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There's A New Sheriff In Town - Will The New Sec Chairman Allow Issuers Of American Depository Receipts To Use International Accounting Standards To Satisfy Listing Requirements On U.S. Exchanges?, Joseph J.M. Orabona
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
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Business Roundtable V. Securities And Exchange Commission: The Sec's First Big Shot At Proxy Access In The Shadow Of Dodd-Frank, Raymond E. Areshenko
Business Roundtable V. Securities And Exchange Commission: The Sec's First Big Shot At Proxy Access In The Shadow Of Dodd-Frank, Raymond E. Areshenko
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
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When The Government Attempts To Change The Board, Investors Should Know, William O. Fisher
When The Government Attempts To Change The Board, Investors Should Know, William O. Fisher
Pepperdine Law Review
In 2008 and 2009, the federal government effectively hired and fired directors at American International Group and Bank of America, without any securities filing of the sort that would have been required had a private market actor attempted to change the boards at those companies. The fact that current law allows the government to secretly reconstitute the governing bodies of multibillion-dollar, publicly traded companies is cause for concern, for who controls the board controls the company. This Article argues that, just as securities filings alert investors when private parties attempt board change, a new required filing should inform investors when …
Alternatives For Small Business Raising Capital Under The Securities Act Of 1933, David H. Barber
Alternatives For Small Business Raising Capital Under The Securities Act Of 1933, David H. Barber
Pepperdine Law Review
The problems encountered by the business community in raising capital for new or small businesses has spurned implementation of responsive policy and regulations by the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of input from a series of nationwide small business hearings, the S.E.C. has recently demonstrated its commitment to aiding capital raising needs. This was accomplished by creating an Office of Small Business Policy to respond to the effects of major new changes to the Securities Act of 1933 which seek to facilitate the process of capitalization of small business. Professor David H. Barber, of Brigham Young University's J. …