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Comparisons Among Firms: (When) Do They Justify Mandatory Disclosure?, Sharon Hannes

ExpressO

Comparisons among firms play a major role in securities analysis. This essay asks if this fact justifies the mandatory nature of securities regulation. Once a firm approaches the public securities markets, federal securities regulations compel it to disclose financial information to the public. A seminal theory argues that firms would not otherwise commit to maintain optimal disclosure levels, since a disclosing firm bears all disclosure costs but does not gain all disclosure benefits.

This paper examines the robustness of this argument in relation to disclosure benefits which arise from comparisons among firms. Financial data of peer firms allows shareholders to …

Patching A Hole In The Jobs Act: How And Why To Rewrite The Rules That Require Firms To Make Periodic Disclosures, Michael D. Guttentag

Indiana Law Journal

Provisions in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 have made it much easier for firms to avoid federal periodic disclosure obligations, but these provisions were enacted based upon a virtually nonexistent legislative record and upended rules established only after careful consideration almost fifty years earlier. Determining when firms should be required to comply with federal periodic disclosure requirements is best done in the context of a broader understanding of the history and economics of periodic disclosure regulation. This Article provides such an understanding.

The history of periodic disclosure regulation in the United States is traced back to its …

Securities Regulation In The Electronic Era: Private Placements And The Internet, Todd A. Mazur

Indiana Law Journal

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Fasb V. Iasc: Are The Structure And Standard Setting Process At The Iasc Adequate For The Securities And Exchange Commission To Accept International Accounting Standards For Cross-Border Offerings? , Charles Canfield

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

This comment compares and contrasts the IASC's structure and stan- dard setting process with the structure and process for promulgating ac- counting standards of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"), the standard setter for the United States. The purpose of this comparison is to determine whether or not the IASC's structure and process for standard development are adequate for the development of acceptable core standards. This comparison uses FASB, not for the purpose of imposing FASB as the standard setter for the world, but for the purpose of comparing the IASC with an established long-standing standard setter, and because the …

Derivatives Regulation In The Context Of The Shingle Theory, Allen Madison

Allen Madison

This article discusses the regulation of derivative financial instruments. It notes that the government has neither come to a conclusion as to the necessity of regulation nor which agency would have jurisdiction. It also suggests that one tool that regulators could use as an enforcement tool is the "shingle" theory. Next, it provides history and analysis of this theory. Finally, it examines the current state of affairs regarding regulation of derivatives.

Class Action Reform: Lessons From Securities Litigation, Jill E. Fisch

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Securities Regulation - Financial Advisor As A Bidder In Actions Arising Under The Williams Act, Edward J. Yocum Jr.

Villanova Law Review

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Basic, Inc. V. Levinson, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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Gould V. Ruefenacht, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

Landreth Timber Co. V. Landreth, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

Daily Income Fund, Inc. V. Fox, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

Dirks V. Securities And Exchange Commission, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. V. Lewis, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

Leroy V. Great Western United Corp., Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

Parklane Hosiery Co., Inc. V. Shore, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

International Brotherhood Of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers Of America V. Daniel, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

Touche Ross Co. V. Redington, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

Foremost-Mckesson, Inc. V. Provident Securities Co., Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

Securities Investor Protection Corporation V. Barbour, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

Rondeau V. Mosinee Paper Corp., Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

Blue Chip Stamps V. Manor Drug Stores, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

United States V. National Association Of Securities Dealers, Inc., Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

United Housing Foundation V. Forman, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

Scherk V. Alberto-Culver Co., Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

Securities Regulation - Application Of Section 16(B) - Beneficial Ownership Liability For Short-Swing Profits. Emerson Electric Co. V. Reliance Electric Co., 434 F.2d 918 (8th Cir. 1970), Donald G. Owens

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Straddle Not A Purchase And Sale Under Sec Section 16(B)

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.

Securities Issuance And Regulation: The New Indiana Securities Law, Arthur J. Pasmas Jr.

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Securities Regulation, By Louis Loss, Lehan K. Tunks

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.