A set of urgent financial policy issues, such as sovereign risk and over-the-counter derivatives, has relegated a host of other major policy issues to the level of mere "details" that can be more thoroughly addressed later. Yet the ultimate resolution of these details may be profoundly influenced by decisions being made now.
This annual conference will consider four such details: the future role of the government in mortgage finance, the role of regulated intermediaries in providing maturity transformation, the potential for the new regulations to create a new shadow banking system, and the creation of "systemically responsible" money market funds.
Some of the speakers confirmed to join the conference are:
For more information, contact Lisa Lee-Fogarty at 404-498-8267 or lisa.fogarty@atl.frb.org.
