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Securities Law Prof Blog
Gulinello on State Mandatory Disclosure
The Mandatory Disclosure of State Corporate Law, by CHRISTOPHER JOHN GULINELLO, Northern Kentucky University - Salmon P. Chase College of Law, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the abstract:…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Top-5 Benefits/Compensation/Pension SSRN Downloads
Matthew D. Hutcheson, Retirement Plan Disclosure: Ethical Principles and Legal Obligations (194).Kenneth M. Rosen, Fiduciaries (144).Anne Marie Lofaso, Approaching Coal Mine Safety from a Comparative Law and Interdisciplinary Perspective (114).Jeffrey…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Files Fraud Charges Against Former Brocade CFO
The SEC filed fraud charges against Michael J. Byrd, a former Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., alleging that he disregarded indications that other…
The Retirement Plan Blog
Buckle up. 401(k) fee legislation introduced
By Jerry Kalish
401(k) fees showed up on the political radar screen in March when U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, held hearing. The blips…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Cox Releases White Paper on Municipal Securities Markets
Following up on his July 18 speech on "Integrity in the Municipal Market," Chair Cox delivered to Congress a SEC staff White Paper that calls for improvements in accounting and…
Legal Profession Blog
Inherent Authority
A lawyer represented a client in two breach of contract cases against The Christian Coalition of America, Inc. A key issue in the first case was whether a written agreement…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Chair Cox on Integrity in the Municipal Market
Integrity in the Municipal Market, by Chairman Christopher Cox, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Los Angeles, California, July 18, 2007:In this speech, Chair Cox points to the size of the…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Allows Mutual Funds to Use Tagged Risk/Return Summary Information
The SEC published final rule amendments to enable mutual funds to submit risk/return summary information from their prospectuses using interactive data under the Commission's voluntary program. The risk/return summary at…
Pension Risk Matters
Disclosure and Fiduciary Implications – Big Problem?
Disclosure is fast becoming the proverbial four letter word in pension fiduciary land. Critical questions abound. How much information do pension fiduciaries need in order to make an "informed" decision?…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Naked Short Selling Draws Attention to Stock Depository
How serious a problem is naked short-selling, and what can be done about it? The SEC recently tightened the rules about delivery of shares after a sale. But several companies…