LAWS 2005 Financial Services Law
Credit Points 10
Legacy Code 200271
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Description Financial services is one of the fastest growing sectors of the Australian economy. This is an essential unit to understand legal, compliance and regulatory issues relating to the financial services sector in Australia. Students will be introduced to the licensing requirements for entering the financial services sector and the obligations for marketing and offering financial products and financial services to retail and wholesale clients. Students are then introduced to the main techniques of financial services regulation: disclosure, licensing, prohibitions or insider trading and market manipulation, self-regulation and powers of investigation and enforcement.
School Law
Discipline Business and Commercial Law
Student Contribution Band HECS Band 4 10cp
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Level Undergraduate Level 2 subject
Pre-requisite(s) LAWS 3045 OR
LAWS 2010
Learning Outcomes
- Communicate effectively, persuasively and appropriately in legal context.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of financial services law.
- Apply the student's understanding of financial services law concepts to analysing and solving practical problems.
- Appraise some of the criticisms of current financial services law in the different contexts.
Subject Content
Financial services regulatory history
Instruments and agencies
Financial Products
Fundraising
Managed Investment Schemes
Retail and wholesale clients
Australian Financial Services Licence
Financial Services Regulation
General conduct and obligations of financial services licensees and market licensees
Insider Trading
Market Manipulation
Continuous disclosure
Regulation of derivatives
Market Misconduct
ASIC's powers and remedies: criminal, civil penalties and enforceable undertakings
Compliance issues
Plaintiff's remedies
Assessment
The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.
| Item | Length | Percent | Threshold | Individual/Group Task |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Study | 10% Oral Component, 10% written component | 20 | N | Individual |
| Final Exam | 2 hours | 60 | N | Individual |
| Quiz | 15 minutes per quiz; 4 quizzes in total; the best 3 of 4 quizzes will form the final mark. | 10 | N | Individual |
| Participation | Ongoing | 10 | N | Individual |
Prescribed Texts
- Robert Baxt, Ashley Black and Pamela Hanrahan, Securities and Financial Services Law (Lexis Nexis, 9th ed, 2017).
Teaching Periods
Autumn
Parramatta City - Macquarie St
Evening
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