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LAWS6247: Securities and Markets Regulation
2024 unit information
This unit examines the structure and regulation of markets for financial products, with particular emphasis on corporate securities. The study is primarily a legal analysis, but also explores some financial theory relevant to legal response to market operation. Particular topics covered include: structures, institutions and participants in Australian financial products markets and current developments in such markets; co-regulation of financial products markets, including the role and powers of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and Australian Securities Exchange and other market operators; the licensing of financial services professionals; the conduct of securities business, including the legal structure of securities exchange transactions and the incidents of the broker-client relationship; and abusive trading on financial products markets, including market manipulation and insider trading. Further information about this unit is available in the Sydney Law School timetable https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-lecture-timetable, unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units and academic staff profile https://www.sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people/academic-staff.html
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Law
| Code | LAWS6247 |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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Students should hold a law degree with good background in Australian corporate law |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate an understanding of structures, institutions and participants in Australian financial products markets and current developments in such markets
- LO2. demonstrate an understanding of co-regulation of financial products markets, including the role and powers of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”) and Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”)
- LO3. demonstrate an understanding of the licensing of financial services professionals
- LO4. demonstrate an understanding of the conduct of securities business, including the legal structure of stock exchange transactions and the incidents of the broker-client relationship
- LO5. demonstrate an understanding of abusive trading on financial products markets, including market manipulation and insider trading.
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