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Epidemics of 'Control Fraud' Lead to Recurrent, Intensifying Bubbles and Crises

Black, William K. - 2010

“Control frauds” are seemingly legitimate entities controlled by persons that use them as a fraud “weapon.” A single … control fraud can cause greater losses than all other forms of property crime combined. This article addresses the role of … control fraud in financial crises. Financial control frauds' primary weapon is accounting. Fraudulent lenders produce …

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Competing for a share of global derivatives markets : trends and policy choices for the United States

Duffie, Darrell; Hu, Henry T. C. - 2008 - Draft: June 3, 2008

This is a preliminary study on the status of the U.S. in the global market for derivatives-related services. We include some of the policy choices available to enhance this status. We begin with a review of the importance of active and efficient derivatives markets for the U.S. economy. We then...

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Investment treaties and shareholder claims : analysis of treaty practice

Gaukrodger, David - 2014

Advanced systems of domestic corporate law generally apply a “no reflective loss” principle to shareholder claims. Shareholder claims are permitted for direct injury to shareholder rights (such as voting rights). But shareholders generally cannot bring claims for reflective loss incurred as...

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Investment treaties and shareholder claims for reflective loss : insights from advanced systems of corporate law

Gaukrodger, David - 2014

Corporate law in advanced domestic legal systems on the one hand, and typical treaties for the protection of foreign investment on the other hand, treat claims for damages by company shareholders differently. Advanced domestic systems generally bar shareholders from claiming for reflective loss...

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The Impact of the Financial Crisis - Institutional Issues

Senn, Myriam - 2010

The financial crisis is a challenge for global regulatory governance. Indeed the crisis is a very interesting case study to understand how regulation evolves and institutional transformation occurs. The issue is addressed taking legal, public policy, and international relations aspects into...

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Will the Wheatley Recommendations Fix LIBOR?

Abrantes-Metz, Rosa M. - 2012

In this article we summarize the main problems with the current LIBOR setting, describe our proposal on how to reform LIBOR through a committed quote system (“CLIBOR”), and explain why the final Wheatley Review proposal on how to reform LIBOR, and its reasons for stopping short of our...

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The Need for Consolidating International Financial Regulatory Architecture

Barton, Uzma Ashraf - 2013

The existing international financial regulatory architecture is multifarious. Prevalent regulatory forums are numerous, with over-lapping spheres of activity, where all such forums share a lack of consolidated authority. Bodies like the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), Group of 20,...

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CDS Zombies

Gelpern, Anna - 2014

This paper examines the contract interpretation strategies adopted by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) for its credit derivatives contracts in the Greek sovereign debt crisis. We argue that the economic function of sovereign credit default swaps (CDS) after Greece is...

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Bribery and Corruption in Telecommunications : Death, Defamation, and Dogma

Sutherland, Ewan - 2013

Despite strong traditions of research into corruption and into telecommunications policy and regulation, the two are almost never combined, an absence that remains unexplained. One possibility is that it is “dangerous” in terms of physical harm, financial harm from defamation law suits or...

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Regulating Credit Rating Agencies after the Financial Crisis : The Long and Winding Road Toward Accountability

Rousseau, Stephane - 2009

The credit crisis that started in the American mortgage subprime market in 2007 is having profound social and economic consequences. In this context, lawmakers, regulators, and commentators have questioned the role of rating agencies in the market turmoil. In light of the critiques, a strong...

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