Iain G MacNeil is the Alexander Stone Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Glasgow.

Overall, the book has achieved its objective to "provide a broadly based and critical account of the role of law in financial investment". It is suitable for law students intending to go into the practice of financial services, as well as practitioners who may want a quick overview of the relevant rules and principles in the area. For scholars or readers who may be interested to delve deeper into the various topics outlined in the book, MacNeil has provided ample research sources in the footnotes which will help his readers carry out further research on specific aspects of the law on financial investment.

• PART 1—INVESTMENT, LAW AND REGULATION1 The Nature of Investment 2 Regulation of Investment—Rationale and Development 273 The Regulatory System in the UK PART 2—INVESTMENTS AND INVESTORS4 Investments—Nature and Typology 5 Institutional Investment 6 Private Investors and the Retail Financial Market PART 3—FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE7 Corporate Finance—General Principles 8 Corporate Finance—Listing and Public Offers 9 Corporate Governance—Overview and Evolution10 Corporate Governance—Board Structure and Operation 11 Corporate Governance—Takeovers PART 4—MARKETS AND PARTICIPANTS12 Trading Markets—Overview 13 Trading Markets—Transparency and Integrity 14 Market Participants—Role and General Legal Principles 15 Market Participants—Regulatory Structure and Rules

Iain G MacNeil is the Alexander Stone Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Glasgow.

Overall, the book has achieved its objective to "provide a broadly based and critical account of the role of law in financial investment". It is suitable for law students intending to go into the practice of financial services, as well as practitioners who may want a quick overview of the relevant rules and principles in the area. For scholars or readers who may be interested to delve deeper into the various topics outlined in the book, MacNeil has provided ample research sources in the footnotes which will help his readers carry out further research on specific aspects of the law on financial investment.

• PART 1—INVESTMENT, LAW AND REGULATION1 The Nature of Investment 2 Regulation of Investment—Rationale and Development 273 The Regulatory System in the UK PART 2—INVESTMENTS AND INVESTORS4 Investments—Nature and Typology 5 Institutional Investment 6 Private Investors and the Retail Financial Market PART 3—FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE7 Corporate Finance—General Principles 8 Corporate Finance—Listing and Public Offers 9 Corporate Governance—Overview and Evolution10 Corporate Governance—Board Structure and Operation 11 Corporate Governance—Takeovers PART 4—MARKETS AND PARTICIPANTS12 Trading Markets—Overview 13 Trading Markets—Transparency and Integrity 14 Market Participants—Role and General Legal Principles 15 Market Participants—Regulatory Structure and Rules

Iain G MacNeil is the Alexander Stone Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Glasgow.

Overall, the book has achieved its objective to "provide a broadly based and critical account of the role of law in financial investment". It is suitable for law students intending to go into the practice of financial services, as well as practitioners who may want a quick overview of the relevant rules and principles in the area. For scholars or readers who may be interested to delve deeper into the various topics outlined in the book, MacNeil has provided ample research sources in the footnotes which will help his readers carry out further research on specific aspects of the law on financial investment.

• PART 1—INVESTMENT, LAW AND REGULATION1 The Nature of Investment 2 Regulation of Investment—Rationale and Development 273 The Regulatory System in the UK PART 2—INVESTMENTS AND INVESTORS4 Investments—Nature and Typology 5 Institutional Investment 6 Private Investors and the Retail Financial Market PART 3—FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE7 Corporate Finance—General Principles 8 Corporate Finance—Listing and Public Offers 9 Corporate Governance—Overview and Evolution10 Corporate Governance—Board Structure and Operation 11 Corporate Governance—Takeovers PART 4—MARKETS AND PARTICIPANTS12 Trading Markets—Overview 13 Trading Markets—Transparency and Integrity 14 Market Participants—Role and General Legal Principles 15 Market Participants—Regulatory Structure and Rules