Vor über vier Jahren wurde an der Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse der "Neue Markt" eingerichtet. Seither konnte er beachtliche Erfolge verbuchen. Seit einem Jahr kommt es allerdings nicht nur zu Kursrückgängen, sondern auch zu zahlreichen Kurseinbrüchen. Trotzdem sollte nach Meinung von Prof....

PIPEs are an important source of financing for many companies, yet controversial due to their harsh contractual structures. We present a detailed study of how PIPE contracts allocate contingent cash flow rights between investor and issuer. We find that issuers advised by high-ranking...

In the past decade, many of the world's largest financial exchanges have demutualized, i.e., converted from mutual, not-for-profit organizations to publicly-traded, for-profit firms. In most cases, these exchanges have substantial responsibilities with respect to enforcing various "trade...

In securities law, investor protection means that an issuer of securities, here partnership interests for private equity, must register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and be subject to disclosure, reporting, record-keeping compliance and examination programs.This article...

This paper proposes a policy framework for containing the unintended, and potentially harmful, effects of financial innovation. The total costs of conduct failures are often related to innovative products or services. The current approach, adopted by several authorities, makes extensive use of...