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Full-Text Articles in Securities Law
Is Our Economy Safe? A Proposal For Assessing The Success Of Swaps Regulation Under The Dodd-Frank Act, Michael Greenberger
Is Our Economy Safe? A Proposal For Assessing The Success Of Swaps Regulation Under The Dodd-Frank Act, Michael Greenberger
Faculty Scholarship
On July 21, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law. The central goal of the Dodd-Frank Act is to ensure that all standardized derivates products are regulated. The Act requires these trades be fully transparent and backed by adequate capital. The central question for evaluating the success of the Dodd-Frank Act is simple but profound: Has the Dodd-Frank Act made the economy any safer from the threat of another economic meltdown? This paper introduces a number of metrics that can be used to assess the success of the Dodd-Frank Act.
The Role Of Derivatives In The Financial Crisis – Testimony Before The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, June 30, 2010, Michael Greenberger
The Role Of Derivatives In The Financial Crisis – Testimony Before The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, June 30, 2010, Michael Greenberger
Congressional Testimony
It is now almost universally accepted that the unregulated multi-trillion dollar OTC CDS market helped foment a mortgage crisis, then a credit crisis, and finally a ―once-in-a-century systemic financial crisis that, but for huge U.S. taxpayer interventions, would have in the fall of 2008 led the world economy into a devastating Depression. Before explaining below the manner in which credit default swaps fomented this crisis, it worth citing in the margin those many economists, regulators, market observers, and financial columnists who have described the central role unregulated CDS played in the crisis.
Even those once skeptical of arguments about the …
Fiduciary Exemption For Public Necessity: Shareholder Profit, Public Good, And The Hobson's Choice During A National Crisis, Robert J. Rhee
Fiduciary Exemption For Public Necessity: Shareholder Profit, Public Good, And The Hobson's Choice During A National Crisis, Robert J. Rhee
Faculty Scholarship
This Article is written as two discrete, independently accessible topical sections. The first topical section, presented in Part I of this Article, is a case study of Bank of America’s acquisition of Merrill Lynch and the impact of a flawed merger execution on the board’s subsequent decisions. The second topical section, presented Parts II-IV of this Article, advances a theoretical basis for fiduciary exemption during a public crisis. The financial crisis of 2008 was the worst economic disaster since the Great Depression. It nearly resulted in a collapse of the global capital markets. A key event in the history of …
An Insight Into Insider Trading In Greater China, Greg Tzu Jan Yang
An Insight Into Insider Trading In Greater China, Greg Tzu Jan Yang
Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies
No abstract provided.
The East Asia Summit And The Regional Security Architecture, Ralf Emmers, Joseph Chinyong Liow, See Seng Tan
The East Asia Summit And The Regional Security Architecture, Ralf Emmers, Joseph Chinyong Liow, See Seng Tan
Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies
No abstract provided.
Integrating The Financial Crisis In The Business Associations Course: Benefits And Pitfalls, Afra Afsharipour
Integrating The Financial Crisis In The Business Associations Course: Benefits And Pitfalls, Afra Afsharipour
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Decline Of Investment Banking: Preliminary Thoughts On The Evolution Of The Industry 1996-2008, Robert J. Rhee
The Decline Of Investment Banking: Preliminary Thoughts On The Evolution Of The Industry 1996-2008, Robert J. Rhee
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Corporate Reform As A Credence Service, Omari Scott Simmons
Corporate Reform As A Credence Service, Omari Scott Simmons
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Examining Government Reform In The Wake Of The Financial Crisis
Examining Government Reform In The Wake Of The Financial Crisis
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Corporate Governance And Securities Law Responses To The Financial Crisis, Lisa M. Fairfax
Corporate Governance And Securities Law Responses To The Financial Crisis, Lisa M. Fairfax
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Ignoring The Writing On The Wall: The Role Of Enterprise Risk Management In The Economic Crisis, Michelle M. Harner
Ignoring The Writing On The Wall: The Role Of Enterprise Risk Management In The Economic Crisis, Michelle M. Harner
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times: Securities Regulation Scholarship And Teaching In The Global Financial Crisis, Joan Macleod Heminway
The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times: Securities Regulation Scholarship And Teaching In The Global Financial Crisis, Joan Macleod Heminway
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Rethinking Board Function In The Wake Of The 2008 Financial Crisis, Nicola Faith Sharpe
Rethinking Board Function In The Wake Of The 2008 Financial Crisis, Nicola Faith Sharpe
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Internationalization Of Securities Regulation: The United States Government's Role In Regulating The Global Capital Markets, Eric. C. Chaffee
The Internationalization Of Securities Regulation: The United States Government's Role In Regulating The Global Capital Markets, Eric. C. Chaffee
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
In Praise Of Process: Examining The Sec, Rule 14a-8(I)(8), And Afscme V. Aig, Jena Martin Amerson
In Praise Of Process: Examining The Sec, Rule 14a-8(I)(8), And Afscme V. Aig, Jena Martin Amerson
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Storetrax.Com, Inc. V. Gurland: An Unnecessarily Broad Rule That Could Adversely Affect A Corporation's Shareholders, Julie M. Dietrick
Storetrax.Com, Inc. V. Gurland: An Unnecessarily Broad Rule That Could Adversely Affect A Corporation's Shareholders, Julie M. Dietrick
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Stoneridge Investment Partners, Llc V. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.: Views From The Academy, The Bar, And The Bench. Introduction
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Future Of Securities Litigation, Richard A. Booth
The Future Of Securities Litigation, Richard A. Booth
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Diminishing Role Of The Private Attorney General In Antitrust And Securities Class Action Cases Aided By The Supreme Court, Carl W. Hittinger, Jarod M. Bona
The Diminishing Role Of The Private Attorney General In Antitrust And Securities Class Action Cases Aided By The Supreme Court, Carl W. Hittinger, Jarod M. Bona
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
Stoneridge Investment Partners, Llc V. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.: Substitution Of Congressional Intent With Caveat Emptor, Albert J. Matricciani Jr.
Stoneridge Investment Partners, Llc V. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.: Substitution Of Congressional Intent With Caveat Emptor, Albert J. Matricciani Jr.
Journal of Business & Technology Law
No abstract provided.
The Missing Link Between Insider Trading And Securities Fraud, Richard A. Booth
The Missing Link Between Insider Trading And Securities Fraud, Richard A. Booth
Faculty Scholarship
In a recent article, I argued that diversified investors - the vast majority of investors - would prefer that securities fraud class actions under the 1934 Act and Rule 10b-5 be dismissed in the absence of insider trading or similar offenses during the fraud period. See Richard A. Booth, The End of the Securities Fraud Class Action as We Know It, 4 Berk. Bus. L. J. 1 (2007), http://ssrn.com/abstract=683197. In this article, I draw on the classic case, SEC v. Texas Gulf Sulfur Company, to show that the federal courts originally viewed securities fraud as inextricably connected to insider trading …
Sarbanes-Oxley, Corporate Federalism, And The Declining Significance Of Federal Reforms On State Director Independence Standards, Lisa M. Fairfax
Sarbanes-Oxley, Corporate Federalism, And The Declining Significance Of Federal Reforms On State Director Independence Standards, Lisa M. Fairfax
Faculty Scholarship
Commentators have argued that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley” or the “Act”) raises federalism concerns because it regulates the internal affairs of a corporation, including the composition of, and qualifications for, corporate boards, in a manner traditionally reserved to states. This Article responds to those claims, arguing that the Act reflects a relatively minimal intrusion into state law, particularly with regard to issues of director independence. This Article further argues that the Act’s failure to disturb state law on these issues may impede its ability to tighten director independence standards and by extension may undermine its ability to improve …
The Thin Line Between Love And Hate: Why Affinity-Based Securities And Investment Fraud Constitutes A Hate Crime, Lisa M. Fairfax
The Thin Line Between Love And Hate: Why Affinity-Based Securities And Investment Fraud Constitutes A Hate Crime, Lisa M. Fairfax
Faculty Scholarship
This article explores the parallels between the prototypical hate crime and affinity fraud—securities and investment fraud that targets identifiable religious, racial and ethnic groups—and asserts that those parallels justify treating affinity fraud as a hate crime.
Form Over Substance?: Officer Certification And The Promise Of Enhanced Personal Accountability Under The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Lisa M. Fairfax
Form Over Substance?: Officer Certification And The Promise Of Enhanced Personal Accountability Under The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Lisa M. Fairfax
Faculty Scholarship
This article argues that the requirement under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the “Act”) that particular officers certify the accuracy of the financial information contained in their company’s periodic reports fails to alter significantly existing standards of liability for officers who signed or approved such reports prior to the Act’s passage. This failure creates cause for concern about the Act’s potential to meet its objectives. Indeed, the certification requirement represents one of the Act’s principal symbols of officer personal accountability. By demonstrating that the requirement may only be symbolic, my article questions whether the Act can impact the behavior of corporate officers, …
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act As Confirmation Of Recent Trends In Director And Officer Fiduciary Obligations, Lisa M. Fairfax
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act As Confirmation Of Recent Trends In Director And Officer Fiduciary Obligations, Lisa M. Fairfax
Faculty Scholarship
This Article argues that, instead of dramatically altering the responsibilities of corporate officers and directors, Sarbanes-Oxley confirms at least some case law and other recent articulations of management’s fiduciary duty. At a minimum, recent allegations regarding corporate misconduct may suggest some degree of confusion on the pat of corporate officers and directors about the manner in which they should comply with their fiduciary duty. By requiring more exacting standards of conduct from these corporate agents, Sarbanes-Oxley may not only clear up that confusion, but also may represent a natural extension of recent pronouncements by Delaware courts, the SEC and other …
"With Friends Like These ...": Toward A More Efficacious Response To Affinity-Based Securities And Investment Fraud, Lisa M. Fairfax
"With Friends Like These ...": Toward A More Efficacious Response To Affinity-Based Securities And Investment Fraud, Lisa M. Fairfax
Faculty Scholarship
This article highlights the increase in affinity fraud—securities and investment fraud targeting members of a particular racial or ethnic group perpetrated either by a member of that group or someone claiming to advance the groups’ interests. Affinity fraud differs from other forms of securities fraud because perpetrators establish their credibility and the credibility of their investment schemes by appealing to the trust that group members share, often promising that some of the invested funds will be used to assist the group’s church or ethnic community. This reliance on group trust and sense of community persuades otherwise cautious people to participate …
The Direction Of Corporate Law: The Scholars' Perspective, John C. Coffee Jr., Richard A. Booth Marbury Research Professor Of Law, R. Franklin Balotti, David C. Mcbride, Edward P. Welch
The Direction Of Corporate Law: The Scholars' Perspective, John C. Coffee Jr., Richard A. Booth Marbury Research Professor Of Law, R. Franklin Balotti, David C. Mcbride, Edward P. Welch
Faculty Scholarship
Transcript of a panel on a scholar's approach to corporation law.
The Suitability Rule, Investor Diversification, And Using Spread To Measure Risk, Richard A. Booth Marbury Research Professor Of Law
The Suitability Rule, Investor Diversification, And Using Spread To Measure Risk, Richard A. Booth Marbury Research Professor Of Law
Faculty Scholarship
This article reviews the state of the law regarding actions against broker-dealers based on the NASD suitability rule and similar theories, summarizes the theory and practice of investor diversification, explains the motivations that may lead a broker to recommend excessively risky securities and investment strategies, and discusses the various methods that may be used to quantify or compare risk, focusing in particular on how the bid-ask spread may be used as a forward-looking surrogate for the direct measurement of risk.
Stockholders, Stakeholders, And Bagholders (Or How Investor Diversification Affects Fiduciary Duty), Richard A. Booth Marbury Research Professor Of Law
Stockholders, Stakeholders, And Bagholders (Or How Investor Diversification Affects Fiduciary Duty), Richard A. Booth Marbury Research Professor Of Law
Faculty Scholarship
The traditional wisdom is that management should serve the interests of the corporation and the stockholders who own it by maximizing stockholder wealth. But a significant number of legal scholars argue that management duty should be more broadly construed to include other constituencies ("stakeholders"), such as employees, creditors, customers, suppliers, and the community at large. The broader view of management duty means that management has more discretion and that stockholders will seldom have recourse if management fails to maximize profits. Nevertheless, many states have adopted so-called other constituency statutes permitting management to consider such other interests. The difference between the …
Subject Matter Jurisdiction Under The Federal Securities Laws: The State Of Affairs After Itoba, Joseph P. Garland, Brian P. Murray
Subject Matter Jurisdiction Under The Federal Securities Laws: The State Of Affairs After Itoba, Joseph P. Garland, Brian P. Murray
Maryland Journal of International Law
No abstract provided.