Patrolling an Extended Perimeter
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
The unintended consequences of pork barrel politics come into full view in an exotic provision of Dodd-Frank.
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The Euro: From Crisis to Resolution? Some Reflections from Ireland on the Road Thus Far
Brian Cowen gave a speech at Georgetown University in which he reflects on what happened in Ireland in recent years, including the context in which policy decisions in Ireland were made during the years of strong growth and during the crisis
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
King & Wood Mallesons Reports on Recent Developments Affecting Directors in the Regulatory Enforcement Pyramid
Greg Golding and Laura Steinke of King & Wood Mallesons consider the position of the Australian director in 2012 against the framework of the directors’ place in the regulatory enforcement environment.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The Challenges Facing ASIC Over The Next Decade
The chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission discusses the challenges facing ASIC over the next decade, identifying three challenges that ASIC must overcome to achieve its strategic outcomes
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
State Capital, Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Future Fund - I
Originally Published:
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
If Australia does become a more proactive state capital investment actor there needs to be much more debate about the structure that should take and the accountability mechanisms required.
ASIC Accepts Enforceable Undertaking From Leighton Holdings
Leighton Holdings Limited has paid a total of $300,000 after The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”) served three infringement notices alleging the company had not complied with the continuous disclosure provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 and relevant provisions of the Aus
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
Rethinking the Theory of the Firm: The Return of the Entrepreneur
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Saturday, March 17, 2012
Working within the nexus-of-contracts model, scholars have struggled to develop a rhetorical paradigm that provides a descriptive explanation of corporation law.
UK Financial Policy Committee Statement on Macro-Prudential Powers
The interim Financial Policy Committee (FPC) met and discussed its advice to the Treasury regarding the macro-prudential tools over which the statutory FPC should have powers to direct action by the proposed new regulatory authorities, the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Au
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Friday, March 16, 2012
SEC Commissioner States That Investor Protection is Needed for True Capital Formation
SEC Commissioner Aguilar sets out his concerns with The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (HR 3606) in this speech which highlights the need for increased investor protection.
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Friday, March 16, 2012
Shadow Banking and Financial Instability: Lord Turner speech to the CASS Business School
In a speech to the CASS Business School the Chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), Lord Turner, set out how the ‘shadow banking’ sector contributed to the financial crisis, the risks it still poses to financial stability and the importance of a sufficiently comprehensive and radical pol
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012