Synopsis
• The Legal and Institutional Framework of Securities Regulation
• The Definition of a Security
• The Public Offering
• Exempt Transactions
• Secondary Distributions
• Recapitalizations, Reorganizations, and Acquisitions
• Exempt Securities
• Liability Under the Securities Act
• Financial Reporting: Mechanisms, Duties, and Culture
• Inquiries into the Materiality of Information
• The Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Markets and Information
• Fraud in Connection with the Purchase or Sale of a Security
• The Enforcement of the Securities Laws
• The Regulation of Insider Trading
• Shareholder Voting and Going-Private Transactions
• Corporate Takeovers
• Regulation of the Securities Markets and Broker-Dealers
• The Investment Advisers and Investment Company Acts of 1940
• Transnational Fraud and the Reach of U.S. Securities Laws