... be contacted at: collins.c.ajibo@gmail.com © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Securities Markets Expropriation AfCFTA Reforms The African Union (AU) approval of Phase 2 of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement...

... internet-sourced materials. Findings The paper finds that the status quo in Nigeria if left to continue would spell severe economic disaster for Nigeria’s securities administration, but a well-structured realignment of the regulations would boost the country’s securities market effectiveness...

... in the stock market. Regulators should focus on investors’ protection and education and whistleblowers’ protection. Compared to the market regulators worldwide, the Securities and Exchange Board of India has less power to identify, detect and punish fraudulent brokers and needs to be empowered. Social...

...Graeme Baber Purpose The purpose of this paper is to summarise and critically assess the legislative response in banking and securities regulation to the determinants of the financial crisis. Design/methodology/approach The paper identifies these determinants and evaluates different categories...

...Hongming Cheng Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of illegal insider trading enforcement in China by focusing, among other things, on the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission's (CSRC) enforcement actions in the period 1993‐2006. Design/methodology/approach...

...G. Philip Rutledge Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine from a US regulatory perspective various statues, rules and policies which affect how securities regulators in the US may disclose and share information. Design/methodology/approach This paper identifies and examines specific...

...David Mitchell Argues that Canada should follow Australia in forming a one‐stop national securities regulation system. Examines the present system, which is complex, since each province has its own securities commission, with resulting problems for ensuring compliance, attracting foreign issuers...

...Mohammed B. Hemraj Shows how the Securities and Exchange Act and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act 1970 (RICO) in the USA impose additional burdens on auditors in the detection of accounting errors, irregularities and fraud, compared with other countries like the UK...

...Felice B. Friedman; Elizabeth Jacobs; Stanley C. Macel, IV Reviews past developments in information sharing for securities regulation, including cases where the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) initiated investigations into suspicious insider trading in US markets through accounts located...