School of Law Professor Tamar Frankel, an authority on securities law, welcomes the Obama administration’s push for more regulatory oversight for the shadowy market of derivatives and can discuss why it’s important. “The administration’s new rules for derivatives are welcome. The fact that the people who believed in the market self-limitation are at the helm is […]
School of Management Professor James Post, an authority on corporate governance and business ethics, says that Bank of America won’t be able to resist pressure from federal regulators to restructure the BofA board of directors. “Shareholders often cooperate to pressure CEOs and boards of directors to listen to their concerns. Rarely do such tactics produce major […]
With New Hampshire’s governor saying he’ll sign a same-sex marriage bill into law when amended, that state is poised to become the sixth to legalize such unions. School of Law Professor Linda McClain, an authority on family law, says the Granite State’s evolution from approving civil unions to okaying full-fledge gay marriages indicates a legal […]
College of Communication Professor Lou Ureneck, the former Philadelphia Inquirer deputy editor who now chairs the Journalism Department, says the clear public demand for good journalism as measured by online readership could bode well for the troubled newspaper industry. “If the public’s demand is real,” he says in a Boston Globe op-ed, “the challenge is […]
School of Law Professor Kevin Outterson, director of the Health Law Program and an authority on drug marketing, says Pfizer offering free drugs to recently uninsured or jobless customers will create a mountain of paperwork for doctors’ offices and their patients. “Some states have created ‘central-fill’ pharmacies, which greatly simplify the paperwork burdens. If drug […]
Federal regulators soon will file suit against companies behind a national wave of spam “robo-calls” warning that auto warranties are expiring and offering new service plans. School of Management Professor Michael Salinger, a former Federal Trade Commission official, can discuss how the FTC investigates then goes after such scams. Contact Michael Salinger, 617-353-4408, salinger@bu.edu
Reports say the Obama administration is mulling an overhaul of compensation practices in the financial services industry, including for companies that did not receive bailout money like hedge funds and private-equity firms. School of Management Professor Fred Foulkes, director of the Human Resources Policy Institute and an expert on executive compensation, can discuss what this […]
School of Law Professor Keith Hylton, an authority on antitrust law, says the EU slapping Intel with a record $1.45 billion fine could hurt consumers and hamper U.S. companies trying to compete globally. “The EC decision to impose the largest fine in its history on Intel, largely for its price cutting, sends a worrisome signal […]
College of Communication Journalism Professor Caryl Rivers, author of “Slick Spins and Fractured Facts: How Cultural Myths Distort the News,” says Elizabeth Edwards should have her say. In her latest column on Huffington Post, Rivers says the wife of the disgraced former presidential candidate – despite grousing to the contrary – is merely trying to […]
With speculation rampant about who President Obama will nominate to succeed retiring Justice Souter on the Supreme Court, the White House is being pressured to name the first Hispanic justice. School of Law professor Jack Beermann, a Supreme Court historian, can break down the options and precedents involved. Contact Jack Beermann, 617-353-2577, beermann@bu.edu
