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Opening The Gate To Money Market Fund Reform, Hester Peirce, Robert Greene
Opening The Gate To Money Market Fund Reform, Hester Peirce, Robert Greene
Pace Law Review
This article proceeds as follows. Part I outlines briefly the background of MMFs. Part II discusses the role of the board of directors in governing MMFs, a role upon which our proposal would build. Part III discusses MMF-related events during the financial crisis of 2007-2008 and describes the government’s response to these events. Part IV describes the reforms the SEC instituted in 2010. Part V outlines options for further reform. Part VI outlines and discusses benefits and drawbacks of our proposed solution—unrestricted discretionary gating by fund boards. Part VII concludes.
Arbitration Case Law Update 2014, Jill I. Gross
Arbitration Case Law Update 2014, Jill I. Gross
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
This chapter identifies decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and selected lower federal and state courts in the past year that interpret and apply the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and could have an impact on securities arbitration practice.
The Improbable Birth And Conceivable Death Of The Securities Arbitration Clinic, Jill I. Gross
The Improbable Birth And Conceivable Death Of The Securities Arbitration Clinic, Jill I. Gross
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
This Article explores the birth, life, and possible death of securities arbitration clinics (SACs) in the United States. Part II of this Article describes the history of the securities arbitration clinic in the United States. Part III describes how a SAC operates and how SAC students help investors. Part IV reviews the pedagogical advantages and disadvantages of a SAC, and addresses the reluctance of many law schools to embrace this type of clinic. Part V concludes by predicting whether these clinics have a future in light of the modern challenges to clinical legal education.