Harvard Business Law Review (HBLR)

The Harvard Business Law Review (HBLR) aims to be the premier journal covering the laws of business organization and capital markets. HBLR will publish articles from professors, practitioners, and policymakers on corporate law and governance, securities and capital markets law, financial regulation and financial institutions, law and finance, financial distress and bankruptcy, and related subjects.

Advisers Act

A Federal Fiduciary Standard Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940: A Refinement for the Protection of Private Funds

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Download PDF Tyler Kirk† Introductory Note The appropriate role of the fiduciary standard in the financial industry has garnered a lot of attention of late. Lawmakers, investors, and industry are all adding their voices to the chorus that will eventually become the … [Read more...] about A Federal Fiduciary Standard Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940: A Refinement for the Protection of Private Funds

The SEC’s New Dodd-Frank Advisers Act Rulemaking: An Analysis of the SEC’s Implementation of Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Act

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Download PDF Kenneth W. Muller, Jay G. Baris and Seth Chertok* The Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”) requires “investment advisers” within the meaning of the Advisers Act with assets under management (“AUM”) in excess of the new statutory … [Read more...] about The SEC’s New Dodd-Frank Advisers Act Rulemaking: An Analysis of the SEC’s Implementation of Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Act