Foreign shareholders can avail themselves of legal protection under three different legal regimes: diplomatic protection, international investment law and international human rights law. Adopting a historic and comparative approach, this article tracks the faded role of diplomatic protection for...

This study investigates whether a policy that aims to protect minority shareholders in young unlisted companies benefits regional outsiders defined as those ventures located in regions that are usually less likely to receive equity finance. It focuses on the UK equity crowdfunding market in...

We investigate a 2012 pay-or-explain regulation implemented by China's Shanghai Stock Exchange. The regulation mandates that eligible firms must either pay 30% of their current-year profits as cash dividends or explain the reasons for their nonpayment through a public conference call. Using...

Corporate governance is an indispensable practice adopted by companies and firms with its primary beneficiaries or rather stakeholders being the shareholders. Corporate governance is crucial because it protects investors and supports investors in the market sector. Due to deception and fraud,...

The ruling against the Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd’s financial fraud was the first special representative action under China’s new Securities Law, serving as a milestone in investor protection in China. Exploiting the natural experiment provided by the ruling, we empirically test the...

We present insights into novel and complex issues regarding cryptocurrency activities, the related investor protection, and blockchain market risks. Crypto digital assets embody global economic ambition with their significant growth and creativity levels. This study employs a novel research...