The Impact of Hedge Fund Regulation: An International Perspective

By Douglas Cumming, Na Dai & Sofia Johan The success of a hedge fund relies on more than just internal structure and governance. The jurisdiction...

Confronting the New Reality: Globalisation, the Global Financial Crisis and the State

By John Farrar &David Mayes Globalisation and the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) have presented major challenges to orthodoxy. John Farrar and David Mayes discuss the...

Governance of International Banking: The Financial Trilemma

By Dirk Schoenmaker International banking is at the cross-roads. Are we heading for the decentralised banking model, by which banks are split in national subsidiaries...

How the Great Moderation Became a (Contained) Depression and What to Do About It

By Barry Z. Cynamon, Steven M. Fazzari & Mark Setterfield The Great Recession was deep and the subsequent recovery has been slower than most economists...

Macro-Prudential Supervision in Europe’s Banking Union

By Dirk Schoenmaker Eurozone banking union discussions are full of questions about the scope of Eurozone micro-prudential bank supervision. Yet, this article argues that there...

Transfer Pricing Update: New discussion draft issued by OECD

By Les Secular The OECD has issued an updated Discussion Draft on “The Interpretation and Application of Article Permanent Establishments (‘PE’) – of the OECD...

Fiscal Child Abuse American Style

By Laurence Kotlikoff & Scott Burns President Kennedy said, “Our problems are man-made.  Therefore, they may be solved by man.” Looking at America’s current horrendous...

Asset Price Bubbles: Lessons From The Recent Financial Crisis

By Douglas Evanoff, George Kaufman & Anastasios G. Malliaris The successful performance of the U.S. economy during the ‘Great Moderation’ period of 1984 to 2006...

Is Venture Capital In Crisis?

By Douglas Cumming & Sofia Johan The recent financial crisis cannot totally be blamed for the marked drops in venture capital fundraising, reduced venture investment...

Basel I, II, III – We Want It All at Once

By Violaine Cousin The complexity of Basel II and III has reached China. In a revolutionary turn within seven years, the Chinese bank regulator has...

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The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI

By Terence Tse CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value. A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...

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