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Implementing Dodd-Frank: A Review Of The Cftc‟S Rulemaking Process: Testimony, Michael Greenberger
Implementing Dodd-Frank: A Review Of The Cftc‟S Rulemaking Process: Testimony, Michael Greenberger
Congressional Testimony
The Relationship of Unregulated OTC Derivatives to the Meltdown. It is now accepted wisdom that it was the non-transparent, poorly capitalized, and almost wholly unregulated over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives market that lit the fuse that exploded the highly vulnerable worldwide economy in the fall of 2008. Because tens of trillions of dollars of these financial products were pegged to the economic performance of an overheated and highly inflated housing market, the sudden collapse of that market triggered under-capitalized or non-capitalized OTC derivative guarantees of the subprime housing investments. Moreover, the many undercapitalized insurers of that collapsing market had other multi-trillion dollar …
Securities Law Research, Adeen Postar
Securities Law Research, Adeen Postar
Research Guides
This research guide provides an overview of resources and search strategies for researching Securities Law: primary and secondary materials, specialized databases, and government websites. It also identifies sources for researching case law.
The Virtues Of Common Law Theories And Disclosure Requirements In The Market For Fine Art, Brian D. Tobin
The Virtues Of Common Law Theories And Disclosure Requirements In The Market For Fine Art, Brian D. Tobin
Student Articles and Papers
For centuries common law warranties and fraud theories have regulated misattribution and mistaken provenance in the market for fine art. Scholars have in recent decades proposed theories to supplement protection for unsophisticated buyers transacting with auction houses or dealers. Academia has also proposed the imposition of securities regulations upon auction houses for the purpose of protecting sellers—an argument that can be extended to protect buyers transacting with either auction houses or dealerships. In practice, the theories put forth to protect purchasers may not have an added benefit and will likely disrupt liquidity. The extension of regulations akin to the securities …
An Inquiry Into The Perception Of Materiality As An Element Of Scienter Under Sec Rule 10b-5, Allan Horwich
An Inquiry Into The Perception Of Materiality As An Element Of Scienter Under Sec Rule 10b-5, Allan Horwich
Faculty Working Papers
In any private action or enforcement proceeding based on SEC Rule 10b-5 the plaintiff, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, must prove that the defendant engaged in deception or manipulation with scienter, that is, an intent to deceive (which lower courts have held encompasses reckless conduct). Where the gravamen of the claim is deception, the deception must have been material. A fact, including forward-looking information, is material if there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable shareholder would consider the fact important in making his investment decision. This Article demonstrates that in an appropriate case an assessment of whether the …
Insider Trading, Congressional Officials, And Duties Of Entrustment, Donna M. Nagy
Insider Trading, Congressional Officials, And Duties Of Entrustment, Donna M. Nagy
Articles by Maurer Faculty
This article refutes what has become the conventional wisdom that insider trading by members of Congress and legislative staffers is “totally legal” because such congressional officials are immune from federal insider trading law. It argues that this well-worn claim is rooted in twin misconceptions based on: (1) a lack of regard for the broad and sweeping duties of entrustment which attach to public office and (2) an unduly restrictive view of Supreme Court precedents, which have interpreted Rule 10b-5 of the Securities Exchange Act to impose liability whenever a person trades securities on the basis of material nonpublic information in …