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16 May 2007, 2:34 pm
  The 40 Act is meant to protect passive investors. [read post]
9 May 2007, 5:21 am
Similarly, the Senate Report described the proxy provision as, among other things, designed “protect investors from promiscuous solicitation of their proxies . . . by unscrupulous corporate officials seeking to retain control of the management by concealing and distorting facts. [read post]
9 May 2007, 2:37 am
To someone who is new to franchising, these legal considerations can include the corporate structure, applying for registrations of trade names and trademarks by which the public will know the franchise system and ensuring compliance with any applicable provincial franchise laws. [read post]
8 May 2007, 11:19 am
Despite its purpose to protect investors, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken numerous actions to reduce its own restrictions and has taken positions on numerous court cases which are contrary to the interests of investors. [read post]
4 May 2007, 10:47 am
Lenders require appraisals to protect themselves from the people who are tempted to misrepresent the value of security in order to get their hands on more money. [read post]
26 Apr 2007, 1:07 pm
 Why should a company follow corporate formalities? [read post]
25 Apr 2007, 1:45 pm
Once again, it is apparent that the SEC, which was formed and has a duty to protect investors, instead has as its agenda the goal to protect Wall Street and white collar criminals. [read post]
25 Apr 2007, 1:04 am
Outside attorneys will be needed to help companies with corporate restructurings, asset sales and bankruptcy filings; guide them through state and federal government probes; and take on class actions by consumers, investors and employees. [read post]
18 Apr 2007, 1:32 am
Shepherd Smith and Edwards is a law firm dedicated to protecting investors by helping them recoup any losses incurred due to the misconduct of members of the securities industry. [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 11:38 am
"  The change would allow companies that use public markets to sell their stocks and bonds to amend corporate bylaws to ban class actions and force individual arbitration of securities fraud claims. [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 3:24 am
Freddie Mac: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLM); a federally-chartered corporation that purchases residential mortgages, securitizes them, and sells them to investors; this provides lenders with funds for new homebuyers. [read post]
7 Apr 2007, 2:24 pm
America, they said, was dominant thanks to its superior government regulations and protections for investors. [read post]
7 Apr 2007, 12:27 am
This adds another layer of security to the pension compared to an annuity offered by a bank or life insurance firm. [read post]
3 Apr 2007, 9:04 am
Proposals also abound on long-standing concerns for socially focused investors, including those seeking to expand equal employment protections to employees regardless of sexual orientation and those to improve animal welfare. [read post]
3 Apr 2007, 7:17 am
  Once a highflier in the booming market for making risky mortgage loans, the New Century Financial Corporation filed for bankruptcy court protection today. [read post]
28 Mar 2007, 3:15 am
The owners are not protected by voting, shareholder proposals, majority voting for directors, or any of the other paraphernalia of the publicly held firm. [read post]
23 Mar 2007, 11:35 am
Provide an "open review" (post-grant opposition) procedure that facilitates challenging questionable patents in the USPTO.The "open review" procedure should be structured to provide adequate incentives for the public to make prompt challenges to patents once issued, protect investors against frivolous challenges or other potential harassment by challengers, and secure "quiet title" for inventors following the opportunity for a patent to be… [read post]
19 Mar 2007, 7:17 pm
It has also become noticeable that more European companies are being sued by investors in the US, so, like it or not, class actions are becoming of greater interest to UK investors, including pension funds. [read post]
15 Mar 2007, 7:12 am
Efficient capital markets are ultimately the best investor protection there is, so any development that impaired securities analysts would ultimately harm investors. [read post]
7 Mar 2007, 8:10 am
" Lawyers representing investors, impaired in their ability to collect for investor overpayments of securities caused by corporate malfeasance, would naturally seek other outlets for their time and talents. [read post]