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Getting to a Financial Stress Test Equilibrium
Read moreOn May 24, 2018, President Trump signed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (“EGRRCPA”).1 This law...
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New Conductor, New Song?: The Fight Over CFPB Leadership
Read moreCreated as part of the Dodd-Frank Act in wake of 2008 Financial Crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has...
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Investment Modernization Act of 2016: Part 1 of 2
Read morePART I: What Is The Investment Modernization Act of 2016? The Investment Modernization Act of 2016 is...
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In SEC’s Whistleblower Program, Will Confidentiality Prove Counterproductive?
Read moreEarly last month, in a heavily censored report, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) publicly announced an award of...
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Insider Trading Regulation of Derivatives under SEC Rule 10(b)-5 and Dodd Frank
Read moreThe SEC generally refers to illegal insider trading as “the act of buying or selling a security, in breach...
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The Government’s Scapegoat
Read moreThe 2008 financial crisis and the ensuing legislation and regulation under Dodd-Frank have been at the center legal and...
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Will Pension Funds Leave Hedge Funds?
Read moreThere are growing concerns that hedge funds, referred to as the “gold rush of the 21st century,” are troubling...
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SEC’s increasing use of administrative law courts
Read moreThe SEC’s increasing use of administrative law courts for trying cases has raised eyebrows throughout the legal community. In...
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The SEC – Catching up to the Clawback
Read moreIn response to the major accounting frauds in the early 2000s, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act required chief executives and chief...