February 9, 2011
by Annelise Riles
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It’s the Chinese New Year, and the financial press has been full of stories of massive Chinese purchases of gold (for instance here and here), as gold (molded into rabbits to signify that it was given in the year of … Continue reading
January 28, 2011
by Annelise Riles
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(this post was originally published on Jan. 27, 2011 in the business section of the Huffington Post website. Link) There’s a glaring omission in all the talk over financial reform, the question of whether legislation goes far enough to rein … Continue reading
January 21, 2011
by Annelise Riles
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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
January 7, 2011
by Annelise Riles
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(This entry was originally posted on Jan. 7, 2011 on the Credit Slips website) I was scheduled to speak at the AALS Financial Institutions breakfast this morning, but due to flight cancellations I was unfortunately unable to attend. I’m posting … Continue reading
January 5, 2011
by Annelise Riles
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(This entry was originally posted on Jan. 5, 2011 on the Credit Slips website) In the wake of the Wikileaks debacle, we have started to see some conversation in the editorial pages about whether transparency is always a good thing … Continue reading
January 3, 2011
by Annelise Riles
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(This entry was originally posted on Jan. 3, 2011 on the Credit Slips website. I want to thank again Bob Lawless and Adam Levitin for inviting me to guest-blog daily on Credit Slips during the first week of January) This … Continue reading
November 15, 2010
by Annelise Riles
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This week, I will present and discuss some of the findings of my upcoming book Collateral Knowledge: Legal Reasoning in the Global Financial Markets at two separate events. First at 4:30pm on Monday, November 15, at the Colloquium Series of … Continue reading
November 1, 2010
by Annelise Riles
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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
October 26, 2010
by Annelise Riles
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Most people think about the debate about health care reform and the debate about financial regulation reform as quite separate problems. But are they really? Every first-year derivatives textbook tells the student that derivatives are a form of insurance—a way … Continue reading
March 1, 2010
by Annelise Riles
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Lets stop searching for balance–in our personal lives and in the market. Continue reading