Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director,
Institute of International Economic Law
CHRIS BRUMMER Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director, Institute of International Economic Law Fintech goes Minilateral Fintech is one of the most recent sectors to enter the world of minilateral regulation–and is subject to informal rules (soft law), agreements by narrow alliances of regulators, and business plans intending to provide alternatives to the …
CHRIS BRUMMER Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director, Institute of International Economic Law Basel Committee Issues New Crypto Asset Warnings The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) issued a statement on “crypto-assets,” highlighting that new financial products related to crypto have the potential to increase the risks to banks who engage in digital or crypto …
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CHRIS BRUMMER Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director, Institute of International Economic Law Chris Brummer joins European Securities and Markets Authority working group Minilateralism’s author, Chris Brummer, has been invited to join ESMA’s Consultative Working Group for the agency’s Financial Innovation Standing Committee. The working group is designed to tap the expertise of market …
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Chris Brummer, author of Minilateralism, will be introducing the European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström for the John J. Greenwald memorial lecture for Georgetown’s 2019 International Trade Update. Commissioner Malmström will discuss transatlantic trade relations and the EU’s upcoming trade agenda. The agenda is here.
CHRIS BRUMMER Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director, Institute of International Economic Law EU Moves Closer to Harmonized Regulation of Cryptoassets Two pivotal reports on European cryptoasset regulation were released today by the European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA), setting the stage for a process that could result in …
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FintechPolicy.org, an online portal for news and analysis of global regulatory developments in financial technology, officially launched in the latter days of December 2018. FintechPolicy.org will be the first website of its kind to focus on policy across an increasingly expansive fintech ecosystem. A wide array of experts from the field of financial technology will contribute articles, opinion pieces, …
CHRIS BRUMMER Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director, Institute of International Economic Law New Brexit vote would ‘break faith’ with British, says May Prime Minister Theresa May reportedly opposes a second Brexit referendum on Monday, arguing that such a vote would “break faith” with British people and do “irreparable damage” to politics. The …
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CHRIS BRUMMER Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director, Institute of International Economic Law China says US ‘spoiled’ APEC party as trade war truce hopes fade This is the first time in more than two decades that the 21 members of APEC have failed to reach an agreement at the end of their meetings. …
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CHRIS BRUMMER Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director, Institute of International Economic Law NAFTA talks forced Canada to pick a side in U.S.-China trade war When Justin Trudeau’s government agreed to a revised North American free trade deal, the Americans said Canada also agreed to something else: joining Donald Trump’s trade war on China. …
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CHRIS BRUMMER Professor of Law : Georgetown University, and Director, Institute of International Economic Law Why some experts say scrapping part of NAFTA’s Ch. 11 is Canada’s biggest win with USMCA While the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) is similar to its NAFTA predecessor in many ways, some experts are cheering the removal of a …