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Direct Regulation Of Hedge Funds: An Analysis Of Hedge Fund Regulation After The Implementation Of Title Iv Of The Dodd-Frank Act, Jacob Johnson

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

Jacob Johnson is a Class of 2018 Juris Doctor Candidate at DePaul University

College of Law and Research Staff Member of the DePaul Business and Commercial

Law Journal. He earned a B.A. in Political Science and minor in Business from the

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2015. He would like to thank his

parents, John and Rebecca Johnson, for their constant support.

Deregulating The Music Industry: A Push To Give Power Back To The Songwriters, Scott Hanus

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

Scott Hanus is a class of 2018 Juris Doctor Candidate at DePaul University

College of Law and a member of the research staff of the DePaul Business and

Commercial Law Journal. He earned a B.A. in History and Political Science from

the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2015. He would like to thank his

parents, Don and Laura Hanus, for their constant support throughout his academic

career, the editors of the journal for their hard work, and Leo Fender for creating the

Fender Telecaster.

Rise Of The Machines: The Legal Implications For Investor Protection With The Rise Of Robo-Advisors, Bret E. Strzelczyk

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

This note examines the complex state of financial innovation and preexisting investor protection regimes, mainly the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, which do not properly address the question of whether a robo-advisor platform serving as registered investment advisers satisfies the fiduciary standard elements laid out in the Act. This article examines the current regulation from the Department of Labor, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and the Securities and Exchange Commission and addresses the inadequacies in each regulatory entity’s policy prescription. This article contends that robo-advisors can not act as a fiduciary for several reasons – primarily because these platforms do …

Over- And Under-Funding: Crowdfunding Concerns Of The Parties Involved, Tanya M. Marcum J.D., Eden S. Blair Phd

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

Financial collaboration for new business ventures or the expansion of existing businesses utilizing the internet and social media is expanding. One area of growth is in the area of crowdfunding. Crowdfunding or crowdsourcing is known as collaborative funding using the internet to attract many investors to a new business venture.