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.

Outsourcing remains a contentious political issue as lawmakers, analysts, and business leaders debate its effect on U.S. job creation and the role of corporate tax policy in shipping jobs overseas, explains this Backgrounder.

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.

This meeting is part of the CEO Speaker Series. This series provides a forum for leading global CEOs to share their priorities and insights before a high-level audience of CFR members. The series aims to educate the CFR membership on the private sector's important role in the policy debate by engaging the global business community's top leadership. Members benefit from hearing CEOs' perspectives as well as interacting with them in an informal setting; in turn, CEOs have the opportunity to highlight the work of their organization and strengthen their relationship with CFR.

Listen to Christine A. Varney, assistant attorney general for antitrust at the U.S. Department of Justice, speak about the need for regulation of price fixing and clear punishments for antitrust violations.

Charles L. Evans, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, comments on inflation expectations and revisits the Great Inflation of 1965-82.

The corporate tax code should explicitly promote the international competitiveness of American
businesses and encourage innovation by providing incentives for the drivers of productivity and innovation, says Robert D. Atkinson in this Information Technology and Innovation Foundation report.

Sebastian Mallaby argues that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's ideas on regulation and wind-downs are sensible, but they won't prevent the next crisis or save taxpayers from the cost, making it imperative that the financial industry take on less risk.

Watch Neville Isdell, chairman of the board of the Coca-Cola Company, discuss the necessary steps for companies to take to become responsible organizations and restore the faith of consumers in industry.

Listen to Neville Isdell, chairman of the board of the Coca-Cola Company, discuss the necessary steps for companies to take to become responsible organizations and restore the faith of consumers in industry.

Sebastian Mallaby examines the dangers of transparency in the financial marketplace.