The potential impact of the Hobby Lobby case
The Supreme Court seems to have been replaced by some religious conventicle. In the course of ignoring reality to fit theology, it...
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Regulation Archive
New York IR director offers accidental lesson in how not to avoid bad coverage
A New York-based IRO inadvertently offered his profession a high-profile lesson in how not to prevent negative media coverage.The...
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SEC charges director at LHA Associates with $1 mn in insider trading
A director at New York-based Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates Investor Relations has been charged by the SEC on accusations of...
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Shining a light on insider trading during M&A
Last June a blockbuster academic analysis stunned many corporate governance aficionados with robust statistical evidence pointing...
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UK regulators recommend against creating whistleblower rewards program
The UK’s top financial regulators have recommended that parliament not create a program to reward whistleblowers in the style of...
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Deutsche Bank and UBS face dark pools probe
Deutsche Bank and UBS have joined the list of banks involved in an investigation into dark pools and high-frequency trading (HFT)...
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SEC accuses IR company partner of insider-trading scheme
The SEC has charged a partner at New York investor relations firm Cameron Associates with insider trading, accusing him of using...
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SEC probes 44 investment firms and Congressional committee for insider trading
An insider-trading investigation into the US House Committee on Ways and Means involves 44 hedge funds and investment firms...
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FCA launches review of competition in wholesale financial markets
UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a review of the wholesale financial markets to determine whether...
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Pension trustees may consider long-term criteria, says UK Law Commission
Pension fund trustees have the duty to invest to maximize returns over the long term as well as in the short term and can consider...
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