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Advanced Debt Capital Markets and Securitisation - LAWS8027
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Must be enrolled in Program 9200, 9210, 5740, 9230, 9270 or 5272
 
 
Excluded: JURD7427
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 3 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Over the past 15 years one of the most significant developments in the Australian financial markets has been the growth of the private (as opposed to government or semi-government) debt capital markets. From a very low base in the early 1990s, the Australian debt capital market has grown, largely through the growth in securitisation, to have over $250 billion in outstanding instruments.


LLM Specialisations

Recommended Prior Knowledge

Knowledge of Australian Corporate Law and Regulation either from undergraduate law degree or relevant work experience. International Students are advised to NOT enrol in this course unless they have an understanding of Australian Corporate Law and Regulation.

Course Objectives

Consistent with the aims of the Course as above, a candidate who has successfully completed the subject should have:

1. Acquired expansive and comprehensive knowledge of:

  • the debt capital markets and securitisation in particular (how they operate and are regulated, particularly in Australia but also in other areas of the world;
  • the interaction of tax and stamp duty law with debt capital markets issues;
  • the role of rating agencies in a capital markets issue;
  • the variety of structured capital markets products available; and
  • improved their oral communication skills by participating in class discussions where the lectures allow.
By completing the take-home exam a candidate should have improved their:
  • ability to analyse, problem solve and think critically; and
  • written communication skills.

Main Topics

The aims of the course are to ensure that you are familiar with the central principles of:
  • What debt capital markets are?
  • What debt and hybrid instruments are?
  • Disclosure regimes for retail and wholesale debt instruments in Australia and overseas;
  • Relevant prudential regulation issues;
  • Traditional and other securitisation structures;
  • General applications for derivatives in debt capital markets;
  • Covered bond structures;
  • Tax and stamp duty charges on debt instruments;
  • Insolvency issues as they apply to insolvent issuers of debt instruments;
  • Marketing and pricing residential mortgage backed securitisation transactions;
  • The role of rating agencies in a capital markets issue;
  • Clearing systems;
  • Recent developments and future reforms.

Assessment

The aims of the assessment program are to examine students' understanding of the course content while also assessing their ability to solve problems, critically analyse and draw considered conclusions.
Attendance and class participation 10%
Take home exam 90%

Course Texts

Prescribed
Course materials have been prepared and are available for students from the UNSW Bookshop.

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Recommended
Please refer to the Course Outline.

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