LAW7256 - Superannuation, venture capital and managed investment schemes

Leader: T.B.A.

Offered

Not offered in 2007

Synopsis

The principal topics include context of collective investment regulation in Australia; the juristic nature of financial regulation; mandatory requirements of the business form for collective investment; statutory prudential controls and trust law in the regulation of investment decisions in collective investments; the use of disclosure in the regulation of collective investment; regulation of intermediaries in the market for collective investments; and ownership and control in the market for collective investments.

Objectives

The principal topics include context of collective investment regulation in Australia; the juristic nature of financial regulation; mandatory requirements of the business form for collective investment; statutory prudential controls and trust law in the regulation of investment decisions in collective investments; the use of disclosure in the regulation of collective investment; regulation of intermediaries in the market for collective investments; and ownership and control in the market for collective investments.

Assessment

Research paper (5000 words): 70%
Class presentation and synopsis: 30%

Prerequisites

LAW4171 and LAW4170 or LAW4169 or comparable units