January 9, 2012
by Annelise Riles
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Broadening the field of financial regulation

This morning I participated in a fantastic panel at the American Association of Law Schools organized by Anna Gelpern and Eric Gerding on the state of legal scholarship about financial institutions. The question the organizers asked is, what is the … Continue reading

February 22, 2011
by Annelise Riles
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When Companies are Households

The scandal pages coming out of Hong Kong this month are full of intrigue about disputes among family members and various other possible “significant others” over the estate of tycoon Stanley Ho.  The Financial Times’ story on all this basically … Continue reading

January 21, 2011
by Annelise Riles
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What is Collateral Knowledge?

We’re now in the final countdown towards publication of my forthcoming book, Collateral Knowledge: Legal Reasoning in the Global Financial Markets. My publisher just unveiled the cover and I am really honored to have three people whose work I respect … Continue reading

November 21, 2010
by Annelise Riles
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When is a silo mentality a problem in financial markets?

Yesterday at the American Anthropological Association’s annual meeting I went to hear Gillian Tett, a journalist for the Financial Times, talk about how her own training in anthropology (like me, she holds a doctorate from Cambridge) had shaped her reporting … Continue reading

November 1, 2010
by Annelise Riles
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Building a Culture of Good Decision-making in Markets

Does good financial regulation only happen in legislatures, regulators’ offices, and at international meetings of central bankers? What about what goes on between lawyers and their clients, between back office clerks and front office traders? Inside computer systems? What about … Continue reading