Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether are an ideological project, an investment asset and – according to their supporters – the basis for a new economy. Yet after the collapse in crypto prices in 2022, the spectacular fraud at crypto exchange FTX and the criminal fines against Binance, the debate around crypto has changed. Critics say… Read More »
On April 19, 2024, Richard Ostrander, the general counsel and head of the Legal and Compliance Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY”) expressed his personal views on how the legal function can (or should) be integrated into a banking organization’s risk management framework.[1] This is a notable development because his views… Read More »
The Markets in Crypto-Asset Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 – ‘MiCA’) aims at furthering one of the main applications of the distributed ledger technology (DLT, which is the crypto asset ecosystem. MiCA’s approach consists of ensuring an adequate degree of investor protection, financial stability, market fairness, and integrity, in the aftermath of the Crypto Winter, where… Read More »
The United States, the European Union (EU), and other jurisdictions have imposed restrictive measures (sanctions) against Russia, including asset freezes, in response to the war of aggression against Ukraine. The latest available data shows that frozen assets belonging to sanctioned Russian individuals and entities amount to 21.5 billion Euros. Furthermore, the frozen assets of the… Read More »
Climate risk is one of the greatest challenges facing the world today and investors are taking notice. But a full understanding of how climate risks get implemented into firm policy remains elusive. In our recent paper, we study the propagation of climate disasters through common ownership networks as a mechanism through which investors may impact… Read More »
Publicly listed corporations in the US typically have investor relations (IR) programs that involve providing information to and interfacing with external firm stakeholders. IR encompasses various activities, including preparing and issuing corporate disclosures, managing relationships with current and prospective investors, organizing non-deal roadshows to improve visibility with the street, interfacing with sell-side analysts to evaluate… Read More »
In the complex realm of corporate taxation, tax audits play a crucial role in influencing how companies deal with their tax planning strategies. The influence of these audits is substantial, yet a comprehensive understanding of their economic implications remains elusive, primarily due to the lack of detailed public data. Although tax audits are inherently negative… Read More »
The notions behind decentralized virtual currency were developed over a long period of time and decades before the introduction of Bitcoin, the first cryptographic virtual currency, in 2008. To a certain extent, they express the idea of “denationalization of money,” which represents a significant part of the work of the Nobel laureate Friedrich Hayek from… Read More »
Elon Musk’s SpaceX, a pioneering company in reusable rockets and spacecraft design, continues to rank as one of the most valuable private companies in the world. According to Bloomberg, its valuation nears 180 billion dollars, over 100 times that of a “unicorn”— a private company that is valued at over one billion dollars. To date,… Read More »
The issue of agency conflicts between shareholders and managers remains a prominent challenge. This struggle often manifests through rent extraction, where managers exploit opportunities for excess pay or insider trading profits. Scholars have explored various mechanisms to mitigate these conflicts, with one notable approach being the implementation of clawback provisions. This post delves into the… Read More »
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