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Securities Underwriters In Public Capital Markets: The Existence, Parameters And Consequences Of The Fiduciary Obligation To Avoid Conflicts, Andrew F. Tuch
Securities Underwriters In Public Capital Markets: The Existence, Parameters And Consequences Of The Fiduciary Obligation To Avoid Conflicts, Andrew F. Tuch
Scholarship@WashULaw
This article considers whether an investment bank, when acting as underwriter of a public securities offering, owes the issuing company the fiduciary obligation to avoid conflicts of interest. The question has not arisen for final judicial determination and has been overlooked by scholars and regulators. The highly lucrative and visible nature of underwriting work creates powerful incentives for investment banks to accept instructions in the face of this duty. At the same time, the web of loyalties that these institutions owe, by virtue of their broad and diverse range of products and services, creates intractable practical difficulties for compliance with …
Internal Governance Standards, Suramya Balachandran
Internal Governance Standards, Suramya Balachandran
LLM Theses and Essays
Corporate control has a variety of connotations; it can mean the group of individuals who are regarded as “the control” of a corporation, the office of a corporation, or a fiduciary relationship between the office holder and the corporation. Corporate control transactions are changes in a corporation’s structure motivated by the desire for growth of the corporation, such as setting up new divisions, acquiring or being acquired by another corporation, selling or buying stock, and entering or leaving markets. Control transactions have been a successful business practice since the 1980s. The first part of this thesis analyzes the benefits of …
Banks And Banking - Bank May Finance The Involuntary Takeover Of One Of Its Borrowers And May, In Making Its Loan Decision, Rely On Confidential Information Received From The Takeover Target, John C. Sullivan
Villanova Law Review
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Bank Trust Departments And The 10b-5 Dilemma, Francis J. Bruzda, Richard B. Seidel
Bank Trust Departments And The 10b-5 Dilemma, Francis J. Bruzda, Richard B. Seidel
Villanova Law Review
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The Federal Prudent Man Rule Under Erisa, James D. Hutchinson
The Federal Prudent Man Rule Under Erisa, James D. Hutchinson
Villanova Law Review
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The Responsibility Of A Corporation: An Attempt At Implementation, Jan G. Deutsch
The Responsibility Of A Corporation: An Attempt At Implementation, Jan G. Deutsch
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Securities - Outsiders Who Trade On Inside Information Held Accountable To The Corporation For Their Profits On The Basis Of Common Law Fiduciary Principles, Timothy J. Carson
Securities - Outsiders Who Trade On Inside Information Held Accountable To The Corporation For Their Profits On The Basis Of Common Law Fiduciary Principles, Timothy J. Carson
Villanova Law Review
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The Decline Of The Purchaser-Seller Requirement Of Rule 10b-5, Edward J. Ciechon Jr.
The Decline Of The Purchaser-Seller Requirement Of Rule 10b-5, Edward J. Ciechon Jr.
Villanova Law Review
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The Computation Of Trustee Compensation In Pennsylvania, Harry C. J. Himes
The Computation Of Trustee Compensation In Pennsylvania, Harry C. J. Himes
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.