Thursday, 16 January 2014

13:30-15:00 Welcome - Udo Steffens (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management) and Horst Löchel (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management)

Introduction & Keynote Speech - Catherine Schenk (University of Glasgow)

15:00-15:30 Coffee Break

SESSION 1: Case Studies A

15:30-16:00 The Banking Sector in Uruguay between 1938 and 1965: The Role of Bank Regulation in State-led Industrialisation and Monetary Policy - Gastón Díaz and Cecilia Moreira (Universidad de la República)

16:00-16:30 Two Banking Crises and Two Regulatory Responses Compared: Spain, 1976-1984 and 2007-2013 - Concha Betrán (University of Valencia), María A. Pons (University of Valencia) and Pablo Martín-Aceña (University of Alcala-Madrid)

16:30-17:00 The Building of a Banking Supervision in the French-African Monetary Unions at the Turn of the African Independence (from 1950s to 1960s) - Vincent Duchaussoy (Banque de France)

17:00-17:30 Coffee Break

SESSION II: Case Studies B

17:30-18:00 Financial Market Regulation in Germany under the Special Focus of Capital Requirements of Financial Institutions - Daniel Detzer (Berlin School of Economics and Law)

18.00-18:30 Commercial Banking Regulation, Supervision and Performance in Denmark after the 1980s-1990s Banking Crisis - Ali Abou-Zeinab (University of Lund)

19:30 Dinner
Friday, 17 January 2014

SESSION 3: International and Global Dimension

09:00-09:30 The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision: A Global Network? - Alexis Drach (European University Institute)

09:30-10:00 The Failed European Banking Union: The Development of Banking Regulation and Supervision in Western Europe, 1960s-1970s - Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol (University of Glasgow)

10:00-10:30 Gentlemen and Players: Self-regulation in International Banking in the 1970s - Catherine Schenk (University of Glasgow)

10:30-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-12:30 EABH Lunch Hour
followed by a lunch buffet

Banking Union for Europe: Burden or Benefit?

The recent banking crisis highlighted the need for swift and decisive action by EU-level funding arrangements. As the European Central Bank (ECB) takes over its role as Single Supervisory Authority in the Euro-zone, there is an opportunity to take stock of current developments in international financial regulation and supervision, and provide insights into possible future directions. This round table will discuss these developments in their wider context, their impact on the real economy, and the pros and cons for the different stakeholders.

It will offer an interdisciplinary perspective, across law, history and economics, and involve both, academics and policy-makers. What is the role of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in current debates? What are the main challenges that the ECB will face as Single Supervisory Authority? What are the prospects and limits of creating a European banking union? Which lessons can be drawn from previous efforts to harmonise European banking?