Welcome to the Group of ThirtyThe Group of Thirty, established in 1978, is a private, nonprofit, international body composed of very senior representatives of the private and public sectors and academia.
It aims to deepen understanding of international economic and financial issues, to explore the international repercussions of decisions taken in the public and private sectors, and to examine the choices available to market practitioners and policymakers.
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The members meet in plenary sessions twice a year with select guests to discuss important economic, financial and policy developments.
They reach out to a wider audience in seminars and symposia, and also enter the policy debate on important issues by publishing papers.
When the Group considers that its objectives would be furthered by more detailed work, it establishes study groups or committees, which may include both members and non-members.
Our publications' list begins with our first Occasional Paper in 1980 and continues to the present.
The Group is supported by contributions from private sources: foundations, banks, non-bank corporations, central banks, and individuals. A list of contributors in cash and kind for the fiscal years appear in the Group's annual report.
Newsletter
The Group of Thirty regularly publishes a newsletter, which
includes updates on the progress of the group's studies, information regarding the group's meetings and seminars, and announces new occasional
papers.
Work Program Financial Regulatory Systems |
The G30 has established a Financial Regulatory Systems Working Group to address the large changes in the world of financial reviews, including institutional reorganization, in light of the rapid evolution of international financial markets, which raises questions about the organization of supervision and regulation. The project’s Chairman is Paul A. Volcker. Roger W. Ferguson is Vice Chairman.
Group Reports
The report evaluates the progress made in global clearing and settlement infrastructure since the Group of Thirty's Global Monitoring Committee published its report, Global Clearing and Settlement: A Plan of Action, in January 2003. The latest report highlights the areas where improvements have been made as well as areas where little or no progress is apparent.
2006.
This report addresses the role of reinsurance in the international capital markets and highlights a number of major issues which arise as newer players enter the international markets on a substantial scale. 2006.
A comprehensive study of derivatives and derivatives markets drawn from the experience of market participants, with recommendations designed to help dealers and end-users better manage the risks of derivatives activities. Reprinted 2006.
Occasional Papers Credit Crunch: Where Do We Stand? |
In this very timely and data rich paper, Mr. Russo explains and illuminates interrelated forces that converged to create the current credit crunch. Mr. Russo looks at how US consumers, so crucial to economic growth, now finds themselves increasingly levered, unnerved by a declining housing market, and unable to borrow from their homes to finance consumption. 2008.
Banking, Financial, and Regulatory Reform |
Occasional Paper 75 presents three speeches on banking, financial, and regulatory reform, delivered at the 57th plenary session of the Group of Thirty, held in Hangzhou, China, April 2007. Mr. Liu Mingkang addresses banking reform in China and presents necessary elements of successful reform. Mr. Roger Ferguson analyzes the trinity of regulatory reform confronting the G10 economies: regulatory approach, regulatory convergence, and regulatory impact. Mr. Guillermo Ortiz draws lessons from the Mexican experience since the late 1990s and discusses the country's new financial challenges. 2007.
By Jacques de Larosiere |
In this occasional paper, Jacques de Larosiere assesses the topic of the achievements and challenges of European Union financial integration and their implications for the United States. The paper discusses the growing importance of the European market in financial services, analyzes the inadequate present level of integration of those same financial markets, reviews how these problems can be addressed, and looks at long-term implications of European Union financial integration for the United States. 2007.