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When Genius Failed

The Rise and Fall of Long Term Capital Management

by Roger Lowenstein ...

Charts are best viewed on a tablet.Picking up where Liar’s Poker left off (literally, in the bond dealer’s desks of Salomon Brothers) the story of Long-Term Capital Management is of a group of elite investors who believed they could beat the market and, like alchemists, create limitless wealth for themselves and their partners.Founded by John Meriweather, a notoriously confident bond dealer, along ... Read more

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Charts are best viewed on a tablet.Picking up where Liar’s Poker left off (literally, in the bond dealer’s desks of Salomon Brothers) the story of Long-Term Capital Management is of a group of elite investors who believed they could beat the market and, like alchemists, create limitless wealth for themselves and their partners.Founded by John Meriweather, a notoriously confident bond dealer, along
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Trillions

How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever

by Robin Wigglesworth ...

Best books of 2021, Financial Times'Grab some popcorn and take a front row seat, because Robin Wigglesworth has an astonishing story to tell you' Tim Harford, author of How to Make the World Add Up'A fascinating account of an investment revolution' Ian Fraser, Literary Review'A magisterial, delightfully written history offering up portraits of the academic scribblers and entrepreneurial pra... ... Read more

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Best books of 2021, Financial Times'Grab some popcorn and take a front row seat, because Robin Wigglesworth has an astonishing story to tell you' Tim Harford, author of How to Make the World Add Up'A fascinating account of an investment revolution' Ian Fraser, Literary Review'A magisterial, delightfully written history offering up portraits of the academic scribblers and entrepreneurial pra...
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The Asset Class

How Private Equity Turned Capitalism Against Itself

by Hettie O'Brien ...

'FINANCIAL JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST . . . UTTERLY TERRIFYING' PETER OBORNE'PART WAKE-UP CALL, PART FINANCIAL THRILLER' SHAMI CHAKRABARTIA thrilling, eye-opening investigation into private equity, a secretive wing of the finance industry that is so relentlessly destructive, it could have been created to undermine our way of lifeYou don't know their names, but they own the house you rent. They own ... Read more

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'FINANCIAL JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST . . . UTTERLY TERRIFYING' PETER OBORNE'PART WAKE-UP CALL, PART FINANCIAL THRILLER' SHAMI CHAKRABARTIA thrilling, eye-opening investigation into private equity, a secretive wing of the finance industry that is so relentlessly destructive, it could have been created to undermine our way of lifeYou don't know their names, but they own the house you rent. They own
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The Code of Capital

How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality

by Katharina Pistor ...

A compelling explanation of how the law shapes the distribution of wealthCapital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates more wealth? The Code of Capital explains how capital is created behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, and ... Read more

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A compelling explanation of how the law shapes the distribution of wealthCapital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates more wealth? The Code of Capital explains how capital is created behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, and
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A Very English Deceit

The Secret History of the South Sea Bubble and the First Great Financial Scandal (Text Only)

by Malcolm Balen ...

The ebook of the critically acclaimed popular history book: the story of the South Sea Bubble which in Balen’s hands becomes a morality tale for our times. A classic collision of political ambition, mercenary greed and financial revolution.The early years of the 18th-century produced two great monuments: one, Christopher Wren’s new cathedral of St Paul’s, an enduring testament to principled craft ... Read more

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The ebook of the critically acclaimed popular history book: the story of the South Sea Bubble which in Balen’s hands becomes a morality tale for our times. A classic collision of political ambition, mercenary greed and financial revolution.The early years of the 18th-century produced two great monuments: one, Christopher Wren’s new cathedral of St Paul’s, an enduring testament to principled craft
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Dark Pools

The rise of A.I. trading machines and the looming threat to Wall Street

by Scott Patterson ...

Dark Pools is the pacy, revealing, and profoundly chilling tale of how global markets have been hijacked by trading robots – many so self-directed that humans can’t predict what they’ll do next.It’s the story of the blisteringly intelligent computer programmers behind the rise of these ‘bots’. And it’s a timely warning that as artificial intelligence gradually takes over, we could be on the verge ... Read more

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Dark Pools is the pacy, revealing, and profoundly chilling tale of how global markets have been hijacked by trading robots – many so self-directed that humans can’t predict what they’ll do next.It’s the story of the blisteringly intelligent computer programmers behind the rise of these ‘bots’. And it’s a timely warning that as artificial intelligence gradually takes over, we could be on the verge
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Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire

Shortlisted for the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2020

by Rebecca Henderson ...

*****SHORTLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020***FT Best books of 2020: Business**'In a world on fire, status quo is not a great option. Henderson rightfully argues for the refoundation of capitalism and offers thought-provoking ideas on what needs to be done to address some of the world's greatest challenges.****' Hubert Joly, former chairman and CEO, BestBuy_______________ ... Read more

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*****SHORTLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020***FT Best books of 2020: Business**'In a world on fire, status quo is not a great option. Henderson rightfully argues for the refoundation of capitalism and offers thought-provoking ideas on what needs to be done to address some of the world's greatest challenges.****' Hubert Joly, former chairman and CEO, BestBuy_______________
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Reimagining Capitalism

Shortlisted for the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2020

by Rebecca Henderson ...

**LONGLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020WHAT IF BUSINESS COULD HELP SOLVE THE GREATEST PROBLEMS OF OUR TIME?**Free market capitalism is one of humanity's greatest inventions and the greatest source of prosperity the world has ever seen. At the same time, its single-minded pursuit of profit has led to rampant inequality and the looming threat of climate catastrophe - and now ... Read more

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**LONGLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020WHAT IF BUSINESS COULD HELP SOLVE THE GREATEST PROBLEMS OF OUR TIME?**Free market capitalism is one of humanity's greatest inventions and the greatest source of prosperity the world has ever seen. At the same time, its single-minded pursuit of profit has led to rampant inequality and the looming threat of climate catastrophe - and now
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財富背後的法律密碼

法律如何創造財富與不平等The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality

by 卡塔琳娜．皮斯托（Katharina Pistor）, 趙盛慈 ...

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■首見由法學教授從法律、法規、條款的角度來探討，造成貧富差距、社會不公的手段。■法律已成為國家、企業、富人等分配財富，製造社會不平等、貧富不均的一個意外工具。■暢銷書《二十一世紀資本論》作者Thomas Piketty推薦：這是一本引人入勝的書，它證明了資本的權利如何深植於國際法律體制中，是一本必讀之作。**財富分配不均也是暴政哪裡有利可圖，哪裡的法規就會鬆綁。這樣可以嗎？你以為的「依法治國」其實是「資本治國」！法治是rule of law還是rule by law，有巨大的差別。揭開21世紀資本論未解之謎，破解法律如何決定財富分配、造成社會不平等的底層根源，你一定要懂什麼是創造資本的法律密碼。**「在所有形式的暴政中，最沒有吸引力、最粗俗的暴政，就是純粹財富的暴政，富豪統治的暴政。」──第二十六屆美國總統狄奧多．羅斯福（Theodore Roosevelt ... Read more

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■首見由法學教授從法律、法規、條款的角度來探討，造成貧富差距、社會不公的手段。■法律已成為國家、企業、富人等分配財富，製造社會不平等、貧富不均的一個意外工具。■暢銷書《二十一世紀資本論》作者Thomas Piketty推薦：這是一本引人入勝的書，它證明了資本的權利如何深植於國際法律體制中，是一本必讀之作。**財富分配不均也是暴政哪裡有利可圖，哪裡的法規就會鬆綁。這樣可以嗎？你以為的「依法治國」其實是「資本治國」！法治是rule of law還是rule by law，有巨大的差別。揭開21世紀資本論未解之謎，破解法律如何決定財富分配、造成社會不平等的底層根源，你一定要懂什麼是創造資本的法律密碼。**「在所有形式的暴政中，最沒有吸引力、最粗俗的暴政，就是純粹財富的暴政，富豪統治的暴政。」──第二十六屆美國總統狄奧多．羅斯福（Theodore Roosevelt
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Regulating Services in the European Union

by Vassilis Hatzopoulos ...

Across the EU, services are the cornerstone of the modern economy, accounting for over 70% of national GDPs and over 90% of new jobs created. Fostering trade in services has, accordingly, become central to the EU's vision for developing the internal market. Yet regulating services and their international trade is notoriously complex, and controversial. For years the EU's efforts were limited to ... Read more

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Across the EU, services are the cornerstone of the modern economy, accounting for over 70% of national GDPs and over 90% of new jobs created. Fostering trade in services has, accordingly, become central to the EU's vision for developing the internal market. Yet regulating services and their international trade is notoriously complex, and controversial. For years the EU's efforts were limited to
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Financial Collateral

Law and Practice

Edited by Matthias Haentjens ...

This is the first book to analyse and draw together all of the property law and regulatory and contractual issues relevant to financial collateral transactions. Collateralized finance transactions played a major role in the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the near-failure of AIG during the early months of the global financial crisis, and are being increasingly recognised as being integral to the ... Read more

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This is the first book to analyse and draw together all of the property law and regulatory and contractual issues relevant to financial collateral transactions. Collateralized finance transactions played a major role in the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the near-failure of AIG during the early months of the global financial crisis, and are being increasingly recognised as being integral to the
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European Capital Markets Law

Edited by Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Veil ...

“The richness, clarity and nuances of the structure and methodology followed by the contributors make the book a very valuable tool for students... seeking to obtain a general understanding of the market and how it is regulated.” – Ligia Catherine Arias Barrera, Banking & Finance Law ReviewThe fully updated edition of this user-friendly textbook continues to systematise the European law governing ... Read more

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“The richness, clarity and nuances of the structure and methodology followed by the contributors make the book a very valuable tool for students... seeking to obtain a general understanding of the market and how it is regulated.” – Ligia Catherine Arias Barrera, Banking & Finance Law ReviewThe fully updated edition of this user-friendly textbook continues to systematise the European law governing
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Registro de imóveis

by Christiano Cassettari, Monete Hipólito Serra, Márcio Guerra Serra ...

Series series Cartórios
A Coleção Cartórios foi criada com o objetivo de permitir aos estudantes, tabeliães, registradores, escreventes, juízes, promotores e profissionais do Direito acesso a estudo completo, profundo, atual e didático de todas as matérias que compõem o Direito Notarial e Registral. A obra sobre o Registro de Imóveis contém: a parte geral do registro imobiliário, os atos ordinários e os procedimentos ... Read more

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A Coleção Cartórios foi criada com o objetivo de permitir aos estudantes, tabeliães, registradores, escreventes, juízes, promotores e profissionais do Direito acesso a estudo completo, profundo, atual e didático de todas as matérias que compõem o Direito Notarial e Registral. A obra sobre o Registro de Imóveis contém: a parte geral do registro imobiliário, os atos ordinários e os procedimentos
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Understanding Company Law

by Alastair Hudson ...

Understanding Company Law is a lively introduction to modern company law. It takes a unique approach to the subject, which also encompasses the important and growing fields of securities regulation, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility.This textbook covers all of the key topics that a student reader will encounter in any company law course. The discussion presents the key ... Read more

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Understanding Company Law is a lively introduction to modern company law. It takes a unique approach to the subject, which also encompasses the important and growing fields of securities regulation, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility.This textbook covers all of the key topics that a student reader will encounter in any company law course. The discussion presents the key
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Autonomous Ships and the Law

Edited by Henrik Ringbom, Erik Røsæg, Trond Solvang ...

Interest in autonomous ships has grown exponentially over the past few years. Whereas a few years ago, the prospect of unmanned and autonomous vessels sailing on the seas was considered unrealistic, the debate now centers on when and in what format and pace the development will take place.Law has a key role to play in this development and legal obstacles are often singled out as principal barriers ... Read more

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Interest in autonomous ships has grown exponentially over the past few years. Whereas a few years ago, the prospect of unmanned and autonomous vessels sailing on the seas was considered unrealistic, the debate now centers on when and in what format and pace the development will take place.Law has a key role to play in this development and legal obstacles are often singled out as principal barriers
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Regulierungseffekte von kollektivem Rechtsschutz auf dem Kapitalmarkt

by Rajib Matin ...

Series Book 6795 - Europaeische Hochschulschriften Recht
Aufsehenerregende Massenereignisse wie der „Diesel-Skandal" haben dazu geführt, dass der kollektive Rechtsschutz wieder in den Mittelpunkt von (rechtlichen) Diskussionen gelangte. Mit dem VDuG wurde erst kürzlich ein „neues" Kollektivverfahren eingeführt. Die Frage der Notwendigkeit von Kollektivverfahren im deutschen Zivilprozess wird weiterhin kontrovers bewertet.Die vorliegende Arbeit ... Read more

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Aufsehenerregende Massenereignisse wie der „Diesel-Skandal" haben dazu geführt, dass der kollektive Rechtsschutz wieder in den Mittelpunkt von (rechtlichen) Diskussionen gelangte. Mit dem VDuG wurde erst kürzlich ein „neues" Kollektivverfahren eingeführt. Die Frage der Notwendigkeit von Kollektivverfahren im deutschen Zivilprozess wird weiterhin kontrovers bewertet.Die vorliegende Arbeit
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Der Teilbetriebsbegriff in den Einbringungstatbestaenden des Umwandlungssteuergesetzes

by Christian Erich Rödel ...

Series Book 34 - Finanz- und Steuerrecht in Deutschland und Europa
Die Auslegung des Teilbetriebsbegriffes im Steuerrecht beschäftigt seit Jahrzehnten Rechtsprechung und Wissenschaft. Im Rahmen des Umwandlungssteuergesetzes (UmwStG) werfen die Umstrukturierung der Einbringungstatbestände durch das SEStEG 2006 neue Fragen zum Verständnis des Teilbetriebes auf. Der Autor untersucht insbesondere die europarechtlichen und verfassungsrechtlichen Prämissen bei der ... Read more

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Die Auslegung des Teilbetriebsbegriffes im Steuerrecht beschäftigt seit Jahrzehnten Rechtsprechung und Wissenschaft. Im Rahmen des Umwandlungssteuergesetzes (UmwStG) werfen die Umstrukturierung der Einbringungstatbestände durch das SEStEG 2006 neue Fragen zum Verständnis des Teilbetriebes auf. Der Autor untersucht insbesondere die europarechtlichen und verfassungsrechtlichen Prämissen bei der
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Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais

by Christiano Cassettari, Andreia Ruzzante Gagliardi, Marcelo Salaroli, Mario de Carvalho Camargo Neto ...

Series series Cartórios
Elaborada por especialistas renomados, a Coleção Cartórios examina de maneira didática e profunda o direito notarial e registral em suas espécies, que dão origem aos cartórios extrajudiciais brasileiros. A coleção contempla a teoria geral do direito notarial e registral, o registro de imóveis, o registro civil de pessoa natural e jurídica, o registro de títulos e documentos e o tabelionado de ... Read more

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Elaborada por especialistas renomados, a Coleção Cartórios examina de maneira didática e profunda o direito notarial e registral em suas espécies, que dão origem aos cartórios extrajudiciais brasileiros. A coleção contempla a teoria geral do direito notarial e registral, o registro de imóveis, o registro civil de pessoa natural e jurídica, o registro de títulos e documentos e o tabelionado de
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TranSa(n)ktionen, Regulierung, Krypto- & Klepto: Neue und alte Phänomene auf dem Kapitalmarkt

Kapitalmarkt – Recht und Transaktionen XVIII –Tagungsband 2022

Edited by Thomas U. Reutter, Thomas Werlen ...

Entdecken Sie in diesem Tagungsband einen tiefen Einblick in die dynamischen Entwicklungen und Herausforderungen der globalen Finanzmärkte, präsentiert im Rahmen der 18. EIZ-Tagung „Kapitalmarkt – Recht und Transaktionen“. Die geldpolitische Schwemme, ausgelöst durch die Pandemie, hat den Kapitalmarkt nachhaltig beeinflusst und zu einer Neubewertung etablierter Paradigmen geführt. Inmitten ... Read more

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Entdecken Sie in diesem Tagungsband einen tiefen Einblick in die dynamischen Entwicklungen und Herausforderungen der globalen Finanzmärkte, präsentiert im Rahmen der 18. EIZ-Tagung „Kapitalmarkt – Recht und Transaktionen“. Die geldpolitische Schwemme, ausgelöst durch die Pandemie, hat den Kapitalmarkt nachhaltig beeinflusst und zu einer Neubewertung etablierter Paradigmen geführt. Inmitten
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Money Market Funds in the EU and the US

Regulation and Practice

Edited by Viktoria Baklanova, Joseph Tanega ...

This book provides the first comprehensive examination of the regulation of the money market fund sector. In consideration of the current regulatory uncertainties in the sector, this book provides practical help to legal and market practitioners by setting out regulations governing money market funds in the EU and in the US. Providing a comparative approach, analyzing the regulatory environment in ... Read more

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This book provides the first comprehensive examination of the regulation of the money market fund sector. In consideration of the current regulatory uncertainties in the sector, this book provides practical help to legal and market practitioners by setting out regulations governing money market funds in the EU and in the US. Providing a comparative approach, analyzing the regulatory environment in
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The Financial Crisis in Constitutional Perspective

The Dark Side of Functional Differentiation

Edited by Associate Professor Poul F Kjaer, Professor Dr Gunther Teubner, Professor Alberto Febbrajo ...

Series series International Studies in the Theory of Private Law
This volume presents the first thorough sociologically-informed legal analysis of the financial crisis which unfolded in 2008. It combines a multitude of theoretically informed analyses of the causes, dynamics and reactions to the crisis and contextualises these within the general structural transformations characterising contemporary society. It furthermore explores the constitutional ... Read more

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This volume presents the first thorough sociologically-informed legal analysis of the financial crisis which unfolded in 2008. It combines a multitude of theoretically informed analyses of the causes, dynamics and reactions to the crisis and contextualises these within the general structural transformations characterising contemporary society. It furthermore explores the constitutional
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The Impact, Legitimacy and Effectiveness of EU Counter-Terrorism

Edited by Fiona de Londras, Josephine Doody ...

Series series Routledge Research in Terrorism and the Law
Counter-terrorism law and policy has been prominent and widespread in the years following 9/11, touching on many areas of everyday life from policing and border control to financial transactions and internet governance. The European Union is a major actor in contemporary counter-terrorism, including through its development of counter-terrorism laws for application within the Union. This book ... Read more

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Counter-terrorism law and policy has been prominent and widespread in the years following 9/11, touching on many areas of everyday life from policing and border control to financial transactions and internet governance. The European Union is a major actor in contemporary counter-terrorism, including through its development of counter-terrorism laws for application within the Union. This book
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Research Handbook on EU Securities Law

Edited by Paolo Giudici, Joseph A. McCahery ...

Series series Research Handbooks in Financial Law series
This Research Handbook provides a critical examination of the landscape of EU securities law, including crypto-markets, financial innovation and the Capital Markets Union. It explores the enforcement of EU securities regulation ies and related instruments, such as the EU Takeover Regulation.Leading specialists discuss the full length and breadth of the subject, from the history and theory of ... Read more

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This Research Handbook provides a critical examination of the landscape of EU securities law, including crypto-markets, financial innovation and the Capital Markets Union. It explores the enforcement of EU securities regulation ies and related instruments, such as the EU Takeover Regulation.Leading specialists discuss the full length and breadth of the subject, from the history and theory of
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Insider Trading

Global Developments and Analysis

Edited by Paul U. Ali, Greg N. Gregoriou ...

Insider trading has long been considered an endemic feature of the world's financial markets. It is unsurprising that the recent growth in mergers and acquisitions worldwide has been accompanied by a growth in insider trading, on a scale not witnessed since the 1980's takeovers boom. Insider Trading: Global Developments and Analysis brings together the latest law and finance research on insider ... Read more

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Insider trading has long been considered an endemic feature of the world's financial markets. It is unsurprising that the recent growth in mergers and acquisitions worldwide has been accompanied by a growth in insider trading, on a scale not witnessed since the 1980's takeovers boom. Insider Trading: Global Developments and Analysis brings together the latest law and finance research on insider
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