Introductory description

Banks are regulated domestically but their activities transcend their borders internationally.

This module analyses the legal, theoretical and practical aspects of bank regulation and supervision, focusing on the practical steps to regulate activities such as consolidated supervision, capital adequacy, large exposure rules and more.

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Module aims

Outline syllabus

This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.

A selection of the following topics will be covered:

Banks and Non-Banking Business and Finance;

The Capital Markets Regulation in the European Union;

Authorisation - Supervision - Enforcement;

Capital Adequacy and Liquidity Risk Requirements;

Financial Crisis Management & Bank Resolution;

Bank Insolvency and Deposit Insurance;

Money Laundering and Terrorist Finance;

Insider Dealing and Market Abuse;

and Regulation of OTC Derivatives

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

• Understanding of Banks and Non-Banking Business and Finance
• Understanding of the Capital Markets Regulation in the European Union
• Understanding of authorisation, supervision, enforcement.
• Understanding of capital adequacy and liquidity risk requirements, financial crisis management & bank resolution.
• Understanding of bank insolvency and deposit insurance, money laundering and terrorist finance, insider dealing and market abuse and Regulation of OTC Derivatives.

Subject specific skills

No subject specific skills defined for this module.

Transferable skills

No transferable skills defined for this module.