Financial Risk and Stability Network is an independent non-profit organisation based in Berlin focusing on regulation, financial stability and financial sector reforms in the EU. It contributes to the provision of information, research and views exchange on these issues via its activities and events.
The organisation is a recognised non-profit limited company, legally named FRS Financial Risk and Stability gGmbH, ruled by German law and acting in the notion of public interest from a civil society perspective. It is scientific based and essentially policy oriented.
Independence, transparency as well as a critical and constructive perspective are core principles of the organisation. FRS stimulates research and opinion making, engages in education and brings together various stakeholders in open exchange and debate formats.
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2018
Financial Stability Conference
FRSN has held its sixth conference “From Risk Reduction to Risk Sharing: How to align opposing Policy Concepts and shape a balanced financial Architecture in the EU” on 31 Oct. 2018 in Berlin. Elisa Ferreira, Daniel Hardy, Samy Harraz, Steffen Kern, Dennis Kelleher, Jörg Kukies, Reza Moghadam, Danièle Nouy, Thorsten Pötzsch, Odile Renaud-Basso, Rolf Strauch, and many others were among the speakers.
2018
FSC Research Workshop
FRSN has held its first FSC Research Workshop on 1 Nov. 2018 at Technical University Berlin. The workshop related to and was accompanying the preceding Financial Stability Conference. The workshop discussed and deepened relevant aspects of the conference topics. Presenters were inter alia Cecilia del Barrio, Jure Jeric, Philipp Schaz, Michael Schillig, Agnieszka Smoleńska, Katia Vozian, and others.
2017
Financial Stability Conference
FRSN has held its fifth conference “EU at Crossroads: How to respond to Misalignments in Bank Regulation and achieve a consistent financial Framework” 18 Oct. 2017 in Berlin. Ignazio Angeloni, Andrea Enria, Elke König, Odile Renaud-Basso, Vincenzo La Via, Denis Beau, Klaus Regling, Francesco Mazzaferro, Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, Beverly Hirtle, Philippe Lamberts, and others were among the speakers.
2016
Financial Stability Conference
FRSN has held its fourth joint conference “How to fix the Deficiencies in the EU Financial System? Bank-State-Nexus, Business Models and the missing Level Playing Field” on 3 Nov. 2016 in Berlin. Speakers have been, inter alia, Catherine Mann, Dietrich Domanski, Roberto Gualtieri, Klaus Düllmann, Emiliano Tornese, Robert Jenkings, Claudia Buch, Erik Nielsen, Piers Haben, Dominique Laboureix, and others.
2015
Financial Stability Conference
FRSN has been organising its third joint conference “How to design the future EU Financial System? Resolution Framework, Crisis Prevention and Capital Markets Union” on 28 Oct. 2015 in Berlin. Keynotes were held by Elke König and Vitor Constâncio. Speakers have been inter alia Olivier Jaudoin, Fatima Pires, Christophe Nijdam, Monica Marcucci, Stijn Claessens, Rolf Strauch, and others.
2014
Financial Stability Conference
FRSN has been organising its second joint conference “The Comprehensive Assessment, the New Role of the ECB and Limits of a Common Supervision in the EU” on 30 Oct. 2014 in Berlin. Keynote speakers have been Thomas Hoenig and Erkki Liikanen. Among the speakers were Mathias Dewatripont, Sylvie Matherat, Jukka Vesala, Charles Goodhart, Aerdt Houben, Thomas Wieser, José Vinals, and others.
2013
Financial Stability Conference
FRSN has been organising its first joint conference “The Single Resolution Mechanism and the Limits of Bank Regulation” on 8 Nov. 2013 in Berlin. Speakers have been inter alia Thomas Steffen, Ramon Fernandez, Mario Nava, Elisa Ferreira, Korbinan Ibel, Pierre Wunsch, Gerhard Schick, Thomas von Lüpke, and others.