Nov 21, 2007 | Banking, Capital Markets, Letter
Access the PDF here. Re: Review by the Treasury Department of the Regulatory Structure Associated with Financial Institutions (Docket: TREAS-DO-2007-0018) Dear Ms. Smith: On behalf of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation (“Committee”), I am pleased to submit...
Jul 26, 2007 | Capital Markets, Op-Ed
Financial Times By Hal S. Scott Securities class actions are a strange breed of litigation. One group of shareholders (usually both present and former) sues the company (and thus all current shareholders) to recover damages for alleged management wrongdoing. Most...
Jun 5, 2007 | Capital Markets, Congressional Testimony
U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee Sarbanes-Oxley 404: Will the SEC’s and PCAOB’s New Standards Lower Compliance Costs for Small Companies? Statement of Hal S. Scott Nomura Professor of International Financial Systems, Harvard Law School Director,...
Mar 12, 2007 | Capital Markets, Op-Ed
Financial Times By Hal S. Scott US financial markets are losing their competitive edge and this poses a risk to economic growth. Since late last year, private and public sector leaders have urged that we address this challenge with concrete, concerted action. The time...
Feb 26, 2007 | Capital Markets, Letter
Access the PDF here. Re: Comments on Proposed Interpretation and Proposed Rule, Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, Release Nos. 33-8762; 34-54976 File No. S7-24-06 Dear Ms. Morris: The Committee on Capital Markets Regulation (the...
