LAWS6247 - Australian Financial Services Regulation

Objectives

• Examine the structure and regulation of markets for financial products, with particular emphasis on corporate securities, following the introduction of the Financial Services Reform Act.
• Provide a legal analysis of the regulation of markets for financial products.
• Explore some financial theory relevant to legal response to market operations.

Content

Structures, institutions and participants in Australian financial products markets and current developments in such markets; co-regulation of financial products markets; licensing of financial services professionals; conduct of securities business, abusive trading on financial products markets, including market manipulation and insider trading.

Session

Semester 1 Intensive
19-23 & 27 January 2009

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

• 1 x 7,000 Word Research Essay (100%)

Courses this unit is available in

Master of Laws | Graduate Diploma in Law | Master of Business Law | Graduate Diploma in Commercial Law | Graduate Diploma in Corporate, Securities and Finance Law