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Funds Management, Superannuation and Insurance  - LAWS3099 



Overview

Credited Programs

Master of Laws by Coursework (LLM), Master of Law and Management (MLM), Graduate Diploma in Law (Grad Dip Law) or Master of Business Administration/Master of Law (MBA/LLM)


Recommended Prior Knowledge

None


LLM Specialisation

This course may be counted towards LLM specialisation in Corporate and Commercial Law; Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law.


Units of Credit: 8


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.

Information for Current UNSW Law Students
Course Outline 2009 S2 ;


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






Class Timetable

Online Handbook

Academic Calendar



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