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Practice question: Definition; Howey Test

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Practice question

According to SEC v. Prosperity.Com, what is the Philippine role of the cited United States investment-contract decisions?
  1. Persuasive rather than binding, when logical and consistent with Philippine interests
  2. Binding Philippine statutes merely because issued abroad
  3. Automatically superior to the Securities Regulation Code
  4. Irrelevant in every circumstance
  5. Private contracts between all Philippine investors

Legal references

  • RA8799 Securities Regulation Code: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2000/ra_8799_2000.html Sections3.1,9–10.
  • Power Homes Unlimited v. SEC, GR164182, February26 2008 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2008/feb2008/gr_164182_2008.html MAIN flexible investment-contract test.
  • SEC v. Prosperity.Com, GR164197, January25 2012 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2012/jan2012/gr_164197_2012.html MAIN test and role of persuasive foreign authorities.

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