1st Edition

Insider Trading in Developing Jurisdictions Achieving an effective regulatory regime

By Wunmi Bewaji Copyright 2012
334 Pages
by Routledge

334 Pages
by Routledge

336 Pages
by Routledge

The book examines the regulation of insider dealing in the developed jurisdictions, using three of the G7 countries as guides with the aim of knowing how they have regulated insider trading and what lessons can be learnt from their failures and achievements. It looks at regulatory regimes in the US, the UK and Japan in order to consider whether these regimes can be successfully transplanted... Read more
1. Introduction  2. Insider Dealing: The Crime of Information  3. Fighting A Common Enemy: Anglo-American and Japanese Attitudes On Insider Dealing  4. Flags of Confusion: The Limitations And Frustrations Of Imitation  5. A Critical Expedition Into The Kingdom Of Nigeria’s Insider Dealers  6. Fixing The Leaking Roof Of Nigeria’s Insider Dealing Regulation  7. Conclusions

Biography

Wunmi Bewaji holds a PhD in Law from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom and specialises in Securities and Financial Regulations Law. Dr. Bewaji is a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and was a member of the Federal House of Representatives of the Nigerian National Assembly for eight years, half of which was spent serving as a Minority Leader.