BIS management speeches - 2007 to 2008

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19 Nov 2008

How might the current financial crisis shape financial sector regulation and structure?

Keynote address by Mr Már Gudmundsson, Deputy Head of the Monetary and Economic Department of the BIS, at the Financial Technology Congress 2008, Boston, 23 September 2008.

9 Jul 2008

The 10th anniversary of the BIS Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific

Remarks by Mr Hervé Hannoun, Deputy General Manager of the BIS, to a reception in Hong Kong SAR, 7 July 2008.

8 Jul 2008

International governance for the prevention and management of financial crises

Dinner speech by Mr William R White, Economic Adviser and Head of Monetary and Economic Department of the Bank for International Settlements, at the Bank of France International Monetary Seminar on 'Liquidity Crisis, Capital Crisis?', Paris, 10 June 2008.

30 Jun 2008

General Manager's speech

Speech by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, on the occasion of the Bank's Annual General Meeting, Basel, 30 June 2008.

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30 Jun 2008

General Manager's statement

Statement by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, at the BIS press conference on the occasion of the Bank's Annual General Meeting, Basel, 30 June 2008.

23 Jun 2008

Financial deleveraging, inflation and risks to global growth

Notes for remarks by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, on the occasion of the 2008 IIF Ditchley Conference on Global Economic and Financial Developments, 12-13 June 2008.

2 Jun 2008

Securitisation: was the tail wagging the dog?

Keynote speech by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, on the occasion of the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), Paris, 29 May 2008.

23 May 2008

Policy lessons from the recent financial market turmoil

Speech by Mr Hervé Hannoun, Deputy General Manager of the BIS at the XLV Meeting of Central Bank Governors of the American Continent Ottawa, 8 - 9 May 2008

20 May 2008

The euro as a catalyst for global financial market deepening

Keynote address by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, at the Brussels Economic Forum 2008 on Economic and Monetary Union in Europe: 10 Years On, Brussels, 15 May 2008.

2 May 2008

Weaknesses revealed by the market turmoil: where do we go from here?

Keynote address by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, at the Chatham House event: "The New Financial Frontiers", London, 29 April 2008.

23 Apr 2008

Some reflections on the future of the originate-to-distribute model in the context of the current financial turmoil

Speech by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, at the Euro 50 Group Roundtable on "The future of the originate and distribute model", London, 21 April 2008.

3 Apr 2008

Financial deepening without financial excesses

Speech by Mr Hervé Hannoun, Deputy General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements, at the 43rd SEACEN Governors' Conference, Jakarta, 21 March 2008.

26 Mar 2008

Past financial crises, the current financial turmoil, and the need for a new macrofinancial stability framework

Speech by Mr William R White, Economic Adviser and Head of Monetary and Economic Department of the Bank for International Settlements, at the LSE Financial Markets Group and Deutsche Bank Conference "The structure of regulation: lessons from the crisis of 2007", London, 3 March 2008.

29 Feb 2008

Now you see it, now you don't; the nature of risk and the current financial turmoil

Speech by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, at the Ninth Annual Risk Management Convention and Exhibition of the Global Association of Risk Professionals, New York, 26 February 2008.

1 Feb 2008

Transparency and communication in monetary policy

Introductory remarks by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, at the Joint BSP-BIS High-Level Conference on Transparency and Communication in Monetary Policy, Manila, 1 February 2008.

28 Dec 2007

Some observations on the professional contributions of Palle Andersen

Speech by Mr William R White, Economic Adviser and Head of Monetary and Economic Department of the Bank for International Settlements, at the opening dinner of the BIS Conference in Honour of Palle Andersen, Basel, 2 December 2007.

10 Dec 2007

The growing importance of Islamic finance in the global financial system

Remarks by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, at the 2nd Islamic Financial Services Board Forum, Frankfurt, 6 December 2007.

4 Dec 2007

European financial integration in the context of current financial market turbulence

Keynote remarks by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, at the 2007 Eurofi Conference "Achieving the integration of European financial markets in a global context", Brussels, 3 December 2007.

4 Dec 2007

Globalisation and Population Trends: Implications for Labour Markets and Inflation

Opening remarks by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, at the BIS Conference in Honour of Palle S Andersen, Basel, 3 December 2007.

3 Dec 2007

The housing finance revolution

Discussion of paper by R Green and S Wachter by Mr William R White, Economic Adviser and Head of the Monetary and Economic Department of the BIS, at "Housing, housing finance and monetary policy" symposium, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 29-31 September 2007.

19 Nov 2007

Emerging market finance in good times and bad: are EME financial crises a thing of the past?

Speech by Mr William R White, Economic Adviser and Head of Monetary and Economic Department of the BIS, at the IIF 25th Anniversary Membership Meeting "Financing conditions for EMEs", Washington, 20 October 2007.

24 Oct 2007

The current credit market turmoil: financial and macroeconomic implications

Presentation by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, at the Group of Thirty International Banking Session on "The Evolving Structure of the World Economic System", Washington DC, 22 October 2007.

12 Sep 2007

Global Banking: Paradigm Shift – Managing Transition

Speech by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) – Indian Banks' Association (IBA) Conference, Mumbai, 12 September 2007.

13 Aug 2007

Policy responses to the challenges posed by capital inflows in Asia

Speech by Mr Hervé Hannoun, Deputy General Manager of the BIS, to the 42nd SEACEN Governors' Conference, Bangkok, 28 July 2007.

24 Jun 2007

General Manager's speech

Speech by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, on the occasion of the Bank's Annual General Meeting, Basel, 24 June 2007.

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