Financial Services Lecture Series
The Morin Center adds to the academic debate by inviting professionals in the financial services industry to speak on topics of current interest. The lectures are open to members of the local legal community as well as the BU Law community.
2009-2010 Lectures
Economic Crisis: What Have We Learned in a Year and Where Are We Heading?
Thursday, September 10th 2009,
12:00 p.m.
Boston University School of Law
LAW Auditorium
765 Commonwealth Avenue
In the year since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the contours of capitalism have been reshaped. Government interventions and market forces remain unsettled. Join us for an in depth examination of the stunning events of this past year and a look over the horizon to what lies ahead for the financial system and for the economy.
Presenters:
Robert Bench, Senior Fellow, Morin Center
Cornelius Hurley, Director, Morin Center
Perry Mehrling, Professor, Barnard College
James E. Post, Professor, School of Management
Moderator:
Laurence J. Kotlokoff, Professor, Department of Economics
2008-2009 Lectures
Perspectives on the Turbulence in the Financial Markets
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 1:00 p.m.
Barristers Hall, School of Law
The recent turmoil in the financial markets has many people wondering where the U.S. and global economy is headed. To help shed light on these issues, the Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law presented a panel discussion on Tuesday, September 23.
Presenters:
Robert R. Bench, former Deputy Comptroller of the Currency
Patrick E. Clancy, President & CEO, The Community Builders, Inc.
Arthur R. Connelly, Chairman-Elect, American Bankers Association
James E. Post, Professor, BU School of Management
Moderator: Prof. Cornelius K. Hurley, Director, Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law
Topics discussed included the causes for the turbulence and the regulatory response to it.
2007-2008 Lectures
William Rutledge, Executive Vice President
Bank Supervision Group,
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
"Current Market Turmoil: Supervisory Focus and
Risk Management
Lessons Learned"
April 10, 2008
William L. Rutledge is executive vice president in charge of the Bank Supervision Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a member of the Bank’s Management Committee. Mr. Rutledge was a member of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision from 1999 through 2004.
The Bank Supervision Group is responsible for supervising and regulating all state member banks, financial holding companies and other bank holding companies and foreign banks operating within the Second Federal Reserve District. It is also heavily involved in the development of supervisory policies and procedures both domestically and internationally and processes applications by banking organizations to expand their activities.
David Rosato, People's United Financial Corporation
"A Swap Primer"
February 14, 2008
David Rosato, Senior Vice President and Treasurer of People's United Financial Corporation and a board member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, delivered a lecture on derivatives.
This lecture introduced students to the concept of derivative securities and how they are used by companies and financial institutions to hedge against risks.
Mary Ann Gadziala, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
"Protecting Senior Investors from Securities Fraud"
November 20, 2007
This lecture focused on the SEC's efforts for protect senior citizens from fraud and predatory practices as they access capital markets to prepare for retirement.
Ms. Gadziala, Associate Director of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has over twenty-five years experience in financial services regulation and markets with significant experience in banking and securities. In her present post at the SEC, she heads up the inspection and examination programs for broker-dealers and stock exchanges to enforce compliance with federal securities laws.
2006-2007 Lectures
Erik Sirri, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
"Trading Stocks Globally"
Erik Sirri, Director, Division of Market Regulation, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, addressed students and members of the local legal community as part of the Morin Center Brown Bag Lunch lecture series. Mr. Sirri’s lecture was entitled “Trading Stocks Globally, ” and will be published in the next volume of the Annual Review of Banking and Financial Law.
Eric S. Rosengren, Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
"Operational Risk, Legal Risk and Basel II"
Mr. Rosengren is Executive Vice President in charge of the Supervision, Regulation and Credit Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. he has participated in the Risk Management Group of the Basel Committee providing quantitative support for policy developments in operations risk, and is currently a member of the Accord Implementation Group for Operational Risk of the Basel Committee.
Thomas J. Curry, Director, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
"Federal Deposit Insurance Policy"
Thomas J. Curry took office in January 2004 as a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a six-year term. He serves as Chairman of the FDIC's Assessment Appeals Committee.
Prior to joining the FDIC's Board of Directors, Mr. Curry served five Massachusetts Governors as the Commonwealth's Commissioner of Banks. He previously served as First Deputy Commissioner and Assistant General Counsel within the Massachusetts Division of Banks.
Gregory Taylor, Principal Rule Counsel, NYSE Regulation, Inc.
"Broker-Dealer Regulation: An Overview"
Mrt. Taylor is Principal Rule Counsel at NYSE Regulation, Inc. in the Rule and Interpretive Standards Department of Member Firm Regulation. He began his career at the New York Stock Exchange and worked at Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Smith Barney and JP Morgan before returning to the Exchange in 2004.
Viginia Valdez, Vice President for Legal Affairs, ACCION International
"An Introduction to Microfinance"
Virginia Valdez joined ACCION International in 2005 and currently serves as in-house counsel for ACCION International and ACCION USA. ACCION and its affiliates are non-profit organizations with the mission to alleviate poverty through microfinance lending, either directly or through a network of financial institutions worldwide. She supports ACCION’s affiliates activities in the United States, Latin America, Africa and India, including governance, resource development, financial services, international and U.S. operations, communications, and human resources.
Ms. Valdez is also a founding member of the Microfinance Council of Counsels, an informal association of attorneys with interest in furthering microfinance.
Babback Sabahi ('04), Associate, Mayer Brown LLP
"An Introduction to Islamic Finance"
Prior to joining Mayer Brown LLP in Washington, D.C., Mr. Sabahi worked with the International Monetary Fund. His practice areas include Banking and Finance (financial institutions regulation, Islamic finance and central banking law) and Public International Law. His article "Islamic Financial Structures as Alternatives to International Loan Agreements: Challenges for US Financial Institutions" was published in the Annual Review of Banking and Financial Law.
Mr. Sabahi received his J.D. from Boston University School of Law. He also holds LL.M. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the Shahid Behesti University (Iran) and an LL.B. from the University of Tehran (Iran).