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University of Michigan Law School

1972

Securities regulation

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Warrants In Bond-Warrant Units: A Survey And Assessment, Henry B. Reiling Aug 1972

Warrants In Bond-Warrant Units: A Survey And Assessment, Henry B. Reiling

Michigan Law Review

This Article surveys the warrant in the context of a bond-warrant unit (the typical medium of issuance), and in four main subdivisions assesses (I) the warrant's role in corporate finance, and several major implications and features of its use today for (II) shareholders of the prospective issuer, (III) warrant holder, and (IV) issuer. The present status of the warrant as a highly significant mode of financing requires that particular attention be given to the justification for the issuance of warrants in the light of earlier authoritative criticism, and to the tax consequences and concepts now attending their use. Fortunately, several …


Duties Of The Independent Director In Open-End Mutual Funds, Michigan Law Review Mar 1972

Duties Of The Independent Director In Open-End Mutual Funds, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

This Comment will analyze the role of independent directors in open-end mutual funds. It will consider the potential impact of recent decisions and statutory amendments and explore the possibilities of a more significant role for such directors. The discussion will focus on the following aspects of the directors' role: (1) the duty to review contractual arrangements between the fund and the external adviser; (2) the duty to serve as a "watchdog" over fund policy, brokerage allocation on portfolio transactions, and miscellaneous fund operations; and (3) the responsibilities upon the sale or merger of the investment adviser. In order to appreciate …


Baruch: Wall Street: Security Risk, Lewis D. Lowenfels Jan 1972

Baruch: Wall Street: Security Risk, Lewis D. Lowenfels

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Wall Street: Security Risk by Hurd Baruch