Program Overview

Brookings - Tokyo Club Research Conference
12 September 2006
Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.

PROGRAM

SESSION 1

Commenter: Adam Posen, Institute for International Economics

ETFs and REITs in Japan

Yuta Seki, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research

Paper (PDF: 472 KB)

Mortgage-backed Securities in Japan

Yasuyuki Fuchita, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research

Paper (PDF: 176 KB)

SESSION 2

Commenter: Frank Edwards, Columbia Business School

Hedge Funds and Corporate Governance

Frank Partnoy, University of San Diego Law School
Randall Thomas, Vanderbilt University Law School

Paper (PDF: 143 KB)

The Rise of Private Equity Funds

Ken Lehn, University of Pittsburgh and former SEC Chief Economist
Steve Segal, Boston University and J.W. Childs Associates, LP

Paper (PDF: 208 KB)

Luncheon Talk
The Transformation of Venture Capital

Josh Lerner, Harvard Business School

SESSION 3

Commenter: Ken Scott, Stanford Law School

Protecting Investors who Invest in Structured Products

Allen Ferrell, Harvard Law School
Jennifer Bethel, Babson College

Paper (PDF: 83 KB)

The Development of ETFs in the United States

Todd Broms & Gary Gastineau, Managed ETFs, LLC

Paper (PDF: 83 KB)