This book explains the concepts of Ethical Business Practice (EBP) and Ethical Business Regulation (EBR), a new paradigm in compliance and enforcement based on behavioural science and ethics. EBR provides the basis for an effective relationship between a business and its regulators, resulting in better outcomes for both. EBR is attracting extensive attention from regulators and businesses around the world. The UK Government's 2017 Regulatory Futures Review draws on EBR as the foundation fo...

Key Facts Key Cases Company Law will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your Company Law module with ease. This book explains the facts and associated case law for:- Shares- Capital Maintenance- Failure and Liquidation- Directors- BorrowingAnn Ridley is Interim Dean, Business and Management, Accounting and Law at The University of Gloucestershire.Chris Shepherd is Lecturer in Law at London South Bank University.Key...

Can your business use a boost? Turnaround is a step-by step guide to revitalize any problem business.

A team of scholars with backgrounds in criminology, sociology, economics, business, government regulation, and law examine the historical, social, and cultural causes of the 2008 economic crisis. Essays probe the workings of the toxic subprime loan industry, the role of external auditors, the consequences of Wall Street deregulation, the manipulations of alpha hedge fund managers, and the "Ponzi-like" culture of contemporary capitalism. They unravel modern finance's complex schematics and ...

The smart investors guide to financial privacy, wealth protection and international profiteering.

This collection of essays has been compiled in honour of Professor Eddy Wymeersch on the occasion of his retirement as professor at Ghent University. His main international academic peers explore developments on the crossroads of company law and financial regulation in Europe and the United States, providing a unique view on the dynamics of regulatory competition in an era of economic globalisation, whether in the fields of rulemaking, organising the mobility of capital or the enforcement ...

Bottlenecker (n): a person who advocates for the creation or perpetuation of government regulation, particularly an occupational license, to restrict entry into his or her occupation, thereby accruing an economic advantage without providing a benefit to consumers.The Left, Right, and Center all hate them: powerful special interests that use government power for their own private benefit. In an era when the Left hates fat cats” and the Right despises cron...

The first decade of the new millennium was bookended by two major economic crises. The bursting of the dotcom bubble and the extended bear market of 2000 to 2002 prompted Congress to pass the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which was directed at core aspects of corporate governance. At the end of the decade came the bursting of the housing bubble, followed by a severe credit crunch, and the worst economic downturn in decades. In response, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act, which cha...

Rising defaults in the financial market in 2007, the current widespread economic recession and debt crisis have added impetus to existing doubts about companies’ governance, and cast new light on future trends in shareholder-oriented corporate practice. Taking account of these developments in the field and realising the current need for changes in governance, this book offers a thorough exploration of the origins, recent changes and future development of the corporate objective—shareholder...

An effective system of corporate governance has both internal and external aspects that have to be sufficiently responsive if governance is to succeed. In this book, Ahmed Naciri examines these two core aspects or the latest buzzword in business and management theory.Internal aspects include ownership structure, the board of directors and committees, internal control, risk management, transparency and financial reporting. External aspects can either be market-oriented, or can take ...

This comprehensive reference—cited by the courts—cuts your research time by analyzing relevant statutes, as well as court and FTC cases. It also discusses business practices consistently upheld, as well as those consistently condemned.Antitrust Basics anticipates virtually every antitrust issue you can expect to face, including: horizontal and vertical restraints; joint ventures; private treble damage actions; price fixing and predatory pricing; new product introdu...

Fund Governance: Legal Duties of Investment Company Directors is a comprehensive, authoritative and practical treatment of the legal obligations of mutual fund and closed-end fund directors, the special duties of independent directors, and fund governance best practices.This treatise provides detailed coverage of a fund board's legal duties under the federal securities laws and state corporate and trust law. It examines the impact of statutes and regulations, SEC g...