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A Study On Rule 145 Of The Securities Act Of 1933: How To Provide Clarity And Predictability In Rule 145 Transactions, Kab Lae Kim
A Study On Rule 145 Of The Securities Act Of 1933: How To Provide Clarity And Predictability In Rule 145 Transactions, Kab Lae Kim
Akron Law Review
Rule 145 is complex and incongruous with the general congressional intention of the 1933 Act. Thus, it involves the following theoretical and practical problems. First, Rule 145(a) fails to provide a clear standard for determining whether a certain recapitalization or reorganization involves a sale to trigger registration requirements...Second, Rule 145(c) and (d), as special resale provisions for “securities acquired in a Rule 145 transactions” (hereinafter Rule 145 securities), are inconsistent with general resale provisions under the 1933 Act. The SEC’s authority to establish Rule 145 was mandated by provisions of the 1933 Act. Accordingly, the resale provisions of Rule 145 …
Why Martha Stewart Did Not Violate Rule 10b-5: On Tipping, Piggybacking, Front-Running And The Fiduciary Duties Of Securities Brokers©, Ray J. Grzebielski
Why Martha Stewart Did Not Violate Rule 10b-5: On Tipping, Piggybacking, Front-Running And The Fiduciary Duties Of Securities Brokers©, Ray J. Grzebielski
Akron Law Review
This article will set out to show that Martha Stewart did not engage in insider trading. First, the article will present the legal standards for insider trading. Then, the article will examine whether Martha Stewart received an improper tip from Sam Waksal, the president of ImClone and a personal friend of Martha Stewart. The article will then proceed to look at whether Martha Stewart’s knowledge of Waksal’s attempted trading constituted material nonpublic information on which she improperly traded. Lastly, the article will examine whether Peter Bacanovic’s breach of Merrill Lynch’s confidentiality policy in telling Martha Stewart of another customer’s trading …
Clearing And Trade Execution Requirements For Otc Derivatives Swaps Under The Frank-Dodd Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act, Willa E. Gibson
Clearing And Trade Execution Requirements For Otc Derivatives Swaps Under The Frank-Dodd Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act, Willa E. Gibson
Akron Law Faculty Publications
This paper examines Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act entitled the “Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010” (the “Act”). The Act provides a comprehensive regulatory framework for swap transactions that designates the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as the primary regulators of the OTC derivatives swap market. The Act provides a very broad definition of swaps to include most OTC derivatives transactions, and it grants the CFTC regulatory jurisdiction over them with the exception of security-based swaps to which the SEC is granted regulatory jurisdiction. …
Clearing And Trade Execution Requirements For Otc Derivatives Swaps Under The Frank-Dodd Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act, Willa E. Gibson
Clearing And Trade Execution Requirements For Otc Derivatives Swaps Under The Frank-Dodd Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act, Willa E. Gibson
Willa E Gibson
This paper examines Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act entitled the “Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010” (the “Act”). The Act provides a comprehensive regulatory framework for swap transactions that designates the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as the primary regulators of the OTC derivatives swap market. The Act provides a very broad definition of swaps to include most OTC derivatives transactions, and it grants the CFTC regulatory jurisdiction over them with the exception of security-based swaps to which the SEC is granted regulatory jurisdiction. …