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ESG Funds and the Question of Sustainability Impact

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Green Bonds; Empty Promises

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Mark Weidemaier

The Rise of the Finfluencer

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Who Regulates the Regulators: Accountability at the SEC Enforcement Division

Whistleblower Frances Haugen recently reported Facebook to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allegedly fraudulent statements Facebook made to investors. Millions of people all over the...

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A new Dawn for the Portuguese Stock Market?

Law no. 99–A/2021 of 31 December 2021, which will come into effect 30 days after its publication date, will amend a number of Portuguese laws and regulations, including the Securities Code. Investors...

27 January 2022

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David Oliveira Festas

Francisco Albuquerque Reis

Permitting Dual Class Shares in the UK Premium Listing Regime—A Path to Enhance rather than Compromise Investor Protection

Since late 2019 the UK Government has been discussing the possibility of allowing dual class capital structures in the premium listing regime of the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The revival...

22 October 2021

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When the Means Undermine the Ends: The Leviathan of Securities Law and Enforcement in Digital-Asset Markets

The famous quote from Machiavelli’s The Prince states that ‘in the actions of all men, and especially of princes Although the largest increase...

21 October 2021

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Developing Securities Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does it Matter?

In my recently published working paper titled ‘Developing Securities Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does it Matter?’, I revisit the debates on the utility of stock markets in sub-Saharan...

19 October 2020

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Onoriode Reginald Aziza

The Pandemic Response in the UK in the Context of Corporate and Financial Law—within and without Law

The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted a wide range of responses from governments, central banks and regulatory agencies around the world as well as driving adaptations to corporate governance practices to...

2 September 2020

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Irene-marie Esser

Call for Papers: Elgar Research Handbook on Global Capital Markets

We have recently been commissioned by Edward Elgar to curate a Research Handbook on Global Capital Markets. It is timely for a Research Handbook to take stock of the key...

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