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Recent CSFI Events

For details of round-tables, including the exact venue and availability of places, please contact the Centre.

 

July 1, 2010 Meeting of the CSFI’s Advisory Council. A round-table discussion on the CSFI work programme with John Plender.
July 5, 2010 Risk and reward: Tempering the pursuit of profit. A round-table discussion of an ACCA report with Paul Moxey (ACCA),Dr. Roger Barker (IoD), George Dallas (F&C) and Antony Elliott (Fair Banking).
July 8, 2010 The Dutch experience of Twin Peaks. A round-table discussion with Jeroen Kremers (RBS), Dirk Schoenmaker (Duisenberg School of Finance), Tom Scholar (HM Treasury) and Michael Taylor.

July 15, 2010

Citi/DfID Fellowship Programme 		Responsible investment in frontier markets. A round-table discussion with Rory Sullivan (Better Returns in a Better World/Oxfam), John Hess (Altius) and David Paterson (NAPF).
June 30, 2010 Brussels for Breakfast (58). A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop and Ignazio Angeloni (ECB).
June 23, 2010 Investing in Social Enterprise : the role of tax incentives. A discussion of the CSFI report with the author, Vince Heaney, Katie Hill and Rodney Schwartz (ClearlySo).
June 16, 2010

“Systemic policy and financial stability: A framework for delivery”  A round-table discussion on a forthcoming CSFI report, with Sir Andrew Large and Alastair Clark (HM Treasury).

 

June 16, 2010 Basel III update. A round-table discussion with Michael Taylor and Steven Hall (KPMG).

June 15, 2010

Citi/DfID Fellowship Programme

 

Financial Transactions Taxes. A round-table discussion with Neil McCulloch (IDS), and Stephane Voisin (Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux) and Chris Wales (FTI Consulting) .
June 10, 2010

Generali Fellowship Programme

Struggling up the learning curve: Solvency II and the insurance industry. A discussion of the CSFI report with the author, Shirley Beglinger and Anthony Silverman (S&P).  
May 27, 2010 A dinner discussion with John C. Dugan, Comptroller of the Currency
May 24, 2010 Comitology, Hijacking European power? A round-table discussion with the author, Daniel Guéguen.
May 20, 2010 “Flexible 40…”  A dinner discussion for young(ish) City economists and analysts.

May 19, 2010

 

 

Brussels for Breakfast (57): A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop and Rosa Lastra (Queen Mary).

May 14, 2010

Citi/DFID/CSFI Fellowship Programme

 

Responsible finance - regulating retail lending in emerging markets: A round-table discussion with Gabriel Davel ( South Africa ’s National Credit Regulator), Stephen Mills (CRB Africa) Faisel Rahman  (Fair Finance) and Andre Hattingh (VISA).
May 12, 2010

Three papers on too big to fail/living wills: A round-table discussion with the author Thomas Huertas (FSA) and Peter Vipond (ABI).

 

May 11, 2010  Reserve Currencies and World Trade – today and the future. A round-table discussion with Ian Hillier-Brook (Wocu), Michael Mainelli (Z/Yen), Ken Lillie (Lillie Associates), Ned Naylor-Leyland (Cheviot) and James Fierro (Recipco). 
May 10, 2010 The Greek crisis and its wider economic implications. A round-table discussion with David Marsh (SCCO), Jacques Cailloux (RBS), David Mackie (JPMorgan), John Redwood MP, Danny Gabay (Fathom Consulting) and tbd. 
May 6, 2010 London’s competitiveness. A round-table discussion with Michael Mainelli (Z/Yen), Philip Augar and John Ingamells (CityUK).
May 5, 2010 Proposals for penal taxes on banks. A round-table discussion with Brooke Masters (FT), Peter Thal Larsen (Thomson Reuters), Matthew Barling (PwC) and Peter Vipond (ABI).
April 26, 2010 Breaking Up the Banks – have any bricks been removed from the “too big to fail” wall? A round-table discussion with John Kay and Hugo Dixon (Reuters Breakingviews).
April 22, 2010 The Crash of 2003: An EMU fairy tale revisited. A round-table discussion on where the CSFI got it right and wrong, with the author David Lascelles, Ruth Lea (Global Vision), Mats Persson (Open Europe) and Lord Haskins.
April 14, 2010 'Banking Banana Skins 2010'. A round-table discussion of the CSFI survey with David Lascelles, Thomas Huertas (FSA), Andrew Gray (PwC) and Charles Haswell (HSBC).

 

March 30, 2010

Brussels for Breakfast (56). A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop and David Doyle (Brunswick Group).

March 25, 2010

DfID/Citi/CSFI Fellowship

 

Trade finance. A round-table discussion with Peter Lilley, MP (Trade out of Poverty), Jackie Keogh (Standard Chartered) and Margrith Lütschg-Emmenegger (Fimbank).
March 16, 2010 A dinner discussion with James Wolfensohn.
March 16, 2010 Counter-cyclical regulation.  A round-table discussion with Charles Goodhart (LSE), Ian Mackintosh (FRC), Jesus Saurina (Bank of Spain) and Mark Rhys (Deloitte) . 
March 15, 2010 A dinner discussion with Andy Haldane (Bank of England).
March 8, 2010 Greece, the so-called PIGS, the eurozone and the mysteries of the universe. A round-table discussion on the Greek crisis with Vassilis Monastiriotis (LSE), Paul Mylonas (National Bank of Greece ), Bryan Coulton (Fitch), David Mackie (JP Morgan), and Mats Persson (Open Europe).
March 4, 2010 Can payment technology help the poor? A round table discussion with Prateek Shrivastra (Monitise), Rachel Bale (VISA) and Paul Makin (Consult Hyperion).

March 1, 2010

The future of audit. A round-table discussion with John Hitchens (PWC), Jonathan Hayward (Independent Audit), Michael Powers (LSE) and Liz Murrall (IMA).  

February 24, 2010

Brussels for Breakfast (55). A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop and Nicolas Veron (Bruegel).
February 22, 2010 Economic impact of raising bank capital requirements. A round-table discussion with Ray Barrell (NIESR), Andrew Smithers (Smithers & Co) and Duncan MacKinnon (FSA).

 

February 16, 2010

 

‘Crash Theory’. A round-table discussion with Chris Martenson.

February 11, 2010

Securing tomorrow’s payments. A round-table discussion with Sandra Alzetta (Visa), Francesco Burelli (Deloitte) and Conny Dorrestijn (Clear2Pay). 

 

February 8, 2010

Conflicts of interest in the FX market. A round-table discussion with Neil Record (Record Currency Management), Ian Battye (Russell Investments) and tbd.

 

February 4, 2010

Carbon trading and the EU. A round-table discussion with Sam Fankhauser (LSE), Abyd Karmali (BAML) and Guy Turner (New Energy Finance). 

January 28, 2010

The future of risk modelling. A round-table discussion with Patricia Jackson (Ernst & Young), Colin Lawrence (FSA), Riccardo Rebonato (RBS) and Robert Scanlon (Standard Chartered).  

 

January 27, 2010

CSFI Advisory Council meeting. A round-table discussion on the CSFI work programme.

January 21, 2010 Citi/DFID/CSFI Fellowship Programme

Investment in Africa. A round-table discussion with Rod Evison (CDC) and tbd.

January 20, 2010 Earth Observation: Exploiting the UK's environmental sciences asset bases. A dinner discussion with senior UK academic climatologists.

January 19, 2010

“The Governance of Market Infrastructure Institutions”. A round-table discussion with the author, Ruben Lee.  

January 19, 2010

Brussels for Breakfast (54). A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Georges S. Zavvos (EC).

 

January 18, 2010

“The Trouble with Markets – Saving Capitalism from Itself”.  A round-table discussion with the author, Roger Bootle and Andrew Lilico (Policy Exchange).

January 14, 2010 Visa/CSFI Fellowship Programme

Securing tomorrow’s payments. A round-table discussion with Colin Whittaker (UK Cards Association), Nick Ogden (VoiceCommerce) and Angela Sasse (UCL).

 

January 12, 2010

Regulation in the OTC derivatives market. A round-table discussion with Jeremy Grant (FT), David Clark (WMBA), David Bailey (FSA) and Andrew Lamb (CME Group).

 

December 17, 2009 Brussels for Breakfast (53): A breakfast discussion meeting on EU regulatory issues, with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Mark Hoban, MP.

 
December 11, 2009 Models of behavioural finance. A round-table discussion with Gulnur Muradoglu (Cass), Werner DeBondt (DePaul University), William Forbes (Loughborough University Business School), Jose Manuel Varas (Cabot Financial) and Chris Clack (UCL).

 

December 10, 2009 VISA/CSFI fellowship programme

The new regulatory environment for payments in Europe. A round-table discussion with Marc Temmerman (Visa Europe), Thaer Sabrie (Electronic Money Association) and William Long (Sidley & Austin).

 

Dec 7, 2009 Citi/DfID/CSFI fellowship programme

 

Innovative approaches to the promotion of savings. A round-table discussion with Bob Christen (Gates Foundation) and Jane Platt.

December 3, 2009

Future trends in equity research. A round-table discussion with Peter J. Elwin (Cazenove), William Russel-Smith (AQ Research) and Richard Kramer (Arete Research). 

Nov 24, 2009

Brussels for Breakfast (52). A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Robert Mcleod (Mlex Market Intelligence).

 

Nov 23, 2009

The social usefulness of derivatives. A round-table discussion with Anthony Belchambers (FOA), Paul Wilmott (Wilmott Associates) Richard Metcalfe (ISDA), Stewart Hodges (Cass Business School) and John Grout (ACT)

 

Nov 18, 2009 Governing Council Meeting

Nov 18, 2009

Microfinance Banana Skins: A round-table discussion with David Lascelles, Robert Annibale (Citigroup), Roy Pratt and Sandra Hamilton (Fitch Ratings).

 

Nov 17, 2009 NERC and the City: A dinner discussion on the relevance of environmental research to the City.

Nov 12, 2009

Quantitative Easing: A round-table with Steven Major (HSBC), Tim Congdon, Bob Giffords and David Oakley (Financial Times).

 

Nov 10, 2009

Cisco virtual round-table, with Michael Foot (Promontory), Karel Lannoo (CEPS), and John Walsh (OCC).

 

Nov 9, 2009

Fixing Regulation. A round-table discussion with the author Clive Briault, Richard Hobbs, Marcus Sephton (KPMG) and Jonathan Herbst (Norton Rose).

 

Nov 5, 2009

 

Regulatory reform. A round-table with Doug Roeder and Delora Jee (OCC).

Oct 29, 2009

Non-bank sources of consumer credit: A round-table discussion with Stephen Sklaroff (FLA), Nigel Cates (Office of Fair Trading), and (TBC)  

Oct 21, 2009

Securitisation A round-table discussion with Rick Watson (ESF), Lena Komileva, Peter Thal-Larsen (Reuters) and Dominic Swan (HSBC).

Oct 15, 2009, 6pm The Credit Crunch Diaries: The financial crisis by those who made it happen. A book launch with the authors, Nick Carn and David Lascelles

 

Oct 15, 2009

Brussels for breakfast (51): A breakfast discussion meeting on EU regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and George Parker (Financial Times).

Oct 12, 2009

Hedge funds: a round-table discussion on the European Commissions directive on alternative investment fund managers, with Andrew Baker (AIMA), Michael Prest and Edward Hadas (BreakingViews) and Thomas Deinet (Hedge Fund Standards Board).

 

Oct 5, 2009

Citi/DfID/CSFI fellowship programme

 

Credit and the emerging consumer: The developing world of African lending. A round-table discussion with Dave van Niekerk (Blue Financial Services), Mark Napier and Malcolm Harper.

Sept 30, 2009  

 

Re-empowering the Bank of England? Ditching the FSA? Just how radical can regulatory reform be? A round-table discussion with Sir Martin Jacomb, Brian Scott-Quinn, Alistair Milne, and Steve Davis.

 
September 23, 2009 “ Twin Peaks Revisited”. A round-table discussion on a new CSFI report, with the author, Michael Taylor, John Plender (Financial Times) and Michael Foot (Promontory Financial).
September 15, 2009 Dfid/Citi/CSFI cocktail party – Fellowship launch.
September 15, 2009 ‘Narrow Banking: the reform of banking regulation’ A round-table discussion on a new CSFI report, with the author, John Kay, Sir Ian Byatt and Hugo Dixon (Breakingviews.com).
September 15, 2009

Brussels for breakfast (50): A breakfast discussion meeting on EU regulatory issues, with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and David Doyle ( Brunswick ).

September 14, 2009 Strategic challenges for the insurance industry: What might the future hold? A round-table discussion with Luca Gatti and Mel Carvill (Generali Group), John Coomber (Pension Insurance Corporation and Swiss Re) and Ian Beaton (Ark Underwriting)
September 1, 2009 Yoof: How young people relate to communications media, and how it might affect financial services
July 17, 2009 The road to long finance: A systems view of the credit scrunch. A round-table discussion with Michael Mainelli (Z/Yen) and Bob Giffords.
July 15, 2009 A dinner discussion with Prof. Charles Goodhart (LSE) & Prof. William Buiter (LSE).

July 13, 2009 Generali/CSFI Fellowship Programme

Credit, insurance and commerce: How do we get the show back on the road? A round table discussion with Iain Barbour (MBIA), Michael Ankers (Construction Products Association), Graham Kent and Simon Marshall (Co-Pilot).

June 30, 2009

Insurance Banana Skins: insurance and the financial crisis.  A round-table discussion with Tony Brooke-Taylor (FSA), John Bromfield (PwC), Peter Vipond (ABI), and Shirley Beglinger.

 

June 23, 2009

Brussels for breakfast (49). A breakfast discussion meeting on EU regulatory issues, with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Filippo Giuffrida (ESL & Network Europe).

June 23, 2009

Public sector pensions: government spending heads for an iceberg. A round-table discussion with Ros Altmann, Philip Booth (IEA), and Mervyn Kohler (Help the Aged).

June 15, 2009

Comments on the Commission’s proposals for implementation of the de Larosiere report. A round-table discussion with Angela Knight ( BBA ), Anthony Belchambers (FOA), Dick Saunders (IMA), David Bennett (APCIMS), and Peter Parker (FSA).

June 10, 2009

Creating profitable opportunities in emerging market banking. A round-table discussion with Mark Richards (Actis), Adrian Roe (M Cashback), Christopher Goss (IFC) and Paul Mee (Oliver Wyman).

June 9, 2009 Governing Council Dinner.

June 8, 2009

“ New City ” – What will the City of London look like when/if it emerges from the banking crisis? A round-table discussion with Philip Augar, Peter Hahn ( Cass Business School ), Simon Walker (BVCA) and David Yarrow (Clareville Capital).

June 3, 2009 Visa/CSFI Fellowship Programme

 

What does “innovation” mean to a business and what should it mean in the future. A round-table discussion with James Gardner (Group IT), Tobias Rooney (Innovaro) and Carsten Sorensen (LSE).

June 3, 2009

Fool’s Gold: how unrestrained greed corrupted a dream, shattered global markets and unleashed a catastrophe. A breakfast discussion with the author, Gillian Tett (Financial Times).

June 2, 2009

Alternative ways to finance business. A round-table discussion with Giles Andrews (ZOPA), James Fierro (Recipco) and Duncan Goldie-Scot (Mobile Microfinance).

June 1, 2009

 

A round-table discussion on company pension schemes, with Clive Fortes (Hymans Robertson), Joanne Segars (NAPF) and Barry Riley.

May 28, 2009

Brussels for breakfast (48) A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Huw Jones (Thomson Reuters).

May 21, 2009 Generali/CSFI Fellowship Programme

 

Global Financial Crisis: What does it mean and how do we respond? A round-table discussion with Mel Carvill (Generali), Alan Punter, Dane Douetil (Brit Insurance) and Henry Kus.

May 6, 2009

Bond market liquidity. A round-table discussion with David Clark (Belair Advisors), Chris Golden (EFFAS-EBC), David Rule (ISLA) and Peter Luthy (Banquo Credit Management).

April 29, 2009

A round-table discussion on PADA, with Tim Jones (PADA), Helen Dowsey (Aon), and Alan Pickering (BESTrustees).

April 28, 2009

The future of the dollar and the reserve asset question. A round-table discussion with Paul Donovan (UBS), Neil Record (Record Currency Management) and Vivan Sethi (Mandalay Capital).

April 27, 2009

Bankers’ pay: politics or performance?  A round-table discussion on remuneration in the financial services sector. With Cliff Weight (MM&K), Mark Eban (SpencerStuart), Helen Thomas (Policy Exchange) and Jamie Whyte (Oliver Wyman FS).

April 23, 2009 VISA/CSFI Fellowship Programme

 

The role of both banks and non-banks in the European payments sector. A round-table discussion with Will Judge (TfL) and Nav Bains (GSM Association).

April 20, 2009 RUSI/CSFI

The impact of the financial/economic crisis on Central and Eastern Europe . A RUSI/CSFI round-table discussion with Martin McCauley (University College, London), Paul Dembinski (Observatoire de la finance), Nicolas Véron (Bruegel), Jeromin Zettelmeyer (EBRD), and Stefan Wagstyl (Financial Times).

April 8, 2009

Will China save us? A round-table on China ’s role as a global economic “locomotive”. With Gerard Lyons (Standard Chartered), Andrew Leung, and Peter Nolan ( University of Cambridge ).

April 7, 2009

Can sustainable energy survive the recession? A round-table discussion with Tom Burke (Rio Tinto), Jeremy Leggett ( Sol arCentury), Julian Morris ( Intern ational Policy Network) and Jorge Vasconcelos (New Energy Solutions).

March 31, 2009

Off-shore centres – high and dry? A round-table on what off-shore financial centres still have to offer. With Geoff Cook ( Jersey Finance), Stephen Platt (BakerPlatt) and Vanessa Houlder (Financial Times).

March 30, 2009 VISA/CSFI Fellowship programme

Public or private money? The interrelationship between technological change, monetary policy and payments. A round-table discussion with Laurence White ( University of Missouri ), Leo Van Hove (Free University of Brussels), and David Boyle (New Economics Foundation).

March 23, 2009

Book launch: Grumpy Old Bankers: wisdom from crises past

March 19, 2009

Brussels for breakfast (46) A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Wolfgang Munchau (FT/ Eurointelligence).

March 17, 2009

The Larosière report: A round-table discussion on the recent report by the Larosière group into the future of European financial regulation, with Nicolas Véron (Bruegel), Malcolm Levitt, Gerard Hertig (ETH Zurich), Nick Collier (Morgan Stanley) and Bill Eldridge (Credit Suisse).

 

March 12, 2009

Dinner with John Kingman (at Ruffer).

March 10, 2009

Dinner with Sir Callum McCarthy (at Standard Chartered).

March 2, 2009 Visa/CSFI Fellowship programme

Paleo-future of payments. A round-table discussion with Tim Jones (PADA), Jon Prideaux (Secure Trading) and Tom Standage (The Economist).

Feb. 26, 2009

Credit crunch litigation. A round-table discussion with Alexandra Carn and David Greene (Edwin Coe), Matthew Collings (Matrix Chambers) and Nick Carn (Odey Asset Management).

Feb. 25, 2009

‘How to stop the recession’.  A round-table discussion with the author, Tim Congdon and David Miles (Morgan Stanley).

Feb. 24, 2009

‘The Euro: The Politics of the New Global Currency’. A round-table discussion with the author, David Marsh, Sir Kit McMahon, John Redwood MP and Denis MacShane MP.  

Feb. 18, 2009

Brussels for breakfast (45) A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Jacques Lafitte (Avisa).

Feb 17, 2009

RUSI/CSFI

The security aspects of the financial/credit crisis. A joint RUSI/CSFI round-table discussion, with Sir David Omand, Sir Adam Ridley (Equitas Trust), Bronwen Maddox (The Times), and John Plender (FT).

Feb 16, 2009

Private client wealth management and the crisis. A round-table discussion with Mark Powell (Rathbones), John Williamson (EFG Private Bank), John Reed (Arbuthnot Latham), Lupus Maltzahn (Accenture) and Michael Read (Williams de Broe).

Feb 12, 2009

A dinner discussion with Maurice ‘Hank’ Greenberg.

Feb 10, 2009

Global, US and European proposals for financial stability: Coming together or growing apart? A round table discussion with Barbara Matthews (BCM International Regulatory Analytics), Peter Vipond (ABI), and Simon Hills (BBA).

Feb 9, 2009

The Tsunami of government bonds:  Will the bubble burst? A round-table discussion with Robert Stheeman (DMO), Meyrick Chapman (UBS), and Riccardo Barbieri (Bank of America).

Feb. 5, 2009

Counter-cyclical capital requirements. A round-table discussion on alternative approaches to setting bank capital standards, including dynamic provisioning. With Sir John Gieve (Bank of England), Jesus Saurina (Banco de Espana) and Clifford Smout (Deloitte).

Feb. 4, 2009

 

Advisory Council meeting, chaired by John Plender (FT)

Jan. 28, 2009

Brussels for breakfast (44). A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com), and George Zavvos (EU Commission).

Jan. 28, 2009

Out of the frying pan into the fire? The macroeconomic consequences of the financial crisis - and of efforts to resolve it. A (sort of) round-table discussion with Charles Goodhart (LSE), Tim Congdon, John Kay (FT) and Ray Barrell (NIESR).

Jan. 22, 2009 VISA/CSFI fellowship

Payments in Europe . A round-table discussion with Paul Smee (APACS), John Chaplin (First Data International) and Charlie Nunn (McKinsey).

Jan. 19, 2009

Rethinking UK financial regulation. A dinner discussion with Sir James Sassoon.

Jan. 14, 2009

Congruence or conflict?  The future of US and UK financial crime regulation. A round-table discussion with Eugene Ludwig and Michael Foot (Promontory Financial Group), Philip Robinson(FSA), Mike Trigg and David Howes (Standard Chartered Bank) and Keith McCarthy ( SFO).

Dec. 16, 2008

Brussels for breakfast (43) A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Robert McLeod (MLex).

Dec 16, 2008

Corporate Governance and the credit crisis. A round-table discussion with Paul Moxey (ACCA), Alan Craft (Craft Financial Advice), George Dallas (F&C Management Limited), Brandon Davies (GARP), Robbert Labuschagne (KPMG).

Dec. 4, 2008

The outlook for private equity. A round-table discussion with Jon Moulton (Alchemy Partners), Simon Walker (BVCA), Mark O'Hare (Preqin) and Martin Arnold (FT).

Dec 3, 2008

‘The Age of Ageing’. A round-table discussion with the author George Magnus (UBS) and Barbara Beck (The Economist)

Dec. 3, 2008

Beyond the Credit Crunch - Mortgages in 2020. A round-table discussion with Peter Williams, Matthew Bullock ( Norwich & Peterborough ) and Ray Boulger (John Charcol).

Dec 2, 2008

Banking Reform in the UK . A dinner discussion with John McFall MP and Prof. Geoffrey Wood (Cass Business School).

Nov 27, 2008

Brussels for breakfast (42) A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Mike Vercnocke (City of London Corporation).

Nov 27, 2008

Visa/CSFI cocktail party – Fellowship launch.

Nov 25, 2008 Generali/CSFI Fellowship programme

 

IFRS and fair value accounting. A round-table discussion with Warren McGregor (IASB), Bruno Paulson (Bernstein), Benoit Jaspar (Generali) and Ned Cazalet.

Nov 25, 2008

A dinner discussion with Thomas Mirow (EBRD)

Nov 24, 2008

The future of the UK housing market. A round-table discussion with Mick McAteer, John Wriglesworth, Michael Coogdan (CML), and Lesley Titcomb (FSA).

 

Nov 20, 2008

Governing Council meeting.

Nov. 19, 2008

Managing longevity for pension funds. A round-table discussion with Douglas Anderson (Hymans Robertson), Andrew Reid (Credit Suisse) and Mike Tyler (Life Trust Insurance).

Nov. 18, 2008

Islamic Insurance: the Takaful concept. A round table discussion with Andy Haynes (Salaam Halal), Mohammad Kahn (PwC) and Kevin Willis (Standard & Poor’s).

Nov. 17, 2008

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater’. A round-table discussion with Anthony Belchambers (FOA), Jeremy Grant (FT), Richard Metcalfe (ISDA), Henry Hunter (Markit) and Max Butti (Liquid Capital).

Nov. 13, 2008

Investing in International Agriculture. A round-table discussion with Nicola Horlick (Bramdean), James Paget (UBS), David Stevenson (FT) and Rod Evison (CDC).

Nov. 3, 2008

Shari’a Compliant Financial Instruments. A round-table discussion with Richard Thomas (Gatehouse Bank), Humphrey Percy (BLME), Mohammed Amin (PwC) and Siti Faridah (National University of Malaysia).

Oct. 28, 2008

Short-selling. A round-table discussion with David Rule (ISLA), Andrew Baker (AIMA), and John Board (ICMA).

Oct. 28, 2008

Brussels for breakfast (41) A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Catherine Stewart (Interel Cabinet Stewart European Affairs).

Oct. 16, 2008

The demographics of pensions. A round-table discussion with Martin Weale (NIESR), Richard Willets (Paternoster) and David Coleman (Oxford University).

Oct. 13, 2008

The US housing crisis: A round-table discussion with James Lockhart (Federal Housing Finance Agency).

Oct. 8, 2008

The commodity prices conundrum: A round-table discussion with Steve Wiggins (ODI), Ian Dudden (LIFFE), Javier Blas (Financial Times), David Halligan (GAFTA) and Tobin Gorey (UBS).

Oct. 6, 2008

Managing international financial instability. A round-table discussion with Fabrizio Saccomanni (Bank of Italy), Sir Samuel Brittan (FT) and Marco Annunziata (Unicredit).

Oct. 2, 2008

Lessons from Lloyd’s: how to keep bank deposits safe. A round-table discussion with Kathleen Tyson-Quah (Granularity Ltd) and Sir Adam Ridley (Equitas Trust).

Oct. 1, 2008

The independent film business. A round-table discussion with Adrian Wootton and Angus Finney (Film London), Kevin Loader (Freerange Films), Yu-Fai Suen (Aramid Capital Partners) and Heather Mansfield (Mansfield Associates).

Sept. 30, 2008

Brussels for breakfast (40) A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com), Georges Zavvos (European Commission) and Joanna Perkins (Bank of England).

Sept. 25, 2008

Solvency 2: diversification vs niche players, home/host regulation. A round-table discussion with Elizabeth Larkin (ABI), John Bowman (Aviva) and Isaac Alfon (Prudential).

Sept. 17, 2008

CDC: A round-table discussion with Sir Malcolm Williamson, Richard Laing (CDC), Bowen Wells and Alistair Boyd.

Sept. 15, 2008

Analysts: why do they hate the insurance industry? A round-table discussion with Georg Grodzki (LGIM), Harish Gohil (Fitch Ratings), Bob Yates (FPK) and Ralph Hebgen (KBW).

Sept. 11, 2008

‘In Defense of America ’: A round-table discussion on her recent book, with Bronwen Maddox (The Times) and Quentin Peel (Financial Times).

Sept. 10, 2008

A dinner discussion with Larry Uhlick (CEO of the Institute of International Bankers)

Sept. 9, 2008

Public Sector pensions A round-table discussion with Philip Booth (IEA), Neil Record (Record Currency Management) and John Ralfe (Consulting).

July 17, 2008

Banking Banana Skins with David Lascelles, John Hitchins (PwC),Tom Huertas (FSA) and Sir Win Bischoff (Citi).

July 16, 2008

CEPS TF report on Basel II implementation: A round-table with Rym Ayadi (CEPS), Maria Nieto (Bank of Spain), Mathias Schmit (Solvay Business School), Frederick Musch (PwC).

July 16, 2008

‘The Crunch. The Scandal of Northern Rock and the Escalating Credit Crisis’: A round-table discussion with the author, Alex Brummer.
July 15, 2008

Legal Responses to the Credit Crisis: Will the UK follow the US? A round-table discussion with Eric L. Foster and Talcott J. Franklin (Patton Boggs) and Shane Gleghorn (Taylor Wessing).

 

July 10, 2008

Brussels for breakfast (39) A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Mike Vercnocke (City of London).

July 10, 2008

Global Financial Regulation, The Essential Guide. A round-table discussion with the co-author, David Green, John Plender (Financial Times) and Jane Fuller (Financial World / CSFI).

July 3, 2008 Generali/CSFI Fellowship programme

The Changing shape of insurance capital: barbarians at the gate, or Darwinian survival? A round-table with Luca Albertini (Amlin), Alan Punter (Aon), Toby Ducker (Brit Insurance), and Henry Kus (ABN AMRO).

 June 30, 2008

How to value structured financial products: where the investment banks got it wrong? A round-table with Alistair Milne ( Cass Business School ), Ian Wright (FRC) and Kenneth Sullivan (ABN AMRO). 

 

 June 26, 2008

Advisory Council meeting

 

 June 26, 2008

Brussels for Breakfast (38) A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Nicolas Véron (Bruegel)  

June 17, 2008 A dinner discussion with Nouriel Roubini (Stern business school, NYU)

June 12, 2008

Individual pensions:A round table with Steve Bee (Royal London Group), Nick Timmins (FT), Carl Emmerson (IFS).

 
June 11, 2008 A dinner discussion with Paul Tucker (Bank of England).

June 10, 2008

PLUS markets: A round-table with Simon Brickles (PLUS markets group), Nemone Wynn-Evans (PLUS markets group), Mike Hines (Winterflood) and Adam Kinsley (LSE)

 

June 5, 2008

What makes London a global city? A round-table with Sir John Stuttard (PwC), Michael Mainelli (Z/Yen), Sam Whimster (Global Policy Institute) and Warwick Lightfoot.

 

June 2, 2008

Is this the first ‘mark to model’crisis: A round-table with Michael Thomas (Alliance & Leicester), Jennifer Hughes (Financial Times), Richard Thorpe (FSA), Gavin Francis (IASB) and John Hitchins (PwC).

 

May 27, 2008

Dominoes in the credit crisis: A round-table with Jon Moulton (Alchemy Partners), George Magnus (UBS), Jim O’Neill (Goldman Sachs) and Tony Jackson (Financial Times)

 

May 22, 2008

Brussels for Breakfast (37): A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Barbara Matthews (US Treasury, Brussels ).

 

May 21, 2008

The future of securitisation: A round-table with Rick Watson (European Securitisation Forum), Vikrant Vig ( London Business School ) and Michael Hampden-Turner (Citigroup).

 

May 20, 2008 The future of company pension schemes: A round-table with David Ellis (Mercer), Mark Wood (Paternoster) and Stephen Delo (Pensions Management Institute)

 

May 20, 2008

 

Blue-skying the banks: A round-table with Andrew Freeman (McKinsey), Chris Gentle (Deloitte), Richard McManus( PA), Phil Middleton (Ernst & Young), James Sproule (Accenture), John Tattersall (PricewaterhouseCoopers) and Simon Walker (KPMG).

 

May 15, 2008

 

 Whistleblowing:A round-table with Alan Long (Safecall), Richard Fleck (Herbert Smith) and John Armstrong (Aviva).

 
May 14, 2008 Generali/CSFI Fellowship programme: cocktail launch.
May 14, 2008

 

 Pensions, a tour d’horizon:A round-table with Paul Myners, David Blake (Cass Business School), Norma Cohen (FT) and Ros Altmann (independent expert on pensions policy).

May 7, 2008

 

 CFIUS: A round-table with Jeffrey Shafer (Citigroup), Ivan Schlager (Skadden DC) and George Kleinfeld (Clifford Chance)

 
April 29, 2008 A dinner discussion with Gavin Shreeve (ifs School of Finance ).
April 24, 2008

 

 Basel 2 and liquidity: A round-table with Diane Moore (FSA), David Rule, Geoffrey Underhill ( University of Amsterdam ) and John Tattersall (PwC).

 
April 24, 2008

 

 Brussels for Breakfast (36): A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Donald Ricketts.

 
April 23, 2008

 

 

 Monolines: A round-table with John Grout (the Association of Corporate Treasurers), Georg Grodzki (Legal & General Investment Management), Shirley Beglinger, Henrietta Podd (RBC Capital Markets) and Iain Barbour (MBIA).

April 22, 2008

 

 Islamic Finance: A round-table with Maghsoud Einollahi (Deloitte), Tarek Al-Diwany (Zest Advisory), Michael Ainley (FSA) and James Sproule (Accenture) and Dr. Humayon Dar (BMB Islamic).

 
April 21, 2008

 

 

The New Cold War’: a round-table on his recent book, with Edward Lucas (The Economist). With a response from Bronwen Maddox (The Times), Stefan Wagstyl (Financial Times), Vlad Sobell (Daiwa Institute of Research) and Alexander Lehmann (EBRD)

 
March 18, 2008 A dinner discussion with Tom Huertas (FSA).
April 17, 2008

 

 Microfinance Banana Skins: A round-table with David Lascelles, Sarah Forster (CGAP) and Robert Annibale (Citigroup).

 
April 16, 2008

 

 Ratings Agencies: A round-table with Joseph Biernat, Sean Egan (Egan-Jones) and Richard Hunter (Fitch Ratings).

March 26, 2008

 

 

 Capital Gains Tax: A round-table with John Wright (Federation of Small Businesses), Vince Cable (MP) and Richard Baron (Institute of Directors).

March 20, 2008

 

 SocGen: how could a bank's internal controls go so wrong? A round-table discussion with Anthony Belchambers (FOA), Rudi Bogni, Pierre Briancon (Breaking Views) Gillian Tett (Financial Times) and Brandon Davies (GARP).

March 19, 2008

 

 Fed vs. ECB: A round-table discussion with Roger Kubarych (HVB Group) and Marco Annunziata (Unicredit).

 
March 17, 2008

 

 Brussels for Breakfast (35): A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Thomas Tindemans.

March 5, 2008

 

Too Big to Fail: Bank Size: A round-table with Pete Hahn (Cass Business School), Peter Thal-Larsen (Financial Times), Philip Augar and John Hitchins (PwC).

 

March 3, 2008

 

Class Actions: A round-table with Thomas Dubbs (Labaton Sucharow), David Greene (Edwin&Co) and Peter Montagnon (ABI).

 

Feb 28, 2008

 

Branch networks and bank closures: A round-table with Derek French (Community Banking), David Cavell and Eric Leenders (BBA).

Feb 26, 2008

 

The Tripartite Arrangement: policy response: A round-table with John McFall (MP), Mark Hoban (MP), Timothy Congdon (founder of Lombard Street Research), David Green (Financial Reporting Council) and Charles Goodhart (LSE).  

 

Feb 21, 2008

 

Brussels for Breakfast (34): A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Robert Mcleod (Mlex).  

 

Feb 19, 2008

 

The future of the Tripartite Arrangement: A round-table with Michael Foot (Promontory Financial Group), John Kay (Financial Times), David Lascelles, Sir Malcolm Williamson, and Clive Maxwell (HMT).

 

Feb 14, 2008

 

The London Accord: A round-table with Michael Mainelli (Z/Yen Group Limited), Alice Chapple (Forum for the Future), Jan-Peter Onstwedder (London Accord), Stephane Voisin (Credit Agricole Cheuvreux) and Julian Morris (International Policy Network).

 

Feb 12, 2008

 

‘Non-dom’ Status: A round-table with Russell Cohen (Farrer), John Chown (Chown Dewhurst), Rudi Bogni (Old Mutual plc, Kedge Capital, Prospect Publishing), John Cullinane (Deloitte) and George Yeandle (PwC).

 

Feb 4, 2008

 

Sovereign Wealth Funds: A round-table with Gerard Lyons (Standard Chartered), John Nugee (SSgA) and Lindsay Tomlinson (Barclays Global Investors).

 

Jan 31, 2008

 

Preview of 2008: A round-table with Martin Wolf (Financial Times), John Plender (Financial Times), Hugo Dixon (Breaking Views) and Anthony Hilton (Evening Standard).

 

Jan 29, 2008

 

Informal Money Transfers: A round-table discussion with David Seddon (UEA), Roger Ballard (University of Manchester) and Leon Isaacs (Developing Markets Associates).

 

Jan 23, 2008

 

The UK mortgage market: A round-table discussion with John Wriglesworth (Wriglesworth Consultancy), Chris Samson (Deloitte) and Mark Boleat (Boleat Consulting).

 

Jan 17, 2008

 

Brussels for Breakfast (33): A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and David Doyle.  

 

Dec 13, 2007

 

Plumbers and visionaries: Securities settlement and Europe ’s financial market”: A round-table discussion with the author, Peter Norman.  

 

Dec 12, 2007

 

Lamfalussy: A round-table discussion on the process with Malcolm Levitt, Didier Cahne (Eurofi), Patrick Pearson (EU Commission) and Paul Wright (FSA).  

 

Dec 6, 2007

 

Brussels for Breakfast (32): A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com).

 

Dec 3, 2007

 

Whither the oil price? A round-table discussion on trends in the oil market, with Peter Davies (BP), Ed Crooks (Financial Times), Ian Bourne (Petroleum Argus), Jeffrey Currie (Goldman Sachs) and Christopher Allsopp and Bassam Fattouh (Oxford Institute of Energy Studies).

 

Nov 29, 2007

 

A tough nut…Basel 2, insurance and the law of unexpected consequences: A round-table discussion on the recent CSFI paper, with the author, Shirley Beglinger, Mark Fellows (Munich Re) and Philippe Velard (Marsh).

 

Nov 26, 2007

 

What are the implications of potential Scottish independence for financial services: A round-table discussion with Andrew Bolger (Financial Times), Gregor Stewart (Ernst and Young), Mark Tennant (JP Morgan) and Ben Thomson (Noble Group).  

 

Nov 21, 2007

 

Accounting standards: A round-table discussion with Sir David Tweedie (IASB).

 

Nov 13, 2007

 

Emissions Trading: A round-table discussion with Liz Bossley (CEAG), Paul Ezekiel (Credit Suisse), Mark Nicholls (Environmental Finance), James Pointon (Bear Stearns), and Ben Richardson (Natsource Asset Management).

 

Nov 12, 2007

 

Meeting of the CSFI Advisory Council.

 

Nov 7, 2007

 

Private equity and taxation: A round-table discussion with Timothy Spangler (Kaye Scholer), Daniel Lewin (Kaye Scholer) and Nicholas Lockley (Private Equity Media). 

 

Oct 31, 2007

 

Can the Chinese miracle persist? A round-table discussion with Guy de Jonquières, Ruth Shapiro (Asia Business Council) and Lifen Zhang (FTChinese).  

 

Oct 30, 2007

 

The 2007 EU Reform Treaty: A round-table discussion with Geoffrey Fitchew (ICHEIC), Denis MacShane MP, Derek Scott (Europe Economics) and Sir Stephen Wall (Business for New Europe).  

 

Oct 29, 2007

 

Web 2.0: A round-table discussion on the CSFI report with Tim Jones, Patrick Towell (Patrick Towell Consulting) and Nick Coates (Freshminds).

 

Oct 24, 2007

 

“Brussels for breakfast” (31): A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues, with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Nicolas Véron (Bruegel).

 

Oct 16, 2007

 

“Plight of the Fortune Tellers: Why We Need to Manage Financial Risk Differently”: A round-table with the author of this book, Roberto Rebonato.

 

Oct 11, 2007

 

How to make money from climate change: A roundtable discussion with Ian Johnson (IDEAcarbon), Neil Eckert (European Carbon Exchange), and Coen Weddepohl (Man Investments).  

 

Oct 10, 2007

 

The new Companies Act: pros and cons for directors and its impact on corporate governance. A round-table discussion with Vanessa Knapp (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer), Peter Montagnon (ABI) and Gavin Oldham (The Share Centre).

 

Oct 4, 2007

 

The film finance industry: A round-table with Adrian Wotton, Angus Finney (Production Finance Market) and Ian Hutchinson (Bank of Ireland).

 

Oct 3, 2007

 

Northern Rock: A round-table on the run on the bank with Peter Cooke, Christopher Fildes (Evening Standard), Eric Leenders (BBA), Richard McManus (PA Consulting), Phil Middleton (Ernst and Young), Simon Samuels (Citigroup) and Gillian Tett (FT).

 

Oct 2, 2007

 

Cybernetics and cyborgs: A Cisco series round-table with Kevin Warwick ( Reading University ) on applications of cyborg technology in financial services.

 

Sept 25, 2007

 

“Insurance Banana Skins 2007”: A round-table discussion with David Lascelles (CSFI), Nick Prettejohn (Prudential), Sarah Wilson (FSA), Alan Punter (Aon) and Gordon Ireland (PwC).

 

Sept 12, 2007

 

Rationalisation of the business media: A round-table discussion with Sir David Bell (Financial Times/Pearson), Mick Buckley (CNBC), Hugo Dixon (Breaking Views), Will Lewis (Telegraph Media Group) and Peter Wilson-Smith (Quiller Consultants).

 

Sept 11, 2007

 

 

Liquidity crisis? Credit crunch? Or just a speedbump on the highway of eternal prosperity? A round-table on the recent upheavals in financial markets, with Alastair Clark, Peter Warburton (Economic Perspectives/Ruffer LLP), David Green (FRC), John Ewan (BBA) and Tim Spangler (Kaye Scholer).  

 

Sept 6, 2007

 

Brussels for breakfast (30): A breakfast discussion on European regulatory issues, with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Martin McElwee (Freshfields).

 

Sept 5, 2007

 

What a Tory mayor would mean for the City: A round-table discussion with Conservative party candidates for the London mayoralty.

 

July 10, 2007

 

Retail banking: The death of the branch? A round-table discussion with Andrew Leyshon (University of Nottingham) and Derek French (Campaign for Community Banking Services).

 

July 4, 2007

 

The FSA’s retail distribution review: A round-table discussion with Amanda Bowe (FSA).

 

July 2, 2007

 

The economic challenge facing Gordon Brown: A round-table discussion with Peter Jay.  

 

June 26, 2007

 

“Cracking the Credit Market Code”: A round-table discussion on the recent report, with Henry Maxey and Jonathan Ruffer (Ruffer LLP).

 

June 25, 2007

 

Internet advertising: A round-table discussion with Jonathan Barnard (ZenithOptima).

 

June 21, 2007

 

Brussels for breakfast (29): A breakfast discussion forum on European regulatory issues, with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Anthony Gooch (European Commission).

 

June 18, 2007

 

The global financial centres index: A round-table discussion with Michael Mainelli and Mark Yeandle (Z/Yen).

 

June 14, 2007

 

Financial Capability in the workplace: A round-table discussion with Peter Galsworthy (FSA Workplace Working Group) and Roger Sanders (Helm Godfrey).  

 

June 13, 2007

 

Competition in the audit market: A round-table discussion with Paul Boyle (Financial Reporting Council).

 

June 12, 2007

 

Data-Sharing: A round-table discussion with Cyrille Salle De Chou (Capital One), Stewart Dickey (BBA) and Tim Jones (CSFI/Capital One).

 

June 7, 2007

 

The National Audit Office audit of the FSA: A round-table discussion with Ed Humpherson (NAO).  

 

June 5, 2007

 

Launch of the RWG report on lighter touch regulation.

 

May 24, 2007

 

Brussels for breakfast (28): A breakfast discussion forum on European regulatory issues, with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com).

 

May 15, 2007

 

Algorithmic Trading in 2010: A round-table discussion with Rob Boardman (ITG), Keith Bear (IBM), and Philip Enness (IBM).

 

May 14, 2007

 

Pensions protection: A round-table discussion to present Paul Thornton’s consultation paper, with Paul Thornton (DWP).  

 

May 9, 2007

 

Threats to the UK wealth management industry: A round-table discussion with Diana Davidson and Jonathan Bayliss (Farrer & Co), and Nick Carn (Odey Asset Management).

 

May 3, 2007

 

The demographics of financial services: A round-table discussion with David Coleman (Oxford University).

 

April 25, 2007

 

Developments in the Italian banking and financial industry: A round-table discussion with Dr. Fabrizio Saccomanni, newly appointed Director General (Vice Governor) of the Bank of Italy.

 

April 25, 2007

 

Brussels for breakfast (27): A breakfast discussion forum on European regulatory issues, with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Lucia Caudet (gpluseurope).

 

April 24, 2007  

 

Meeting of the CSFI Advisory Council: Chaired by John Plender.

 

April 17, 2007

 

Trusted Credentials in the Network Economy: An evening discussion with Karen Wendel (Identrust), Darsh Johal (Shell Treasury Centre), Dave Birch (Consult Hyperion) and Tim Jones .

 

April 12, 2007 

Is the global accounting experiment sustainable? A round-table discussion to present Bruegel’s report, with Nicolas Veron (Bruegel) and David Cairns.

 

April 4, 2007  

 

The Barclays/ABN Amro deal: A round table discussion with Peter Thal Larsen (Financial Times), Philip Augar, Brandon Davies (GARP), Gerry Rawcliffe (Fitch Ratings), Jeremy Stanyard (PA Consulting) and David Rivera (Kaye Scholer).  

 

March 27, 2007

 

Brussels for breakfast (26): A breakfast discussion forum on European regulatory issues, with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com), Joanna Perkins (FMLC, Bank of England) and Sarah Lambert (European Commission).  

 

March 20, 2007

 

Mobile Banking Technology: A round-table discussion with Steven Atkinson (Monitise), Dave Birch (Consult Hyperion) and Simon Cavill (MI-Pay).

 

March 12, 2007 (6:30 - 8:15pm)              

 

 Climate Change: An evening debate with Ruth Lea (Centre for Policy Studies) and Frances Cairncross (Exeter College, Oxford).

 

March 8, 2007

 

For-profit blogging: A round-table discussion with Marco Niada (Il Sole 24 Ore), Dave Birch (Consult Hyperion), Jerome Guillet (European Tribune), Karl Bunyan (Exponetic) and Jane Adams.

 
March 2, 2007

 

Attacking Iran…An evaluation of the market impact: A round-table discussion with Mark Cliffe and Charles Robertson (ING).  

 
February 22, 2007

 

Brussels for breakfast (25): A breakfast discussion forum on European regulatory issues, with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Howard Davies (RBS).

 
February 19, 2007

 

Building financial capability in the UK: A round-table discussion on what we can do to improve consumers' understanding of the financial services industry. With Shaun Mundy (FSA), Sue Lewis (Treasury), Christine Farnish (Barclays) and Mick McAteer.

 
February 13, 2007

 

The problem of consumer over-debtedness – bankruptcy, IVAs etc. A round-table discussion with Mike Norris (UK Insolvency Service), Mike Blackburn and Derek Oakley (Debt Free Direct) and Steve Rhode (Myvesta).  

 
February 1, 2007

 

The FSA’s Financial Risk Outlook 2007: A round-table discussion on the 2007 edition of the FRO, with Sarah Carlson (FSA), Brandon Davies (GARP) and Alex Brummer (Daily Mail).

 
January 29, 2007

 

Target 2 S: A round-table discussion with Alex Merriman (BBA), Paul Symons (Euroclear) and Daniela Russo (ECB).

 
January 25, 2007

 

The role of innovation in promoting financial inclusion: A round-table discussion with Brian Pomeroy, chairman of the Financial Inclusion Task Force, Jon Trigg (A4e) and Shaun Mundy (FSA). 

 
January 22, 2007

 

Have traditional stock exchanges had their day? A round-table discussion with Richard McManus (PA Consulting) and others.  

 
January 18, 2007

 

 

Financial Collateral Directive: A round-table discussion on the Financial Collateral Directive with Joanna Perkins (FMLC), Ed Murray (Allen & Overy), Dorothy Livingstone (Herbert Smith), Peter Werner (ISDA), Robin Parsons (Sidley Austin), Mark Evans (Travers Smith) and Geoffrey Yeowart (Lovells).  

 
January 18, 2007

 

Brussels for breakfast (24): A breakfast discussion forum on European regulatory issues, with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com).

 
January 15, 2007

 

The future of commodity exchanges: A round-table discussion with Martin Abbott (LME) and Anthony Belchambers (FOA).  

 
January 8, 2007 (in New York )

 

“All you need to know about Ethics and Finance”: A round-table discussion with the author John Plender and Ira Millstein (Weil, Gotshal & Manges).  

 
December 13, 2006

 

“Selling the City short”: A round-table to discuss Open Europe’s report on the FSAP, with the author Keith Boyfield (Keith Boyfield Associates).  

 
December 11, 2006

 

The NAPF: A round-table discussion with the NAPF’s new ceo, Joanne Segars.

 
December 7, 2006

 

‘MiFID – An Opportunity for Profit’: A round-table discussion on the LogicaCMG report, with the author Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Ian Larkin (LogicaCMG).  

 
December 7, 2006

 

Brussels for breakfast (23): A breakfast discussion forum on European regulatory issues, with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Donald Ricketts (Fleishman-Hillard).

 
November 29, 2006

 

XBRL: A round-table discussion on the future of this reporting language, with Mike Willis (founding chairman, XBRL International) and Robert Bruce.

 
November 22, 2006

 

Pensions trustees and governance: A round-table discussion with Andrew Freeman (McKinsey).

 
November 20, 2006

 

The economics of alternative energy: A round-table discussion with Horst Feuerstein (DIW Berlin).

 
November 17, 2006

 

Brussels for breakfast (22): A breakfast discussion forum on European regulatory issues, with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Catherine Stewart (CABINETSTEWART).  

 
November 16, 2006

 

New Frontiers in Operational Risk: A round-table discussion with Charles Taylor (Risk Management Association).  

 
November 15, 2006

 

The Committee of European Securities Regulators: A round-table meeting with the CESR's chairman, Mr Docters van Leeuwen.  

 
November 9, 2006

Mobile phones and financial services: A round-table discussion on the different ways mobile phones will influence financial services with Tim Jones, Dave Birch (Consult Hyperion) and Jim Wadsworth (Amdocs).

 
November 2, 2006 (in New York)

 

Banking Banana Skins 2006: A CSFI/PricewaterhouseCoopers presentation of the 2006 survey with David Lascelles and Henry Kaufman (Henry Kaufman & Co).

 
October 30, 2006

 

Systematic Internalisation: A round-table discussion on the future of this new model with David Lawton (FSA), Richard Britton (ICMA) and Anthony Kirby (Accenture).

 
October 27, 2006

 

Solvency 2: A round-table discussion on the CEPS Taskforce report, with Rym Ayadi (CEPS), Johan van der Ende (PGGM) and Chris O’Brien (Nottingham University Business School).

 

October 26, 2006

 

Brussels for breakfast (21): A monthly breakfast discussion on EU issues, with Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and George Zavvos (Commission Legal Services). 

 
October 12, 2006

 

Banking Banana Skins 2006: A round-table discussion on the recent report with its author, David Lascelles, Sir Derek Higgs (Alliance & Leicester), John Tattersall (PwC) and Tom Huertas (FSA).

 
October 5, 2006

 

 Meeting of the CSFI’s Advisory Council: To be chaired by John Plender (FT).

 
October 4, 2006

 

 MiFID Article IV. Is this maximum harmonisation?  A round-table discussion with Timothy Baker (LIBA), Timothy Spangler (BLP), Jane Welch (BIICL) and Simon Morris (Cameron McKenna).  

 
September 26, 2006

 

 

 The decreasing distinction between onshore and offshore: A round-table discussion with Marcus Killick (Gibraltar Financial Services Commission), Peter Neville (Guernsey Financial Services Commission), Kenneth Baker (British Virgisn Islands Financial Services Commission) and John Aspden (Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission). 

 
September 21, 2006

 

 

 Is the end of the road in sight for free personal banking? A round-table discussion with Seymour Fortsecue (BCSB), Derek French (Campaign for Community Banking Services), Doug Taylor (Which?) and Eric Leenders (BBA).

 

September 20, 2006

 

 Oxford Energy’s upcoming agenda: A round-table discussion with Christopher Allsopp (Oxford Institute for Energy Studies).

 
September 14, 2006

 

 Brussels for breakfast (20): A round-table meeting to discuss current legislative developments in Europe .

September 12, 2006

 

 

 “Connected consumers”: An example of how disruptive technologies are going to change the financial services sector. A round-table discussion, with Tim Jones, Peter Sidenius (Edgar Dunn & Co) and Tony Foran (Internet Payments).

July 27, 2006

 

 Implications of the Natwest 3 – something to worry about? Or just a PR coup? A round-table discussion, with Sir Martin Jacomb (Canary Wharf Group), Peter Burrell (Herbert Smith), and Ron DeKoven (South Square).

 
July 25, 2006

 

 Risks to UK financial stability: A round-table meeting with Sir John Gieve, the Bank of England’s Deputy Governor for Financial Stability.

 
July 12, 2006

 

 Financial qualifications: Professional v. academic. A round-table discussion on the relevance of various qualifications to the job market, with Lord Currie (Cass Business School), Charles Prior (BPP), and Sabine Vinck (London Business School).

 
June 22, 2006

 

 “Competition and Choice in the UK Audit Market”: A round-table discussion with Paul Boyle (Financial Reporting Council), Dr Gunnar Niels (Oxera) and Jeremy Newman (BDO Stoy Hayward).

 
June 21, 2006

 

 The rebirth of Equitable Life: A round-table meeting with Charles Thomson, Equitable Life’s ceo.

 
June 21, 2006

 

 Brussels for breakfast (19): A round-table meeting to discuss current legislative developments in Europe.

 
June 19, 2006

 

 Financial qualifications: Need to have, nice to have, or not necessary? A round-table discussion with Mary Curnock Cook (QCA), Christopher Stoakes and Gavin Shreeve (IFS).

 
June 13, 2006

 

 “The Importance to the UK Economy of a Successful Financial Sector”: A round-table discussion on the recent report for the BBA with the author Christopher Smallwood (Lombard Street Research), and Ian Mullen and Mike McKee (BBA).

 
June 12, 2006

 

 The architecture of retail payments: A round-table discussion on the single liquidity pool model with Robert Caplehorn (Paypal Europe) and Dave Birch (Consult Hyperion).

 
May 24, 2006

 

 Brussels for breakfast (18): A round-table meeting to discuss current legislative developments in Europe.

 
May 23, 2006

 

 Hedge funds: Are the best days now over? A round-table discussion on the challenges facing hedge funds as the industry matures with Crispin Odey (Odey Asset Management), Richard Oldfield (Oldfield Partners) and Andrew Clare (Cass Business School).

 
May 18, 2006

 

 Euphoria and disequilibrium in the markets: A round-table discussion with Henry Kaufman, John Plender (FT) and Andrew Gowers.

 
May 16, 2006

 

 Virtual Economies: A round-table discussion with Dave Birch (Consult Hyperion), Richard Bartle (University of Essex) and Aleks Krotoski (University of Surrey).

 
May 15, 2006

 

 Basel in the US: A round-table discussion with Richard Coffman (Clifford Chance).

 
May 10, 2006

 

 The Death of the Vertical Silo? The impact on exchanges of clearing and settlement reform: A round-table discussion with the authors, Peter Cox, Hugh Simpson and Lynton Jones (Bourse Consult).

 
May 9, 2006

 

 Socially Responsible Investment: A round-table discussion to consider whether SRI can balance obligations to beneficiaries/shareholders with an organisation’s ‘values’ with Andrew Preston (Aberdeen Asset Management), Neville White (CCLA and CoE) and Richard Murray (Swiss Re).

 
May 8, 2006

 

 Private Equity (II) – The case for greater or lesser transparency: A round-table discussion with Jon Moulton (Alchemy Partners), Guy Eastman (SVG Capital), Mark O’Hare (Private Equity Intelligence) and Guy Paisner (Altius Associates).

 
May 2, 2006

 

 AiM:  A round-table discussion on this massively important new exchange model with Martin Graham (head of AiM), Tom Price (Evolution) and Mark Brown (Arbuthnot).

 
April 25, 2006

 

 Home Information Packs: A round-table discussion to consider the potential impact of HIPs with Jackie Bennett and Peter Williams (CML), Chris Hall (NAEA) and Andy Knee (LMS).

 
April 20, 2006

 

 Private Equity (I): A round-table discussion on the impact of private equity on the corporate governance of firms with Richard Sharp (Goldman Sachs), Robin Doumar (Park Square Capital) and Kit Bingham (Financial News).

 
April 19, 2006

 

 Brussels for Breakfast (17): A round-table meeting to discuss current legislative developments in Europe.

 
March 28, 2006

 

 The qualifications maze: An overview of the financial qualifications labyrinth with Teresa Sayers (Financial Services Skills Council), Mark Novels (QCA), Brian Scott-Quinn (ICMA Centre) and Julian Le Fanu (UKSIP).

 
March 22, 2006

 

 Credit Derivatives: A round-table discussion on the future of this financial product with Eraj Shirvani (Credit Suisse), Richard Metcalfe (ISDA) and Hans Patyne (TriOptima).

 
March 21, 2006

 

Reinsurance and international financial markets: A round-table discussion on the G30 paper with Geoffrey Bell (Geoffrey Bell & Company), Alistair Clark (Bank of England) and Alan Punter (Aon).

 
March 15, 2006

 

 Brussels for Breakfast (16): A round-table meeting to discuss current legislative developments in Europe.

 
March 14, 2006

 

 Media in the City: A round-table discussion with Simon Brocklebank-Fowler (Cubitt) and Andrew Gowers (ex-FT).

 
March 9, 2006 (in New York)

 

 The international impact of MiFID: A round-table discussion with Benn Steil (Council on Foreign Relations), Graham O’Connell (PwC), Martin Pluves (PA Consulting), Bernadine Reese (KPMG), Andrew Wilson (Accenture), PJ Di Giammarino and Nick O’Neill (Clifford Chance).

 
February 27, 2006

 

 What now for the OFR? A round-table discussion with Mark Goyder (Tomorrow’s Company), Peter Montagnon (ABI), Seamus Gillen (Glenfern) and Craig Bennett (Friends of the Earth).

 
February 23, 2006

 

 The Retail Financial Services Forum: A round-table discussion to update on the work of this new committee, with the chairman Richard Lambert (MPC, Bank of England).

 
February 15, 2006

 

 Brussels for Breakfast (15): A round-table meeting to discuss current legislative developments in Europe.

 
February 15, 2006 

 

 Reconsidering population growth – the economic benefits: A round-table discussion with Peter Lilley MP, Professor David Coleman (Oxford University), Rosamund MacDougall (Optimum Population Trust) and David Nicholson-Lord (New Economics Foundation).

 
February 7, 2006

 

 

 Saving capitalism from the capitalists: A round-table discussion on reforming the audit function, fine-tuning remuneration practices etc etc, with Joshua Ronen (New York University), John Plender (Financial Times), Michael Mainelli (Z/Yen), Jonathan Hayward (Independent Audit) and Kathryn Vagneur (Durant).

 
February 6, 2006

 

 “What if? A UK model for compulsory pensions”: A round-table discussion on the recent report by the Social Market Foundation, with Mike Wadsworth, Ann Rossiter and Prof. John Hills.

 
February 2, 2006

 

 Lib Dems and the City: A round-table discussion with Chris Huhne MP.

 
February 1, 2006

 

 Meeting of the CSFI’s Advisory Council: To be chaired by John Plender (FT).

 
January 25, 2006

 

 

 Pensions A-day: A round-table discussion with Hyman Wolanski (Alliance Trust Savings), Christine Ross (SG Hambros Bank Trust), John Moret (Suffolk Life) and Jason Butler (Bloomsbury Financial Planning).

 
January 18, 2006

 

 Brussels for Breakfast (14): A round-table meeting to discuss current legislative developments in Europe.

 
January 17, 2006

 

 The future of carbon trading: A round-table discussion on how we got here and where next with Neil Eckert (European Climate Exchange), Imtiaz Ahmad (Morgan Stanley), Paul Dawson (Barclays Capital) and Gareth Halstead (E.ON).

 
January 12, 2006

 

 Dubai as a financial centre? A round-table discussion with Lynton Jones (Dubai International Financial Centre) and Kathleen Tyson-Quah (Granularity Ltd).

 
December 13, 2005

 

 Brussels for Breakfast (13): A round-table meeting to discuss current legislative developments in Europe.

 
December 1, 2005

 

 The future of Oyster: A round-table discussion on the new applications planned for the Oyster card with Charles Monheim (TfL), Dave Birch (Consult Hyperion) and Louise Brett (Deloitte). (With support from Deloitte.)

 

November 28, 200

 

Microfinancing in Africa: A round-table discussion on a mobile phone initiative by Vodafone with Nick Hughes (Vodafone), Paul Makin (Consult Hyperion) and Diane Coyle (Enlightenment Economics).

 

November 24, 2005

 

Making Germany an attractive investment: A joint CSFI/Initiative Finanzstandort Deutschland (IFD) round-table to discuss the IFD’s work addressing weaknesses in the German financial system.

 

November 23, 2005

 

The changing architecture of the European bond market: A round-table discussion on their new report, with Jean-Pierre Casey and Karel Lannoo (CEPS).

 
November 16, 2005

 

 Brussels for Breakfast (12): A round-table meeting to discuss current legislative developments in Europe.

 

November 9, 2005

 

The Pensions Regulator’s agenda: A round-table discussion with David Norgrove (Pensions Regulator) and Christine Farnish (NAPF).

 

November 8, 2005

 

Cracking the troika: A round-table discussion on the European ratings market, with Sam Theodore (Dominion Bond Rating Service) and Robin Monro-Davies.

 

October 28, 2005

 

A breakfast meeting with Dr. John Hood, Vice-chancellor, University of Oxford.

 

October 24, 2005

 

The Pension Protection Fund: Will it work? Can it work? Should it work? A round-table discussion with Partha Dasgupta (PPF) and Anthony Neuberger (University of Warwick).

 

October 19, 2005

 

 

Regulatory Roll-Back: A round-table discussion to provide suggestions for legislation that could be ‘rolled-back’ in the UK and Europe, with Angela Knight (APCIMS) and John Plender (Financial Times).

 

October 18, 2005

 

 

“The perversity of insurance accounting: In defence of finite reinsurance”: A round-table discussion on the recent CSFI report, with the author Shirley Beglinger. (With support from Airmic and the Worshipful Company of Insurers).

 

October 13, 2005

 

“The Crash of 2003: An EMU fairy tale”: A round-table discussion to revisit the 1996 CSFI publication, with the original author David Lascelles and Denis MacShane MP.

 

October 11, 2005

 

 

Bringing Hedge Funds to the consumer market: A round-table discussion with Tim Spangler (Berwin Leighton Paisner), Ashley Kovas (FSA), Mick McAteer (Which) and Christian Cano (Schroders).

 

October 6, 2005

 

Reputational Risk: A round-table discussion on the benefits of quantifying the risk to reputation with John Eisenhammer (Quiller Consultants), Jonathan Barber and Seamus Gillen (Glenfern).

 

September 26, 2005

 

 

The pros and cons of Hedge Funds: A round-table discussion on their role in the market, with Tim Spangler (Berwin Leighton Paisner), Rebecca Jones (FSA), Rob Mirsky (Deloitte) and Alex Wise (Atlas Capital).

 

September 21, 2005

 

The mobileATM initiative: A round-table on the new Link Interchange venture, with Scott Housley (Link Interchange Network) and Alastair Lukies (mobileATM).

 

September 20, 2005

 

Brussels for Breakfast (11): A round-table meeting to discuss current legislative developments in Europe.

 

September 19, 2005

 

MiFID and the City: A round-table discussion on coping with MiFID, with Timothy Baker (LIBA), Guy Sears (APCIMS), David Lawton (FSA), Chris Pickles (BTRadianz) and Barry Marshall.

 

September 14, 2005

 

 

“Consumer understanding of risk”: A round-table on The Actuarial Profession report with its authors, Alan Goodman (Chairman, Financial Consumer Support Committee, The Actuarial Profession) and Professor Nick Chater (Warwick University).

 

July 14, 2005

 

Brussels for Breakfast (10): A round-table meeting to discuss current legislative developments in Europe.

 

July 13, 2005

 

 

“Rebalancing UK and European legislation”: A round-table discussion on the recent Corporation of London report with the authors, Graham Mather and Frank Vibert (European Policy Forum), and Edward Humpherson (National Audit Office).

 

July 12, 2005

 

 

What next for the City of London? A round-table discussion on what to expect from the new Labour Government, with Howard Flight (Investec).

 

July 4, 2005

 

 

“Pensions at a glance: Public policies across OECD countries”: A round-table discussion on the recent OECD publication with the author, Ed Whitehouse (OECD), and Nick Bray (OECD).

 

June 30, 2005

 

 

“National Pastime: How Americans Play Baseball and the Rest of the World Plays Soccer”: A round-table discussion on the recent book with one of the authors, Stefan Szymanski (Imperial College, London).

 

June 28, 2005

 

A visit to the BT research facility in the City of London.

 

June 22, 2005

 

 

“An Absence of Regulatory Design? Recent European Directives and the Market for Corporate Bonds”: A round-table discussion on the recent Corporation of London report, with the authors, Alistair Milne and Mario Onorato (Cass Business School).

 

June 22, 2005

 

Brussels for Breakfast (9): A round-table meeting to discuss current legislative developments in Europe.

 

June 16, 2005

 

 

“Would you credit it?”: A round-table discussion on the way forward for credit unions, with Mark Lyonette (ABCUL), Paul Jones (Liverpool John Moores University), Claire Whyley (NCC) and Ian Harris (Z/Yen).

 

June 13, 2005

 

 

“Not waving but drowning: Overindebtedness by misjudgement”: A round-table discussion on the recent CSFI publication with the author, Antony Elliott, and Lord Griffiths (Goldman Sachs).

 

June 9, 2005

 

 

The future of identity protection technology: A round-table discussion with Andy Ross (Royal Bank of Scotland), John Edwards (Herbert Smith), John Elliott (Consult Hyperion) and Simon Owen (Deloitte). (With support from Deloitte.)

 

June 6, 2005

 

 

“The Greed Merchants: How the investment Banks played the Free Market Game”: A round-table on the recent publication with the author, Philip Augar.

 

May 25, 2005

 

The work of the Financial Reporting Council: A round-table discussion with Paul Boyle (chief executive).

 
May 23, 2005

 

 

S&P’s analysis of the UK’s defined benefit pension problem: A round-table discussion on two recent reports, with Jim MacLachlan and Wayne Segers.

 
May 23, 2005

 

Brussels for breakfast (8): A discussion forum on European financial regulation.

 
May 17, 2005

 

 

 Representation in Europe: A round-table discussion on how the City of London represents itself in Europe, with John Houston (Houston Consulting), Angela Knight (APCIMS) and Malcolm Levitt.

 
May 16, 2005

 

 

 eFinance ‘tour d’horizon’: A round-table discussion on recent developments in the field of eFinance, with Dave Birch (Consult Hyperion) and Conny Dorrestijn (Shiraz Partners).

 
May 12, 2005

 

 

 “Surviving the “dogfood years”: Solutions to the pensions crisis”: A round-table discussion on the forthcoming CSFI publication with the author, John Godfrey (West LB).

 
May 3, 2005

    (in New York)

Banana Skins 2005: A round-table discussion on the CSFI report with the author, David Lascelles.

 
April 26, 2005

 

 The financial crime objective: A round-table discussion on the FSA’s role in the fight against financial crime, with Philip Robinson (FSA).

 
April 21, 2005

 

 

 The Joint Money Laundering Steering Group’s (JMLSG) Guidance Notes: A round-table discussion with Martin Hall (FLA), David Swanney (BBA) and Jeremy Thorp (BBA).

 
April 20, 2005

 

 Brussels for Breakfast (7): A round-table meeting to discuss current legislative developments in Europe.

 
April 12, 2005

 

 

The Banking/IT divide: A round-table discussion on why bankers don't understand technologists and vice versa with Joe De Feo (CLS Bank), Stani Yassukovich (Arab Banking Corporation) and Tim Jones (Simpay).

 
April 5, 2005

 

 

 Ethics of financial journalism: A round-table discussion with Andrew Gowers (Financial Times), Larry Ingrassia (New York Times), Dave Kansas (Wall St. Journal) and Barney Calames.

 
March 23, 2005

 

Brussels for Breakfast (6): A round-table meeting to discuss current legislative developments in Europe.

 
March 17, 2005

 

 

Banana Skins 2005: A round-table discussion on the CSFI report with the author, David Lascelles, David Green (Euronext.liffe), Gerry Rawcliffe (Fitch Ratings) and John Hitchins (PricewaterhouseCoopers).

 
March 16, 2005

 

 

"EU Financial Regulation and Supervision beyond 2005": A round-table on the recent CEPS publication with the authors Karel Lannoo and Jean-Pierre Casey (CEPS).

 
March 9, 2005

 

 

"The Doha Round and Financial Services Negotiations": A round-table on the recent publication with the author, Sydney Key (Federal Reserve System).

 

March 8, 2005

 

Risk: A round-table meeting discussing alternative treatments of risk, with Gordon Woo (Risk Management Solutions).

 
March 7, 2005

 

 

“Tim Congdon on pensions and savings”: A round-table on the recent publication, with the author Tim Congdon (Lombard Street Research).

 

February 28, 2005

(in New York)

 

Taking The Pensions Commission's work to the US: A round-table discussion with Adair Turner (Merrill Lynch/The Pensions Commission) and Gerd Haeusler (IMF).

 
February 23, 2005

 

 

The financial and macroeconomic consequences of Basel 2:A round-table discussion on the PricewaterhouseCoopers report, with Charles Ilako and Richard Quinn (PwC).

 
February 16, 2005

 

 Bank supervision and regulation in the post-Basel 2 environment: A round-table meeting with John D. Hawke Jr. (Arnold & Porter).

 
February 16, 2005

 

 Brussels for breakfast (5): A round-table meeting to discuss current legislative developments in Europe.

 
February 10, 2005

 

 The Lex Column: A round table meeting with George Graham (Royal bank of Scotland) and Peter Montagnon (ABI).    

           

February 8, 2005

 

The key issues in UK personal finance: A round-table discussion with Pauline Skypala (FT). (With support from Deloitte.)

 
January 31, 2005

 

 

 “Securing our future: Developing sustainable pension provision in the UK”: A round-table discussion on the CBI report with John Cridland (CBI).

 
January 26, 2005

 

 Protecting the financial services consumer: A round-table discussion with Ann Foster (Financial Services Consumer Panel). (With support from Deloitte.)

 
January 20, 2005

 

 

 The challenge for Pension Fund Trustees: A round-table meeting with Jim MacLachlan (Standard & Poor’s), Andrew Campbell-Hart (Standard & Poor’s) and Tim Cox (Linklaters).

 
January 20, 2005

 

Brussels for Breakfast (4): A round-table meeting to discuss current legislative developments in Europe.

 
January 13, 2005

 

 

 CSFI Advisory Council in New York. Chaired by John Plender (Chairman, CSFI Advisory Council) and Geoffrey Bell (Chairman, NY CSFI Advisory Council)

 
January 11, 2005

 

 

 “Small customers, big market: Commercial banks in microfinance”: A round-table discussion with Malcolm Harper (Basix Finance) and Sukhwinder Singh Arora (DfID).

 
December 15,2004

 

 

“Betting on the future: Online gambling goes mainstream financial”: A round-table discussion on the forthcoming CSFI paper with the authors, Michael Mainelli (Z/Yen Ltd) and Sam Dibb.

 
December 15, 2004

 

 Brussels for breakfast (3): A discussion forum on European financial regulation.

 
December 14, 2004

 

 

“Regulation of the non-life insurance industry: Why is it so damn difficult?”: A round-table discussion on the recent CSFI report with the author, Shirley Beglinger.

 
December 1, 2004

 

 

“International Economic and Financial Cooperation: New issues, new actors, new responses”: A round-table discussion on the recent CEPR report, with Sir Nigel Wicks (CrestCo/Euroclear) and Martin Wolf (Financial Times).

 
November 23, 2004

 

 

 

“The direct cost of clearing & settlement: An EU-US comparision”. A round-table discussion on the recent report for the Corporation of London, with Essie Linton and Pinar Bagci (NERA Economic Consulting), John Serocold (LIBA), Scott Riley (LCH.Clearnet), and Paul Symons (CrestCo/Euroclear).

 
November 22, 2004

 

 

Making the numbers sing: A round-table discussion on new developments in statistical analysis. With Enrico Giovannini (chief statistician, OECD, Paris).

 
November 18, 2004

 

“Chasing dirty money: The fight against money laundering”: A round-table discussion with Ted Truman (IIE, Washington).

 
November 18, 2004

 

Brussels for breakfast (2): A discussion forum on European financial regulation.

 
November 11, 2004

 

 

Managing conflicts of interest in investment research: A round-table discussion with Christina Sinclair (FSA), Tim Stocks (TaylorWessing), John Barrass (CFA Institute) and Anthony Loudon (Noble Group).

 
November 11, 2004

 

The Great Geometer: A breakfast meeting with Prof. Benoit Mandelbrot and Richard Hudson.

 
November 10, 2004

 

 

Financial market integrity: A round-table discussion on the new CFA Centre for Financial Market Integrity. With Jeff Diermeier and Monique Gravel (CFA).

 
November 4, 2004

 

 

The lower-income and sub-prime lending market: A round-table discussion with David Rees (Provident Financial) and Eric Leenders (BBA).

 
October 25, 2004

 

 

Ageing and employment policies: An OECD report on the problems posed by an ageing workforce in the UK. A round-table discussion with Mark Keese, Peter Whiteford and Nick Bray (OECD).

 
October 21, 2004

 

“Bubbles and how to survive them”: A round-table discussion on his recent book, with John Calverley (American Express Bank).

 
October 20, 2004

 

Brussels for Breakfast: A regular discussion forum on European financial regulation.

 
October 19, 2004

 

 

The economics of football: A round-table discussion with Stefan Szymanski (Imperial College), Nick Igoe (West Ham), John Kelly (Begbies Traynor) and Andrew Gent (Singer & Friedlander).

 
October 14, 2004

 

 

Corporate governance and the mutual life business: A round-table discussion on the review of the mutual life business commissioned by the Treasury. With Paul Myners, Ned Cazalet and Mark Boleat.

 
October 13, 2004

 

 

“Restoring confidence in long-term savings”: A round-table discussion on the recent report by the House of Commons Treasury Committee, with John McFall MP.

 
October 7, 2004

 

 

Trading weather: New initiatives in weather risk management. A round-table discussion with Duncan Wilson (weatherXchange Ltd), Richard Kilsby (Cargo Solutions), Bob Volante (Cargo Solutions) and Matthew Margetts (The Telegraph Group).

 
October 6, 2004

 

 

 Quantifying the benefits of customer care: A new approach to building the business case for branch banking. A round-table discussion, with Remus Brett (Finalta) and Philip Middleton (Ernst & Young).

 
September 22, 2004

 

 

Token-based identity authentication: The wider potential of “chip and pin” and other technologies. A round-table with David Birch (Consult Hyperion), Nick Collin and Tim Lambertstock (BACS).

 
September 14, 2004

 

 

 Why aren't CVAs more popular? An investigation into management attitudes towards Company Voluntary Arrangements. A round-table discussion with Tim Mocroft (DTI), Stephen Leinster (Insolvency Service) and John Kelly (insolvency practitioner).

 
July 20, 2004

 

Basel 2: The final/current state of play: A CSFI working group meeting.
 
July 1, 2004



 		 Portrait of the banking profession: A round-table discussion with David Lascelles on his forthcoming book for the Institute of Financial Services on the evolution of the banking profession over the past 50 years
 
June 21, 2004


 		 The homogeneity of risk: A round-table on what (if anything) the financial services sector has learn from study of real world risk, with Professor John Adams (UCL) and Brandon Davies (GARP).
 
June 17, 2004



 		 "No one gets fired for buying Microsoft...": A round-table on the pros and cons of Open-source software for the financial services sector with Bob Blatchford (OFE City Business Forum), Shobana Patel (Open Minds) and Harry Small (Baker & McKenzie).
 
June 16, 2004


 		 The implosion of the professional indemnity insurance market: A round-table discussion with Eric Anstee (ICAEW), Ray Brown (Marsh) and Steve Gilbert (Aon).
 
June 9, 2004


 		 Eurofannie? Is Europe ready for a mortgage finance agency?: A round-table discussion with Rob Thomas (European Mortgage Finance Agency) and John Cullinane (Deloitte).
 
June 3, 2004

 		 The European Banking Industry Committee: A round-table discussion with the chairman, Ian Mullen (BBA).
 
May 25, 2004
HELD IN NEW YORK

 		 "The curse of the corporate state: saving capitalism from itself": A round-table discussion on the recent CSFI report with the author, Bob Monks.
 
May 17, 2004


 		 The Pension Protection Fund: A round-table discussion with John Ralfe (John Ralfe Consulting) and Andrew Young (Government Directing Actuary).
 
May 12, 2004

 		 The future of the Commercial Court: A round-table discussion with Justice Tomlinson and Ted Greeno (Herbert Smith).
 
May 6, 2004

 		 The problem with UK occupational pension provision: A round-table discussion with Richard Thomas (Law Debenture).
 
May 5, 2004

 		 The LCH/Clearnet merger: A round-table discussion with David Hardy (chief executive, LCH.Clearnet).
 
May 4, 2004

 		 The Consumer Credit Act: A round-table discussion with Martin Hall (Finance & Leasing Association).
 
April 26, 2004


 		 Monitoring the Lamfalussy process: A round-table discussion with Dr Norbert Walter (Deutsche Bank), Graham Bishop (grahambishop.com) and Ruben Lee (Oxford Finance Group).
 
April 22, 2004

 		 The Kinnect platform: Bringing Lloyd's up to speed: A round-table discussion with Iain Saville (Lloyd’s of London).
 
April 21, 2004



 		 The Committee of European Banking Supervisors, Basel and the European financial system: A round-table discussion with José-Maria Roldán (Bank of Spain/CEBS) and Karel Lannoo and Rym Ayadi (CEPS).
 
April 20, 2004

 

Lurching towards a pensions solution (continued)...: A round-table discussion with Peter Lilley MP and Ros Altmann.
 
April 19, 2004


 		 REITs, PIFs and the potential of real estate as a vehicle for retail savings: A round-table discussion with Nick Catton (HM Treasury) and Ross Fraser (Herbert Smith).
 
April 7, 2004


 		 Lurching towards a solution for the pensions problem: A round-table discussion with Christine Farnish (NAPF) and David Willetts MP.
 
April 1, 2004

 		 Developing financial capability: A round-table discussion with Ron Sandler (pfeg).
 
March 24, 2004


 		 The work of the International Accounting Standards Board: A round-table discussion with Professor Geoffrey Whittington (IASB).
 
March 24, 2004
Breakfast meeting


 		 How much is a UK university education really worth? A round-table discussion on the recent OxCHEPS study with Sir David Davies (EFG Private Bank), David Palfreyman (New College, Oxford) and Nicholas Ulanov (The Ulanov Partnership).
 
March 16, 2004

 		 A follow-up meeting on the work of the National Hi-tech Crime Unit: A round-table discussion with John Lyons (NHTCU).
 
March 11, 2004


 

Using technology to deliver financial services in emerging markets: A round-table with Peer Stein (International Finance Corporation) and Kathleen Tyson-Quah (Granularity Limited).
 

March 9, 2004


 		 Informal funds transfer systems: A round-table discussion on informal money transfer systems with John Wilson (IMF) and Roger Ballard (University of Manchester).
 
March 8, 2004


 		 The ABC of EDX: A round-table discussion on London's new equity derivatives market with Nic Stuchfield (managing director, EDX London).
 
February 26, 2004


 		 Finance for smaller businesses: the role of OFEX: A round-table discussion with Jonathan Jenkins and Peter Freeman (OFEX).
 
February 25, 2004


 		 "The curse of the corporate state: saving capitalism from itself": A round-table discussion on the recent CSFI report with the author, Bob Monks.
 
February 25, 2004
Breakfast meeting

 

 What does the City want from the internal market? A question-and-answer session with Alexander Schaub, Director-general, DG Internal Market, European Commission.
 
February 24, 2004

 		 The practicalities of money-laundering and AML regulations: A round-table discussion with Simon Moss, CEO of Mantas.
 
February 20, 2004



 		 An investment management perspective on CAD3: A round-table discussion with Michael Kent (Linklaters), Bill Rattray (Aberdeen Asset Management) and Dallas McGillivray (INVESCO).
 
February 19, 2004

 		 Key issues in global insurance: A tour d'horizon with Alan Punter (Aon), Rick Murray (Swiss Re) and Peter Vipond (ABI).
 

February 10, 2004

 

The work of the Pension Commission: A round-table discussion with Adair Turner.
 
February 5, 2004

 		 Central bank cooperation: thoughts on his time at BIS: A round-table discussion with Andrew Crockett.
 
January 24, 2004



 		 The Financial Markets Law Committee: A round-table discussion on what has been going on since the Financial Law Panel was dissolved. With Lord Browne-Wilkinson and Bill Tudor John.
 

 

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