The International Centre for Financial Regulation (ICFR) (2009–12) was a UK-based non-partisan organisation focused entirely on financial regulation that operated between 2009 and 2012.
History IFCR was the product of a collaboration between a number if international financial services institutions and the UK Government. The ICFR wanted to provide research, events and training on financial regulation whilst also acting as a catalyst for dialogue, thought leadership and scholarship in this critical area. The ICFR’s stated focus was to "shape regulatory thinking that not only addresses – but also anticipates – the evolution of financial markets at a global level, to bring consistency and cooperation between global regulators and policy makers through pro-active discussions, working groups and long-term research."ICFR research The Centre also meant to support practical training initiatives on best practice and the latest regulatory changes both in developed and emerging markets.ICFR training catalogue
It was put into administration in late 2012, as a member of the management had been suspended after a "substantial" sum of money "appeared to have been removed from the organisation’s bank accounts" without the permission of the centre's board.
On 21 January 2014, the ICFR's Chief Operating Officer Charles Taylor appeared at City of London Magistrates' Court charged with fraud by abuse of position in relation to the internal theft of almost £600,000 and false accounting. Taylor committed suicide in September 2015.
Structure Board members David Currie – Chairman Barbara Ridpath – Chief Executive Non-Executive Directors: Michel Prada, Stuart Overend, Charles Taylor
Founder members of the ICFRFounder Members 3i Aberdeen Asset Management Aviva Bank of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Bank Plc Citigroup City of London Corporation Clifford Chance Deloitte Ernst & Young Her Majesty’s Government HSBC KPMG Morgan Stanley PriceWaterhouseCoopers Prudential plc Standard Chartered UBS
References
Further reading Kitty Ussher announces the establishment of the ICFR
See also International Organization of Securities Commissions Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation New Financial
External links Archived ICFR website December 2012