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SPAC Trend Gives Rise to Securities Enforcement and Litigation Risks

Cooley M&A

SPACs are predicted to be an even higher percentage of the 2021 market share, with SPACs representing 79% of the January IPOs. In light of the trend, the US Securities Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance recently issued SPAC disclosure guidance.

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Understanding the Difference Between Hedge Funds and Private Equity

MergersCorp M&A International

These funds typically invest in publicly traded securities and derivatives, allowing for a wide range of investment tactics that can include long and short positions, derivatives trading, and leveraging. Hedge funds also focus on maximizing returns in any market condition, whether bullish or bearish.

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The SEC’s equities overhaul: Necessary plumbing changes or a liquidity drain?

The TRADE

From an EU perspective, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) re-addressed its tick size regime in 2018 to combat concerns that Brexit will leave trading venues in the EU at a competitive disadvantage.

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The 20 greatest trading innovations

The TRADE

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) Exchange traded funds (ETFs) have seen a journey to dominance in the last ten years in the advent of more passive trading strategies as opposed to more active ones. ETFs offer investors a chance to buy and sell a basket of securities as if it were a single stock and transaction.

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