Can third-party payments benefit the principal?. The case of soft dollar brokerage

International Review of Law and Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-77

  Horan, Stephen M ^a   Johnsen, D Bruce ^b  

^a CFA Institute   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bundling; Conflict of interest; Kickbacks; Payola; Soft dollar brokerage; Soft dollars

Indexed keywords

EID: 44249087159     PISSN: 01448188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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