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Changes at The 10-Q: Farewell to Professor Hoffman, and Hello to Professor Mehra

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When I rejoined Temple’s faculty in 2012 after a two-year hiatus, I had one overarching goal:  to improve the sense of community among Temple’s business law alumni, students, and friends.  Temple has, of course, long been known for its trial advocacy.  But the Law School has over the years also produced many extraordinarily successful business

Financial Weapons of War

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A new type of warfare is upon us. In this new mode of war, finance is the most powerful weapon, bullets are not fired, financial institutions are the targets, and almost everyone is at risk.  Instead of smart bombs, improvised explosives, and unmanned drones––economic sanctions, financial restrictions, and cyber programs are the weapons of choice.

How Technological Disruption is Only Strengthening Financial Intermediation

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Mobile Phone Payments

Intermediation is a fundamental fact of finance. Intermediaries like commercial banks, investment banks, stockbrokers, mutual funds, and stock exchanges form the fabric of modern finance. Despite all these financial links, entrepreneurs and innovators continue to endeavor towards the possibilities of fundamentally disrupting and disintermediating these existential financial ties with new financial technology. In a new