Fourth National Conference on Financial Regulation

Current Directions in Financial Regulation

A conference presented by John Deutsch Institute and Queen's School of Business

Location: Fairmont Royal York Hotel - Toronto
Upper Canada Room, 18th Floor
May 13 - 14, 2004

Thursday, May 13, 2004
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.	Reception and Registration
7:00 – 9:30 p.m.	Dinner and Keynote Speaker Session Chair: Frank Milne Introduction and Welcome Ingo Walter (New York University) “Financial Integration Across Borders and Across Sectors: Implications for Regulatory Structures” (abstract)
Friday, May 14, 2004
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.	Session I: Perspective on Regulation Session Chair: David Laidler, University of Western Ontario James V. Houpt (Associate Director of Banking Supervision, Federal Reserve Board of Governors) “Prudential Regulation: A View from the Fed.” Discussant: Jerry Goldstein, OSFI
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.	Session II: Credit Risk Session Chair: Paul Halpern, University of Toronto Linda Allen (New York University) “Cyclicality in Operational and Credit Risk” (abstract) Discussant: Ron Giammarino, University of British Columbia
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:45 a.m.	Session III: Concentration and Convergence Session Chair: Jerry Goldstein, OSFI J. David Cummins (University of Pennsylvania) “Convergence of Financial Services: Opportunities in the Wholesale Market” (abstract) Discussant: Anthony Peccia, RiskBusiness
11:45 – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch and Keynote Speaker Session Chair: Charles Beach, Director, John Deutsch Institute Nick Le Pan (Superintendent of Financial Institutions)
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.	Session IV: New Directions in Supervision Session Chair: Anthony Peccia, RiskBusiness Claudio Borio (Bank for International Settlements) “Towards a Macroprudential Framework for Financial Supervision and Regulation” (abstract) Discussant: David Laidler, University of Western Ontario
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.	Session V: Regulatory Evolution Session Chair: Ron Giammarino, University of British Columbia Robert DeYoung (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago) and Gayle DeLong (City University of New York) "Are Banks Learning How to Better Consolidate?" (abstract) Discussant: Paul Halpern, University of Toronto
3:30 – 3:45 p.m.	Coffee Break
3:45 – 5:00 p.m.	Session VI: Coming Challenges Session Chair: Edwin H. (Ted) Neave Wrapup: James C. Baillie, QC, Torys Claudio Borio, Bank for International Settlements Jean Roy, Professor, Hautes Etudes Commerciale

Conference Information

All sessions to be held at the Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front Street West.

Conference registration fee is $750.00 (special rate applies for academics), plus GST, payable to the John Deutsch Institute (GST Registration #R107868705).
Registration is limited so please register early.

Please make cheque payable to the John Deutsch Institute and mail to:
Sharon Sullivan, John Deutsch Institute, Dunning Hall, Room 216c, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6.

Accommodations

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front Street West, for Thursday, May 13 at a special conference rate of $189.00, plus taxes. Reservations can be made directly by calling the Fairmont Royal York Reservations Department at 1-416-863-6333 or the Global Reservations Centre at 1-800-441-1414. Callers must identify themselves as being with the John Deutsch Institute in order to qualify for the conference rate. The block of rooms will be available until April 13th, so please book your room as soon as possible.

Conference Organizers

Frank Milne
Bank of Montreal Professor of Economics and Finance
Department of Economics, Queen’s University
Phone: (613) 533-6494;
E-mail: milnef@qed.econ.queensu.ca

Edwin H. (Ted) Neave
Bank of Montreal Professor of Business and Finance
School of Business, Queen’s University
Phone: (613) 533-2348;
E-mail: neave@qsilver.queensu.ca

Conference Sponsors

Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
The Canadian Bankers Association
National Research Program in Financial Services and Public Policy (Schulich School of Business, York University)
John Deutsch Institute for Economic Research (Queen's University)
Queen's University School of Business

Register Online

For further information, please contact Sharon Sullivan:
Phone: (613) 533-2294; Fax: (613) 533-6025
E-mail: sullivas@qed.econ.queensu.ca