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Unpacking the Public Trust Doctrine: A Journey into Foreign Territory [PDF]
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2010 The past decade has borne witness to the transformation of South Africa's natural resources law with the introduction of a new legal concept, that of "public trusteeship", to South African jurisprudence.
E van der Schyff
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The Impact of Financial Reporting Mandates on Labor Unions
Journal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Labor unions in the United States are subject to financial reporting mandates. This study examines how these mandates affect unions and their members. Using several regulation‐based empirical designs, we document that more granular reporting requirements adversely affect unions' election outcomes.
QINGKAI DONG, ANTHONY LE
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Broker-Dealers, Institutional Investors, and Fiduciary Duty: Much Ado about Nothing
, 2014 Under the mandate of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, the SEC is soliciting public opinions on whether broker-dealers should be subject to a fiduciary duty when advising retail and institutional investors.
Bai, Lin (Lynn)
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Incidence, Risk, and Disclosure of Corporate Litigation: Insights from Federal Court Filings
Journal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We assemble and describe a sample of 174,782 lawsuits filed against 218,437 public‐company lawsuit‐defendants in federal district court from 2006 to 2021. These lawsuits involve an array of allegations, including product liability, civil rights discrimination, contract breaches, improper compensation and labor practices, antitrust violations ...
MARY BROOKE BILLINGS +3 more
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Misconduct complaints and agents’ incentives: Evidence from housing transactions
Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This article investigates the impact of misconduct complaints against agents on their self‐interested incentives and examines how agents attempt to shield themselves from the associated adverse effects on their reputations and career prospects.
Lawrence Kryzanowski, Yanting Wu
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Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2012 Over the years, the South African retirement fund industry has experienced major regulatory changes. These changes were aimed at imposing a higher standard of governance on the boards of trustees governing various pension funds. As such, there has been a
Motseotsile Clement Marumoagae
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Is the Corporate Director\u27s Duty of Care A Fiduciary\u27 Duty? Does It Matter?
, 2013 While reference to fiduciary duties (plural) is routinely employed in the United States as a convenient short-hand for a corporate director\u27s duties of care and loyalty, other common-law countries generally treat loyalty as the sole fiduciary duty.
Bruner, Christopher M.
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The Weaponization of ESG Infrastructures and the Future of Green Finance
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The trillion‐dollar green finance industry faces growing pushbacks from a range of actors. While criticisms vary—from portraying ESG as part of a “woke” agenda to highlighting risks of greenwashing—we now see mass departures from climate–finance initiatives, with asset managers coming under fire from regulators over ESG policies and activist ...
Annika Stenström
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The Uniform Model of the Business-Judgment Rule: a Comparative Study in English, American, Australian and Iranian Law [PDF]
پژوهش های حقوق تطبیقیThe Business-Judgment Rule can be defined as a doctrine that protects directors from personal responsibilities if they act in good faith, with due care and within the framework of their powers and duties, including the care and fiduciary duty ...
hamid Abhary +2 more
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Mimbar Yustitia: Jurnal Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia: Article 92 paragraph (1) of the Limited Liability Company Law states that the board of directors accepts the mandate of the company to take care of the interests of the company, as well as its duties and functions in running the company (fiduciary duty)
Dimas Seandy Frinaldo +2 more
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