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An Introduction to the Law on Financial Investment
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An Introduction to the Law on Financial Investment
By
Iain G. MacNeil
Description
This book provides a wide-ranging
overview of the law and regulatory rules applicable to investment in
financial instruments.
Part 1 introduces the basic principles
and structure of the law relating to financial investment. It
explains the legal nature of financial instruments, the rationale for
regulation and the history and development of the system of
regulation in the United Kingdom. It includes an analysis of the main
principles and regulatory techniques introduced by the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000. Part 2 examines investments and
investors. It explains the legal nature and structure of the main
forms of financial investment and examines the legal principles and
regulatory rules that are relevant to institutional investment and
private investors. Part 3 deals with finance and governance. In
essence this part aims to explain the legal mechanisms through which
investors supply money to companies seeking investment and the
governance techniques that have been developed to allow investors to
monitor investments and hold company directors accountable for their
actions. Part 4 discusses how markets and market participants operate
and are regulated. It examines the nature of financial markets, their
regulation and the legal rules that promote \\\\\\\'clean\\\\\\\' markets. There is
also discussion of the role and regulation of the different types of
participants who deal in the markets.
Iain MacNeil is a Reader in Company Law
at the University of Glasgow.
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