the dominant focus on exports to developed markets and towards more a more balanced economic structure supported...

This article considers the Finanical Stability Board and the extent to which this extension of the current "soft law" regime can be a substitute for a "hard law" regime with greater enforcement powers. The article concludes that greater institutional backing for the FSB is achievable without...

This article considers the Finanical Stability Board and the extent to which this extension of the current "soft law" regime can be a substitute for a "hard law" regime with greater enforcement powers. The paper concludes that greater institutional backing for the FSB is achievable without...

Financial crises have become an all-too-common occurrence over the past twenty years, largely as a result of changes in finance brought about by increasing internationalization and integration. As domestic financial systems and economies become more interlinked, weaknesses can significantly...