Speeches

BIS management speeches - last 2 years

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.


24 Jun 2007

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, 24 June 2007.


7 Jun 2007

The globalisation of financial markets and financial regulation: implications for Latin America

Presentation by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, to the Centro para la Estabilidad Financiera, Buenos Aires, 5 June 2007.


6 Jun 2007

Financial risks: a view from the BIS

Speech by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, at the Central Bank of Argentina 2007 Money and Banking Conference, Buenos Aires, 4-5 June 2007.


25 May 2007

Financial globalisation and challenges for prudential policies and macroeconomic management

Speech by Mr Már Gudmundsson, Deputy Head of the Monetary and Economic Department of the BIS, at a meeting of the Institut International d'Etudes Bancaires, Reykjavik, Iceland, 18 May 2007.


5 Apr 2007

Inflation targeting in emerging market economies

Speech by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, at the Seminar on Inflation Targeting, Bank of Morocco, 4 April 2007.


2 Mar 2007

Now you see it, now you don't: risk in the small and in the large

Keynote address by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, at the Eighth Annual Risk Management Convention of the Global Association of Risk Professionals, 27-28 February 2007.


25 Jan 2007

Hedge fund flurries

Introductory comments by Mr William R White, Economic Adviser and Head of the Monetary and Economic Department of the BIS, to Session 3 of the Bellagio Meeting, London, 19-20 January 2007.


22 Jan 2007

Objectives and challenges of monetary policy

Speech by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, at the Conference on Inflation Targeting, Magyar Nemzeti Bank, 18-19 January 2007.


11 Oct 2006

Opening remarks by Mr Malcolm Knight at the FSI Conference on Promoting Inclusive Financial Systems

Opening remarks by Mr Malcolm D Knight, General Manager of the BIS, at the FSI Conference on Promoting Inclusive Financial Systems, 11 October 2006.