Accountability is the missing piece of the jigsaw in capital market governance

A proposed takeover of Sprint in the United States by a Japanese corporation is in danger of being derailed through the triumph of xenophobia on links to China rather than reason.

Arguments that the activities of sovereign wealth funds are incompatible with free-market capitalism ignore the inherently political nature of markets.

A critical theme at Berle V was state capital and the dynamics of financial regulation and the growing relevance of Chinese corporate and securities law to Western practice and policy.

One of the most egregious financial crimes of the century has gone effectively unpunished an influential judge tells a conference organised by the CLMR.

Complexity in product design, technological innovation and globalisation combine to bring unparalleled challenges to the regulation of market conduct.

The changes taking place in China today are best regarded, not as a transition to anything (whether ideal-typical capitalism or something else), but simply as an ongoing transformation.

One particular issue highlighted by the financial crisis is whether the standard of care, skill and diligence that regulators and the courts enforce is, or should be, norm setting or norm reflecting.