NCCR/TILEC workshop on financial services

The Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR, individual projects 8 and 10) and TILEC have jointly organized a workshop on Challenges and New Directions in the Regulation of Financial Services. The workshop will take place on June 25-26, 2009 at the World Trade Institute, Berne, Switzerland. Amidst the financial crisis, this interdisciplinary workshop gathers renowned economists and lawyers and aims to tackle several aspects of financial services regulation relating to financial innovation, transparency, trade policy considerations as well as some of the newly identified issues in financial regulation. Speakers for this two-day workshop include Ernst Baltensberger (University of Bern), Thorsten Beck (Tilburg University), Hans Degryse (TILEC), Kern Alexander (University of Cambridge), Eva Huepkes (Financial Market Supervisory Authority Switzerland) and Maria Teresa Fabregas-Fernandez (European Commission). Due to organisational reasons, participation in this workshop is subject to registration. Therefore, if you want to participate, please register with Ms Gaby Hofer by June 2.