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Are Lengthy and Boilerplate Risk Factor Disclosures Inadequate? An Examination of Judicial and Regulatory Assessments of Risk Factor Language 冗长和样板式的风险因素披露是否不足?风险因素语言的司法和监管评估

Securities; Financial Institutions Pub Date : 2018-04-23 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3167611

Richard A. Cazier, Jeff L. McMullin, J. Treu

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