The 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.
The Group's 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. Of most importance
to our membership and supporters is the annual International
Banking Seminar.
The Group of Thirty also enters the policy debate on important issues by publishing
special reports. 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, through our work
program.
The Board of Trustees, the Chairman and the members of the Group of Thirty are extremely grateful for the support, monetary or in kind, of our contributors. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our contributors and supporters who have helped make the G30 a successful institution through our thirty year of existence.
Our publications began with our very first Occasional Paper in 1980 and continues to the present. Areas of recent focus by the Group have included:
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Reform. This report, scheduled to be released on October 5, 2009, urges reform of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with regard to the governance, surveillance, and international coordination of the Fund. The report provides specific recommendations which restore confidence in the supervision of the global financial system and its stability.
Financial Reform. This report offered suggestions for regulatory reform, focusing mainly on the United States. It considers such issues as prudential regulation, private pools of capital, derivatives, and international coordination among regulators.
Financial Regulation. This report analyzed different approaches to regulation from countries around the world.
The Group has published scores of other careful analyses on a range of financial issues of importance to the global financial and central banking communities, many of which remain relevant to policymakers, practitioners and academics, such as our seminal analysis and explanation of the derivatives market.
For a complete history of the Group of Thirty, see Coming of Age, by Desmond MacRae, printed in June 1990 issue of Global Guardian.
More detailed information on the work of the Group of Thirty can be found in the Annual Report.
Staff
Executive Director
Stuart P.M. Mackintosh