Seminar Program Current Developments in Monetary and Financial Law Volume 4 January 2006 Legal Issues, Governance, and the IMF IMF Seminars, Conferences and Workshops |
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Seminar on Current Developments in Monetary and Financial Law The 2004 Seminar on Current Developments in Monetary and Financial Law was held at IMF headquarters in Washington, D.C. during May 24-June 4, 2004. Since 1988, the IMF Legal Department and the IMF Institute have been holding biennial seminars on topical issues relating to monetary and financial law. As shown below, the 2004 Seminar examined selected developments in: the IMF and the World Bank, central banking, banks and other financial institutions, sovereign debt restructuring, law reform in Indonesia, financial technology, anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism, exchange arrangements, capital account crises and liberalization, and conflicts of interest and market discipline in the financial sector. As in the past, 40 invited central banks and regional monetary institutions nominated heads of legal departments or senior lawyers of the respective institutions as participants. Attendance by persons other than participants, speakers, and the staffs of the IMF and World Bank Group was by invitation only. The papers presented at the seminars held during 1988-96 have been published by the IMF in Current Legal Issues Affecting Central Banks, Volumes 1-5. The papers presented at the 1998 and 2000 Seminars have been published in Current Developments in Monetary and Financial Law, Volumes 1 and 2. Queries regarding the 2004 Seminar may be addressed to INSINFO@imf.org. |
WEEK 1 | ||
Monday, May 24 | ||
8:30-9:15 |
Registration and Orientation | |
9:15-9:30 |
Welcome address | |
I. DEVELOPMENTS AT THE IMF AND THE WORLD BANK A.M. | ||
9:30-10:30 |
Current Legal Aspects of Monetary Sovereignty | |
10:30-11:20 |
The Obligation of Members to Provide Information to the IMF Under Article VIII, Section 5: Recent Developments | |
11:20-11:40 |
Break | |
11:40- 12:30 |
The IMF's Work on Financial Stability | |
12:30- 2:00 |
Lunch break | |
Moderator: Ms. Deborah Siegel, Senior Counsel, Legal Department, IMF | ||
P.M. | ||
2:00-3:30 |
The IMF's Jurisdiction on Current Account Convertibility | |
3:30- 4:10 |
Recognition of Governments Under International Law and at the IMF | |
4:10- 4:40 |
Break | |
4:40- 5:40 |
Recent Developments in Corporate Governance at the World Bank | |
6:00 |
Reception at the IMF Gallery, Second Floor | |
Tuesday, May 25 | ||
II. WORKSHOP ON CENTRAL BANKING - (A) A.M. | ||
9:30- 10:45 |
Central Bank Governance, Independence and Accountability: | |
10:45-11:15 |
Break | |
11:15-12:30 |
Monetary Policy—Instruments, Transmission Mechanisms, and Objectives | |
12:30-12:45 |
Group Photo - IMF Gallery, Second Floor | |
12:45-2:00 |
Lunch | |
Moderator: Mr. Roy Baban | ||
P.M. |
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2:00-3:00 |
Interaction of Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies | |
3:00-4:00 |
Interaction of Monetary and Fiscal Policies; Why Central Bankers Worry about Government Budgets | |
4:00-4:30 |
Break | |
4:30-5:30 |
External Debt Management and Rescheduling | |
Wednesday, May 26th | ||
III. WORKSHOP ON CENTRAL BANKING - ( B ) A.M. | ||
9:30-10:20 |
Accounting, Auditing and Dividend Distribution in Central Bank Laws | |
Panel on Central Bank Law | ||
Panelists: | ||
The Three Pillars of Central Bank Governance—Towards a Model Central Bank Law or a Code of Good Governance?, by Prof. Fabian Amtenbrink, University of Groningen, Netherlands | ||
Moderator: Mr. Ross Leckow | ||
10:20-11:00 |
Session I—Objectives and Functions | |
Objectives | ||
11:00-11:30 |
Break | |
11:30-12:30 |
Session I continued | |
12:30-2:00 |
Lunch | |
P.M. |
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2:00-2:30 |
Session I continued | |
2:30-3:30 |
Session II—Relations with Government and Accountability | |
Fiscal agent | ||
3:30-4:00 |
Break | |
4:00-4:45 |
Session III—Governing Structure | |
Board of Directors | ||
4:45-5:30 |
Session IV—Transparency | |
Necessity | ||
Thursday, May 27th | ||
IV. SOVEREIGN DEBT RESTRUCTURING A.M. | ||
9:30 - 10:20 |
Inside the Black Box: How Should a Sovereign Bankruptcy Framework be Structured? | |
10:20 - 11:10 |
The Hold-Out Creditor Problem in Sovereign Debt Restructuring | |
11:10 - 11:40 |
Break | |
11:40 - 12:30 |
Sovereign Debt Litigation | |
12:30 - 2:00 |
Lunch | |
V. BANK INSOLVENCY P.M. | ||
2:00-2:15 |
Introduction | |
2:15-3:00 |
Institutional Preconditions and Principal Legal Issues Relating to Bank Insolvencies | |
3:00-3:45 |
Bank Intervention and Official Administration | |
3:45-4:15 |
Break | |
4:15-5:00 |
The Liquidation of Insolvent Banks | |
5:00-5:45 |
Bank Insolvencies and Systemic Crises | |
Friday, May 28th | ||
VI. BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - ( A ) A.M. | ||
9:30-10:20 |
Deposit Insurance and Bank Insolvency in a Changing World: Synergies and Challenges | |
10:20-11:10 |
Foreign Direct Investment in the Financial Sector of Emerging Market Economies | |
11:10-11:30 |
Break | |
11:30-12:30 |
Supervision of Financial Conglomerates in Europe and the U.S. | |
12:30-2:15 |
Lunch hosted by General Counsel - IMF, Gallery, 2nd Floor | |
P.M. |
VII. LAW REFORM IN INDONESIA - A CASE STUDY | |
2:30-2:45 |
Introduction and Overview | |
2:45-3:30 |
The IMF-Supported Law Reform Program | |
3:30-4:00 |
Out-of Court Corporate Debt Restructuring | |
4:00-4:30 |
Break | |
4:30-5:00 |
The World Bank's Involvement in Governance and Reforms in Indonesia | |
5:00-5:30 |
Comments on the Judicial Reform Program in Indonesia | |
5:30-6:00 |
Discussion | |
Saturday, May 29 City Tour | ||
WEEK 2 | ||
Monday, May 31 Official Holiday - Memorial Day (No Seminar Activities) Tuesday, June 1 | ||
VIII. BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - ( B ) A.M. | ||
9:30-10:20 |
The Role and Security of Payments Systems in an Electronic Age | |
10:20-11:10 |
Credit Cards, Information, and Globalization | |
11:10-11:40 |
Break | |
11:40-12:30 |
Current Regulatory Approaches to Electronic Money and Other New Payment Mechanisms in the US and the EU | |
12:30-2:00 |
Lunch | |
IX. BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- ( C ) P.M. | ||
2:00-3:00 |
The Regulation and Supervision of Microfinance | |
3:00-4:00 |
Islamic Banking | |
4:00-4:30 |
Break | |
4:30-5:30 |
The Regulation and Supervision of Informal Remittance Systems | |
Wednesday, June 2 X. AML/CFT A.M. | ||
9:30-10:20 |
Panel 1: Recent Developments in the IMF Involvement in AML/CFT Matters | |
10:20-11:10 |
Panel 2: The Revised FATF 40 Recommendations: A Remodeled and Sharper Global Standard | |
11:10-11:30 |
Break | |
11:30-12:30 |
Panel 3: Counter-Financing of Terrorism: a Review of Legal and Operational Issues | |
12:30-2:00 |
Lunch | |
P.M. |
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2:00-3:00 |
Panel 4: Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs): A New Target for Banks' Vigilance | |
3:00-4:00 |
Panel 5: Shell Banks and Other Offshore Vehicles: An Assessment of the Money Laundering/Financing of Terrorism Risks | |
4:00-4:30 |
Break | |
4:30-5:30 |
Panel 6: Financial Intelligence Units: Bridging the Gap Between Financial Institutions and Law Enforcement Authorities | |
Thursday, June 3 A.M. | ||
XI. EXCHANGE ARRANGEMENTS | ||
9:30-10:20 |
The Choice of Exchange Rate Regimens in Fund-Supported Programs | |
10:20-11:10 |
Currency Unions-Advantages, Disadvantages, and Empirical Effects | |
11:20-11:30 |
Break | |
XII CENTRAL BANKS AND THE EXECUTIVE | ||
11:30-12:30 |
Varieties of Central Bank-Executive Relationships: The International Experience | |
12:30-2:00 |
Lunch | |
XIII. CAPITAL ACCOUNT CRISES AND LIBERALIZATION P.M. | ||
2:00-3:00 |
Are Debt Contracts to Blame for Output Losses and Capital Account Crises? | |
3:00-4:00 |
The IMF and Recent Capital Account Crises: Indonesia, Korea, Brazil | |
4:00-4:30 |
Break | |
4:30-5:30 |
Strategies and Institutional Reforms to Strengthen Access to Foreign Capital - Issues in Sequencing Domestic and External Financial Liberalization" | |
Friday, June 4 A.M. XIV. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND MARKET DISCIPLINE IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR | ||
9:30-10:20 |
The Involvement of Major Banks in the Stock Market Bubble of the 1990's and Associated Scandals in the Capital Markets and Corporate Governance | |
10:20-11:10 |
Can the Market Control Conflicts of Interest in the Financial Industry?
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11:10-11:30 |
Break | |
11:30-12:20 |
Lessons Learned From the Failure of Market Discipline and Regulatory Lapses—How to Prevent Future Busts | |
12:20-12:35 |
Discussion | |
12:45-2:30 |
Luncheon hosted by the Deputy Managing Director , Mr. Agustín Carstens | |
1 Unless otherwise stated, all meetings will be held in Room B-702 (Blue Level), IMF Headquarters, 700 19th Street, N.W., Washington DC 20431 |