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The Covid–19 Pandemic Highlighted The Need For Mandated Esg Disclosures: Now What?, Nicholas P. Mack
The Covid–19 Pandemic Highlighted The Need For Mandated Esg Disclosures: Now What?, Nicholas P. Mack
University of Miami Business Law Review
This is not simply your run–of–the–mill COVID–19 article. Instead, this article highlights a salient issue that has been right in front of our eyes this whole time and COVID–19 simply took our blinders off. ESG—short for environmental, social, and governance—is gaining significant momentum both at the firm level and in investment strategy, yet the SEC is trailing behind in ensuring the market is adequately informed of firms’ ESG information. It is important to note that the COVID–19 pandemic initially threw the market into an unanticipated downward spiral; however, many ESG funds still managed to outperform the market in the midst …
Publicly Traded Justice, Samuel Ludington
Publicly Traded Justice, Samuel Ludington
University of Miami Business Law Review
Private prisons, like hotels, are most profitable when they are at maximum occupancy and their guests stay for longer periods of time. Because the business-model for private prisons is predicated on incarceration rates dictated by public policy, one would presume that private prison corporations expend great resources to advocating for stricter criminal laws and sentencing. This note explores the role of political lobbying and campaign contributions of private prison corporations to see if a correlative relationship exists between their advocacy and stricter crime laws. Part I of the note provides a history of private prisons in America and explores the …
The Final Rule: A Call For Congressional Action To Return The Flsa And The Middle Class To Its Former Glory, Ashley Singrossi
The Final Rule: A Call For Congressional Action To Return The Flsa And The Middle Class To Its Former Glory, Ashley Singrossi
University of Miami Business Law Review
2017 was full of change in America. But not for the middle class. The middle class remained stagnant, if not shrinking—as it has been for decades. Many scholars and economists theorize why the class that is the backbone of America—that once flourished as the beacon of hope for hard–working people around the world—has steadily declined over the past few decades. The answer lies in labor regulation. Federal labor regulations helped build America’s robust middle class. But those regulations are outdated and ineffective. If we want to see the middle class restored to its prosperity, and stop it from slowly slipping …
Modernizing Financial Legislation To Protect Older Americans From Financial Abuse, Joshua F. Bautz
Modernizing Financial Legislation To Protect Older Americans From Financial Abuse, Joshua F. Bautz
University of Miami Business Law Review
The United States of America is entering into a period of time that is marked by an increasingly aging population, and a corresponding growth in its susceptibility to financial abuse. While financial abuse can take on various forms, our older Americans continuously bear the bulk of its adverse effects. In recent years, financial representatives have notably suffered from a decline in investor confidence; however, this trend has failed to address the true culprits that commit the majority of financial abuse. This Comment will help to illuminate the increasing impact that family members, friends and caregivers have on the totality of …
Indecency, A La Carte, And The Fcc's Approval Of The Sirius Xm Satellite Radio Merger: How The Fcc Indirectly Regulated Indecent Content On Satellite Radio At The Expense Of The "Public Interest", Elizabeth A. Pike
University of Miami Business Law Review
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A New Deal For The American Mortgage: The Home Owners' Loan Corporation, The National Housing Act And The Birth Of The National Mortgage Market, Peter M. Carrozzo
A New Deal For The American Mortgage: The Home Owners' Loan Corporation, The National Housing Act And The Birth Of The National Mortgage Market, Peter M. Carrozzo
University of Miami Business Law Review
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