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Nout H.E.M. WellinkNumber of Employees 526
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NAICS Code Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities: 522320
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Accounting, Prudential Regulation and Financial Stability: Elements of a Synthesis
BNET
- 2005-09-01
What information about the financial condition of firms is conducive to efficient and stable operation of the financial system and of the economy more broadly? The paper outlines the contours of an ideal set of such information, identify existing gaps and propose a way forward to fill them. The paper...
Ageing and Pension System Reform: Implications for Financial Markets and Economic Policies
BNET
- 2005-09-01
The paper highlights that the changes under way in public and private pension schemes may increase significantly the influence of retirement saving and related capital flows in financial markets. Regulatory and supervisory developments should aim to influence and support the trend towards more rigorous risk management, greater transparency, and better...
The Increased Role of Foreign Bank Entry in Emerging Markets
BNET
- 2005-06-03
The past decade has seen a transformation of the role of foreign banks in emerging markets. The greater scale and changing character of foreign participation in banking systems raise many questions: about the impact on the efficiency of financial institutions; about the macroeconomic effects on aggregate lending and on the...
Has Globalisation Reduced Monetary Policy Independence?
BNET
- 2005-06-03
Growing global financial integration has influenced monetary policy in important ways. Developments have shown, however, that, while many countries have adopted more flexible exchange rate regimes, they often intervene to dampen exchange rate movements. Such developments raise several questions. The paper addresses these questions. It discusses the choice of exchange...
Local Complications of Global Economic Integration: Privatisation Receipts and Volatile Export Earnings
BNET
- 2005-06-03
This paper discusses two complications for domestic monetary policy stemming from greater international integration of the emerging market economies: privatization-related capital inflows and large swings in export earnings. It discusses why foreign exchange inflows from privatization receipts and large swings in export earnings differ from other capital inflows, and why...
Inflation Targeting, Asset Prices and Financial Imbalances: Conceptualizing the Debate
BNET
- 2005-01-01
This paper attempts to conceptualize the debate regarding the role of asset prices and perceived financial imbalances in the formation of monetary policy from the perspective of theoretically optimal policy responses. While much of the disagreement can be reconciled within the framework of flexible inflation targeting, defined as a commitment...
The Syndicated Loan Market: Structure, Development and Implications
BNET
- 2004-12-01
This paper presents a historical review of the development of the market for syndicated loans, and has shown how this type of lending, which started essentially as a sovereign business in the 1970s, evolved over the 1990s to become one of the main sources of funding for corporate borrowers. The...
Stress-Testing Financial Systems: An Overview of Current Methodologies
BNET
- 2004-12-01
This paper reviews the state-of-the-art of macro stress-testing methodologies for financial systems. Substantial progress has been made both in the econometric analysis of financial soundness indicators and in the simulation of value-at-risk measures to assess system-wide vulnerabilities. However, a number of methodological challenges remain concerning the correlation of market and...
The Term Structure of Credit Spreads in Project Finance
BNET
- 2004-08-01
This paper analyses the peculiar nature of credit risk in project finance by means of a comparative econometric analysis of ex ante credit spreads for a large cross section of international loans and bonds between 1993 and 2001 in both industrialized and emerging countries. The main contribution relates to the...
Financing Choices of Banks: The Role of Non-Binding Capital Requirements
BNET
- 2004-05-11
This paper presents a model of the financing choices (debt v. equity) of banking institutions. It emphasizes the interplay of two well-known factors in corporate financing, namely risk-shifting incentives and growth opportunities. The model provides a new interpretation of the role of capital requirements, recognizing that banks may not operate...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Slade | Vice President of the Administrative Tribunal |
| Herve Hannoun | Deputy General Manager |
| Andre Icard | Deputy General Manager |
| Malcolm D. Knight | General Manager |
| Mario Giovanoli | General Counsel & Manager |
| Renato Filosa | Manager, Monetary & Economic Dept |
| Elisabeth Striegel | |
| Gunter D. Baer | Secretary General |
| Gunter Pleines | Head, Banking Dept |
| Lisa Weekes | Press Officer |
| Margaret Critchlow | Press Officer |
| Mike Finlay | Lecturer |
| Peter Dittus | Deputy Secretary General |
| William R. White | Head, Monetary & Economic Dept |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Nout H.E.M. Wellink | Chairman & President |
| Jean-Pierre Roth | Chairman |
| Alfons Vicomte Verplaetse | Board of Directors |
| Antonio Fazio | Board of Directors |
| David Dodge | Board of Directors |
| Edward A.J. George | Board of Directors |
| Ernst Welteke | Board of Directors |
| Guy Quaden | Board of Directors |
| Hans Tietmeyer | Board of Directors |
| Jean-Claude Trichet | Board of Directors |
| Lars Heikensten | Board of Directors |
| Vincenzo Desario | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank for International Settlements | Chairman & President | Current |
| Bank for International Settlements | Board of Directors | Current |
Elizabeth Slade specialises in all aspects of employment and discrimination law and the employment law aspects of pensions. She acts for employers, employees and their representatives, appearing before Courts and Tribunals at all levels. She deals with both public and private sector employment issues. She has experience of conducting and appearing as counsel to inquiries and of acting as a Designated Independent Person. Recent cases in which Elizabeth Slade has appeared include Blackburn and Manley v Chief Constable of West Midlands Police [2007] EAT (equal pay), Leicestershire CC v Unison [2006] IRLR 810 (redundancy consultaion with trade unions), Home Office v Bailey [2005] IRLR 369, CA (equal pay), Igen v Wong [2005] IRLR 258 CA (burden of proof in discrimination cases), Webley v Department of Work and Pensions [2005] ICR 577 CA (fixed term workers regulations), Ministry of Defence v Armstrong [2004] IRLR 672 EAT (equal pay), Middlesborough Council v TGWU [2002] IRLR 332 (redundancy consultation with trade unions ), Stunt v Mallett [2001] ICR 989 CA (police pensions), Nagarajan v London Regional Transport [1999] 3 WLR 425 HL (victimisation) and Westminster City Council v Haywood [1998] Ch 377 CA (Pensions Ombudsman). Elizabeth was the original author of Tolley?s Employment Handbook and editor or co-editor of the 2nd to 7th editions. Elizabeth is a Recorder and Deputy High Court Judge and until 2003 sat as a temporary part-time judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal. She is Vice President of the Administrative Tribunal of the Bank for International Settlements, Basle and a member of the Administrative Tribunal of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Elizabeth is an honorary Vice-President and past Chairman of the Employment Law Bar Association. She is a Bencher of the Inner Temple, having been elected in 1990. Elizabeth has served as Chairman of the Sex Discrimination Committee of the Bar Council and as a Trustee of the Free Representation Unit. Elizabeth is a CEDR qualified mediator..
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Vice President of the Administrative Tribunal | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Deputy General Manager | Current |
| Bank for International Settlements | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Deputy General Manager | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | General Manager | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | General Counsel & Manager | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Manager, Monetary & Economic Dept | Current |
Elisabeth believes that AHRMIO provides an excellent unique forum for HR professionals in international organisations to exchange knowledge and ideas and to learn from each other which becomes all the more important as most organisations face significant changes that will challenge current HR strategies and approaches. After a number of years experience in the private sector, Elisabeth joined the international not-for-profit sector in 1992 to "make a difference". She has worked for the Bank for International Settlements since then in human resources, particularly in the areas of performance management and management and leadership development.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Current | |
| Ahrmio | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Secretary General | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Head, Banking Dept | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Press Officer | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Press Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Riskbusiness | Managing Director | Current |
| Bank for International Settlements | Lecturer | Current |
| Brunel University | MBA | Former |
| University of the Witwatersrand | Bachelor of Commerce Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Deputy Secretary General | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Head, Monetary & Economic Dept | Current |
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| International Monetary Fund | Board of Governors | Current |
| Bank for International Settlements | Chairman | Current |
| Swiss National Bank | Chairman | Current |
| University of Geneva | Doctorate in Economics | Former |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Board of Directors | Current |
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| European Central Bank | President | Current |
| Bank for International Settlements | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Bank for International Settlements | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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Ben Bernanke meets Ban Ki-moon
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Trichet Cautions on High Stakes
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Basel group sets out bank rules to avoid crises
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Growing pains persist
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Recession shows signs of waning: ECB
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BIS-New bank rules help avoid booms, busts-Trichet
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Global regulators flag sweeping new bank rules
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Global regulators flag new bank rules
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2nd UPDATE: BIS: Central Bankers Agree On Steps To Avoid Crisis
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UPDATE: BIS: Top Central Bankers Agree On Steps To Avoid Crisis
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Global regulators flag sweeping new bank rules
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UPDATE 1-Global regulators flag sweeping new bank rules
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GLOBAL ECONOMY WEEKAHEAD-Longer-term growth still an issue
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G20 to keep policies until recovery certain
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Re climbs to 48.90 against dollar
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Stocks Rally Ahead of Holiday Weekend
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Britain to Lag in Exiting Recession
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Mixed Message of Job Data Helps Stocks Rise
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Traders Seek a Bright Side After Jobs Data
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CURRENCIES: Dollar Mostly Lower Ahead Of U.S. Jobs Report
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