| Description | File contains a variety of papers discussing the Banking Act 1979 and the Gower Review of Investor Protection; a second draft of the Gower Review of Investor Protection Instructions to Parliamentary counsel (1983); American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and stamp duty; ADRs, Jobbers and the Central Market; Morgan Guaranty and ADRs; a proposal for an ombudsman for the banking industry; summary of the Gower Report; outline of a redraft of the Gower submission to the Secretary of State; Gower's recommendations on insurance subjects; arguments for and against a United Kingdom Securities Commission; pension funds; the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Council for Securities Industry (CSI) and an Investor Protection Commission; professional bodies and investor protection; comments, criticisms and revisions to Gower's report; notes of a meeting of The Committee of Scottish Clearing Banks (1984); the stock exchange; Professor Gower's visit to the European Commission (April 1984); an alternative to the Gower Report; and Professor Gower's remarks at the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference (Apr 1984).
Also includes, Review of Investor Protection Report by Professor Gower Part I - Submisison to Ministers; preface for the White Paper to the Parliament presenting the Gower Report by Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Norman Tebbit; press notice regarding the publication of Gower Report on Investor Protection from the DTI (induding drafts) and a preliminary press statement from the CSI; draft consultative document on greater security for the rights and expectations of members of occupational pension schemes (1984); a review article by Bevis Longstretch of Joel Seligman's book on 'The Transformation of Wall Street: A History of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Modern Corporate Finance'; a copy of a speech given by Peter Wills (former Deputy Chairman of the Stock Exchange) on investor protection (Feb 1984); and some press cuttings and news summaries. |