Regulation of Securities Markets (LAWS70328)
Graduate coursework level 7Points: 12.5Not available in 2021
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About this subject
Overview
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The fallout from the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has put significant pressure on securities markets in Australia, which form part of the broader market for financial products and services. In the past few years, there have been significant developments in relation to the operation of the market for securities, including government approval for a new market operator (Chi-X). There has also been a regulatory response to the collapse of high-profile financial service providers, such as Storm Financial and Opes Prime. This subject will deal with these developments as well as recent case law relating to the responsibilities of listed entities, especially under the continuous disclosure regime and with other examples of market misconduct.
Principal topics include:
- The policy basis for regulation of securities markets and participants
- The evolution of Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) as it applies to securities transactions
- The key concepts of securities, financial products and financial services
- What is a financial market?
- Licensing of financial markets and financial service providers
- The role of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in regulating market participants
- The future of financial advice reforms
- The role of the ASX in regulating listed entities
- Continuous Disclosure – law and practice
- The relationship between the ASX and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
- Enforcement of ASX listing rules
- Regulation of financial service providers
- Prohibited market conduct
- Insider trading.
Intended learning outcomes
A student who has successfully completed this subject will:
- Have an advanced and integrated understanding of the legal principles of regulation of securities, including recent developments in this field of law and practice
- Be able to critically examine, analyse, interpret and assess the effectiveness of these legal rules
- Be an engaged participant in debate regarding emerging and contemporary issues in the field, such as dark pools, high frequency trading, global markets and competition between markets, market manipulation and problems of financial advice giving
- Have a sophisticated appreciation of the factors and processes driving the debate about parliamentary reform of the legal framework
- Have an advanced understanding of situations in which issues of conflict and transparency may arise in relation to security transactions
- Have a detailed understanding of the importance of disclosure as a regulatory tool
- Have a detailed understanding of prohibited practices such as insider trading, short selling and market manipulation and why they are prohibited
- Have the cognitive and technical skills to generate critical and creative ideas relating securities markets regulation, and to critically evaluate existing regulatory approaches in a changing global environment
- Have the cognitive and technical skills to independently examine, research and analyse existing and emerging legal issues relating to regulation of securities markets
- Have the communication skills to clearly articulate and convey complex information regarding regulation of securities markets to relevant specialist and non-specialist audiences
- Be able demonstrate autonomy, expert judgment and responsibility as a practitioner and learner in the field of regulation of securities markets.
Last updated: 31 May 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Applicants without legal qualifications should note that subjects are offered in the discipline of law at an advanced graduate level. While every effort will be made to meet the needs of students trained in other fields, concessions will not be made in the general level of instruction or assessment. Most subjects assume the knowledge usually acquired in a degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent). Applicants should note that admission to some subjects in the Melbourne Law Masters will be dependent upon the individual applicant’s educational background and professional experience.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 May 2024
Assessment
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Research paper on a topic approved by the subject coordinator
| 100% |
Last updated: 31 May 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2021
Time commitment details
The pre-teaching period commences four weeks before the subject commencement date. From this time, students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences.
Additional delivery details
This subject has a quota of 30 students. Please refer to the Melbourne Law Masters website for further information about the management of subject quotas and waitlists.
Last updated: 31 May 2024
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Laws Course Master of Commercial Law Course Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
If required, please contact law-admissions@unimelb.edu.au for subject coordinator approval.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 31 May 2024