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The New Financial Frontiers

The Chatham House City Series

Tuesday 29 April 2008

Location

To enable as open a debate as possible, this conference will be held under the Chatham House Rule.
The Chatham House Rule: Information for journalists

Sponsored by Clifford Chance

Continuing professional development

Up to five CPD (continuing professional development) hours are available for delegates attending this event*

* As per the Law Society of England and Wales and the Bar Standards Board

The Chatham House City Series continues in 2008 with a focus on the changing risks to the global economy

Now in its second year, the City Series is continuing throughout 2008 with a focus on the way in which the risks to the global economy are changing and will seek to identify the ensuing implications. The first event will look at the dramatic shifts occurring in the financial markets. Where do the risks now lie? Should the focus now be on unregulated capital flows? With liquidity and capital flows now seeming to be the norm, is a new inflation targeting model required?

The role of central banks and regulators

Central banks are perceived to be lagging in the current financial climate, and are being criticised for a knowledge deficit. Regulators are also struggling to keep up with the sea change. What steps need to be taken internationally to reverse this position?

New financial instruments

There has been a rapid proliferation of new financial instruments and vehicles over the last few years. What benefits do these bring? What risks do these pose? Should regulation be stepped up in this investment area or are market forces working well? What will be the impact of regulation on, for example, the private equity community? Will hedge funds continue their meteoric rise? Should there be an international regulator, and if so, who?

Keynote speakers

• The Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP
  Chancellor of the Exchequer, UK
  
  
• Malcolm Knight
  General Manager
  Bank for International Settlements
  
  
• David G Nason
  Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, United States Department of the Treasury
  

Speaker highlights

• Martin Graham
  Director of Equity Markets
  London Stock Exchange
  
  
• Judith Hardt
  Secretary General
  Federation of European Securities Exchanges
  
  
• Barbara Ridpath
  Head of Ratings Services
  Standard & Poor's
  
  
• Gillian Tett
  Capital Markets Editor
  Financial Times
  
  
• Paul Tucker
  Executive Director, Markets
  Bank of England
  
  
• David Wright
  Deputy Director General, Internal Market
  European Commission

Media partners

• Central Banking Publications Ltd (The Financial Regulator)
• Emerging markets
• Financial Services Lawyers Association (FSLA)
• gtnews
• International Financial Law Review (IFLR)
• International Financing Review (IFR)
• The Practical Law Company
  

Further information

• conferences@chathamhouse.org.uk
• Telephone +44 (0)20 7957 5754