Around Wall Street | Stephen A. Bornstein

Monthly Archives: March 2012

An FDA for Derivatives?

Reviving the ‘insurable interest doctrine’ to ban financial WMDs

You may say “What”? — but two professors at the University of Chicago’s Institute for Law & Economics …

Defrauded Foreigners

If you’re non-U.S., execute your unlisted U.S. securities trades on U.S. soil

A foreigner cheated by a U.S. person in the purchase or sale of an unlisted …

Negotiating a Lift-Out

Expect some tough issues and complex solutions

Whether it’s because of the Volker Rule, deflated bonuses or industry consolidation, lift-outs of proprietary trading units and hedge fund

Pitchbook Law

Your hedge fund ‘deck’ must be balanced as well as compelling

To attract capital, marketing specialists tell hedge fund managers they need to show prospective investors how …