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Louisiana State University Law Center

Journal

2013

Risk assessment

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The Uneasy Case For Deferring Banker Pay, Eric D. Chason Aug 2013

The Uneasy Case For Deferring Banker Pay, Eric D. Chason

Louisiana Law Review

The article offers information related to banker-pay regulation in the context of overall financial regulation in the U.S. state Louisiana. In mentions that the primary goal of financial regulation is to reduce systemic risk associated with the economic conditions of the state. It mentions that the regulations should be framed for preventing risk associated with extraordinary and external costs of distress of banks and financial firms.


The Duty To Think Strategically, Nadelle Grossman Feb 2013

The Duty To Think Strategically, Nadelle Grossman

Louisiana Law Review

Under Delaware corporate law, directors and officers have a duty to oversee their firm's management of risk to limit losses. Corporate law does not, however, require directors or officers to oversee their firm's management of strategy to create gains. Yet, managing both risk and strategy is essential to a firm in creating value. In fact, as I argue in the Article, the current focus by courts and commentators only on risk management to prevent losses could actually undermine a firm's management of its strategy for gains. I therefore propose a model for how Delaware corporate law can drive firms to …