Das in der EU für Aktiengesellschaften kodifizierte Kapitalschutzsystem ist unter Rechtfertigungsdruck geraten und steht vor tiefgreifenden Veränderungen. Es sieht bisher neben der Aufbringung eines Mindestkapitals vielfältige Kapitalaufbringungs- und Kapitalerhaltungsregeln vor, die auf vom...

After roughly 15 years of merger control application in the Federal Republic of Germany a reassessment of the significance of this instrument of antitrust policy seems necessary. This is particularly so in view of the reorientation of merger control policy in the United States which has been -...

Proponents of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) argue that mandating a uniform set of accounting standards improves financial statement comparability that in turn attracts greater cross-border investment. Our study tests this assertion by examining the change in foreign mutual...

The duty of corporate fiduciaries to act in the best interests of the firm lies at the heart of most stories about corporate law. It has occupied the center of what is probably the longest and most extensive debate in corporate law: whether the duties should be owed to shareholders alone or to...

Investors' Protection Fund is a quasi-insurance scheme which securities exchanges and capital trade points in Nigeria are required to set up pursuant to section 197 of the Investments and Securities Act, 2007. The primary aim of investors protection funds is to compensate investors who suffer...

The proliferation of unconstrained mutual funds calls into question the effectiveness of retail investor protections under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Analyzing trading data and prospectuses of a hand-selected sample of all unconstrained mutual funds launched from 2010 through 2015...

This paper investigate the effects of investor protection on hedge fund activism. Using a parsimonious measure of investor protection constructed from fund organizational characteristics, we document that higher investor protection is strongly correlated with superior performance of activists....

Whether you are a small time investor or an active one, it is very important to have thorough financial literacy, how to invest, where to invest, how much to invest etc. Being aware about investing helps the investors to fully appreciate opportunities and associated risks, take informed...

This paper argues that the key mechanisms protecting retail investors' financial stake in their portfolio investments are indirect. They do not rely on actions by the investors or by any private actor directly charged with looking after investors' interests. Rather, they are provided by the...