The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) submitted its comments to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on the insurance contracts (IFRS4) exposure draft. ABAC website IASB website IASB Insurance Contracts page FASB website…
Asia-Pacific
The Asia- Pacific Financial Market Development Symposium in Sydney, 10-11 April 2013
APEC Finance Ministers have taken a significant step by creating at their 2013 annual meeting in Bali an informal, inclusive and advisory public-private platform for collaboration in developing the region’s financial markets, as proposed in the report of the Sydney…
Education
Mack delivered a keynote speech for the 3rd International Symposium on Liberal Arts and General Education by Kyoto University, November 22, 2012
Mack delivered a keynote speech in English for the 3rd International Symposium on Liberal Arts and General Education that was held by Kyoto University on November 22, 2012, where selected students made presentations in English on their research for award competition.
Symoposium 2012 website 第三回全学共通教育国際学生シンポジウム
Mack provided his advice for students who wish to be globally active in the future, sharing his insights, experience, favorite quotes.
Entertainment
Mack performed as a vocal with a live band “Servants” (with horse racing commentary in 3 languages) for a summer party in Roppongi, Tokyo in July 2012
Mack performed as a vocal with a live band “Servants” for a summer party in Roppongi, Tokyo, in July 2012. While singing “Hashire Kotaro”, he included horse racing commentary in Japanese, English and French. He almost perfectly reproduced the 24th running of Grand Prix, where Green Grass won his last race. The background music was Green Green Grass of Home.
Global
Mack authored an article on macroprudential supervision for Geneva Association’s PROGRES newsletter, June 2012 (based on his speech in the 18th IAIS Annual Conference in Seoul, September 29, 2011)
Mack authored an article titled “Tao of Macroprudential Supervision – Yin and Yang” for Geneva Association’s PROGRES newsletter in June 2012. ARTICLE Tao of Macroprudential Supervision – Yin and Yang This article is based on Mack’s presentation in the Panel…