Topics: Merchant Law in history and the international order Individuals vs. corporations The history of private property Are "tax havens" a requirement of "Realpolitik"? Is shadow banking a zero-sum game or does it predate on the economy? Guest lecture by Paul Jorion on Thursday, 6 December, 2012 - 15:00 to 18:00 at Vrije Universiteit Brussel because of Stewardship of Finance 'Stewardship of Finance' is sponsored by six major insurance companies and will focus on research as well as on education. Behind its foundation lies the believe that the current financial crisis has shown that a moral reflection is most certainly necessary. The chair starts on Thursday 4 October 2012. The famous Belgian anthropologist, Paul Jorion will give the inaugural speech and several guest lectures. http://www.vub.ac.be/en/chair/stewardship-finance