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Securities litigation: the importance of monitoring and staying informed.
Government Finance Review
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April 01, 2007 |
McNair, Mark; Cooke, Jim |
COPYRIGHT 2007 Government Finance Officers Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright
Corporate fraud--from Enron and WorldCom to recent instances of options backdating--has become an unfortunate part of the investment equation for public pension funds. Many institutional investors' portfolios have suffered large losses as a direct result of false financial reporting and the failure of corporate officers to live up to their fiduciary responsibilities.
The primary tool for investors to redress corporate fraud is securities class action litigation. Through litigation, billions of dollars have been recovered for investors. Certain large public plans take a prominent role in such litigation, and many smaller plans have been active as well. Because ...
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