Comments on: U.S. capital market regulation: a view from “Red Ken” https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/02/us-capital-market-regulation-a-view-from-red-ken/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:19:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: Matt https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/02/us-capital-market-regulation-a-view-from-red-ken/comment-page-1/#comment-5785 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:19:28 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4501#comment-5785 While people like to cite the fact that many of the largest IPOs of the last few years were overseas, they often neglect to mention that those IPOs were foreign, formerly state owned or still partially state owned, companies that matters of national pride dictated they be offered on local exchanges.

And while many like to lament US style regulation, the export of US standards of accounting and our push for increased transparency in foreign markets via these regulations is in part responsible for the success of these other nations in competing with us.

]]> By: Amsterdamsky https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/02/us-capital-market-regulation-a-view-from-red-ken/comment-page-1/#comment-5784 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 03:51:51 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4501#comment-5784 “the takeover could have very serious implications for London’s position as the world’s pre-eminent international finance centre”

Is this a problem for him? He wants to nationalize it maybe? Thanks to Sarbanes-Oxley overregulation London and Hong Kong and Singapore are looking to leave New York in the dust for IPO’s.

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