role of short sellers in discovering firms guilty of financial misrepresentation. The article opens by recounting the criticisms of short selling, beginning with the charge that short sellers subvert investor's confidence in financial markets and th Continue Reading...
Types of Takeovers
There are several consequences of whether a takeover is considered hostile or friendly. These consequences are more in the practical business realm than legal ones. Hostile takeovers are riskier for the acquirer than friendly on Continue Reading...
It is argued that while land tenure data can be instrumental in addressing land-related conflicts, much of the practical value is lost because of inconsistency of information and because information is not readily accessible, or cannot be combined t Continue Reading...
Anti-Trust
Are investors' legal remedies enough?
During the 1990s, a wave of legislation substantially deregulated the financial industry, effectively limiting the ability of investors to seek legal remedies in the wake of corporate fraud, and free Continue Reading...