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Regulatory Intensity and Firm-Specific Exposure

Harvard Corporate Governance

It triggers heated political debates, and it is also constantly on the minds of business owners, who cite regulation as a major factor that affects capital structure, employment, and innovation. Summary Regulation is a fundamental economic concept. Of course, many studies focus on cost-benefit analyses of specific rules.

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North America Proxy Voting and Engagement Guidelines

Harvard Corporate Governance

State Street Global Advisors’ Proxy Voting and Engagement Guidelines for North America (United States [“US”] and Canada) address our market-specific approaches to topics including directors and boards, accounting and audit related issues, capital structure, reorganization and mergers, compensation, and other governance-related issues.

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Weekly Roundup: April 29-May 5, 2022

Harvard Corporate Governance

Tags: Agency model , Compliance and disclosure interpretation , Financial advisers , Hedging , Private funds , SEC , SEC rulemaking , Securities regulation.

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Weekly Roundup: October 14-20, 2022

Harvard Corporate Governance

Venture Capital Advisers Not Off-Limits for SEC Scrutiny. Tags: Capital structure , Carve-outs , Charter & bylaws , Mergers & acquisitions , Shareholder voting , Shareholders agreements. Chancery Court Decision Illuminates Contours of Director Oversight Liability. Posted by Paul R. Bessette, Michael J.

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Appraiser Newsroom - Untitled Article

Appraiser Newsroom

She is involved in the valuation of trucking companies for a variety of purposes including corporate planning, estate and gift tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, profit sharing plans, compliance matters, litigation support, and ESOPs. In addition, Samantha is a member of the firm’s Financial Reporting Valuation Group.

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Rolling Back Dodd-Frank: Investors’ and Banks’ Responses to Financial Market Deregulation

Reynolds Holding

In a recent paper we study the economic consequences of financial market deregulation by answering two questions: (a) Do shareholders believe lower regulatory scrutiny enhances the value of banks, and (b) do the lower compliance costs resulting from deregulation prompt banks to improve their operating performance and expand their lending activities?

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How to Avoid Chapter 22 in Restructuring Work for Energy Companies

Value Scope

The cash flows we isolate are tested for their ability to support debt, the new capital structure of the restructured firm. Probabilistic modelling provides real decision makers with a range in which they can negotiate and design a better capital structure for the most likely economic forecast. Conclusion. 5] 11 U.S.C.