Past Events

The Thirteenth Conference of the ECB-CFS Research Network on "Macro-prudential Regulation as an Approach to Contain Systemic Risk: Economic Foundations, Diagnostic Tools and Policy Instruments" took place on 27-28 September 2010 in�Frankfurt and�was hosted by the�European Central Bank.

The Twelfth Conference of the ECB-CFS Research Network on "Learning from the Crisis: Financial Stability, Macroeconomic Policy and International Institutions" took place on 12-13 November 2009 in Rome and�was hosted by the Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance.

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The Eleventh Conference of the ECB-CFS Research Network on "The Market for Retail Financial Services: Development, Integration, and Economic Effects" took place on 20-21 October 2008 in Prague and was hosted by the Czech National Bank.

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The Second Symposium of the ECB-CFS Research Network on "Capital Markets and Financial Integration in Europe" took place on 13-14 February 2008 in Frankfurt and was hosted by the European Central Bank.

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The ninth conference of the ECB-CFS Research Network on "Asset Management, Private Equity Firms and International Capital Flows" will take place on 8-9 October 2007 in Dublin and will be hosted by the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland.

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The eighth conference of the ECB-CFS network on "Financial Integration and Stability in Europe" took place on 30 November - 01 December 2006 in Madrid.

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The seventh conference of the ECB-CFS network on "Financial System Modernisation and Economic Growth in Europe" took place on 28-29 September 2006 in Berlin, hosted by the Deutsche Bundesbank. It addressed the network priority on financial system modernisation and economic growth in Europe.

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The second conference of the second phase of the ECB-CFS network on "Capital Markets and Financial Integration in Europe" was hosted by the Oesterreichische Nationalbank on 14-15 November 2005 in Vienna.� The topic was "European Economic Integration: Financial Development, Integration and Stability in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe", addressing particularly the network priority on�
(1) EU accession, financial development and financial integration.

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The first conference of the second phase of the ECB-CFS network on "Capital Markets and Financial Integration in Europe" was hosted by the National Bank of Belgium on 23-24 May�2005 in Brussels. The conference was co-organised with the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). The topic was "Competition, Stability and Integration in European Banking", addressing particularly the network priorities on�
(1) Bank competition and the geographical scope of banking, and
(2) Financial integration and financial stability.

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The symposium concluding two years of work by the network took place in Frankfurt on 10-11 May 2004 at the ECB. The Symposium covered all the priority areas identified in the Network "road map".

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The third workshop of the network hosted by the Bank of Greece on 20-21 November 2003 in Athens focused on
(1) European securities settlement systems,
(2) Start-up financing and new markets, and
(3) European bond markets.

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The second network workshop hosted by the Bank of Finland on 11-12 March 2003 in Helsinki focused on
(1) European equity markets,
(2) Bank competition and the geographical scope of banking activities, and
(3) International portfolio choices and asset market linkages between Europe, the US, and Japan.

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A launching workshop held at the ECB on 29-30 April 2002 initiated the Network on "Capital Markets and Financial Integration in Europe". This Workshop featured "agenda setting" talks by prominent academics, several keynote addresses by ECB Executive Board Members and a plenary panel discussion, all designed to identify the most important issues to be addressed. It also featured parallel sessions of first research papers, focusing on "European Debt Market Structures" and "Financial Linkages Between Europe, the US, and Japan".

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