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The Fiduciary Duty Of Dissent, Joseph W. Yockey Apr 2024

The Fiduciary Duty Of Dissent, Joseph W. Yockey

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Where You Lead, I Will Follow: Professional Athletes' Ability To Influence Loyal Fans' Cryptocurrency Investments And The Broader Need For Cryptocurrency Regulation, Anna D'Eramo Feb 2024

Where You Lead, I Will Follow: Professional Athletes' Ability To Influence Loyal Fans' Cryptocurrency Investments And The Broader Need For Cryptocurrency Regulation, Anna D'Eramo

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Fastball Down The Middle- How Major League Baseball's Players Association Can Hit A Homerun By Implementing Its Own Human Equity Fund, Ryan Thomas Aug 2022

Fastball Down The Middle- How Major League Baseball's Players Association Can Hit A Homerun By Implementing Its Own Human Equity Fund, Ryan Thomas

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Don't Get Burned: Why The De-Spac Transaction Must Be Excluded From The Pslra's Safe Harbor Provision For Forward-Looking Statements, Jean-Claire Perini Jun 2022

Don't Get Burned: Why The De-Spac Transaction Must Be Excluded From The Pslra's Safe Harbor Provision For Forward-Looking Statements, Jean-Claire Perini

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Sec's Ice-Cold Take On Climate Disclosure: Is The 2010 Interpretive Climate Guidance Working?, Patrick Dunbar Mar 2022

The Sec's Ice-Cold Take On Climate Disclosure: Is The 2010 Interpretive Climate Guidance Working?, Patrick Dunbar

Villanova Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Toto, I'Ve A Feeling The Environment Isn't Safe From Cryptocurrency Anymore: The Degrading Ecological Effects Of Bitcoin And Digital Currencies, Samantha T. Edgell Feb 2021

Toto, I'Ve A Feeling The Environment Isn't Safe From Cryptocurrency Anymore: The Degrading Ecological Effects Of Bitcoin And Digital Currencies, Samantha T. Edgell

Villanova Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Student Loan Derivatives: Improving On Income-Based Approaches To Financing Law School, Benjamin M. Leff, Heather Hughes Apr 2016

Student Loan Derivatives: Improving On Income-Based Approaches To Financing Law School, Benjamin M. Leff, Heather Hughes

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Moving Beyond Bitcoin To An Endogenous Theory Of Decentralized Ledger Technology Regulation: An Initial Proposal, Carla L. Reyes Apr 2016

Moving Beyond Bitcoin To An Endogenous Theory Of Decentralized Ledger Technology Regulation: An Initial Proposal, Carla L. Reyes

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Shut The State Court's Doors: Diversity Jurisdiction Over National Banks In The Ninth Circuit's Rouse V. Wachovia Mortgage, Fsb, Melissa Siravo Hensinger Oct 2015

Shut The State Court's Doors: Diversity Jurisdiction Over National Banks In The Ninth Circuit's Rouse V. Wachovia Mortgage, Fsb, Melissa Siravo Hensinger

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Unfair And Inactionable: The Case For A Private Cause Of Action For Business And Investment Activity Under Pennsylvania's Unfair Trade Practices And Consumer Protection Law, Mark T. Wilhelm Nov 2014

Unfair And Inactionable: The Case For A Private Cause Of Action For Business And Investment Activity Under Pennsylvania's Unfair Trade Practices And Consumer Protection Law, Mark T. Wilhelm

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Symposium Introduction: Offshore Accounts, Corporate Income Shifting, And Executive Compensation, Leslie Book Jan 2012

Symposium Introduction: Offshore Accounts, Corporate Income Shifting, And Executive Compensation, Leslie Book

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Some Suggestions For Tax Reform, Michael C. Durst Jan 2012

Some Suggestions For Tax Reform, Michael C. Durst

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Go West: How The Irs Should Foster Innovation In Its Agents, T. Keith Fogg Jan 2012

Go West: How The Irs Should Foster Innovation In Its Agents, T. Keith Fogg

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Offshore Accounts: Insider's Summary Of Fatca And Its Potential Future, J. Richard Harvey Jr. Jan 2012

Offshore Accounts: Insider's Summary Of Fatca And Its Potential Future, J. Richard Harvey Jr.

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Use Of Voluntary Disclosure Initiatives In The Battle Against Offshore Tax Evasion, Leandra Lederman Jan 2012

The Use Of Voluntary Disclosure Initiatives In The Battle Against Offshore Tax Evasion, Leandra Lederman

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Ask For Help, Uncle Sam: The Future Of Global Tax Reporting, Susan C. Morse Jan 2012

Ask For Help, Uncle Sam: The Future Of Global Tax Reporting, Susan C. Morse

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Rolling The Dice On Financial Regulatory Reform: Gambling Law As A Framework For Regulating Structured Investments, Christopher B. Chuff Jan 2011

Rolling The Dice On Financial Regulatory Reform: Gambling Law As A Framework For Regulating Structured Investments, Christopher B. Chuff

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Moving Beyond The Clamor For Hedge Fund Regulation: A Reconsideration Of Client Under The Investment Advisers Act Of 1940, Anita K. Krug Jan 2010

Moving Beyond The Clamor For Hedge Fund Regulation: A Reconsideration Of Client Under The Investment Advisers Act Of 1940, Anita K. Krug

Villanova Law Review

The article argues that a better approach for hedge fund regulation in the U.S. would be for law to regard private fund investors as clients of the managers of those funds. It discusses the regulatory regime governing investment advisers. The Investment Advisers Act of 1940 is tasked to regulate investment advisers and to require some investment advisers to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).


Things Happen, Richard A. Booth Jan 2010

Things Happen, Richard A. Booth

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Trust In Financial Regulation, Ronald J. Colombo Jan 2010

The Role Of Trust In Financial Regulation, Ronald J. Colombo

Villanova Law Review

The article discusses the significance of trust in the U.S. financial regulation. Trust is reportedly important because transaction costs become high in the absence of trust and relationships characterized by trust provide greater opportunities for mutually beneficial exchange. Trust is defined as the willingness to make an individual vulnerable to another. The general regulatory approach to banking, insurance, and securities regulation in the U.S. is discussed.


Voting Power Without Responsibility Or Risk: How Should Proxy Reform Address The Decoupling Of Economic And Voting Rights, Roberta S. Karmel Jan 2010

Voting Power Without Responsibility Or Risk: How Should Proxy Reform Address The Decoupling Of Economic And Voting Rights, Roberta S. Karmel

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Iss Recommendations And Mutual Fund Voting On Proxy Proposals, James Cotter, Alan Palmiter, Randall Thomas Jan 2010

Iss Recommendations And Mutual Fund Voting On Proxy Proposals, James Cotter, Alan Palmiter, Randall Thomas

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Consumer Financial Protection Agency: Love It Or Hate It, U.S. Financial Regulation Needs It, Ann Graham Jan 2010

The Consumer Financial Protection Agency: Love It Or Hate It, U.S. Financial Regulation Needs It, Ann Graham

Villanova Law Review

The article discusses The Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, a legislation filed in the U.S. House of Representatives on July 9, 2009. The U.S. House of Representatives passed The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act on December 11, 2009, which contained The Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act in Title IV. The American Bankers Association, Financial Services Roundtable, and Independent Community Bankers of America have opposed the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency.


A Comparison Of The Handling Of The Financial Crisis In The United States, The United Kingdom, And Australia, Elizabeth F. Brown Jan 2010

A Comparison Of The Handling Of The Financial Crisis In The United States, The United Kingdom, And Australia, Elizabeth F. Brown

Villanova Law Review

The article discusses how the U.S., Great Britain and Australia handled the financial crisis, as of July 2010. It analyzes the reasons why Australia was less affected by the crisis than the U.S. and Great Britain. The author suggests that the U.S. would perform well to adopt a Twin Peaks Model which creates two agencies that regulate a broad range of financial entities but focus on narrow goals.


Reframing And Reforming The Securities And Exchange Commission: Lessons From Literature On Change Leadership, Joan Mcleod Heminway Jan 2010

Reframing And Reforming The Securities And Exchange Commission: Lessons From Literature On Change Leadership, Joan Mcleod Heminway

Villanova Law Review

The article discusses the lessons learned from the restructuring of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The strengths and weakness of the SEC reform measures are highlighted. Key reform proposals stemming from the global financial crisis and reform efforts being undertaken as of the spring of 2010 include overhauling or abolishing the SEC, managing the SEC through the Federal Reserve or the Department of the Treasury, and combining the SEC with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).


Fiduciary Obligations Of Broker-Dealers And Investment Advisers, Arthur B. Laby Jan 2010

Fiduciary Obligations Of Broker-Dealers And Investment Advisers, Arthur B. Laby

Villanova Law Review

The article discusses fiduciary obligation that broker-dealers and investment advisers owe their clients. It addresses questions in ascertaining whether financial reform is needed. The fiduciary obligations imposed on brokers and advisers are examined. An analysis of whether fiduciary duties should be imposed on brokers providing advice is offered.


Four Challenges To Financial Regulatory Reform, Eric J. Pan Jan 2010

Four Challenges To Financial Regulatory Reform, Eric J. Pan

Villanova Law Review

The article discusses the challenges that should be addressed in a successful financial regulatory reform. These challenges include the structuring of regulatory systems, separation of prudential supervision and consumer protection regulation, the entity responsible for monitoring and managing systemic risk, and the supervision of cross-border financial services and transactions. The reform proposals considered by Great Britain, the U.S., and European Union are analyzed.


Insurance Perspectives On Federal Financial Regulatory Reform: Addressing Misunderstandings And Providing A View From A Different Paradigm, Jeffrey E. Thomas Jan 2010

Insurance Perspectives On Federal Financial Regulatory Reform: Addressing Misunderstandings And Providing A View From A Different Paradigm, Jeffrey E. Thomas

Villanova Law Review

The article discusses the insurance regulation in the U.S. and its role in the financial crisis. It states that the collapse of American International Group (AIG) was not an insurance regulatory failure. It describes the scope and approach to state insurance regulation and the development and functioning of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The role played by the courts in insurance regulation is also addressed.


Taking Certification Seriously – Why There Is No Such Thing As An Adequate Representative In A Securities Fraud Class Action, Richard A. Booth Apr 2008

Taking Certification Seriously – Why There Is No Such Thing As An Adequate Representative In A Securities Fraud Class Action, Richard A. Booth

Working Paper Series

Securities fraud class actions (SFCAs) arising under Rule 10b-5 are well established as a feature of the legal landscape, but they are a vestige of a largely outdated view of investor behavior and preferences. In the 1960s, most investors were undiversified stock pickers. Today, most investors hold stock through well diversified institutions. As a result, most investors are net losers from SFCAs. Moreover, it is arguable that it is irrational for most investors not to be diversified. A passive investor who fails to diversify assumes unnecessary risk for the same expected return that diversified investors enjoy. Given that federal securities …


Placing A Round Peg Into A Square Hole: The Third Circuit Applies Erisa To Hybrid Pension Plans In Register V. Pnc, Christopher Cognato Jan 2008

Placing A Round Peg Into A Square Hole: The Third Circuit Applies Erisa To Hybrid Pension Plans In Register V. Pnc, Christopher Cognato

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.