An Agenda for Europe and the United States

Now in its tenth year, the Europe-U.S. Symposium is limited to approximately 120 participants and is by invitation-only. The event attracts senior financial leaders, high-ranking government officials, and distinguished academics from the United States and the European Union for intensive, off-the-record dialogues on issues affecting international capital markets. 

Off-the-record and closed to the media, the invitation-only PIFS Symposia convene leading market practitioners at off-site retreat venues. The cornerstone of PIFS Symposia is the candid, intimate exchange of ideas and dialogue between ...more... 

2013 Symposium on Building the Financial System of the Twenty-First Century:
An Agenda for Europe and the United States

March 21-23, 2013 • Ruschlikon, Switzerland

Topics:

1. The New Financial Paradigm, Volcker, Vickers and Liikanen: implications for business models, supervision and stability
2. Reciprocity and extraterritoriality in post-crisis rules and its Impact on Trans-Atlantic Financial markets  
3. The Role of Long-term Investors and long term investment instruments in economic growth

Keynote Speakers:
Daniel Gallagher, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Karl Soukup, Acting Director for Economic Service and Structural Reforms, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Jean-Pierre Danthine, Vice Chairman, Swiss National Bank 
Hermann Geiger, Group General Counsel, Group Management Board Member, Swiss Re 
Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
Mark Sobel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Monetary and Financial Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Briefing Points

Participant Concept Papers:
- Strengthening the Role of Long-Term Investors 
- Une industrie financière compétitive : la phase de reconquête (French only)
- Une industrie financière européenne compétitive : un défi politique (1ère partie) (French only)
- Loi bancaire et compétitivité de l’industrie financière : Pourquoi les entreprises sont concernées ? (French only) 
- Rabobank Cover Letter
- The Future of Banking Sector Rabobank

Final Presentation 

Speeches
-Karl Soukup
-Dan Gallagher
-Jean-Pierre Danthine
-Hermann Geiger
-Alan Houmann and Rachel Lomax

Final Report

2012 Symposium on Building the Financial System of the Twenty-First Century:
An Agenda for Europe and the United States

March 22-24, 2012 • Armonk, New York

Topics
• Comparison of Bank Resolution in the U.S. and EU
• Macro-prudential Supervision including Bank Capital
• Fiscal Union in the EU
• Comparison of Derivatives Regulation in the EU and U.S.

Keynote Speakers
Mr. William Dudley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Ms. Marisa Lago, Assistant Secretary for International Markets and Development, U.S. Department of Treasury
Mr. Antonio de Lecea, Minister, Economic and Financial Affairs Delegation of the European Union to the U.S.
Mr. Vitor Constâncio, Vice President, European Central Bank
Mr. Lewis Kaden, Vice Chairman, CitiBank

Final Report 

Symposium Materials
Agenda
Briefing Points
Final Presentation 
Panelists Presentations
- Greg Baer
- Nick Collier
- Klaus Durrer
- Florence Fontan
- Stefan Gavell
- Jose-Luis Guerrero
- Karel Lannoo

2011 Symposium on Building the Financial System of the Twenty-First Century:
An Agenda for Europe and the United States

March 24-26, 2011 - Hampshire, England
2009 Symposium slideshow

Topics
•  Bridging the U.S. and Europe on Derivatives and Securitization
•  Cross Border Resolution of Bank Failures
•  Regulation of Non Bank Financial Institutions
•  Perspectives on the Sovereign Debt Crisis

Keynote Speakers
•  Sheila Bair, Chairman, U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
•  Nadia Calviño, Deputy Director General, DG Internal Markets and Services, European Commission
•  Peter Fisher, Senior Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income, BlackRock, Inc.
•  Mark Hoban, Financial Secretary, HM Treasury
•  David Wright, Vice Chairman, Barclays Capital

Symposium Materials
•  Agenda
•  Final Plenary Presentation
•  Panelist Presentations
•  Points for Discussion
•  Participant Concept Papers
• Final Report