Research
PIFS conducts research on policy issues impacting the global financial system. PIFS research has focused on issues such as US Treasury market liquidity, global equity market structure, the rise of cloud computing and, most recently, the regulation of crypto markets.

Developing Balanced Financial Systems to Fund the Growing and the Greying with Sustainability and Stability (2019)
Author: Donald P. Kanak, Chairman, Eastspring Investments From Vietnam Ministry of Finance’s “Viet Nam Finance Forum 2019: Fiscal and Financial Policy Reforms as Drivers for Renewing the Growth Model and Restructuring the Economy in Vietnam”, pp.517-534. Mr. Kanak is...

International Review of Equity Market Structure Regulation: Phase I (2019)
Our review of equity market regulation focuses on key similarities and differences among regulatory regimes in five jurisdictions, representing roughly 90% of global stock trading. It covers several areas of market structure regulation, including regulation of alternative trading venues, lit and dark trading, and high frequency trading.

Cloud Computing in the Financial Sector: A Global Perspective (2019)
This report provides background on the use of cloud computing in the financial sector, reviews existing regulatory and supervisory frameworks for cloud use by financial institutions, and recommends improvements to those frameworks that could reduce obstacles to more widespread cloud adoption by financial institutions.