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Funds Management, Superannuation and Insurance - LAWS3099
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.16667 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 5740 or 9230
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

The course focuses on providing a comprehensive and practical examination of the regulatory framework governing the Managed Investment, Superannuation and Insurance industries and related compliance issues. The course is presented in such a way as to develop an understanding of the interrelationship between these industries. The course is designed both for those who unfamiliar with, and those with practical knowledge of the financial services sector and of the regulatory framework governing this industry. The course will address topical issues faced by industry participants, including the increasing convergence of these industries.


LLM Specialisations

Corporate and Commercial Law; Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law.

Recommended Prior Knowledge

None

Course Objectives

This course aims to develop a high level of practical knowledge of financial service regulation by studying the operation of the regulatory framework for financial services in specific areas, and a more general study of the operation of the overall regulatory framework for financial services. The course also aims to develop the skills that are needed to apply the law regulating financial services in order to solve legal problems.

Main Topics

The course deals with the operation the regulatory framework for financial services in the following specific areas:
  • Managed investment schemes
  • Regulatory framework for superannuation
  • Compliance in financial services
  • Legal framework for insurance
Secondly, the course deals more generally with the operation of the overall regulatory framework for financial services. The course develops knowledge about the practical operation of regulation by:
  • Focusing on topical and practical issues
  • Considering the increasing convergence of regulation in this area of law
  • Reviewing the operation of the Financial Services Reform Act

Assessment

Research assignment 7,000 words 100%
 

Course Texts

Prescribed
Refer to the Course Outline which will be provided prior to the start of the relevant semester.

Recommended
Refer to the Course Outline which will be provided prior to the start of the relevant semester.

Resources

Refer to Course Outline provided by lecturer at the beginning of session.

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