Commonwealth Secretariat & IFC Forum Conference

Small IFCs: sharing perspectives and meeting the challenges

The Commonwealth Secretariat and the International Financial Centres Forum are hosting a policy conference on the 20th October 2011 to examine the role of small international financial centres in the global economy. The conference will include perspectives from the OECD, Europe, small IFC governments, business leaders, respected academics and the media.

The conference will examine the main challenges and opportunities for IFCs today. This is a vital event for IFC policymakers and professionals with business interests in IFCs.

Key Issues include:

• IFCs' Role in the Global Economy
• How Economists See IFCs
• IFCs in the Media
• OECD Peer Review Process
• Towards a Level Playing Field: Where Are We Ten Years On?
• Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
• IFCs and Developing Countries

Speakers include:

Prof. Clemens Fuest (Center for Business Taxation, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford) on IFCs: What do Economists Think?

Stephanie Guichard (Senior Economist Trade and Globalization, OECD) on Financial Intermediation in a Globalised World

Tim Hames (Head of Public Affairs, Communications and Campaigns, BVCA) on Global Finance: the business perspective on IFCs' role

Keith Johnston (Director of Policy and Communications, STEP) on the OECD Peer Review Process

Robert Mathavious (Managing Director and CEO of the BVI FSC) on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building: Challenges Facing IFCs

Colin Powell (Chairman of the Jersey Financial Services Commission) on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building: Challenges Facing IFCs

Pascal Saint-Amans (Head of International Co-operation and Tax Competition Division, OECD) on the OECD Peer Review Process

Prof. Jason Sharman (Griffith University) on IFCs and Developing Countries: Boon or Bane?

John Willman (Specialist Adviser at House of Commons Treasury Committee) on Tax Haven or IFC? How the media sees the offshore world

Book your place (on the Cicero Forum website) - here

View the full agenda and conference brochure here

Address:
10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH
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