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Betting The Bank: How Derivatives Trading Under Conditions Of Uncertainty Can Increase Risks And Erode Returns In Financial Markets, Lynn A. Stout Oct 1995

Betting The Bank: How Derivatives Trading Under Conditions Of Uncertainty Can Increase Risks And Erode Returns In Financial Markets, Lynn A. Stout

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

On April 12, 1994, Procter & Gamble Co. announced that it had incurred pre-tax losses of $157 million from trading in leveraged interest rate swaps, a form of financial derivative. At the time that figure seemed enormous. Yet within a year, Procter & Gamble's misfortune had been overshadowed by that of Orange County, a wealthy California enclave that lost an estimated $2.5 billion of its investment fund as a result of dealings in reverse-repurchase agreements, inverse floaters, and other arcane instruments. Recent months have seen further losses by investment funds, government entities, and even colleges and Native American tribes. Perhaps …


Central Bank V. First Interstate Bank: Plain Language And The Implied Private Right Of Action Under Section Loch) And Rule 10b-5, T. James Lee Jr. Mar 1995

Central Bank V. First Interstate Bank: Plain Language And The Implied Private Right Of Action Under Section Loch) And Rule 10b-5, T. James Lee Jr.

BYU Law Review

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Bank Growth In The Investment Company Industry: Do Guidelines Issued By The Comptroller Of The Currency Compensate For Bank Exclusion From Statutory Provisions Of The Federal Securities Laws Defining "Broker/Dealer" And "Investment Adviser?", Paul A. Caldarelli Jan 1995

Bank Growth In The Investment Company Industry: Do Guidelines Issued By The Comptroller Of The Currency Compensate For Bank Exclusion From Statutory Provisions Of The Federal Securities Laws Defining "Broker/Dealer" And "Investment Adviser?", Paul A. Caldarelli

Campbell Law Review

Under the current regulatory scheme, banks directly engaged in mutual fund activities are regulated under the federal banking laws by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, whereas bank subsidiaries and non-bank affiliates engaged in mutual fund activities must be registered broker-dealers that are subject to Securities and Exchange Commission regulation under the federal securities laws. The regulatory tools provided to the banking regulators by the federal banking laws were designed to provide for the protection of depositors and for the safety and soundness of the bank. The remedies available under the federal banking laws dealing with violations involving …


The Value Of Public-Notice Filing Under Uniform Commercial Code Article 9: A Comparison With The German Legal System Of Securities In Personal Property, Jens Hausmann Jan 1995

The Value Of Public-Notice Filing Under Uniform Commercial Code Article 9: A Comparison With The German Legal System Of Securities In Personal Property, Jens Hausmann

LLM Theses and Essays

In contrast to the public-notice filing system under U.C.C. Article 9, the modern German law of securities in personal property lacks publicity of security interests. The German courts have developed a mesh of priority rules exhaustively described in this analysis. Despite the costs and risks arising under the formal filing system, the U.C.C. accomplishes a preferable balance of interests involved in secured transactions. It assures certainty to creditors about the priority of security interests in particular assets, whereas the German law comprehensively recognizes the debtor’s interest in the secrecy of the transaction and the need for external capital. Regarding the …


Foxes And Hen Houses?: Personal Trading By Mutual Fund Managers, Edward B. Rock Jan 1995

Foxes And Hen Houses?: Personal Trading By Mutual Fund Managers, Edward B. Rock

All Faculty Scholarship

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