The Challenge of Enforcement in Securities Markets : Mission Impossible? /

Weaknesses in the enforcement of regulation have been targeted by the G-20 as a priority concern for reform. But enforcement efforts in securities markets have proven difficult and uneven. The recent scandal in the United States, wherein a Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Bernard Madoff went undetected...

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Huvudupphovsman: Carvajal, Ana
Övriga upphovsmän: Elliott, Jennifer
Materialtyp: Tidskrift
Språk:English
Publicerad: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/168
Länkar:Full text available on IMF
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