The Canadian Investor is one of the clearest and most informative accounts of Canada’s financial system and the issues it has been facing since the 2008 financial market crash. This insightful book examines all aspects of the many different institutions, programs, actors, and laws that affect investors’ rights. A detailed and accessible analysis of the Canadian landscape that explores securities commissions and other regulatory institutions through a contemporary lens, The Canadian Investor is currently unique in Canada.
Understanding investors, their rights, and their relationship with the legal institutions that are set up to protect them constitutes the foundation of this book. The Canadian Investor attempts to answer the following questions: Who is an investor? What accountability measures are in place to protect investors? How do the rights and programs in Canada look in comparison to other similarly situated countries? In addition to detailing the current state of investor rights and the social and economic importance of investor welfare, this book highlights gaps in protections and proposes some positive avenues for development by drawing on international and historical evidence. The Canadian Investor is an unquestionable must-read for investors, students, practitioners, and all those who desire a properly functioning securities market that serves the interests of Canadians.
The Canadian Investor is one of the clearest and most informative accounts of Canada’s financial system and the issues it has been facing since the 2008 financial market crash. This insightful book examines all aspects of the many different institutions, programs, actors, and laws that affect investors’ rights. A detailed and accessible analysis of the Canadian landscape that explores securities commissions and other regulatory institutions through a contemporary lens, The Canadian Investor is currently unique in Canada.
Understanding investors, their rights, and their relationship with the legal institutions that are set up to protect them constitutes the foundation of this book. The Canadian Investor attempts to answer the following questions: Who is an investor? What accountability measures are in place to protect investors? How do the rights and programs in Canada look in comparison to other similarly situated countries? In addition to detailing the current state of investor rights and the social and economic importance of investor welfare, this book highlights gaps in protections and proposes some positive avenues for development by drawing on international and historical evidence. The Canadian Investor is an unquestionable must-read for investors, students, practitioners, and all those who desire a properly functioning securities market that serves the interests of Canadians.
Über den Autor
Anita Indira Anand is a professor of law and JR Kimber Chair in Investor Protection and Corporate Governance at the University of Toronto. Professor Anand served as associate dean at the law school from 2007-2009 and served as the academic director of the Centre for the Legal Profession and its program on ethics in law and business. Her main research areas relate to the regulation of capital markets.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword Preface Chapter 1: The 2008 Financial Crisis and Beyond Chapter 2: Who Is the Canadian Investor? Chapter 3: Securities Regulators’ Mandate and the Public Interest Power Chapter 4: Regulating Titles Chapter 5: The Duties of Financial Advisers Chapter 6: Embedded Commissions Chapter 7: Fraud, Ponzi Schemes, and Investors’ Right to Recover for Financial Loss Chapter 8: Canada and the Global Financial Crisis Chapter 9: Asset-Backed Commercial Paper: A Canadian Crisis Chapter 10: Let’s Talk About Debt Chapter 11: Securities Regulation and the Constitutional Division ofPowers Chapter 12: Protecting the Capital Markets from Criminal Activity Chapter 13: Whistleblowers Chapter 14: Ownership and Control in Publicly Traded Corporations Chapter 15: Magna International Chapter 16: Shareholder Rights in Takeover Bids Chapter 17: The Rise of Shareholders Chapter 18: Financial Literacy in Canada Chapter 19: Epilogue Index About the Author
