In recent years, the Securities and Exchange Commission has focused on using quantitative analysis to identify statistical outliers and anomalies through programs like the Aberrational Performance Inquiry, which evaluates hedge fund returns,and the Accounting Quality Model, which scours public company filings to estimate “peer-level risk metrics.” Using enforcement actions involving the allocation of securities as an example, Tiago Duarte- Silva and Nicolas Morgan explore issues raised by the use of statistics in SEC enforcement actions and inquiries.
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Insider Trading & Market Manipulation Literature Watch: Q4 2022
In the Insider Trading & Market Manipulation Literature Watch, members of our Finance Practice provide summaries and links to published research about insider...