FinTech Week—a unique policy forum for market participants, regulators and thought leaders—launches in Washington, DC Georgetown University October 18-20, 2017

In a world of rapidly evolving innovation and regulation, precious few opportunities are afforded market participants, regulators and academic thought-leaders to seriously discuss, discover, and debate changes in the financial ecosystem, and what they mean for consumers and investors. Georgetown … Continue Reading

AALS Deadline for Emerging Voices in Securities Regulation, August 25

Call for Papers AALS Section on Securities Regulation—2018 AALS Annual Meeting Emerging Voices in Securities Regulation Works-in-Progress Program January 3-6, 2018 San Diego, California The AALS Securities Regulation section invites proposals for its “Emerging Voices in Securities Regulation” works-in-progress workshop … Continue Reading

University of Luxembourg Seeks New Fintech Chair

Friends at PayPal passed along the following very interesting post: The University of Luxembourg is seeking to appoint a new Chair in Digital Financial Services. The goal of this Chair is to demystify digital technology and rethink connections across regulators, … Continue Reading

Kaufman Foundation releases major study on startups

This is a bit of older news, but one nonetheless interesting for those of us interested in innovation and entrepreneurship:  The Kaufman Foundation released a major study ranking  major metropolitan areas according to the number of new startups  launched over … Continue Reading

Doctoral and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Available to Study Financial Regulation in Germany

Tim Büthe, Professor of Political Science & Public Policy and Chair for International Relations at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), seeks to build a team of doctoral and postdoctoral researchers at the Hochschule für Politik/Bavarian School of Public Policy … Continue Reading

American Jobs and the Digital Economy: Fear Reflects Education Levels, According to McKinsey

According to a new survey by the consultancy, whether people in the United States believe they can thrive economically in a digitally disrupted world depends strongly on the amount of education they’ve attained. I find the results a bit curious … Continue Reading

The Institute of International Economic Law Publishes Annual Report

I am delighted to present the 2017 Annual Report for the Institute of International Economic Law.  Thanks to many of you, we have hosted the OCC’s Fintech Charter launch, Mexico’s top NAFTA negotiator, ambassadors from Germany, the EU, France and … Continue Reading

The Journal of International Economic Law, Society of International Economic Law, and Oxford University Press Accepting Submissions for Essay Prize

As the Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of International Economic Law (JIEL), I’m delighted to announce that JIEL, the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL), and Oxford University Press (OUP) have jointly established the JIEL/SIEL/OUP Essay Prize to award the … Continue Reading

Deadline August 11: Call For Papers on Offering, Selling, and Trading Securities, AALS

January 3-6, 2018 San Diego, California The AALS Section on Securities Regulation invites proposals for scholarly presentations at its program on “Offering, Selling, and Trading Securities: New Perspectives” at the 2018 AALS Annual Meeting.  The program is co-sponsored by the … Continue Reading

Winners of the World Bank’s Regulatory Impact Assessment Award Announced

The World Bank has just announced winners and runner-ups to the Global RIA Award. In a joint initiative with Exeter University’s Centre for European Governance, the award is an attempt to identify and disseminate good RIA practices (not just “systems”) in World Bank … Continue Reading