Jane G. Gravelle and Thomas L. Hungerford examine controversies regarding corporate tax reforms.

The debate over a new anti-corruption law in India highlights political dysfunction in New Delhi and distracts from the larger issue of an urgent need for economic reforms.

A spate of high-profile scams has weakened India's government and raised concerns among foreign investors. Businesses and civil society say the country needs more effective anti-corruption laws.

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Sebastian Mallaby, director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of More Money than God, discusses his book and the role of hedge funds in the financial system.

Sebastian Mallaby, director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of More Money than God, discusses his book and the role of hedge funds in the financial system.

Tom Braithwaite and Francesco Guerrera compare the efforts to regulate the financial industry following the Great Depression to those underway today.

Chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board Paul Volcker argues that, in order to minimize the risks of financial institutions' moral hazard, banks must be "free to fail" and prohibited from proprietary trading, running hedge funds, and engaging in potentially risky activities.

Watch Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, discuss global governance in light of the recent financial crisis.

This meeting was part of the C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics.

Listen to Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, discuss global governance in light of the recent financial crisis.

This meeting was part of the C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics.

The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.

Congressional wrangling over financial reform and the SEC's fraud case against Goldman Sachs could impact SEC powers and encourage stronger derivatives regulation.

The IMF's proposals to tax the banks will be popular, but are incomplete.

Listen to Kenneth R. Feinberg, special master for TARP Executive Compensation, discuss federal regulation of executive pay.

This session was part of the 2010 CFR Corporate Conference.

2010 Corporate Conference Plenary Session: Opening Speaker - Kenneth R. Feinberg, Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation; and Richard E. Salomon, Managing Partner, East End Advisors, LLC (presiding).

Watch Kenneth R. Feinberg, special master for TARP Executive Compensation, discuss federal regulation of executive pay.

This session was part of the 2010 CFR Corporate Conference.

Obama's 2012 budget is resurfacing debate on whether revamping tax restrictions on U.S.-based multinationals would address persistent unemployment and the sluggish economy.

Congress' call for a new federal agency to oversee insurers still relies too heavily on ill-equipped state regulators to stem risks posed by bond insurers, traders, and reinsurers, writes CFR's Marc Levinson.

The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.

CFR's Roger Kubarych says despite the gains of foreign stock exchanges, the New York Stock Exchange should remain competitive globally, even in a tougher U.S. regulatory climate.