Highlights

Deep Dive: Enhancing Market Integrity and Investor Protection in Crypto Asset Markets

Read the latest brief from BWC's Digital Finance Project Team on investor protection in crypto markets here. 

BWC DIALOGUES – FED Up: Does the First Republic Failure Tip the Scales for Tighter Banking Regulation?

"Waiting for the other shoe to drop." The tone of our second installment of the BWC Dialogues series was decidedly less optimistic than the first. Bank of America's Hayley Boesky noted generally low investor sentiment in the wake of the regional bank failures. The panelists did find hope in the overall frankness of the Fed report on the SVB failure and felt that there were many things that regulators, not policymakers, could do in order to prevent future failures.

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BWC is Hiring!

BWC has been growing quickly and we need to grow our team to keep up. We are looking for a number of new people to join a nimble and dynamic team. BWC is looking for self-motivated individuals who take pride and ownership of their work for all of the below positions: 

Addressing Governance Issues in the Crypto Ecosystem

Read the latest brief from BWC's Digital Finance Project Team on governance issues in crypto here. 

Henry Owen Award Memorial Essay Contest Winner Announced

The Bretton Woods Committee would like to congratulate Geovana Pessoa da Vitoria as the winner of our Henry Owen Award Memorial Essay Contest! We encourage you to read Geovana’s essay here. 

BWC DIALOGUES - The Withdrawal Heard ‘Round the World: A Conversation on the Implications of the Silicon Valley Bank Failure

Share Your Perspective on the BWC Blog: The International Reach of the SVB failure

The BWC Blog aims to help global leaders envision how to evolve and strengthen the multilateral financial system and encourage policymakers to strengthen international economic cooperation. Calls for submissions vary dependent upon timely global events, but submissions are encouraged on any relevant topic on an ongoing basis. 

Topic: The International Reach of the SVB failure

Share Your Perspective on the BWC Blog: Lessons Learned in the Aftermath of the FTX Collapse

The Committee invites all members to share their perspective on how the IFIs can lead the way in creating a global system for accountability and protection while promoting growth in the digital finance space, via the BWC Blog. 

The BWC Blog aims to help global leaders envision how to evolve and strengthen the multilateral financial system and encourage policymakers to strengthen international economic cooperation. Calls for submissions vary dependent upon timely global events, but submissions are encouraged on any relevant topic on an ongoing basis.  

Future of Finance 2022: Opening Remarks with Piyush Gupta

The excitement of extremes kicked off the Future of Finance Forum in 2022. DBS Group CEO, Piyush Gupta, encouraged the wide range of views on digital assets to be brought to the table throughout the conference. Gupta and BWC Executive Director, Emily Slater, both spoke of the immense potential for digital assets and the role that public and private actors can play to fulfill that potential. 

• Piyush Gupta, CEO, DBS Group
• Emily Slater, Executive Director, Bretton Woods Committee 

IFF22: Global Debt Crisis and Risk Prevention