Understanding the Use and Abuse of Derivatives
Derivatives have shown to play a crucial role in several corporate scandals. Derivatives therefore are an interesting lens through which to discuss the constant struggle of regulation to keep up with an ever changing financial landscape. Security regulation traditionally rest on a perception of more or less standardized financial instruments. However, derivatives have enabled a splitting effect of the before interconnected rights and risks connected to e.g. shares. This challenges some of our core corporate law principles by enabling undisclosed and unknown beneficial shareowners in the corporate sphere.
We have invited scholars at the cutting edge of these challenges in the financial transparency debate, in order to discuss a potential way forward in Europe and in the US. Amongst confirmed speakers are:
- Professor Henry Hu, a leading US scholar in the field of security regulation, who has published extensively on innovative subjects, amongst others the understanding of derivatives.
- Professor Georg Ringe, a leading EU scholar in the field of security regulation, and the author of the book The Deconstruction of Equity published with Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Professor Dirk Zetzsche, a leading EU scholar in the field on undisclosed ownership and the recognition of beneficial owners.
- Assistant Professor Gudrun Johnsen, author of the book Bringing down the banking system. Lessons from Iceland, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Venue
Seminar room "Kjerka", Karl Johans gt. 47. the midle building, Domus Media, at the Faculty of Law.
Entrance from the Canteen (left side of the building). Elevator/stairs to 1st floor.