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1 online resource (viii, 163 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Criminal justice : recent scholarship
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Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Mutual funds, their history, and this scandal -- Cases from the mutual fund scandal -- Spitzer and the New York Attorney General's office -- Federal regulators and self-regulatory organizations -- Lessons learned. |
Summary |
Peterson examines conditions and structures that led to abuses in the mutual fund industry. He seeks to provide understanding of not only the scandal's causes and its effects on investors, but also the regulatory response and reformation process. He breaks the scandal down into three parts: its root causes, regulatory responses by various actors, and attempts at reform and regulation. Key themes (e.g., why attorney generals were more successful in prosecuting this scandal than the SEC) are then identified to aid in a holistic understanding of the market timing and late trading scandal. The fin. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Mutual funds -- Corrupt practices -- New York (State)
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Mutual funds -- Corrupt practices. |
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New York (State) |
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Mutual funds. |
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Securities fraud -- New York (State)
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Securities fraud. |
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White collar crimes -- New York (State)
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White collar crimes. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Peterson, Andrew, 1978- White collar crime in the mutual fund industry. El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012 (DLC) 2012017593 |
ISBN |
9781593326036 (electronic book) |
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1593326033 (electronic book) |
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9781593325169 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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