Global capital markets a survey of legal and regulatory trends

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / P.M. Vasudev and Susan Watson -- Implications of shareholder activism / Anita Anand -- Susension of Chinese units of 'Big 4' audit firms : the question of moral turpitude / Qingxiu Bu -- The proposed directive on the encoragement of long-term sharholder engagement in European listed companies : a critical appraisal / Corrado Malberti -- Revisiting corporate control-enhancing mechanisms / Yu-Hsin Lin -- Law and finance : from 'transplantation̕' to 'better' corporate governance in China / Heida Donegan -- The two-sided effect of crowdfunding : the visible effect pm capital markets regulation and the nperceived effect on company law / Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell -- Regulating equity crowdfunding in India : walking a tightrope / Arjya B. Majumdar and Umakanth Varottil -- A critical examination of crowdfunding within the 'Long White Cloud' (New Zealand) / Trish Keper.

This topical volume examines key developments in the law regulating capital markets, drawing on examples from around the world including United States, Canada, Europe, China, India, and New Zealand. With perspectives from international scholars, chapters look at current issues including the regulation of crowdfunding, efforts in Europe for shareholder empowerment, hedge fund activism in Canada, international regulatory cooperation, and regulation of corporate governance in China through securities law rules.--