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The $7 Trillion Question: Mutual Funds & Investor Welfare - Alternative Structures And Strategies For Investors, Richard A. Booth, Michael Degeorge, Joseph Hardiman, Henry Hu Jan 2006

The $7 Trillion Question: Mutual Funds & Investor Welfare - Alternative Structures And Strategies For Investors, Richard A. Booth, Michael Degeorge, Joseph Hardiman, Henry Hu

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.


Who Should Recover What For Late Trading And Market Timing?, Richard A. Booth Jan 2006

Who Should Recover What For Late Trading And Market Timing?, Richard A. Booth

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.


Knowledge Is Power: What Went Wrong In The Mutual Fund Industry , Margaret A. Bancroft Jan 2006

Knowledge Is Power: What Went Wrong In The Mutual Fund Industry , Margaret A. Bancroft

Journal of Business & Technology Law

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The $7 Trillion Question: Mutual Funds & Investor Welfare - Overview And Update, Margaret A. Bancroft, Jay G. Baris, Lisa Fairfax, Tamar Frankel Jan 2006

The $7 Trillion Question: Mutual Funds & Investor Welfare - Overview And Update, Margaret A. Bancroft, Jay G. Baris, Lisa Fairfax, Tamar Frankel

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.


The $7 Trillion Question: Mutual Funds & Investor Welfare - Fund Governance Going Forward, Diane Ambler, John C. Bogle, William Foulk, James Hanks Jan 2006

The $7 Trillion Question: Mutual Funds & Investor Welfare - Fund Governance Going Forward, Diane Ambler, John C. Bogle, William Foulk, James Hanks

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.


The $7 Trillion Question: Mutual Funds & Investor Welfare - Mutual Funds & Corporate Governance, Lucien Bebchuk, Timothy Forde, Michael Garland, Henry Hopkins Jan 2006

The $7 Trillion Question: Mutual Funds & Investor Welfare - Mutual Funds & Corporate Governance, Lucien Bebchuk, Timothy Forde, Michael Garland, Henry Hopkins

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.


The $7 Trillion Question: Mutual Funds & Investor Welfare - Reflections On The Evolution Of Mutual Fund Governance, John C. Bogle Jan 2006

The $7 Trillion Question: Mutual Funds & Investor Welfare - Reflections On The Evolution Of Mutual Fund Governance, John C. Bogle

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.


The Martin Act: An Overview, Frank C. Razzano Jan 2006

The Martin Act: An Overview, Frank C. Razzano

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.


How Did We Get Into This Mess?, Tamar Frankel Jan 2006

How Did We Get Into This Mess?, Tamar Frankel

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.


Well-Known Seasoned Issuers In Canada, Adam C. Pritchard Jan 2006

Well-Known Seasoned Issuers In Canada, Adam C. Pritchard

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted a series of rules relaxing the restrictions imposed on public offerings. The largest public companies - defined as “well-known seasoned issuers” (WKSIs) - received the most extensive regulatory relief. Canada could adopt a version of WKSI status for the top tier of Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) issuers as part of a streamlined POP system.

Careful consideration must be given, however, as to the appropriate standards for WKSI status in Canada. The standards adopted in the U.S. – US$700 million in market capitalization or US$1 billion in nonconvertible debt issued over …


The Dangers And Drawbacks Of The Disclosure Antidote: Toward A More Substantive Approach To Securities Regulation, Susanna K. Ripken Dec 2005

The Dangers And Drawbacks Of The Disclosure Antidote: Toward A More Substantive Approach To Securities Regulation, Susanna K. Ripken

Susanna K. Ripken

This article analyzes and critiques the federal securities laws' reliance on disclosure as the primary method of protecting investors and regulating the securities markets. Since the inception of the federal securities law seventy years ago, the policy has always been that, as long as corporations disclose all material information about their operations and their stock, public investors can make their own informed investment decisions. The unprecedented number of corporate frauds, scandals, and bankruptcies in recent years has revealed weaknesses in the traditional disclosure strategy of regulation. Disclosure rules did not protect American investors from the damages they suffered when large …