Overview

The course considers the main techniques of financial regulation: disclosure, licensing, prohibitions of market misconduct, self regulation and powers of investigation and enforcement. It considers the rules and practices constituting financial regulation, the market institutions and regulatory context in which it operates and the additional insights we gain from contemporary … For more content click the Read More button below. Main Topics Institutions and sources of Australian financial regulationThe nature and effect of regulation and the main theoretical perspectives on regulationWhat are we regulating: financial products, financial markets and financial servicesProspectus and retail disclosureLicensing of financial markets and intermediariesCustomer agreements: traditional advisory and with online brokersMarket manipulationRegulator's remedies: criminal, civil penalties and enforceable undertakingsPlaintiff's remedies: curial actions, industry based dispute resolutionFinancial regulation in future

Conditions for Enrolment

Prerequisites: Completion of 78 UOC in LAWS courses including Business Associations (LAWS1091) and Administrative Law (LAWS1160).

Delivery

In-person - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

Course Outline

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Pre-2019 Handbook Editions

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