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- Lloyd Freeburn and Ian Ramsay, Accountability of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the establishment of the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority – An evaluation, The FinReg Blog, 7 July 2022
- Lucinda O’Brien, Peng Guo, Ian Ramsay and Paul Ali, Funeral insurance and consumer harm: Recent reforms in Australia, Oxford Business Law Blog, 6 April 2022
- Ian Ramsay and Mihika Upadhyaya, Compliance programs introduced in response to enforcement by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, The Compliance and Enforcement Blog, 22 April 2022
- Ian Ramsay and Mihika Upadhyaya, The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s new immunity policy: An evaluation, The FinReg Blog, 19 April 2022
- Ian Ramsay, AGL said no to a $5 billion bid, but it isn’t over – here’s how takeover bids work, The Conversation, 28 February 2022
- George Gilligan and Ian Ramsay, “Is there underenforcement of corporate criminal law in Australia?” The FinReg Blog, 9 November 2021
- Lloyd Freeburn and Ian Ramsay, “Australian companies are facing more climate-focused ESG resolutions than ever before, and they are paying quiet dividends”, The Conversation, 8 November 2021
- Lucinda O'Brien, Ian Ramsay, Paul Ali and Mihika Upadhyaya, “Consumer credit issued at the point of sale: New Australian study”, Oxford Business Law Blog, 29 October 2021
- Lucinda O’Brien, Vivien Chen, Ian Ramsay and Paul Ali, “Debt collection practices and women’s safety”, The Power to Persuade, 29 September 2021
- Ian Ramsay and Lloyd Freeburn, “A rushed move to virtual AGMs would disempower shareholders”, The Conversation, 3 November 2020
- Evgenia Bourova, Ian Ramsay and Paul Ali, “Debt can be a powerful tool for control over women”, The Power to Persuade, 3 April 2020; also published in Broad Agenda, 18 March 2020 (co-author with Evgenia Bourova and Paul Ali)
- Elise Bant and Jeannie Paterson, “Westpac’s scandal highlights a system failing to deter corporate wrongdoing”, The Conversation, 22 November 2019
- Lucinda O’Brien, Professor Ian Ramsay and Associate Professor Paul Ali, “Melbourne Law School personal insolvency research concludes”, The Personal Insolvency Regulator, Vol 17, No 3, September 2019
- Lucinda O’Brien, Professor Ian Ramsay and Associate Professor Paul Ali, “New empirical research reveals the distinctive experiences of women in bankruptcy”, The Power to Persuade Blog, 29 July 2019
- Professor Ian Ramsay and Miranda Webster, “The origins and evolution of the statutory duties of trade union officers”, Wolters Kluwer Law Chat Blog, 9 May 2019
- Evgenia Bourova, Professor Ian Ramsay and Associate Professor Paul Ali, “What 1,100 Australians told us about the experience of living with debt they can’t repay”, The Conversation, 26 February 2019
- Lucinda O’Brien, Professor Ian Ramsay and Associate Professor Paul Ali, “The hidden dimension of business bankruptcy in Australia”, Oxford Business Law Blog, 25 January 2019
- Lev Bromberg, Professor Ian Ramsay and Associate Professor Paul Ali, “Low income, no assets, large credit card debt: why more older Australians are declaring bankruptcy”, The Conversation, 24 January 2019
- Associate Professor Andrew Godwin and Professor Ian Ramsay, “Depositor preference and deposit insurance schemes: Challenges for regulatory convergence and regulatory coordination in Asia”, Oxford Business Law Blog, 10 September 2018
- Associate Professor Paul Ali, Lucinda O’Brien and Professor Ian Ramsay, “Melbourne Law School research explores the practical impact of personal insolvency”, Personal Insolvency Register, Vol 16 No 1, March 2018
- Lev Bromberg, Associate Professor Andrew Godwin and Professor Ian Ramsay, “Cross-border cooperation in financial regulation: Crossing the fintech bridge”, The CLS Blue Sky Blog, Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, 13 February 2018
- Associate Professor Andrew Godwin, Professor Ian Ramsay and Miranda Webster, “International commercial courts: The Singapore experience”, Oxford Business Law Blog, 31 January 2018
- Lev Bromberg, Dr George Gilligan and Professor Ian Ramsay, “How five jurisdictions enforce financial market manipulation and insider trading laws”, The CLS Blue Sky Blog, Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, 18 December 2017
- Professor Ian Ramsay and Miranda Webster, “The enforcement outcomes of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission”, New York University Law School Compliance and Enforcement Blog, 6 December 2017
- Dr Vivien Chen, Professor Ian Ramsay and Lucinda O’Brien, “Debt agreements and how to avoid unnecessary debt”, The Conversation, 19 October 2017
- Dr Rosemary Langford, “CBA, directors’ duties and the legal importance of reputation”, The Australian Financial Review, 15 August 2017, page 47
- Dr Rosemary Langford and Professor Ian Ramsay, “The proper purpose rule as a constraint on directors’ autonomy – Eclairs Group Limited v JKX Oil & Gas Plc”, Oxford Business Law Blog, 9 August 2017
- Jasper Hedges, Helen Bird, George Gilligan, Andrew Godwin and Professor Ian Ramsay, “The policy and practice of enforcement of directors’ duties by statutory agencies in Australia: an empirical analysis”, Oxford Business Law Blog, 6 April 2017
- Professor Helen Anderson, Jasper Hedges, Professor Ian Ramsay and Professor Michelle Welsh, “The battle against harmful phoenix activity: An Australian perspective”, Oxford Business Law Blog, 21 March 2017
- Lev Bromberg, George Gilligan and Professor Ian Ramsay, “The extent and intensity of insider trading enforcement – an international comparison”, New York University Law School Compliance and Enforcement Blog, 9 March 2017
- Professor Helen Anderson, Jasper Hedges and Professor Michelle Welsh, “Here’s what must be done to detect, disrupt and deter phoenix activity in Australia”, The Conversation, 24 February 2017
- Associate Professor Andrew Godwin, Steve Kourabas and Professor Ian Ramsay, “Twin peaks and financial regulation: The challenges of increasing regulatory overlap and expanding responsibilities”, Oxford Business Law Blog, 24 January 2017
- Hui Xian Chia and Professor Ian Ramsay, “An analysis of shareholder resolutions involving Australian listed companies from 2004 to 2013”, Oxford Business Law Blog, 9 December 2016
- Lev Bromberg, George Gilligan and Professor Ian Ramsay, “How insider traders dodge jail on geography”, Pursuit, 7 December 2016
- Lev Bromberg, George Gilligan and Professor Ian Ramsay, “Enforcement of financial market manipulation laws: An international comparison of sanctions”, Oxford Business Law Blog, 9 November 2016
- Jasper Hedges and Professor Ian Ramsay, “Has the introduction of civil penalties into Australia’s Corporations Act increased the speed and success rate of directors’ duties cases?”, Oxford Business Law Blog, 25 October 2016
- Andrew Godwin and Professor Ian Ramsay, “From enforcement to prevention: International cooperation and financial benchmark reform”, Oxford Business Law Blog, 22 September 2016
- Lev Bromberg, George Gilligan and Professor Ian Ramsay, “Insider trading penalties: An international study”, The CLS Blue Sky Blog, Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, 19 August 2016
- Associate Professor Paul Ali, Evgenia Bourova and Professor Ian Ramsay “The statutory right to seek a credit contract variation on the grounds of hardship: A history and analysis”, Oxford Business Law Blog, 24 June 2016
- Jasper Hedges, George Gilligan and Professor Ian Ramsay, “An empirical analysis of public enforcement of directors’ duties in Australia”, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, 9 June 2016
- Vivien Chen, Andrew Godwin and Professor Ian Ramsay, “Cross-border cooperation in bank resolution: A framework for Asia”, Oxford Business Law Blog, 31 May 2016
- Andrew Godwin, Guo Li and Professor Ian Ramsay, “Is Australia’s ‘twin peaks’ system of financial regulation a model for China?”, Oxford Business Law Blog, 25 April 2016
- Professor Ian Ramsay, "Takeover Dispute Resolution in Australia and the United States - Takeovers Panel or Courts?", The CLS Blue Sky Blog, 28 September 2015
- Associate Professor Helen Anderson, "Is illegal phoenix activity rife among construction companies?", The Conversation, 12 June 2015
- Professor Ian Ramsay, "Phoenix activity in the spotlight", The Age, 12 January 2015
- Chris Palmer, Emil Jeyaratnam, Professor Ian Ramsay, "Infographic: insider trading in Austraila", The Conversation, 27 October 2014
- Associate Professor Pamela Hanrahan, "Eight ways to improve our financial services rules", The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 June 2014
- Professor Ian Ramsay, "DJs takeover farce highlights issues surrounding continuous disclosure", The Conversation, 4 July 2012
- Professor Ann O'Connell, "Charitable giving and tax reform: the challenges in regulating the not-for-profit sector", The Conversation, 7 May 2012
- Professor Ian Ramsay, "Will Centro's mistakes prompt action across the board?", The Conversation, 28 June 2011
- Professor Ian Ramsay, "Play fair ASIC, and take care, company directors", The Australian Financial Review, 20 December 2010
- Associate Professor Pamela Hanrahan, "ASIC review should make it smarter", The Australian Financial Review, 12 May 2008
- Professor Ian Ramsay, "Opes Prime: who understood?", The Age, 1 April 2008
- Associate Professor Cally Jordan, "Time to start again on complex Corporations Act", The Australian Financial Review, 17 March 2008
- Associate Professor Pamela Hanrahan, "Strict liability laws too stifling", The Australian Financial Review, 10 March 2008
- Associate Professor Pamela Hanrahan, "Citigroup case sets precedent", The Australian Financial Review, 3 July 2007
- Associate Professor Pamela Hanrahan, "Changes lighten load a little", The Australian Financial Review, 30 May 2007
- Professor Ian Ramsay, "Study shows big turnover of listed companies", The Australian Financial Review, 24 November 2006
- Professor Ian Ramsay, "Gwalia ruling changes power balance", The Australia Financial Review, 20 September 2005
- Professor Ian Ramsay, "ASIC's uphill fight to keep 'em honest", The Age, 8 August 2005
- Professor Ian Ramsay, "Public show and tell is the way to incentivise directors and their companies to behave nicely", The Age, 21 July 2005
- Professor Ian Ramsay, "Vizard gives ASIC a lesson in media management", The Australian Financial Review, 12 July 2005
- Professor Geof Stapledon, "Taking an audit of the audit committee", The Age, 3 June 2005
- Professor Ian Ramsay, "Pushing the limit for directors", The Australian Financial Review, 5 April 2005
- Stephen Bartholomeus, "If there's no bar to responsible boards, new plans could backfire", The Age, 6 June 2005 (Commentary in response to Professor Ramsay's article of 5 April 2005)