Welcome...
The aim of the World Economy and Finance Research Programme is twofold. One is to advance our understanding of ways in which financial markets and financial policies influence major global issues such as poverty, development, growth and transition. The second is to analyse policy issues in an era of low inflation, increasingly integrated financial markets, changing demographics and trade patterns.
Twenty six research groups in universities throughout the United Kingdom are carrying out this work. More information on them can be found on the projects pages.
The Programme is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and runs until 2009.
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Private Equity, Corporate Governance and the Dynamics of Capital Market Regulation Imperial College Press 2007 edited by Justin O'Brien (Centre for Applied Philosophy, and Public Ethics and Charles Sturt University, Australia) The book evaluates and ranks the precise nature of the risk posed by private equity by situating it within an overarching analysis of the dynamics of financial capitalism. Key issues addressed include: the management of conflicts of interest, fiduciary duties, the role of enforcement, the efficacy of adopting a rules- or principles-based system of regulation, the form and function of compliance, and a detailed examination of how to embed accountability into an integrity system for the financial markets. The book therefore has enormous benefit for industry, regulatory and academic communities alike. |
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Hong Kong’s Currency Board at 25
21 October 2008
Institute for Historical Research, University of London
Please see the Events page for more information
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Financial Crises and Regulation:
Lessons from the Past?
24 October 2008
Sir Charles Wilson Building, University of Glasgow
Please see the Events page for more information
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