London Financial Regulation Seminars
An interdisciplinary and intercollegiate group of experts specialising in financial regulation will be holding a series of seminars, and more occasional conferences, on topics relating to this field.
As of January 2019, this seminar series (previously hosted at the LSE) has been hosted by the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) at Queen Mary University of London under the direction of Professor Rosa Lastra, Sir John Lubbock Chair in Banking Law and Dr. Katrien Morbee Lecturer in Banking and Finance Law. Other co-organisers of the Seminar are Professor Charles Goodhart (LSE), Professor Geoffrey Wood (City University Business School), Kevin James (FCA and LSE), and Thomas Huertas (Center for Financial Studies, Goethe University, Frankfurt).
Registration: where required, it is stated specifically below.
Upcoming events
22 March 2022 - ESG Considerations in Debt Markets
Giuseppe Candela will provide an introductory perspective on the adoption of ESG principles in debt markets, before looking at recent developments in this growing part of the financial markets and finally, delving into their research.
Past events
7 February 2022 - Time to repeal the UK Securitisation Regulation?
Marke Raines will discuss whether it's time to repeal the UK Securitisation Regulation.
17 January 2022 - The Professional Standards of Executive Remuneration Consultants
Calvin Jackson will discuss the doctoral research he completed at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London. His thesis was entitled: 'Promoting Highest Professional Standards in UK Remuneration Committee Advisory Services'.
8 November 2021 - City or Industry?: Take 2
Kevin James (formerly with the Bank of England now at LSE) will present his paper with A. Ahir.
18 October 2021 - International Organizations and the Development of International Law
Sean Hagan (former General Counsel of the IMF and now Professor in Georgetown) will talk – as part of the London Financial Regulation Seminar – about “International Organizations and the Development of International Law”.
17 May 2021 - Organisational culture and bank risk
Katrien Morbee (Queen Mary University of London) welcomes Joel Suss (Bank of England) and David Bholat (Bank of England) as they bring together multiple unobtrusive sources of data to quantify bank culture, overcoming the limitations of survey-based approaches.
29 March 2021 - Government support in times of crisis
Rosa Lastra (Queen Mary University of London) welcomes William Allen (visitor at the National Institute for Economic and Social Research).
8 March 2021 - 'Taming the Megabanks'
Rosa Lastra (Queen Mary University of London) will host and welcome Arthur E. Wilmarth Jr and will also be joined by discussant Katrien Morbee (Queen Mary University of London).
1 March 2021 - Is Reddit the New Bloomberg Chat? GameStop, Short Sellers and Social Media
Dr Katrien Morbee (Queen Mary University of London) introduces Paul Oudin (DPhil in Law candidate at the University of Oxford).
8 February 2021 - Debt, Deficits, and Inflation
Professor Geoffrey Wood (Professor Emeritus, City University, London, and Professor Emeritus, University of Buckingham)
30 November 2020 - Plug the gap: make resolution ready for Corona
- Chair: Professor Rosa Lastra, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London
- Discussant: Professor Charles Goodhart, Emeritus Professor, London School of Economics
- Speaker: Thomas Huertas, Center for Financial Studies, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Institute for Law and Finance and SAFE
9 March 2020 - The Great Demographic Reversal
Charles Goodhart, Emeritus Professor of Banking and Finance with the Financial Markets Group at the London School of Economics
29 November 2019 - The Swiss Regulatory Framework for Financial Stability an International Assessment
Attila Arda, Deputy Mission Chief Switzerland 2019 FSAP
Additional information:
20 November 2019 - Cryptoassets: The Road Ahead
Ross Philip Buckley
Venue: Room 3.1, Centre For Commercial Law Studies.
18 November 2019 - Completing Banking Union
Thomas Huertas, Center for Financial Studies, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Institute for Law and Finance and SAFE
Venue: Room 3.1, Centre For Commercial Law Studies
Additional information:
- Click here for the discussion paper
11 November 2019 -Judgment-led supervision and the advent of machine-readable regulation: Some critical reflections
Andromachi Georgosouli
Venue: Room 3.1, Centre For Commercial Law Studies.
30 October 2019 - FinTech Law and Regulation
Jelena Madir, Chief Counsel, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Venue: Room 2.1, Centre For Commercial Law Studies.
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