The Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2018, adopted amendments to public liquidity-related disclosure requirements for certain open-end funds. Under the amendments, funds would discuss in their annual or semi-annual shareholder report the operation and effectiveness of their liquidity
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The Case for Doing Nothing About Common Ownership of Competing Firms
One of the hottest antitrust topics of late has been institutional investors’ “common ownership” of minority stakes in competing firms. Writing in the Harvard Law Review, Einer Elhauge proclaimed that “[a]n economic blockbuster has recently been exposed”—namely, “[a] small …
Corporate Loan Securitization and Standardization of Finance Covenants
Over the last few years, the corporate loan market has experienced significant growth. Arguably, the most significant development has been the securitization of syndicated loans through Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs). CLOs are special purpose entities that purchase high-yield corporate loans …