One year into the pandemic, many financial supervisors around the world have experienced working remotely. Program Director Chuin Hwei Ng speaks with long-time TC partner Gerry Lewis on the present and future of remote work.
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The speakers discussed the results of the recently released BIS Working Paper, The FinTech Gender Gap, which identified country characteristics, differences in the willingness to use new financial technology, and different attitudes towards privacy and technology as reasons for some of the gap.
The speakers also explored challenges and opportunities in fostering financial inclusion with new technology for supervisors and regulators.
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In this podcast, Clive Briault discusses the TC Note Operational Resilience: The Next Frontier for Supervisors? He explains why operational resilience is important for supervisors, shows how supervisors can assess a financial institution’s operational resilience as part of their supervisory assessment, and discusses how operational resilience fits within a risk-based supervisory approach.
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In this podcast, Barry Johnston discusses the TC Note Integrating Microprudential Supervision with Macroprudential Policy. He explains the reasons supervisory authorities should adopt a macroprudential approach and why the traditional approach to micro-prudential supervision has been ineffective in preventing financial crises.
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As financial systems worldwide look forward to a post-pandemic environment, are bank supervisors setting clear expectations today for their supervised institutions? This Toronto Centre podcast reviews the importance of “Sticking to the Basics” of effective financial sector supervision. Bill Coen, Toronto Centre board member and former Secretary General of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, catches up with longtime colleague, Tom Dujenski, an experienced adjunct professor, financial services consultant and retired senior US bank regulator.
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Panelists:
Mark Carney – UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance; and Finance Adviser to UK Prime Minister for COP26
Sri Mulyani Indrawati – Minister of Finance of Indonesia
Moderated By:
Babak Abbaszadeh – CEO and President of Toronto Centre
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In this podcast, Steven M. Rothstein discusses changes in USA climate policy and the potential impact for domestic and international supervisors and regulators.
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Ivo Jenik, Senior Financial Sector Specialist at the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) talks to TC about the objectives of a regulatory sandbox, and how to design and implement a sandbox.
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Panelists:
Anita Bhatia – Assistant Secretary-General and UN Women’s Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management, UN System Coordination, Sustainability and Partnerships
The Honourable John Rwangombwa – Governor, Central Bank of Rwanda
Joan Larrea – CEO, Convergence
Opening Remarks:
Cheryl Urban – Director General, Economic Development and International Financial Institutions, Global Affairs Canada
Moderated by:
Lindsay Wallace – Advisor, Toronto Centre
Read our speakers’ bios: https://www.torontocentre.org/Files/NewsResources/1-27-2021/IDW_panel_bios.pdf
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This podcast focuses on Toronto Centre’s first Leadership Program for Women Financial Supervisors and Regulators in Sub-Saharan Africa. The speakers discuss the importance of providing women with the tools and strategies to develop and strengthen their key behavioural competencies and leadership skills. Four of the program participants also share their experiences.
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