33rd Annual Conference of IOSCO - Paris, France, 26-29 May 2008

Public Documents

Opening Ceremony, 28 May 2008

  1. Introductory remarks
    by Mrs. Christine Lagarde, Minister of the Economy, Industry and Employment of France
    28 May 2008 - 1 page
  2. Speech
    by Mrs. Christine Lagarde 16 pages
  3. Speech
    by Ms. Jane Diplock, Chairperson of the IOSCO Executive Committee and Chairperson of the New Zealand Securities Commission
    28 May 2008 - 10 pages
  4. Speech
    by Mr. Michel Prada, Chairman of the IOSCO Technical Committee and Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers of France
    28 May 2008 - 12 pages
  5. Speech
    by Mr. Guillermo Larrain, Chairman of the IOSCO Emerging Markets Committee and Chairman of the Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros of Chile
    28 May 2008 - 6 pages
  6. Speech
    by Mr. Greg Tanzer, Secretary General of the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO)
    28 May 2008 - 2 pages

IMF Research - The Subprime Crisis: Potential Implications on Emerging Market Countries

  1. Keynote Paper
    by Ms. Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Head of the Capital Market Development and Financial Infrastructure Division at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Ms. Silvia Iorgova, Senior Research Officer at the IMF 7 pages
  2. Biography
    of Ms. Pazarbasioglu 1 page

Plenary 1 - IFRS, do they bring sufficient transparency? - 28 May 2008

  1. IFRS: The promise of transparency and comparability for the benefit of investors around the globe
    Keynote Paper by Mr. Christopher Cox, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America
    28 May 2008 - 5 pages
  2. Biography
    of Mr. Cox 1 page

Plenary 2 - Securitisation, Financial Innovation, Disintermediation: how should regulators cope with new challenges? – 29 May 2008

  1. Out of the Crisis: Shaping the Future of the Global Financial System
    Keynote Paper by Mr. Malcolm D. Knight, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements
    29 May 2008 - 5 pages
  2. Biography
    of Mr. Knight 1 page

Economists' Analysis of the Subprime Crisis - 29 May 2008

  1. The doom of structured credit: lessons for future regulation
    Presentation by Mr. Michel Aglietta, Scientific Advisor for the Center of International Studies and Forecasting (CEPII)
    29 May 2008 - 10 pages
  2. Biography
    of Mr. Aglietta 1 page
  3. Presentation
    by Mr. Patrick Artus, Chief Economist, Natixis
    29 May 2008 - 28 pages
  4. Biography
    of Mr. Artus 1 page
  5. Subprime Crisis: Causes, Losses, Deleveraging & Policy
    Presentation by Mr. Adrian Blundell-Wignall, Deputy Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD
    29 May 2008 - 20 pages
  6. Biography
    of Mr. Blundell-Wignall 1 page
  7. The Credit Crisis: A Monetary Explanation
    Presentation by Mr. Joachim Fels, Managing Director and Co-head of Global Economics, Morgan Stanley
    29 May 2008 - 13 pages
  8. Biography
    of Mr. Fels 1 page

Plenary 3 - Hedge Funds, Sovereign Funds, New Shareholders, New Rules? – 29 May 2008

  1. Keynote Paper
    by Mr. Gérard Mestrallet, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Suez, Chairman of Paris Europlace
    29 May 2008 - 5 pages

Plenary 4 – Derivatives Markets and Cash Markets: Issues and Challenges – 29 May 2008

  1. Keynote Paper
    by Mr. Jean-François Théodore, Deputy Chief Executive Officer at NYSE Euronext
    29 May 2008 - 6 pages
  2. Biography
    of Mr. Théodore 1 page

IOSCO Public Documents

  1. An Experiment Within the Technical Committee Standing Committee on Investment Management to Establish a Framework for Identifying Strategic Priorities - Final Report
    Report of the Technical Committee of IOSCO
    June 2008 - 39 pages
  2. Report on Funds of Hedge Funds - Final Report
    Report of the Technical Committee of IOSCO
    June 2008 - 50 pages
  3. Review of the Regulatory Issues Relating to Real Estate Funds
    Report of the Technical Committee of IOSCO
    June 2008 - 58 pages
  4. Report on Private Equity - Final Report
    Report of the Technical Committee of IOSCO
    June 2008 - 55 pages
  5. Report on the Subprime Crisis - Final Report
    Report of the Technical Committee of IOSCO
    May 2008 - 50 pages
  6. Comments Received in Relation to the Consultation Report, The Role of Credit Rating Agencies in Structured Finance Markets
    Report of the Technical Committee of IOSCO
    May 2008 - 180 pages
  7. Code of Conduct Fundamentals for Credit Rating Agencies
    Report of the Technical Committee of IOSCO
    May 2008 - 14 pages
  8. The Role of Credit Rating Agencies in Structured Finance Markets - Final Report
    Report of the Technical Committee of IOSCO
    May 2008 - 33 pages
  9. Contingency Planning for Events and Conditions Affecting Availability of Audit Services
    Report of the Technical Committee of IOSCO
    May 2008 - 27 pages

Closing Session of the Conference

  1. Final Communiqué of the XXXIIInd Annual Conference of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
    29 May 2008